WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Maryland, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Chris Coons (D-Del.), Lindsay Graham (R-S.C.), and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) issued a statement after speaking with Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili. President Zourabichvili, who was popularly elected and is a leading criti more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Rep. Michael T. McCaul, R-Texas, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on Dec. 8, 2024: * * * House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul issued the following statement regarding the events in Syria. "Bashar Al-Assad has been one of the world's most brutal war criminals and dictators. Backed by Russia, Iran, and Hezbollah, Assad and his cronies used chemical weapons and engaged in widescale bombing, torture, and disap more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following keynote speech by Chief Counselor Brent Wible at the American Conference Institute's International Conference on the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act * * * As Prepared for Delivery Thank you for that kind introduction. It is a pleasure to be here with you today. As you all know, this conference is the flagship event in the world of FCPA enforcement. Leaders from the defense bar, the in-house community, the SEC, the State  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- Sen. Rand Paul, R-Kentucky, ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Christopher Wray requesting information regarding domestic relocation flights prov more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, ranking member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Ranking Member John Boozman (R-AR) announced Brad Weddelman as the chief economist for committee Republicans. "Brad's background in economics will play a crucial role as the committee develops and advances policies to strengthen rural America and provide our farmers, ranc more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: WILMINGTON, Del. - U.S. Senator Tom Carper, chair of the Environment and Public Works Committee, U.S. Senator Chris Coons and U.S. Representative Lisa Blunt Rochester (all D-Del.) applauded the announcement by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) that it will move forward with the official competitive procurement process to lease a new medical facility in Sussex County. The Sussex County procureme more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said today they have joined with lawmakers from the Senate and House to urge the Department of Education to discharge student loan debt for hundreds of thousands of students in Oregon and nationwide defrauded by predatory schools. During the first Trump administration, defrauded borrowers' applications for debt relief were left to languish for years, and if reviewed, were more PR