WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 13, 2024: Today, House Appropriations Committee Chairman Tom Cole (R-OK) announced the Republican Steering Committee's recommendations for new Committee Members for the 119th Congress. Chairman Tom Cole (R-OK) said, "As this Congress draws to a close, we bid farewell to four extraordinary Members whose leadership has left a lasting mark on this chamber and  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: Following a comprehensive investigation, the Justice Department announced today that the Mount Vernon, New York, Police Department (MVPD) engages in a pattern or practice of conduct that deprives people of rights secured by the U.S. Constitution and federal law. Specifically, the Justice Department finds that MVPD: * Uses excessive force in numerous ways, including by unnecessarily escalating minor encoun  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: Today, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. is granting clemency consisting of 39 pardons and 1,499 commutations. President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. is pardoning the following 39 individuals: NINA SIMONA ALLEN - Harvest, Alabama Nina Simona Allen is a 49-year-old woman who was convicted of a non-violent offense in her 20s. In the years since, Ms. Allen returned to school to earn a post-baccalaureate degree and two  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Rep. Troy Nehls, R-Texas, issued the following statement: * * * Today, Congressman Troy E. Nehls (R-TX-22) released the following statement after the United States House of Representatives passed S. 4199, the bipartisan Judicial Understaffing Delays Getting Emergencies Solved (JUDGES) Act of 2024: "Today, I proudly voted to pass S. 4199, which would add desperately needed federal judgeships to resolve understaffed and backlogged federal courts," said Congressman Nehls.   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- The Senate Appropriations Committee released the following testimony by Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg from a Nov. 20, 2024, hearing entitled "A Review of Disaster Funding Needs": * * * Chair Murray, Vice Chairman Collins, and members of the committee--thank you for this opportunity to speak with you today alongside my colleagues in the Biden-Harris Administration. A month ago, I was in North Carolina and Tennessee visiting communities impacted by Hurricane Hel  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Subcommittee on Aviation Safety, Operations and Innovation released the following written testimony by Dean Iacopelli, chief of staff at the National Air Traffic Controllers Association, from a Dec. 12, 2024, hearing entitled "U.S. Air Traffic Control Systems, Personnel and Safety": * * * Thank you for the opportunity to testify on behalf of the National Air Traffic Controllers Association, AFL-CIO (NATCA) at today's hearin  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Subcommittee on Aviation Safety, Operations and Innovation released the following written testimony by Dave Spero, national president of Professional Aviation Safety Specialists, from a Dec. 12, 2024, hearing entitled "U.S. Air Traffic Control Systems, Personnel and Safety": * * * Chair Duckworth, Ranking Member Moran and members of the subcommittee, thank you for inviting me to testify on behalf of the Professional Aviatio  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- The White House issued the following news release: Today, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. is granting clemency consisting of 39 pardons and 1,499 commutations. President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. is pardoning the following 39 individuals: NINA SIMONA ALLEN - Harvest, Alabama Nina Simona Allen is a 49-year-old woman who was convicted of a non-violent offense in her 20s. In the years since, Ms. Allen returned to school to earn a post-baccalaureate degree and two master's degre  more