WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- The American Energy Alliance issued the following statement by President Thomas J. Pyle in response to the announcement that Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke will step down at the end of the year: "In the two years that Zinke has led the Department of the Interior, he has served the country in a way we haven't seen from the federal government's land use agency since the days of President Ronald Reagan. "Streamlining permitting under the National Environmental Policy Act, r  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- The office of Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: Yesterday, U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) joined his colleagues Angus King (I-ME) and Lamar Alexander (R-TN) to discuss the Restore Our Parks Act, bipartisan legislation they co-authored that would help address more than half of the nearly $12 billion backlog of long-delayed maintenance projects at the National Park Service. The bill would do so by establishing the "National Park Service Legacy Re  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 -- Rep. Adrian Smith, R-Nebraska, issued the following column: As we prepare to join our families for Christmas, I am reminded of so many things we should be thankful for. This year will be our second Christmas with our young son, Zeke. Much of what I do in Washington is motivated by a desire to leave a healthy country for coming generations to inherit. When I listen to former President Ronald Reagan's speeches, it is clear he was motivated by the same feelings. He always a  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tennessee, issued the following statement on 2020 Senate election: "I will not be a candidate for re-election to the United States Senate in 2020. "The people of Tennessee have been very generous, electing me to serve more combined years as Governor and Senator than anyone else from our state. "I am deeply grateful, but now it is time for someone else to have that privilege. "I have gotten up every day thinking that I could help make our state a  more

CARSON, California, Dec. 20 -- The Defense Contract Management Agency issued the following news: By Luis Delgadillo Public Affairs "I can reassure this nation and a watching world that the American government is functioning fully and effectively. We've had full and complete communications throughout the day." - Vice-President George H.W. Bush The late president Bush spoke these words just hours after President Ronald Reagan and three others were shot by a would-be assassin in Washington D.C  more

ELLSWORTH AIR FORCE BASE, South Dakota, Dec. 17 -- The U.S. Air Force (28th Bomb Wing) issued the following news: By 2nd Lt. Joshua Sinclair Public Affairs Ellsworth Air Force Base was the recipient of the 2019 Commander in Chief's Annual Award for Installation Excellence for Air Force Global Strike Command. Ellsworth AFB will move on to compete for the award at the Air Force level. "The men and women of Ellsworth Air Force Base are proud to have won the 2019 Installation Excellence Award fr  more