WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: As Congress reconvenes this week for the final few weeks of session for the year, U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i) today called on colleagues to prioritize passing a disaster aid package that includes long-term relief for disaster survivors on Maui and elsewhere across the country. Schatz underscored the long road to recovery in Lahaina since last year's tragic fires and the range of outstanding needs, i more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) announced over a dozen Wisconsin farmers and small rural business owners will receive more than $24 million in funding to make energy efficiency improvements, cut costs, and strengthen the resiliency of their operations. "Investing in these energy upgrades is a win-win for our Made in Wisconsin businesses who are saving money and increasing the resiliency of their more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Sen. Robert Casey Jr., D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: Amtrak is receiving $404 million to increase rail efficiency and reliability SEPTA is receiving $3 million to improve service capacity along the Northeast Corridor Funding made possible by the infrastructure law Senators Bob Casey (D-PA) and John Fetterman (D-PA) and U.S. Representatives Brendan Boyle (D-PA-2), Dwight Evans (D-PA-3), Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA-5), and Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA-6) secure more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) announced the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) will grant Louisiana $12,727,887.98 to improve access to high-speed affordable internet from his Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). "Every small business, student, and worker in our state deserves access to high-speed internet," said Dr. Cassidy. "This broadband investment from the more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) announced that the Department of Transportation has awarded $31,933,577 in federal funding to Missouri to support the implementation and use of low carbon materials on federally-supported construction projects across the state. The federal investment was made possible by the Low Carbon Transportation Materials Discretionary Grant Program, which receiv more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced that St. Jude Children's Research Hospital will receive a grant of $676,388 for clinical research into neurological disorders from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. Congressman Cohen made the following statement: "I am always pleased to see one of our National Institutes of Health investing in clinical research at our premier childr more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, chairwoman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release: The Fiscal Year 2025 Homeland Security Appropriations Act provides $66.16 billion in total discretionary funding. "This bill tackles some of the most urgent challenges facing our country, while also delivering on important Connecticut priorities. It provides important resources to improve border security, help stop the flow of fentanyl and make our immig more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Rep. Mike Kelly, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: This week, following support from U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA), the U.S. Department of Transportation announced $11,250,000 in grant funding for a project led by Erie-Western Pennsylvania Port Authority to replace the Parade Street slip dock wall in Erie. In May, Rep. Kelly wrote a letter of support for the project. "It's essential that we maintain critical infrastructure along Lake Erie and Presque Isle more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today introduced the Scientific Research Accessibility and Transparency Act (SRATA) of 2024 to ensure that American taxpayers have access to the medical research that they fund regardless of what the studies show. The SRATA would require researchers who receive grants from the National Institute of Health (NIH) to submit their fin more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: Nearly 800,000 Americans suffer serious harm or death annually due to diagnostic error Today, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and U.S. Representatives Don Beyer (D-Va.), Kim Schrier (D-Wash.), and Jeff Van Drew (R-N.J.) announced their reintroduction of the Improving Diagnosis in Medicine Act. This bipartisan, bicameral legislation aims to address the alarming rate of m more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) announced more than $1.2 million in federal grants for businesses in Maine's First District through the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Rural Energy for America Program (REAP). The grants were made possible through the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), which was passed by Congressional Democrats and signed into law by President Biden in 2022. "Once again more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Washington, issued the following news release on Nov. 14, 2024: Today, Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) is awarding $18,379,375 in Port Infrastructure Improvement Program (PIDP) grant funding to the Port of Anacortes and the Lummi Nation for two projects aimed at improving and modernizing port infrastructure. Larsen, the top Democrat on the Transportation & Infrastructure Committee, supported both appl more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Rep. Emilia Strong Sykes, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: AKRON, OH U.S. Representative Emilia Sykes (OH-13) announced the U.S. Department of Energy's Vehicle Technologies Office (VTO) awarded the University of Akron $2 million to fund a study that will focus on recycling plastics and other polymers from electric vehicle (EV) battery packs, to prevent the materials from polluting landfills. "As a member of the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Rep. Emilia Strong Sykes, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Program to help students get back on track following suspensions, avoid violence CANTON, OH U.S. Representative Emilia Sykes (OH-13) announced the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs awarded $652,707 to the Center for Restorative Justice and Community Health at Walsh University, in partnership with Canton City Schools, for the Canton City Middle School Violence Intervention and Preve more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Rep. Seth Magaziner, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: NORTH KINGSTOWN, RI Highlighting the importance of well-maintained port infrastructure, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressmen Seth Magaziner and Gabe Amo today announced $11.25 million in new federal funding for the Port of Davisville at Quonset Point through the Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP). The Quonset Development Corporation (QDC) will use the federal fund more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: NORTH KINGSTOWN, RI Highlighting the importance of well-maintained port infrastructure, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressmen Seth Magaziner and Gabe Amo today announced $11.25 million in new federal funding for the Port of Davisville at Quonset Point through the Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP). The Quonset Development Corporation (QDC) will use the federal funding,  more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i) today announced Hawai'i will receive two grants totaling more than $3.8 million in new federal funding to bolster pedestrian and bicycle safety on Oahu. The funding, which Schatz helped secure and comes from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Safe Streets and Roads for All program, will be used to implement a safety demonstration program at high-injury locations across Oa more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Senators Gary Peters (MI) and Debbie Stabenow (MI) announced $9.3 million in federal funding to help Michigan communities identify local and regional road safety projects that will help prevent roadway deaths and serious injuries. The funding is being awarded through the U.S. Department of Transportation's Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) grant program, which was funded through the Bipartisan Infrastruc more PR