WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Committee issued the following testimony by Jon Lovald, chief operations officer for the Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans, involving a hearing on Jan. 11, 2024, entitled "Rural Access: Is VA Meeting All Veterans Where They Live?": * * * Chairman Bost, Ranking Member Takano, and Committee Members, my name is Jon Lovald and I'm the Chief Operations Officer for the Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans MACV. We are a 501c3 statewide   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Jerry Moran (R-KS) announced the introduction of their bipartisan amendment to provide a path to permanency for Afghans who supported the United States' mission in Afghanistan after undergoing additional vetting. The amendment is cosponsored by Senators Wicker (R-MS), Coons (D-DE), Cassidy (R-LA), Blumenthal (D-CT), Mullin (R-OK), Shaheen (D-NH), Tillis (R-NC), King   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, issued the following column on Feb. 12, 2024: * * * Secure the Border At the end of January, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested a terrorist in Minnesota. He crossed our southern border in early 2023, and he roamed freely across our country for almost a year before being detained. In March of last year, authorities caught the man, a member of Somali terror group al-Shabaab, at the border in California. At the time, the Terro  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) sent a letter to the Chairwoman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Jessica Rosenworcel, to urge the FCC to finalize rules to prohibit early termination and billing cycle fees imposed on subscribers by cable operators and direct broadcast satellite service providers. "Competitive markets work best when consumers have the ability to make the best decisions for   more