WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) announced that $1,173,982 in funding they secured will be coming to police departments, emergency response teams, and government agencies in the State of Nevada to support law enforcement efforts and key criminal justice programs. "Law enforcement works around the clock to keep Nevada families safe, and I'm committed to supporting them  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: MILWAUKEE Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, announced that Employ Milwaukee will receive $1.5 million to help expand access to apprenticeships for young workers and support the Cream City YouthBuild (CCYB) program. The CCYB program provides occupational skills training, paid hands- more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) introduced legislation that would establish a new U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) grant program to provide community land trusts (CLTs) an incentive to convert vacant housing into readily available housing for unhoused individuals. CLTs are nonprofit, community-based organizations that acquire, own, and manage land for the common good. CLTs provide long-term more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Congresswoman Robin Kelly (D-IL-02) introduced the Increasing Transparency and Accountability in Federal Spending Act to include holistic demographic data of federal loans and grants recipients. Currently, data tracking of federal awards such as grants, loans, and contracts does not include the recipients' ethnicity, race, or sex. Congresswoman Kelly introduced companion legi more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Rep. Sean Casten, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Representatives Sean Casten (IL06) and Nikema Williams (GA05) led 25 colleagues in a letter to House and Senate Appropriators urging them to include a disaster supplemental in the upcoming appropriations package that prioritizes updating the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) flood maps, expediting federallyfunded floodplain buyouts, and implementing the White House's proposal to creat more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) announced that $1,173,982 in funding they secured will be coming to police departments, emergency response teams, and government agencies in the State of Nevada to support law enforcement efforts and key criminal justice programs. These grants were funded by the Byrne JAG grant program Senator Cortez Masto champions each y more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and Dick Durbin (D-IL) today announced more than $7 million in grant funding for five youth organizations in Illinois participating in the U.S. Department of Labor's YouthBuild ProgramThis link opens in new window or tab., which is a community-based pre-apprenticeship program that provides job training and educational services for 16 to 24 year-olds who left school without more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: Several Hickenlooper priorities included in the Older Americans Act (OAA) which was reauthorized, extending services through 2029 Today, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper celebrated the Senate passage of the Older Americas Act Reauthorization Act (OAA), which extends the social and nutrition service programs under the Older Americans Act through fiscal year 2029 and includes Hickenlooper's Nutrition Serv more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: Senators Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) and Ed Markey (D-MA) introduced the Public Archives Resiliency Act, legislation that would authorize grants to promote preservation, climate resilience, adaption, and continuity of vital government records and protect other records of historical or cultural significance. The bill would provide funding for public archives, libraries, museums, institutions of higher education, more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 13, 2024: This week, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) announced a proposal to list the monarch butterfly as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) issued the following statement in response: "Over the course of its 50-year run, the ESA has faile more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Shereef Elnahal, under secretary of Veterans Affairs for health, from a Dec. 5, 2024, hearing entitled "Fact and Fiction: Getting to the Bottom of the VA Budget Shortfall": * * * Chairman Bost, Ranking Member Takano, and Members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify today in support of the ongoing budget needs for the Veterans Health Administration and the Veterans Benefits Adm more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- The Joint Economic Committee released the following testimony by ex-Rep. Kevin Brady from a Nov. 19, 2024, hearing entitled "Building on the Success of TCJA: The 2025 Tax Policy Debate". TCJA is the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. * * * Chairman Heinrich, Vice Chair Schweikert, and distinguished Members of the House-Senate Joint Economic Committee: It's an honor to participate in this hearing before a committee I am proud to have served on as a member, Vice Chair and Chairman. I  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, applauded his bipartisan BOLD Infrastructure for Alzheimer's Reauthorization Act becoming law. This legislation reauthorizes critical funding for public health initiatives that combat Alzheimer's disease and preserve brain health, which Kaine successfully got signed into law in 2018. "I've seen the he more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: The president signed the Grant Transparency Act, a bill that Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) cosponsored, into law. The Grant Transparency Act would require government agencies to give Americans who apply for competitive grant applications more information about the selection process. "Louisianians deserve to know how the government chooses competitive grant recipients. I'm glad to see the Grant Transparency more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: Senators Roger Marshall, M.D. and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) applauded the new cancer screening guidelines released today by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) that aligns with the Senators' request to preserve access to regular cancer screenings. In February, Senators Marshall and Shaheen led a letter to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra urging the agency to m more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Rep. John P. Sarbanes, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Today, Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressmen John Sarbanes, Steny Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, Kweisi Mfume, Jamie Raskin, David Trone and Glenn Ivey (all D-Md.) announced $31,933,577 in federal funding to support the use of low carbon materials in federally funded construction projects statewide. Incorporating the use of low carbon materials in construction will help reduce pollution  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Rep. Jennifer McClellan, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) introduced H.R 10382, the Amtrak Grant Flexibility Act, to expand funding opportunities and make it easier for Amtrak to complete future projects. The Federal Railroad Administration's Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail, the MEGA Grant Program, and the CRISI Grant Program provide significant investments to support the passenger rail more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: More than $13 million is coming to Maine to support private forestland management and conservation, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree announced today. The grants for the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry (DACF) and the New England Forestry Foundation (NEFF) are among awards totaling nearly $335 million for state agencies and nonprofit organizations across the country. Made possible than more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: As part of his ongoing efforts to strengthen Rhode Island's food supply chain and help local farmers, fishermen, and families in need, U.S. Senator Jack Reed today announced that Rhode Island is getting $2.85 million through two key U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) programs. Rhode Island is getting $1,124,836 through the Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement (LFPA) program, which allow more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- Rep. Gabe Amo, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on Dec. 13, 2024: PROVIDENCE, RI - Today, Congressman Gabe Amo (RI-01) announced introduction of his new legislation, the Responsible Retirement of Law Enforcement Firearms Act. This legislation, which is co-led by Congressman Jamie Raskin (MD-08), would prevent former police service weapons from being sold or transferred to unscrupulous firearms dealers. Since 2006, over 52,000 retired police firearms have more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- Rep. Gabe Amo, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on Dec. 13, 2024: EAST PROVIDENCE, RI - In a step that could ease traffic congestion and improve public safety in the neighborhoods near the Washington Bridge, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressman Gabe Amo today announced a new federal grant to inform future upgrades to key infrastructure and technology related to traffic control along the City of East Providence's most trafficked r more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Dec. 13, 2024: TEANECK, NJ -- Today, December 13, 2024, U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) announced that he is urging federal law enforcement agencies, led by the FBI and DHS, to allow state and local law enforcement to deploy assets that can safely take down drones that shouldn't be in our skies. Picatinny Arsenal, the Army facility in Morris County, has had 11 confirmed sightings of unautho more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-California, issued the following news release on Dec. 13, 2024: SALINAS, CA - Today, U.S. Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren (CA-18) announced that El Pajaro Community Development Corporation will receive $75,000 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to support current and emerging rural businesses in Monterey, Santa Cruz, and San Benito counties. "Small businesses help drive our local, regional, and national economies, and I respect the El Pajaro Co more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- Rep. Robin Kelly, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Robin Kelly (IL-02) introduced the Increasing Transparency and Accountability in Federal Spending Act (H.R. 10394(link is external)) to include holistic demographic data of federal loans and grants recipients. Currently, data tracking of federal awards such as grants, loans, and contracts does not include the recipients' ethnicity, race, or sex. U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) also intro more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i), chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs and U.S. Representative Raul M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.), ranking member of the House Natural Resources Committee renewed efforts to urge President Joe Biden to pardon Leonard Peltier, a Native American activist convicted of murder in 1977 following a controversial investigation and trial, which many civil rights leaders and legal  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 (Sen.) -- Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following news release: JMA's CNY Facility Is The Only Major American-Owned 5G Manufacturing Factory; The Smart Factory Complies With "Buy America" Standards Schumer Included In The Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Law To Expand American Manufacturing Of Telecom Technology Now, With Support From Wireless Innovation Fund Schumer Created In Bipartisan CHIPS & Science Law, JMA Will Invest A  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 (Sen.) -- Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following news release: Schumer Created Tech Hubs Program With Upstate NY In Mind, Fighting For Years To Land The Designation For Buffalo-Rochester-Syracuse Region As America's Semiconductor Superhighway & For Binghamton As A Major Battery Research Cluster New Funding Schumer Has Secured In NDAA Will Help Continue Critical Work For EDA To Boost Regions Across The Country, Including Upstate, NY That  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Senator Jon Ossoff is delivering Federal resources to prevent violent crime and ensure Georgia families are safe. Today, Sen. Ossoff announced he is delivering Federal resources through the Department of Justice's (DOJ) Office of Justice Programs (OJP) to strengthen public safety, prevent violent crime and ensure Georgia families are safe. "I am pleased to help deliver these public safety upgrades and resour more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: WATCH: Padilla passes critical tribal lands legislation on the Senate Floor Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) spoke on the Senate floor following Senate passage of a pair of bills to support the restoration of tribal lands for the Jamul Indian Village and the Lytton Rancheria of California. The Jamul Indian Village Land Transfer Act would establish over 170 acres as trust lands for the benefit  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, ranking member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on Dec. 12, 2024: * * * U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (Kan.) - ranking member and incoming chairman of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee - today released the following statement, after the U.S. Senate passed the Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act: "It is fitting that this important legislation is named aft more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: The Senate unanimously passed the Cardiomyopathy, Health Education, Awareness, Research, and Training in Schools (HEARTS) Act, bipartisan legislation that will create a grant program at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to support CPR and automated external defibrillator (AED) training and the purchase of more AED devices in schools. The bill now heads to the President's desk to be signed in more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Bill Text (PDF) Washington (December 12, 2024) Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today reintroduced the Generating Resilient and Energy Efficient Network (GREEN) Communications Act to sustainably defend communications networks against climate change and extreme weather disasters. Scientists have projected that sea-level rise will submerge more than 4,000 miles of fiber optic cables within the ne more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: Murray discusses how bipartisan overhaul she negotiated has simplified FAFSA, expanded aid eligibility--and shares update on law's implementation Washington state lags in FAFSA completion rates; in 2023, WA left $65 million in Pell Grants on the table by not completing the FAFSA Senator Murray: "Take advantage of every penny of federal grants available to you. Fill the FAFSA out--it's quick, it's easy,  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Bill Text (PDF) | Section by section (PDF) Washington (December 12, 2024) Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Health, Labor, Education, and Pensions Committee and Environment and Public Works Committee, Senator Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), and Congresswoman Alma Adams, Ph.D. (NC-12) today introduced the Public Archives Resiliency Act, which would authorize grants to promote pres more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) announced $32,557,965 for Virginia public schools to replace old, polluting school buses with new, zero-emission models. The funding is made possible by the Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Grant Program, which was created through the Inflation Reduction Act, legislation strongly supported by Warner and Kaine. "We're thrilled to see this funding going tow more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) announced $32,557,965 for Virginia public schools to replace old, polluting school buses with new, zero-emission models. The funding is made possible by the Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Grant Program, which was created through the Inflation Reduction Act, legislation strongly supported by Sens. Warner and Kaine. "We're thrilled to see this funding goin more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Representative Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) reintroduced the BUY GREEN Act, legislation to establish $1.5 trillion in federal procurement commitments for our clean energy future. The funds would be used to purchase American-made clean, renewable, and emission-free energy products for federal, state, and local use and to establish grant funding for U.S. companies t more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: This week, U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) introduced legislation to give Louisianans relief from skyrocketing flood insurance premiums, released a discussion draft for his Foreign Pollution Fee Act to level the playing field with Chinese manufacturing and expand American production, and highlighted a report that found his investigative efforts returned up to $375 million in taxpayer dollars to the  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: This week, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), the Senate's only former federal public defender, joined U.S. Representatives Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR-01) and Kelly Armstrong (R-ND-At Large) in introducing the Federal Public Defense Commission Act of 2024, bicameral legislation that would establish a new Federal Public Defense Commission to address current structural concerns within the federal public defense syst more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: This week, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), the Senate's only former federal public defender, joined U.S. Representatives Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR-01) and Kelly Armstrong (R-ND-At Large) in introducing the Federal Public Defense Commission Act of 2024, bicameral legislation that would establish a new Federal Public Defense Commission to address current structural concerns within the federal public defense  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Throughout her six years in Congress, U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger has been dedicated to delivering direct investments in the communities she serves -- earning widespread recognition from organizations and community leaders across the Commonwealth. Spanberger has consistently demonstrated a deep commitment to direct, local engagement as part of the federal appropriations process. In Congres more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Throughout her six years in Congress, U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger has been a steadfast advocate for Virginia's farmers and producers -- earning widespread recognition from agriculture organizations and leaders across the Commonwealth. As the only Virginian on the U.S. House Agriculture Committee and Ranking Member of the Committee's Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology Subcommittee, S more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley as well as U.S. Rep. Andrea Salinas today announced a federal investment of $20 million through the Inflation Reduction Act for the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde to build a safe, accessible shelter that will provide services during extreme weather. "The problems created by the ongoing climate crisis overlap with many issues already threatening Oregonians such as housi more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced that the city of Molalla has secured a $33.25 million loan and a $2 million grant to update its wastewater treatment facility. "Federal investment in modern infrastructure is a must for Oregonians counting on public health and for communities statewide needing to operate efficiently," Wyden said. "These federal funds achieve both objectives for residents an more PR