WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a leader on both the Senate Appropriations and Commerce Committees, as well as Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, announced a funding award from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) for West Virginia International Yeager Airport to support the new terminal project. This grant aw more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- Sen. Robert Casey Jr., D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: Senators urge Administration to impose trade countermeasures to stop China from sending fentanyl into the United States Over 97 percent of all illicit fentanyl present in the U.S. originates in China Senators: "China's state-sponsored policy is to profit from Americans' deaths. [...] A whole-of-government approach is necessary to stop the fentanyl crisis, hold China accountable, and save lives"  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Insight white paper (No. IN12419) on Oct. 25, 2024, by social policy specialist Gene Falk and nutrition assistance policy specialist Randy Alison Aussenberg: * * * Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP): Benefit Theft Through Electronic Benefit Card Skimming SNAP provides federally funded benefits (not the same as cash) on Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) cards to eligible households to purchas more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper (No. LSB11241) on Oct. 25, 2024, by legislative attorney Andreas Kuersten: * * * North Dakota v. United States: Litigating the FTCA's Discretionary Function Exception In July 2019, North Dakota filed suit against the United States under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA). North Dakota claims damages stemming from the alleged failure of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to p more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: New federal investment in South Coast comes on top of $25 million announced last week Today, U.S. Representative Val Hoyle, U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, and U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, announced $29,751,615 in federal funding for the Pacific Coast Intermodal Port (PCIP) Coos Bay Rail Line (CBRL) Upgrades Planning Project. The investment comes from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Consolidated Rail and Infra more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: Seattle, WA Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement in response to President Joe Biden's historic and formal Presidential apology for the Federal Indian Boarding School era. "To have the President of the United States formally acknowledge the harms of our past and issue a direct apology to Tribal nations is powerfully important more PR