WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * - Senators Urge Administration Officials to Comply with Previous Executive Orders to Prevent Human Trafficking * * * U.S. Sens. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) are urging the Trump Administration to do more to ensure the federal government does not do business with contractors that have human trafficking or forced labor in their supply chains of companies. In a lett  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * - Letter also asks whether Clinton & Obama emails were part of security review * * * Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is seeking information on what administrative steps were taken to hold accountable officials who mishandled sensitive and classified information that transited former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's unauthorized email server. Following a multi-year administrative review, the  more

HELENA, Montana, Nov. 6 -- Gov. Steve Bullock, D-Montana, issued the following statement recognizing Nov. 5 as Elouise Cobell Day: "Today, we honor and celebrate the legacy of Elouise Cobell, a fearless Montanan who refused to allow the federal government's promises go unkept and instead fought long and hard for accountability. "Cobell dedicated a great deal of her life to standing up for what was right, and in the process, she prevailed in holding the government responsible for a century of i  more

TAHLEQUAH, Oklahoma, Nov. 6 -- The Cherokee Nation, a federally-recognized Native American tribe, issued the following news release: Tribes across the country support the U.S. Government honoring treaty obligations by sending a Cherokee Delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives. The National Congress of American Indians passed a resolution on Oct. 25 with the language during its 76thAnnual National Convention in Albuquerque. NCAI was established in 1944 and is the oldest and largest natio  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 5 -- The Natural Resources Defense Council issued the following news release: * * * - 13th Administrator of the U.S. EPA, who served under President Barack Obama, to join NRDC at the start of its 50th year * * * The Natural Resources Defense Council has named Gina McCarthy as President and Chief Executive Officer, picking the former U.S. EPA chief under President Barack Obama to lead the organization as it marks its 50th year. McCarthy starts at NRDC January 6th, 2020. "I ta  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 -- Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Michigan, issued the following op-ed on impeachment inquiry against President Trump, which was provided to the Fox News: House Democrats are so obsessed with impeaching President Trump and trying to undermine the Trump administration that they are doing nothing to fix real problems Americans care about, like border security. In fact, House Democrats are so determined to undercut the president's agenda that they refuse to recognize the national security  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following comment on Sen. Charles E. Schumer's op-ed on plan for zero-emission cars, which was provided to the New York Times: To the Editor: Re "A Bold Plan for Zero-Emission Cars," by Chuck Schumer (Op-Ed, Oct. 25): If we needed proof of how extreme the Democratic Party has become, just look at Senator Schumer's article about electric vehicles. He wants to get eve  more

OLYMPIA, Washington, Nov. 5 -- Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson issued the following news release: * * * - Ferguson's lawsuit blocked administration from spending the funds until at least Feb. 1, 2020 * * * A bipartisan group of more than 100 former members of Congress have filed a brief in support of Attorney General Bob Ferguson's challenge of the Trump Administration's border wall "emergency." The group includes former Washington congressmen Brian Baird and Jim McDermott. I  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * - Senators urge administration officials to comply with previous executive orders to prevent human trafficking * * * U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., this week urged the Trump administration to do more to ensure the federal government does not do business with contractors that have human trafficking or forced labor in their supply chains of companies. In a letter with Sens. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, and Ric  more