WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: Senators Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Connecticut) were joined by U.S. Representatives Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pennsylvania-01), Marcy Kaptur (D-Ohio-09), Joe Wilson (R-South Carolina-02) and Mike Quigley (D-Illinois-05) in introducing a bill to endorse the ten-year bilateral security agreement between the United States and Ukraine and affirm the United States' commitmen  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Rep. Susan Wild, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: Today, the House Education and the Workforce Committee voted to advance Congresswoman Wild's Jenna Quinn Law of 2024 with strong bipartisan support. Named after a survivor of child sexual abuse, this bipartisan bill would authorize grant funds to be used to train students, teachers, school employees, and caregivers on sexual abuse prevention. "Protecting our children is not a partisan issue--it's a mor  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) released the following statement on the 23rd anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks: "Today, I'm praying for the families and loved ones of all those we lost in Virginia, New York, and Pennsylvania on September 11, 2001. We must never forget the heroism of the first responders, servicemembers, and other individuals who risked their lives to save others on  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Rep. Mike Kelly, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Reps. Mike Kelly (R-PA), Chairman of the Ways & Means Subcommittee on Tax, and Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Ways & Means Subcommittee on Trade, introduced the Short Line Railroad Tax Credit Modernization Act, legislation that would make it easier to keep local rail lines operating and in good repair and improve commerce in communities nationwide. "Short line rail service con  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) issued the following statement on the 23rd anniversary of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001: "The heinous terrorist attacks in New York, Pennsylvania, and D.C. on September 11, 2001, forever changed our nation. The innocent lives that were lost will never be forgotten nor will the bravery and sacrifice of our first responders and bystanders who rushed to the sce  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, issued the following statement on Sept. 11, 2024: * * * Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following statement in remembrance of the tragedy that occurred in the United States of America on September 11, 2001: "On September 11, 2001, our world was changed forever when the United States of America was brutally attacked by senseless acts of terror at the World Trade Centers in New York City, the Pentagon in Virginia, and a field in Penns  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: Earlier this summer, Representative Chrissy Houlahan (PA-06) urged the U.S. Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration to award Rhoads Industries, Inc., of Philadelphia, PA, a 2024 Small Shipyard Grant. On Wednesday, July 10, 2024, Rhoads Industries received a $552,846 grant to expand its standard welding training program and add modern mechanized welding systems. "The proposed fundin  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Rep. Glenn Thompson, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on Sept. 11, 2024: Today, U.S. Representative Glenn "GT" Thompson (R-PA) led the effort to advance H.R. 5646, the Stop Campus Hazing Act, through the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. This legislation, the result of tireless advocacy from affected families, campus safety professionals, and dedicated organizations, addresses the persistent problem of hazing on college campuses around the   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- The Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Subcommittees on Food and Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Organics, and Research issued the following information for a hearing entitled "Keeping Kids Learning in the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program" at 2 p.m. on Sept. 18, 2024, at 562 Dirksen Senate Office Building: Witnesses * Ms. Crystal FitzSimons, Interim President, Food Research & Action Center, Washington, DC * The Honorable Russell Redding, S  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pennsylvania, ranking member of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 11, 2024: Last night, the Senate passed H.R. 7032, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Data Sharing Act, following a unanimous, bipartisan vote in the House. This legislation to improve CBO's ability to provide timely cost estimates and reports was introduced by Pennsylvania Congressman Brendan F. Boyle, Ranking Member of the House Budget Committ  more