WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Education has released the following public communication dated Dec. 2, 2024, from 23 attorneys general: * * * To: The Honorable Miguel A. Cardona, Ph.D. Secretary of Education U.S. Department of Education 400 Maryland Ave. SW Washington, DC 20202 CC: Linda McMahon, Nominee for Secretary of Education Re: Comment by States of Missouri, Kansas, and 21 other States on Student Debt Relief for the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program (Direc more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- Families USA issued a 6-page fact sheet in November 2024 entitled "Americans Could See Major Savings on Routine Imaging Services If Congress Makes "Same Service, Same Price" a Reality." Here are the excerpts: The scariest thing about getting medical treatment should not be the bill, but over the past few decades, big health care corporations have become big businesses, at a big cost to all of us. Take the story of a 72-year-old grandmother in Ohio, Kyunghee Lee, who sa more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- The Federal Communications Commission issued the following news release on Dec. 10, 2024: * * * FCC to Also Consider Stricter Filing Requirements to Increase Awareness of Robocall Mitigation Responsibilities * * * The Federal Communications Commission today announced new enforcement and rulemaking actions to stop bad actors from facilitating nuisance and illegal robocalls. The FCC's Enforcement Bureau announced that 2,411 voice service providers failed to properly file more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- Rep. Sam Graves, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 10, 2024: Today the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA), legislation to improve the nation's ports and harbors, inland waterway navigation, flood and storm protection, and other aspects of the nation's water resources infrastructure. The measure approved today is the House A more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- The House Education and the Workforce Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education released the following written testimony by Jed W. Atkins, director and dean of the School of Civic Life and Leadership at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, from a Dec. 4, 2024, hearing entitled "Back to Basics: America's Founding, Civics, and Self-Government in K-12 Curricula": * * * Biography Jed Atkins came to the University of North Carolina at Ch more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, issued the following news release: House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) delivered remarks today at a hearing on "Oversight of the U.S. Census Bureau." Chairman Comer expressed concerns over the Census Bureau's Post-Enumeration Survey--which measures Census count accuracy--after it revealed that significant errors and flaws occurred in the 2020 more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, issued the following news release: The House Committee on Oversight and Accountability today held a hearing titled, "Oversight of the U.S. Census Bureau." Members raised serious concerns over the Census Bureau's Post-Enumeration Survey which found that statistically significant miscounts occurred in the 2020 Census. Members pressed U.S. Census Bureau Director Robert Santos on these  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (I-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $1,600,000 from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The funding will support improvements at the Wheeling-Ohio County Airport (HLG), which will include the replacement of cab windows, building repairs, and addressing water damage. "I'm pleased that DOT is inves more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- The National Endowment for the Arts issued the following news release on Dec. 10, 2024: The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) announced today funding for nine projects that demonstrate promising local arts and cultural approaches for addressing social connection, belonging, and mental health through the arts. Each organization will receive a non-matching grant of $150,000 for their project, totaling $1.35 million in allocated funding, and will participate in opportuni more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05), Ranking Member of the Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) Appropriations Subcommittee, delivered opening remarks at the Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Hearing for the District of Columbia. Below is a transcript of his remarks and a link to the video: Click here(link is external) to watch a full video of his remarks. "Thank you, Chairman. I want to recog more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- Rep. Dave Joyce, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on Dec. 10, 2024: Today, Congressman Dave Joyce (OH-14) officially stepped down as Chairman of the Republican Governance Group (RG2) after serving a two-year term. Members of RG2 unanimously elected Congressman David Valadao (CA-22) to Chair the caucus for the 119th Congress. Congresswoman Young Kim (CA-40) was re-elected as Vice Chair and Congressman Carlos Gimenez (FL-28) was elected to fill the Vice Chair posit more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- Rep. Summer Lee, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on Dec. 10, 2024: Congresswoman Summer Lee (PA-12) celebrated several key victories for Southwestern Pennsylvania as the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2024 today. Roughly every two years, Congress reauthorizes WRDA, vital legislation for managing and conserving our nation's water resources, addressing flood risks, navigation, ecosystem restoration, and water infrastructure improvements. Rep. L more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, I-Arizona, issued the following news release: Bipartisan infrastructure law led by Sinema and shaped by Kelly provides $26 million to bring 4.5 miles of US 93 in Wickenburg up to Interstate-grade roadway, preparing for the future Interstate 11 $26,000,000 will be invested in making key infrastructure improvements along US 93 in Wickenburg from the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs law led by Senator Kyrsten Sinema and shaped by Senator Mar more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- The Social Security Administration has released the following public communication dated Dec. 2, 2024, from the Legal Aid Society of Greater Cincinnati and Legal Aid Society of Southwest Ohio LLC: * * * MEMO TO: Office of Legislation and Congressional Affairs Regulations and Reports Clearance Staff Social Security Administration FROM: Rachel Barr, Senior Supervising Attorney, Legal Aid Society of Southwest Ohio Regina Campbell, Managing Attorney, Legal Aid Society o more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- Rep. Mike Thompson, D-California, issued the following news release: Today, Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-04), Rep. David Schweikert (AZ-01), Rep. Doris Matsui (CA-07), Rep. Troy Balderson (OH-12) and Senator Brian Schatz (D-HI) announced they led a letter signed by 100 Members of Congress and Senators to House and Senate leadership urging them to extend telehealth coverage benefits so that all Medicare beneficiaries retain access to these services. Without an extension by Decem more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: Funding Will Improve Access to a Clean, Reliable Electric Grid and Safe Drinking Water for Millions in Rural and Tribal Communities U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA is investing $6.3 billion in rural and Tribal communities across 44 states to expand access to a clean and reliable electric grid, provide safe drinking water and create good-paying jobs. more PR

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Dec. 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia issued the following news release on Dec. 10, 2024: Tracey Brown, 45, of Chelyan, pleaded guilty today to distribution of 500 grams or more of a mixture and substance containing methamphetamine. According to court documents and statements made in court, on or about December 12, 2023, Brown obtained approximately 17 pounds of methamphetamine in the Dayton, Ohio, area and transported  more PR