WASHINGTON, April 13 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Legislative Branch released the following written testimony by Dan Lips, a senior fellow at the Foundation for American Innovation, from an April 9, 2025, public witness day hearing on fiscal 2026 funding requests: * * * Chairman Valadao, Ranking Member Espaillat, and Members of the Subcommittee: Thank you for the opportunity to submit written testimony about the Government Accountability Office's appropriations. I am a senior f more PR

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies released the following testimony by Colleen Kelley, chair of the HIV Medicine Association, from an April 9, 2025, public witness hearing hearing on fiscal 2026 funding requests: * * * Chairman Aderholt, Ranking Member DeLauro and members of the Subcommittee, my name is Colleen Kelley, MD, MPH, FIDSA, chair of the HIV Medicine Association (HIVMA). I am a faculty memb more PR

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * PHOTOS & VIDEO: Hirono, Norcross Introduce Legislation to Strengthen Rights of Public Sector Workers to Join Unions, Bargain Collectively ~ Photos and video of press conference are available here ~ WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) and U.S. Representative Donald Norcross (D-NJ) reintroduced the Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act, bicameral legislation to guarantee  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Murray, Rep. Brown Lead Members in Letter Urging Secretary Chavez-DeRemer to Abandon Plans to Dismantle OFCCP Amid Reports DOL Plans to Slash Staff By 90 Percent, Shutter Local Offices 40 Members call on Trump admin to reverse course on plans to dismantle agency charged with combating illegal employment discrimination ahead of April 14 th "fork in the road" deadline OFCCP recovered $22.5 m more PR