WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48423) on Feb. 13, 2025, entitled "Energy and Water Development Appropriations for Nuclear Weapons Activities: In Brief" by Defense Policy analyst Anya L. Fink. Here are excerpts: * * * Contents Introduction ... 1 NNSA's Weapons Activities Account ... 1 Selected Major Programs ... 2 Stockpile Management ... 4 Production Modernization ... 6 Stockpile Research, Technology, and Enginee  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Davids Condemns President Trump's Mass Firing of FAA Employees Weeks After Fatal Plane Collision Today, Representative Sharice Davids (D-KS-03), a member of the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee's (T&I) Aviation Subcommittee, issued the following statement after President Trump signed an executive order firing hundreds (link is external) of Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Davids Introduces Bipartisan Package to Help Working Families Access Quality, Affordable Child Care Today, Representative Sharice Davids (D-KS-03) introduced the bipartisan Affordable Child Care Act to help hardworking families access quality and affordable child care. The bill doubles three different tax credits, putting money directly in parents' pockets. According to a report (link is external),   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Rep. Tracey Mann, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Mann Welcomes U.S. Secretary of Agriculture to the Big First WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representative Tracey Mann (KS-01) welcomed U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins to the Big First District of Kansas. During the visit, Rep. Mann, Secretary Rollins, and Senator Roger Marshall (R-KS) toured Finney County Feeders, High Plains Ponderosa Dairy, and National Beef. The Members and the Se  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Sens. Moran, Hickenlooper, Capito, Peters Reintroduce Bill to Boost Broadband Supply Chain Transparency WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.), Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.V.) and Gary Peters (D-Mich.) reintroduced their bipartisan Network Equipment Transparency (NET) Act to increase broadband supply chain transparency through the Federal Communications Commission (F  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Sherrill Reintroduces Bill to Expand Access to Mental Health Resources and Reduce Crime WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) reintroduced her Improving Mental Healthcare in the Re-Entry System Act. This evidence-based legislation would expand mental health screenings in jails and prisons and then connect individuals with mental healthcare providers when they return to th  more