WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- Rep. Nikki Budzinski, D-Illinois, issued the following statement on Feb. 22, 2024: * * * Today, Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) released the following statement on the Environmental Protection Agency's newly finalized rule that will allow eight midwestern states to sell E15 year-round beginning in 2025. The rule applies to Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, South Dakota and Wisconsin. "We know that higher blends of biofuels help to save consumer  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 -- Sen. Tina Flint Smith, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Tina Smith (D-MN), led by Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Chairman Jon Tester (D-MT), joined her colleagues to send a letter to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) urging the Department to take immediate steps to improve the readiness of VA facilities and staff to address the needs of veterans after experiencing a sexual assault. The letter comes as a result of a concerning VA Offic  more