WASHINGTON, April 7 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a report (GAO-20-295) is entitled "Movement of Household Goods: DOD Should Take Additional Steps to Assess Progress Toward Achieving Program Goals". The report was sent to Sen. James M. Inhofe, R-Oklahoma, chairman, Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, chairman, Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, ranking member of the Senate Armed Services subcommittee o  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson, D-Texas, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson (TX-30) and Congressman J. Luis Correa (CA-46) are introducing a resolution with 91 House members to recognize this month as National Minority Health Month and to urge immediate action to address the harmful health disparities faced by communities of color during the coronavirus pandemic. Minority populations, including African Americans, Hispanics, American Indian  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Rep. Fred Keller, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following statement: Congressman Fred Keller (R-PA) on Thursday made the following statement on the possibility of USP Lewisburg being designated as the northeast regional quarantine holdover center for the federal Bureau of Prisons. By receiving that designation, USP Lewisburg would be the holding facility for continued inmate movement during the COVID-19 mitigation period. "Without logic, reason, or adequate explanation, th  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Rep. Don Young, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: The Alaska Congressional Delegation welcomed nearly $16 million appropriated by the CARES Act and awarded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to help community health centers prevent and respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. Specific grant amounts and awardees may be found below. "Our state continues working around the clock to turn the tide in the fight against COVID-19. The CARES Act continu  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Rep. Don Young, R-Alaska, issued the following news release on April 10: Representative Don Young (R-AK) and House Health Subcommittee Chairwoman Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA) introduced H.R. 6474, the Healthcare Broadband Expansion During COVID-19 Act, a bipartisan bill to provide $2 billion to expand telehealth and high-quality internet connectivity at public and nonprofit healthcare facilities, including mobile clinics and temporary health facilities deployed to respond to the  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: Senator John Hoeven urged U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin to provide states with flexibility when implementing the Coronavirus Relief Fund. The fund was authorized under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act and will provide each state with a minimum of $1.25 billion in funding to address the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Hoeven advanced this effort along with 1  more

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * - Letter urges President Trump to uphold the federal trust and treaty responsibilities to Indian Tribes, respecting Tribal sovereignty, and meaningful Tribal consultation * * * U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) recently joined a letter led by U.S. Senator Tom Udall (D-NM), supported by a bipartisan, bicameral group of 18 senators and 12 U.S. representatives, in writing to President Donald J. Trump  more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news on April 8: U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today thanked the Department of Energy's (DOE) Energy Information Administration (EIA) for quickly prioritizing her request to publish timely data on U.S. oil storage capacity. In response to Murkowski's March 31 letter to Administrator Linda Capuano, EIA today began publishing a weekly estimate of U.S.  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, thanked the Department of Energy's (DOE) Energy Information Administration (EIA) for quickly prioritizing her request to publish timely data on U.S. oil storage capacity. In response to Murkowski's March 31 letter to Administrator Linda Capuano, EIA today began publishing a weekly estimate of U.S. oil storage capacity utilization as part of its Weekly Petroleum Status  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: The Alaska Congressional Delegation welcomed nearly $16 million appropriated by the CARES Act and awarded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to help community health centers prevent and respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. Specific grant amounts and awardees may be found below. "Our state continues working around the clock to turn the tide in the fight against COVID-19. The CARES Act co  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: The Alaska Congressional Delegation applauded funding appropriated by the CARES Act and awarded by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to help Alaska prevent, prepare for, and respond to COVID-19 through various existing urban, rural, and tribal grant programs. The state of Alaska will receive a total of $144,852,468. "Alaskans have watched as the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases have increased in our  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: The Alaska Congressional Delegation welcomed nearly $16 million appropriated by the CARES Act and awarded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to help community health centers prevent and respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. Specific grant amounts and awardees may be found below. "Our state continues working around the clock to turn the tide in the fight against COVID-19. The CARES Act cont  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: Murkowski, Barrasso lead letter to Treasury Sec. Mnuchin urging the administration to give states funding flexibility to help address the challenges their communities face. U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and John Barrasso (R-WY) recently led a letter with 16 senators to the Trump administration urging flexibility for how state and local governments can use funds included in the Coronavirus Relief Fund  more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news on April 7: U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan, both R-Alaska, today announced they will cosponsor bipartisan, bicameral legislation that provides $3 billion to purchase U.S.-produced crude oil for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR). The legislation, which will be introduced when Congress returns to session, aligns with the request made by  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., joined Senators Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, and John Barrasso, R-Wyo., to send a letter to U.S. Department of the Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin requesting flexibility for states to use funds from the Coronavirus Relief Fund to assist local governments with coronavirus response efforts. Mississippi will be receiving $1.25 billion from t  more