GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, March 26 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on March 14, 2025: * * * Written by Tom Steward Earmarks zeroed out of funding bill that prevents government shutdown For more than a decade, members of Congress were banned from slipping spending requests for pet projects in their districts, known as earmarks, into spending bills. But as MinnPost points more PR

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Michigan, chairman of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Chair Walberg, House GOP Leadership, and Committee Chairs Issue Joint Statement on Budget Reconciliation Today, Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) joined House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA), House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-MN), House Republican Conference Chairwoman Lisa McC more PR

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Rep. Carlos Gimenez, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * CONGRESSMAN CARLOS GIMENEZ CONGRATULATES ROSA MARIA PAYA WASHINGTON, D.C. \- Today, Congressman Carlos Gimenez released the following statement following Rosa Maria Paya's nomination to serve on the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights by Secretary Marco Rubio. " There is no one better than Rosa Maria Paya to represent the United States on the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights," sai more PR

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Here's a look at public policy actions involving Florida issues that may be of use to editors for March 27, 2025. * Amidst Threats to Faith-Based Community Protection Grants, Moskowitz Co-Leads Bipartisan Letter Urging Admin Against Funding Cuts That Florida Houses of Worship Rely On * Congressman Cory Mills Announces Florida's 7th Congressional District 2024 App Challenge Winners * Fla. Gov. DeSantis Unveils Florida Holocaust Memorial and Honors Holocaust Survivor Sch more PR

WASHINGTON, March 24 (Rep.) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * House GOP Leadership and Committee Chairs Issue Joint Statement on Budget Reconciliation For Immediate Release March 24, 2025 Contact: Taylor Haulsee WASHINGTON -- Speaker Johnson, Leader Scalise, Whip Emmer, and Chairwoman McClain released the following joint statement alongside the Chairmen of the House Committees with jurisdiction in the budget reconciliation process: Thom more PR

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * House GOP Leadership and Committee Chairs Issue Joint Statement on Budget Reconciliation Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.), Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), and Republican Conference Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.) released the following joint statement alongside the Chairmen of the House Committees with jurisdiction in the budge more PR

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: * * * House GOP Leadership and Committee Chairs Issue Joint Statement on Budget Reconciliation WASHINGTON -- Ways and Means Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) released the following joint statement alongside Speaker Mike Johnson (LA-04), Leader Steve Scalise (LA-01), Whip Tom Emmer (MN-06), Chairwoman Lisa McClain (MI-10), and the other Chairs of the House Committ more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Rep. Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release on March 24, 2025: * * * House GOP Leadership and Committee Chairs Issue Joint Statement on Budget Reconciliation WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.), Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), and Republican Conference Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.) released the following joint statement alongside the Chairmen of the House Committees with juri more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities issued the following commentary on March 24, 2025: * * * House Must Adopt Senate Plan Allowing D.C. To Spend Its Own Funds By Samantha Waxman, Deputy Director of State Policy Research The legislation enacted earlier this month to fund the federal government for the rest of fiscal year 2025 will deeply harm the District of Columbia. It will force D.C. to cut its fiscal year 2025 budget by $1 billion by limiting how much it can more PR

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Rep. Jared Moskowitz, D-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Moskowitz Calls on Speaker Mike Johnson to Form Bipartisan Select Committee to Investigate the Mishandling of Sensitive and Classified Materials in "Houthi PC Small Group" Signal Chat WASHINGTON, DC -- As reports continue to emerge about the non-governmental Signal app being used by national security officials to discuss highly sensitive and classified information, Congressman Jared Moskowitz (D- more PR

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Rep. James McGovern, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the House Rules Committee, issued the following news release on March 26, 2025: * * * Ranking Member McGovern, 17 House Democrats Demand Answers on Alleged House Rules Violation Letter Comes After Two Republican Members Reportedly Collaborated in a Vote-by-Proxy Scheme After Proxy Voting was Banned by House Republicans WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, House Rules Committee Ranking Member James P. McGovern (D-MA) led 17 more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Scalise Applauds Hyundai Investment in Louisiana Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), Conference Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.), and Congressman Pat Harrigan (R-N.C.) to discuss the need for the Senate to move on budget reconciliation now that Republicans successfully kept the governmen more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release on March 25, 2025: * * * Scalise Applauds Hyundai Investment in Louisiana WASHINGTON, D.C.--Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), Conference Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.), and Congressman Pat Harrigan (R-N.C.) to discuss the need for the Senate to move on budget reconciliation now that Republicans successfully more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Rep. Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Speaker Johnson Appoints Bossier Sheriff Whittington to the Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention WASHINGTON -- On Monday, Speaker Mike Johnson appointed Bossier Parish Sheriff Julian Whittington to the Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, an independent organization within the executive branch focused on better serving at-risk children more PR

WASHINGTON, March 24 (Rep.) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Speaker Johnson Celebrates Hyundai's $20 Billion Investment in U.S. Manufacturing For Immediate Release March 24, 2025 Contact: Taylor Haulsee WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Speaker Johnson released the following statement after he joined President Trump, Louisiana Governor Landry, Leader Scalise and Hyundai Executive Chair Euisun Chung in announcing Hyundai's $20 billion investment in  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 (Rep.) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Speaker Johnson: Democrats' Message Has Gone from Anti-Trump to Anti-America For Immediate Release March 25, 2025 Contact: Taylor Haulsee WASHINGTON -- This morning, at the weekly House Republican Leadership press conference, Speaker Johnson addressed the alarming rise in far-left violence, Democrats anti-American agenda, and activist judges blocking the Trump agenda in distr more PR

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the following news release on March 26, 2025: * * * Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent Hosts 'Big Six' Meeting with Congressional Leaders at the U.S. Department of Treasury Today, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent convened a meeting with the so-called "Big 6" group at the U.S. Department of Treasury with White House National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett, Senate Majority Leader John Thune, House Majority Speaker Mike Jo more PR

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, chairman of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. House GOP Leadership and All Instructed Committee Chairs Urge U.S. Senate to Advance House Budget Resolution WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-Texas) joined U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.), House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), House Republican Conference Chairwo more PR