WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal, Murphy, & Colleagues Demand DOJ Reverse Cancellation of Hundreds of Public Safety Grants [HARTFORD, CT] - Today, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Chris Murphy (D-CT) joined 27 Democratic senators in sending a letter to the Department of Justice (DOJ) urging Attorney General Pam Bondi and Deputy Assistant Attorney General Maureen Henneberg to reverse the abrupt cancellat more PR

WASHINGTON, May 7 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued a final rule amending Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs), associated Takeoff Minimums, and Obstacle Departure Procedures (ODPs) at certain airports. This regulatory update, published on May 7, 2025, addresses changes that include the adoption of new criteria, as well as updates due to the commissioning of new navigational facilities, the addition of obstacles, and mod more PR

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: * * * Lankford Visits San Diego Border, Highlights Effectiveness of President Trump's Executive Action WASHINGTON, DC - Senator James Lankford (R-OK) concluded a weekend trip to the US-Mexico border in San Diego, California, where he met with federal law enforcement officers, toured key border facilities, and received briefings from United States Border Patrol (USBP), US Customs and Border Protection Offi more PR

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Schatz, Murkowski Sound the Alarm Over Staffing Shortages at the Indian Health Service Washington, D.C. - Senate Interior-Environment Appropriations Subcommittee Ranking Member Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Senate Indian Affairs Vice Chairman Brian Schatz (D-HI), and Senate Indian Affairs Chairman and Senate Interior-Environment Appropriations Subcommittee Chairman Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) demanded urgent  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, vice chair of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on May 6, 2025: * * * Merkley, Schatz, Murkowski Sound the Alarm Over Staffing Shortages at the Indian Health Service Washington, D.C. - Senate Interior-Environment Appropriations Subcommittee Ranking Member Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Senate Indian Affairs Vice Chairman Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i), and Senate Indian Affairs Chairman and Senate Interior-Environment Ap more PR

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy, Blumenthal, Colleagues Demand DOJ Reverse Cancellation Of Hundreds Of Public Safety Grants HARTFORD-- U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) on Tuesday joined 27 Democratic senators in sending a letter to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) urging Attorney General Pam Bondi and Deputy Assistant Attorney General Maureen Henneberg to reverse the abrupt ca more PR

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Rep. Dan Newhouse, R-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Newhouse Leads Resolution Designating National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) and Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-NM) introduced a bipartisan resolution (link is external) in the House of Representatives to designate May 5, 2025, as the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls more PR

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, May 6 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * OU, ORNL launch strategic collaboration in additive manufacturing The University of Oklahoma and Oak Ridge National Laboratory, the Department of Energy's largest multi-program science and energy laboratory, have entered a strategic collaboration to establish a cutting-edge additive manufacturing center based in Norman, OK. Building on the university's existing more PR

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Rep. Tom Suozzi, D-New York, issued the following floor remarks on May 5, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Mr. Speaker refers to the presiding officer of the House at the time of the speech): * * * Mr. Speaker, I am going to talk about the State and local tax deduction in some detail, but first let me just say generally that what we are talking about is so important. We have so many of our friends on the other side of the aisle who are constantly talking about how  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Watson Coleman, ACLU, FWD.us, Community Advocates Hold Press Conference on Funding Cuts to Safety Programs May 06, 2025 # [VIDEO] Today, Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, the ACLU, FWD.us and other community safety advocates held a press conference at the House Triangle to discuss the impacts of recent federal funding cuts to community safety programs. The Department of Justice recen more PR

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on May 6, 2025: * * * Strong Borders, Secure Communities: House Appropriators Conduct DHS Oversight Washington, D.C. - Today, Homeland Security Subcommittee Chairman Mark Amodei (R-NV) and Committee Chairman Tom Cole (R-OK) led an oversight hearing on the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to collect testimony from Secretary Kristi Noem on a range of pressi more PR