WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Rep. Joseph Neguse, D-Colorado, issued the following news release on Oct. 30, 2024: Lafayette, CO -- Yesterday, U.S. House Assistant Minority Leader Joe Neguse announced he secured $500,000 in Community Project Funding to Colorado State University (CSU) to advance their Multiuse UAS Airfield Project. This funding--secured by Congressman Neguse as part of a government funding package signed into law earlier this year--will support the renovation and improvement of Christma more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: NASHVILLE, Tenn. U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), John Cornyn (R-Texas), and 12 of their colleagues introduced the Visa Integrity Preservation Act, which would close a loophole in current law that the Biden-Harris administration exploited in a June 2024 executive action to grant amnesty to illegal immigrants who entered the United States without inspection or overstayed a visa: "Since day one more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: NEWARK N.J. Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) announced a total of $406 million in federal grants being awarded to New Jersey by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA). EPA's 2024 Clean Ports Program (CPP) is awarding the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (Port Authority) $347 million total to execute their plan to implement alternative freight  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen, Congressmen Steny Hoyer and Dutch Ruppersberger (all D-Md.), today announced $7,556,842 in U.S. Department of Transportation awards to Carroll County Regional, Tipton and Martin State Airports for necessary upgrades to modernize their facilities and improve passenger comfort. "The landmark infrastructure law enacted by President Biden in 2021 continues to inves more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Rep. Daniel Goldman, D-New York, issued the following news release: The 'Investigative Integrity Protection Act' Would Prevent Sitting Presidents from Dismissing Own Active Criminal Prosecutions Read the Bill Here(link is external) Congressman Dan Goldman (NY-10) joined Congressman Adam Schiff (CA-30) in introducing the 'Investigative Integrity Protection Act,' which would prevent a sitting president from dismissing an active criminal prosecution against him or hersel more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Rep. Pat Ryan, D-New York, issued the following news release: Congressman Pat Ryan, Governor Kathy Hochul, and Mayor Yvonne Flowers Announce Landmark Funding to Tackle City's Lead Pipe Crisis Lead pipes can leach the toxin into drinking water, exposing families to the extreme health hazard; Nearly $12M will help Poughkeepsie remove the toxic pipes from the city's drinking water infrastructure Announcement builds on Ryan's record of fighting for clean water for Hudson Va more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Rep. Barbara Lee, D-California, issued the following news release: Oakland, CA Congresswoman Barbara Lee (CA-12) today applauded the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) announcement of $322 million for the Port of Oakland to decarbonize Port activities by providing Port tenants and Port users the opportunity to transition to zero emission alternatives. This funding comes after Lee led a letter with her congressional colleagues to EPA Administrator Michael Regan i more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Rep. Shontel Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Cleveland, OH Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11) is excited to announce that the May Dugan Center has been awarded $500,000. The funding, secured through Congresswoman Brown's Community Project Funding (CPF) request, was signed into law in March 2024 and will enable the expansion and renovation of the center's facilities, allowing it to expand its essential programming for Cleveland's communities. Last week more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: Las Vegas, Nev. U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) applauded that the State of Nevada will receive more than $47 million from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to upgrade Nevada's water infrastructure. The grants will fund projects in Nevada that manage wastewater, protect freshwater resources, and deliver safe drinking water to homes, schools, and busines more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Sen. Thomas Carper, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on Oct. 30, 2024: Today, Delaware Governor John Carney, U.S. Senators Tom Carper and Chris Coons and U.S. Representative Lisa Blunt Rochester (all D-Del.) announced $127.5 million for Port Wilmington as part of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Clean Ports Program, a $3 billion investment by the Biden-Harris Administration in zero-emission port equipment and infrastructure. The Clean Ports P more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on Oct. 30, 2024: WILMINGTON, Del. - Today, Delaware Governor John Carney, U.S. Senators Tom Carper and Chris Coons and U.S. Representative Lisa Blunt Rochester (all D-Del.) announced $127.5 million for Port Wilmington as part of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Clean Ports Program, a $3 billion investment by the Biden-Harris Administration in zero-emission port equipment and infrastr more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: PROVIDENCE, RI In an effort to improve public safety and help better protect vulnerable faith-based institutions and nonprofits, Rhode Island's Congressional delegation delivered a significant boost in homeland security funding and is urging local nonprofits and faith-based institutions to apply for federal funds under the Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP). Earlier this year, U.S. Senators Jack Reed more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has selected the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) to receive an anticipated $344,138,135 through EPA's Clean Ports Program for its proposed project, Catalyzing Change: Zero-Emissions NY-NJ Port Projects for a Greener Future. This project will s more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: PHOTOS/VIDEOS CLOVIS, N.M. Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and U.S. Representative Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-N.M.) participated in a groundbreaking ceremony to begin construction on a new 21,000 square foot terminal at Clovis Regional Airport (CVN). The new terminal at Clovis Regional Airport is fully funded by a $15.7 million grant and a  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: Langhorne, PA Today, Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-1) announced a major victory for Historic Bristol Borough, securing $2,217,000 in Community Project Funding (CPF) to enhance essential infrastructure projects that will significantly improve the quality of life for residents. This federal investment, part of the FY22 & FY24 Consolidated Appropriations Act, was championed by Fitzpatrick as part  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) joined President Joseph R. Biden, Governor Wes Moore, U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen (all D-MD), Congressman Kweisi Mfume, Congressman John Sarbanes, Congressman Dutch Ruppersberger (all D-MD), Maryland Department of Transportation Secretary Paul Wiedefeld, and Maryland Port Administration Executive Director Jonathan Daniels at the Port of Baltimore to cel more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, chairman of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news: (Big Sandy, Mont.) - Continuing his push to improve veterans' mental health care, Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Chairman Jon Tester recently introduced legislation to strengthen the Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) mental health care workforce, infrastructure, and services, especially for spinal cord-injured and women veterans. The Senator's Building Resour more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release: Continuing his push to improve veterans' mental health care, Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Chairman Jon Tester recently introduced legislation to strengthen the Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) mental health care workforce, infrastructure, and services, especially for spinal cord-injured and women veterans. The Senator's Building Resources and Access for Veterans' Mental Health Engagement (BRAVE) Act more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: In case you missed it, Senator Rick Scott is continuing his push to provide disaster relief, including immediate passage of his Federal Disaster Tax Relief Act to provide disaster-loss tax relief for communities in Florida, North Carolina, Georgia, Puerto Rico and more across the nation that have been affected by disasters, including Hurricanes Helene, Debby, and Milton this year, and Hurricanes Ian, Nicole, F more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Rep. Daniel Kildee, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: FLINT--Congressman Dan Kildee (MI-08) today announced new federal funding to improve railroad infrastructure in mid-Michigan. The $27,130,810 grant, awarded by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), will allow the Lake State Railway Company to install approximately 52 miles of continuous welded rail between Pinconning and Alpena and make several other critical safety improvements. The funding for thi more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 (Sen.) -- Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) announced today the U.S. Department of Transportation will provide $1 million to the Capital City Airport in Frankfort, Kentucky to support the redevelopment of the terminal. According to airport officials, the federal funding will be used to construct a new, modern two-story facility that will expand passenger access, increase airf more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: East Hartford Members of the Connecticut Congressional delegation and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced that the University of Connecticut's (UConn) Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Center (TCTAC) is open and accepting requests from communities and organizations across New England for technical assistance to help address local environmental justice challenges. EPA  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), and U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-N.M.), Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), and Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.) welcomed a combined $4,570,920 for two projects in New Mexico from the U.S. Department of Transportation to strengthen the nation's supply chain, reduce costs, and grow New Mexico's economy. $4,000,000 will more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), and U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-N.M.), Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), and Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.) welcomed a combined $4,570,920 for two projects in New Mexico from the U.S. Department of Transportation to strengthen the nation's supply chain, reduce costs, and grow New Mexico's economy. $4,000,000 will h more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Rep. Jim Banks, R-Indiana, issued the following news release on Oct. 30, 2024: Today, Rep. Jim Banks (IN-03) introduced the End Executive Branch Amnesty Act, extensive immigration legislation to secure our border by stopping the Biden-Harris administration's abuse of Temporary Protected Status and the CHNV Parole Program, limiting the use of immigration parole, banning the use of the CBP One application as a form of identification, and reforming treatment of unaccompanied more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Washington, issued the following news release on Oct. 30, 2024: Yesterday, Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA-03) and Sen. Patty Murray (WA) announced a $22.5 million grant through the Environmental Protection Agency's Clean Ports Program for the Port of Vancouver to purchase and install two new electric mobile harbor cranes and improve shore power. The Port will also install 6,000-kW capacity for crane powering and charging for terminal ope more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Rep. Jared Huffman, D-California, issued the following news release: Initiative will protect critical environmental component of Richardson Bay Sausalito, CA U.S. Representative Jared Huffman (D-CA-02) along with the Richardson Bay Regional Agency (RBRA) and federal, state, and local partners today celebrated the launch of a new Eelgrass Protection Zone, an area of the water off-limits to anchoring that will help restore and protect a critical ecological component of the more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Rep. Donald W. Norcross, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Oct. 30, 2024: CHERRY HILL, NJ - Today, Rep. Donald Norcross (D-NJ) presented $750,000 in Community Project Funding (CPF) to the Borough of Gibbsboro to redevelop the John Lucas House into a community event space. The funding was secured through the Fiscal Year 2024 government funding package and will be used to assist in lead paint remediation, construct kitchen and restroom facilities, and rep more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Oct. 30, 2024: U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger today announced that the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded a total of $9,615,430 for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to make energy efficient renovations to agent housing at the FBI Academy in Quantico, Virginia. This grant funding was awarded through DOE's Assisting Federal Facilities with Energy Conservation Technologies (A more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: PAWTUCKET, RI Highlighting the importance of well-maintained rail networks, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressmen Seth Magaziner and Gabe Amo today announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation will award $19,524,497 to upgrade key segments of freight rail tracks owned by Providence & Worcester Railroad (P&W) and New England Central Railroad (NECR). The overall project is ex more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on Oct. 30, 2024: U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley as well as U.S. Reps. Earl Blumenauer and Val Hoyle today announced that Oregon's Energy Department has secured $10.9 million and four Tribes with members in Oregon have earned a combined $1.16 million in federal investment to modernize the electric grid and reduce the impacts of extreme weather while also ensuring power sector reliability. The four Tribes  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Thomas Devine, legal director of the Government Accountability Project, from a Sept. 17, 2024, hearing entitled "Ensuring a Trustworthy Government: Examining the National Security Risks of Replacing Nonpartisan Civil Servants With Political Appointees": * * * Chairman Peters, Ranking Member Paul, and members of the Committee: Thank you for inviting my testimony. This comm more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Senator Gary Peters (MI) announced that the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) is investing $119 million to support five major commercial and passenger rail improvement projects across Michigan. These projects are funded by the FRA's Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) Program, which was funded through the bipartisan infrastructure law Peters helped enact. "Michigan communit more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Federal funds made possible by the Inflation Reduction Act, championed by Georgia's U.S. Senators for its investments in Georgia's clean energy economy Georgia Ports Authority to receive over $48 million to install new electric charging infrastructure for ships at the Port of Savannah and the Port of Brunswick Senator Reverend Warnock penned a letter of support for GPA's bid to receive federal fundin more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Federal funds made possible by the Inflation Reduction Act, championed by Georgia's U.S. Senators for its investments in Georgia's clean energy economy Georgia Ports Authority to receive over $48 million to install new electric charging infrastructure for ships at the Port of Savannah and the Port of Brunswick Senator Reverend Warnock penned a letter of support for GPA's bid to receive federal funding for cl more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Atlanta, Ga. U.S. Senators Reverend Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff today announced new Federal resources to upgrade Georgia's airports through the bipartisan infrastructure law. Sens. Ossoff and Rev. Warnock announced airports in Atlanta and Augusta will receive over $19 million through the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) Airport Terminal Program (ATP). The Federal resources can be used to build, m more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Rep. Val Hoyle, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley as well as U.S. Representatives Earl Blumenauer and Val Hoyle today announced that Oregon's Energy Department has secured $10.9 million and four Tribes with members in Oregon have earned a combined $1.16 million in federal investment to modernize the electric grid and reduce the impacts of extreme weather while also ensuring power sector reliability. The four Tribes secu more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: ANNAPOLIS, Md. U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen joined Governor Wes Moore today joined President Joseph R. Biden at the Port of Baltimore to celebrate more than $147 million in federal funding to create good-paying, clean jobs and to expedite decarbonization and electrification efforts at the Port. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency awarded the funding to the Port of Baltimore through  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Rep. David Trone, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressman David Trone (all D-Md.) announced $7,705,850 in federal funding for infrastructure and expansion projects at the Hagerstown Regional Airport and Garrett County Airport. The funding, provided through the Department of Transportation (DOT) Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) Airport Improvement Program and Airport Terminal Program, more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: ISLAND POND, VT U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Chair of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Rural Development and Energy, today joined NEK Broadband, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development officials, broadband advocates, customers, workers, and State and local leaders to announce that NEK Broadband was awarded $2.8 million through the USDA's Community Connect Grant program. The fiber in more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Tribes with Oregon presence to receive federal investments are the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs, Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians, Burns Paiute and Nez Perce Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley as well as U.S. Reps. Earl Blumenauer and Val Hoyle today announced that Oregon's Energy Department has secured $10.9 million and four Tribes with members in Oregon have earned a combined $1.16 millio more PR