WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Wash., has introduced the National Evaluation of Aviation & Aerospace Solutions to Climate Change Act (H.R. 5977) to "direct the Secretary of Transportation to seek to enter into an agreement with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to conduct a study on climate change mitigation efforts with respect to the civil aviation and aerospace industries." The bill was introduced on Feb. 26 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Kim Schrier, D  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 29 -- Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., has introduced legislation (S. 3355) to address the workforce needs of the telecommunications industry. The bill was introduced on Feb. 27 and was co-sponsored by Sens. Jon Tester, D-Mont., Jerry Moran, R-Kan., Gary Peters, D-Mich., and Roger Wicker, R-Miss. It was referred to the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee. For more information, Sen. John Thune, 511 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510; 202/224-2321;   more