WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Cleaver Joins 84 House Democrats in Urging Trump Administration to End the Gag on Public Health Communications and Act Swiftly to Address Worsening Bird Flu Outbreak Failure to restore full interagency information sharing and public health communications continues to harm the U.S. Response to H5N1 (Washington, D.C.) - This week, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO), along   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Rep. David Kustoff, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release on Feb. 27, 2025: * * * Congressman Kustoff Introduces Bipartisan Grown in America Act WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Reps. David Kustoff (R-TN), Jim Costa (D-CA), David Rouzer (R-NC), Mike Carey (R-OH), and Mark Alford (R-MO) introduced the bipartisan Grown in America Act of 2025 in the House of Representatives. This bipartisan legislation will create a federal tax credit to help businesses shift away from   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for Feb. 27, 2025 AIR FORCE Tyonek Technical Services LLC, Madison, Alabama, was awarded a $98,115,620 firm-fixed-price level of effort contract for cyber operations formal training support. This contract provides for subject matter expertise and other essential capabilities to augment and support the mission of 39th Information Operations Squadron. Work will be performed at Hurlburt Field, Flor  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 26, 2025: * * * Grassley Opening Statement on DOJ Nominees John Sauer, Harmeet Dhillon and Aaron Reitz Opening Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on "The Nominations of John Sauer (Solicitor General), Harmeet Dhillon (Assistant Attorney General, Civil Rights Division) and Aaron Reitz (Assistant At  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Rep. Sam Graves, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Graves-Larsen Joint Statement on Secretary Duffy's Announcement to Strengthen Air Traffic Control Hiring Joint statement of Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO) and Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Ranking Member Rick Larsen (D-WA) on the Administration's and Transportation Secretary Sean Du  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- The House Science, Space and Technology Subcommittee on Energy released the following testimony by Idaho National Laboratory Director John Wagner from a Feb. 12, 2025, hearing entitled "From Transformative Science to Technological Breakthroughs: DOE's National Laboratories": * * * Chairman Babin, Ranking Member Lofgren, Subcommittee Chair Weber, Subcommittee Ranking Member Ross, and distinguished members of the subcommittee, thank you for your interest in the U.S. Depart  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Highways and Transit released the following testimony by Michael Hanson, chair of the Governors Highway Safety Association, from a Feb. 12, 2025, hearing entitled "America Builds: A Review of Programs to Address Roadway Safety": * * * Good morning. My name is Michael Hanson and I am the governor appointed highway safety representative for Minnesota and the Director of the Minnesota Department of Public Safety's  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health released the following testimony by Optum Serve CEO Edward J. Weinberg from a Feb. 12, 2025, hearing entitled "Roles and Responsibilities: Evaluating VA Community Care": * * * Chairman Bost, Chairwoman Miller-Meeks, Ranking Member Takano, Ranking Member Brownley, and members of the sub-committee, thank you for the opportunity to join you today to discuss the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Community Care Network  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla Questions Trump's Unfit Department of Justice Nominees WATCH : Padilla questions nominees Harmeet Dhillon, John Sauer, and Aaron Reitz on their alarming track records WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, questioned three of President Trump's Department of Justice (DOJ) nominees. The nominees before the Senate were Jo  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Smith Applauds President Trump's Efforts to Improve Health Care Price Transparency House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) released the following statement after President Trump signed an executive order directing the Departments of Treasury, Labor, and Health and Human Services to implement and enforce President Trump's health care   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Smith Applauds Trump Administration's Quick Action to Ensure Seniors Receive Social Security Benefits They Are Owed WASHINGTON - America's seniors are getting the Social Security benefits they are owed quickly thanks to efforts by the Trump administration and the Ways and Means Committee to implement the Social Security Fairness Act. Less than four months after Congress repealed the Windfall Eliminat  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Smith, Estes Applaud Trump Administration's Quick Action to Ensure Seniors Receive Social Security Benefits They Are Owed WASHINGTON, D.C. - America's seniors are getting the Social Security benefits they are owed quickly thanks to efforts by the Trump Administration and the Ways and Means Committee to implement the Social Security Fairness Act. Less th  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Blumenthal, Duckworth Ramp Up Investigation Into MOHELA's Predatory Website Terms of Use Lawmakers hit loan servicer for efforts to infringe on borrowers' legal rights With Education Department's future uncertain, MOHELA's behavior raises concerns about ability to keep student loan servicers in check "MOHELA has imposed an exploitative set of Terms upon all borrowers that set up  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Watchdog: Welfare Spending Lacks Data on Performance, and Participant Outcomes Revealing Need for Reform WASHINGTON, D.C. - With so little reporting linking welfare spending to outcomes and performance, it's unclear whether resources are actually going to low-income families, having the desired impact, or even getting abused by fraudsters, according to   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ways and Means Repeals Biden Administration's Midnight Crypto Rule, Provides Bipartisan Tax Filing Relief for Disaster Victims WASHINGTON, D.C. - As a part of ongoing efforts to undo the harmful policies imposed by the Biden Administration, the Ways and Means Committee approved the repeal of a last-minute cryptocurrency rule. The so-called "DeFi Broker   more