WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Rep. Yassamin Ansari, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Ansari Introduces Legislative Package to Combat Extreme Heat * WASHINGTON - Today, Representative Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03) introduced a comprehensive package of legislation to address the growing and deadly threat of extreme heat. Ansari's extreme heat agenda includes her Excess Urban Heat Mitigation Act, the Coordinated Federal Response to Extreme Heat Act, and the Extreme Heat Economic Study Act. more PR

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Rep. Yassamin Ansari, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Ansari Questions Dept of Ed Secretary in first Education and Workforce Hearing * WASHINGTON - Today, Representative Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03) participated in her first hearing as a member of the Education and Workforce Committee and questioned Trump's Secretary of Education, Linda McMahon. She and Secretary McMahon spoke about school vouchers, with Rep. Ansari sharing their devastating impact on Ari more PR

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: * * * Arizona teens charged with human smuggling plus endangerment after attempting to flee from Border Patrol * For More Information AZCBPPublicAffairs@cbp.dhs.gov TUCSON, Ariz. - U.S. Border Patrol agents working in the Tohono O'odham Nation reservation in San Miguel arrested two U.S. Citizens teenagers, three Guatemalan nationals, and a Mexican national who w more PR

RANDOLPH AFB, Texas, June 4 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: * * * Boosting readiness: AETC's plan to train 1,500 pilots annually JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas - To maintain air superiority, project global power, and ensure national security, the U.S. Air Force requires a consistent supply of trained aviators--specifically, 1,500 pilots per year. Achieving this goal has been a persistent struggle prompting Air Education and Training  more PR

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, June 4 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland issued the following news: * * * Boosting readiness: AETC's plan to train 1,500 pilots annually * JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas -To maintain air superiority, project global power, and ensure national security, the U.S. Air Force requires a consistent supply of trained aviators -- specifically, 1,500 pilots per year. Achieving this goal has been a persistent struggle prompting Air Ed more PR

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Rep. Eli Crane, R-Arizona, issued the following news: * * * Crane Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Clean Up Abandoned Mines, Bolstering Public Safety in Rural Arizona * Today, Rep. Eli Crane (R-AZ) introduced the bipartisan Legacy Mine Cleanup Act of 2025. The bill would codify the Office of Mountains, Deserts, and Plains (OMDP) within the EPA, strengthening coordination among Federal, State, and Tribal authorities on hardrock mine cleanup. It would also ensure congression more PR

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo, Mullin, Kelly, Cramer Introduce Legislation to Strengthen Broadband Connectivity in Rural America * Washington, D.C.-- U.S. Senators Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Markwayne Mullin (R-Oklahoma), Mark Kelly (D-Arizona) and Kevin Cramer (R-North Dakota) introduced the Lowering Broadband Costs for Consumers Act of 2025 to direct the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to require proper contributions to th more PR

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA fines Valero Wilmington Refinery for chemical safety violations * LOS ANGELES, Calif. (June 4, 2025) - Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a settlement with Ultramar Inc., doing business as Valero Wilmington Refinery, over chemical safety violations under both the Clean Air Act (CAA) and the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA). The company  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan Statement on President Trump's 2026 Budget Request * Heinrich and Lujan: "Trump's budget is an attack on New Mexicans" WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Finance, released the following statement on President Trump's Fiscal Year 2026 (F more PR

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Vasquez Aerial Firefighting Enhancement Act Heads to White House * WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.), announced that their Aerial Firefighting Enhancement Act of 2025, legislation to strengthen the aerial wildfire suppression fleet and better combat the more PR

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- The House Financial Services Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-91) on the Repeal to Protect Small Business Lending Act (H.R. 976), which aims to repeal the small business loan data collection requirements under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act. The report was advanced by Rep. French Hill, R-Arkansas, on May 6, 2025. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose and Summary Introduced on February 4, 2025, by Representative Williams, H.R. 976, the 1071 Repeal to Protect Small Busi more ST

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Secretary Chavez-DeRemer highlights skilled workforce training on America at Work tour * EDISON, NJ - U.S. Department of Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer continued her America at Work listening tour this week with visits to Long Island, New York, and Edison, New Jersey, where she met with apprentices and observed hands-on training in welding, framing, and acoustical work. "Our nation's ski more PR

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Kelly and Cotton's Bill to Study Cancer Among Military Aviators Passes Senate * Today, Senators Mark Kelly (D-AZ) and Tom Cotton (R-AR) celebrated the Senate passage of their ACES Act, bicameral and bipartisan legislation to address cancer rates among Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps aircrew members. The House companion led by Representatives August Pfluger (R-TX-11) and Jimmy Panetta (D-CA-19)  more PR

TUCSON, Arizona, June 5 -- The city of Tucson issued the following news on June 4, 2025: * * * Mayor and Council Approve Plan Tucson 2025, On Nov. 2025 Ballot Tucson's Mayor and City Council have unanimously approved Plan Tucson 2025, setting the stage for voters to decide the city's development blueprint for the next decade this November. The approval comes after a two-year long public engagement process that culminated in a May 20 public hearing where residents weighed in on everything fro more PR

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Rep. Kathy Castor, D-Florida, posted the following statement in the extensions of remarks section of the Congressional Record on June 3, 2025: * * * Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the 170 inventors who will be inducted as the 2024 Fellows of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI). An induction ceremony will take place June 23-26, 2025, in Atlanta, Georgia to celebrate these inventors and their incredible accomplishments. The ceremony will be presided over by the Acti more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, June 5 -- The Arizona Commerce Authority issued the following news on June 4, 2025: * * * Verizon Business Launches Vehicle-to-Everything Connected-Driving Platform With Multiple Customers Arizona Commerce Authority the first partner to sign on for the Edge Transportation Exchange platform * Verizon Business has commercially launched Edge Transportation Exchange, a mobile-network vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communication platform for connected vehicles, with multiple custo more PR