WASHINGTON, March 3 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48432) on Feb. 25, 2025, entitled "The Impoundment Control Act of 1974 - Background and Congressional Consideration of Rescissions" by James V. Saturno, Congress and legislative process specialist: * * * SUMMARY Under the U.S. Constitution, Congress exercises the "power of the purse." This power is expressed through the application of several provisions, particularly Article I, Section 9, clau more PR

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news: * * * Connolly Calls on Secretary Rubio to Immediately Resume NED Funding Today, Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), the Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and a senior member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio calling on him to immediately resume funding for the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) and its four core ins more PR

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Rep. J. Luis Correa, D-California, issued the following news release on March 3, 2025: * * * CORREA TO HOST SANTA ANA POLICE CHIEF, FORMERLY UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANT, FOR TRUMP'S JOINT ADDRESS Chief Robert Rodriguez Immigrated from Mexico, Now Serves As Santa Ana Police Chief, Received Permanent Residency Under Reagan-Era Amnesty Program SANTA ANA, Calif. -- Today, Representatives Lou Correa (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Border Security and Enforcement Subcommitt more PR

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- Rep. William Keating, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on March 7, 2025: * * * KEATING LEADS 36 COLLEAGUES IN BIPARTISAN LETTER URGING PRESIDENT TRUMP TO APPOINT A SPECIAL ENVOY TO NORTHERN IRELAND Washington, D.C. - Last night, Subcommittee on Europe Ranking Member Bill Keating led 36 bipartisan colleagues in writing to President Trump urging him to appoint a Special Envoy to Northern Ireland to strengthen our trade and investment ties and further pea more PR

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- The National Whistleblower Center, a legal advocacy organization, issued the following news release: * * * Leading Whistleblower Rights Organizations File Amicus Brief in Support of Special Counsel Hampton Dellinger On March 5th 2025, six respected public interest organizations representing whistleblowers filed a joint Amicus Curiae brief ("Friend of the court") in the U.S Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit opposing the illegal termination of Hampton Dellinger. In t more PR

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- A report published in January , 2025, titled "Water's Edge Tax Haven and California's Budget Shortfall: How Oil and Gas Majors Crafted a Tax Avoidance Policy Contributing to Ongoing Budget Woes," by The Climate Center, exposes how a decades-old tax policy championed by oil and gas giants like ExxonMobil, Chevron, and Shell has siphoned billions from California's coffers. Authored by The Climate Center's team, the study ties the state's persistent budget deficits--exacerbat more ST

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * President Says Military Recruiting Up, So Too Will be American Shipbuilding, 'Golden Dome' During his first address to a joint session of Congress, March 4, 2025, President Donald J. Trump said that the changes he's made since his inauguration in January have enhanced recruiting within the U.S. military in ways that haven't been seen in years. On his first day in office, the president signed an executive  more PR

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, March 6 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: * * * President says military recruiting up, so too will be American shipbuilding, 'Golden Dome' WASHINGTON - During his first address to a joint session of Congress, March 4, 2025, President Donald J. Trump said that the changes he's made since his inauguration in January have enhanced recruiting within the U.S. military in ways that haven't been more PR

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies released the following testimony by Audrey Lee second chief of Sac and Fox Nation, from a Feb. 25, 2025, public witness hearing on tribal priorities for the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Indian Health Service, Bureau of Indian Education and Environmental Protection Agency budgets: * * * On behalf of Principal Chief Randle Carter and the Citizens of the Sac and Fox Nation (Nation), home of Jim more PR