WASHINGTON, July 12 -- The House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development released the following testimony by Scott Davis, exercising the delegated authority of the assistant secretary of Interior for Indian affairs, from a June 24, 2025, joint hearing with the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations entitled "Enhancing Educational Outcomes in Indian Country: Postsecondary Education at the Bureau of Indian Education": * * *  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo, Lujan Take Bipartisan Action to Secure Clear Guidance for Claimants Following the Recent Extension and Expansion of RECA * Washington, D.C.-- U.S. Senators Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-New Mexico) encouraged the Trump Administration to provide detailed guidance for claimants to access the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) program following its expansion and extension by Cong more PR

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Hawley Secures Pledge from Energy Secretary to Halt the Grain Belt Express * In a huge win for Missouri, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) today secured a pledge from Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Chris Wright to halt the Grain Belt Express, an elitist land grab harming Missouri farmers and ranchers. This commitment comes after months of pressure from Senator Hawley for the DOE to end the $4.9 more PR

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich Blasts U.S. Forest Service Chief for Trump Budget that Guts Funding for Wildfire Response and Public Safety * WASHINGTON -- During a U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Committee, blasted U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Schultz for the Trump Administration's Fiscal Year 2026 (FY 26) budget request. The  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on July 11, 2025: * * * Heinrich Blasts U.S. Forest Service Chief for Trump Budget that Guts Funding for Wildfire Response and Public Safety During a U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Committee, blasted U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Schultz for the more PR

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Kaptur, Doggett, & Sorensen Lead Call for Urgent Federal Action After Deadly Texas Flood * Washington, DC -- Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Energy and Water Subcommittee, joined by Congressman Lloyd Doggett (TX-37) Dean of the Texas Congressional Delegation, and Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) the only meteorologist serving in Congress, today led a force more PR

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Rep. Julia Letlow, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release on July 10, 2025: * * * Letlow Announces Key Economic Development Designation for Ouachita River Today Congresswoman Julia Letlow announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has designated the Ouachita River as a U.S. Marine Highway, further unlocking the 605-mile river's potential to spur economic development in North Louisiana. Letlow called for the designation in a March letter to DOT S more PR

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Crapo Take Bipartisan Action to Secure Clear Guidance for Claimants Following the Recent Extension and Expansion of RECA * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) urged the Trump administration to swiftly provide detailed guidance for claimants to access the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) program following its expansion and exten more PR

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Rep. Doris O. Matsui, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * MATSUI, MULLIN, WHITEHOUSE, PADILLA REINTRODUCE LEGISLATION TO REDUCE OCEAN SHIPPING POLLUTION, MODERNIZE MARITIME INDUSTRY * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA-07), Congressman Kevin Mullin (D-CA-15), and U.S. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Alex Padilla (D-CA), reintroduced legislation aimed at reducing harmful pollution from the global shipping industry. Maritime shi more PR

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Oversight released the following testimony by Media Research Center Vice President Dan Schneider from a June 24, 2025, hearing entitled "Rising Threat: America's Battle Against Antisemitic Terror": * * * Thank you Chairman Van Drew, Ranking Member Crockett and Members of the Committee, acts of antisemitism are on the rise, not only in America but across the globe. This hearing is well timed, and necessary, to investigate and uncover th more PR

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla Grills Forest Service Chief on Trump's Plan to Eliminate State Fire Assistance Funding * WATCH : USFS Chief: we are "pushing [funding cuts] to the states" WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, during a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), co-chair of the bipartisan Senate Wildfire Caucus, pressed U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Schultz on Presi more PR

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on July 10, 2025: * * * Pallone Sends Follow-Up Questions to RFK, Jr. After His Testimony at Budget Hearing Included Inaccuracies & Misrepresentations Kennedy's Lies Continue to Threaten Public Health * Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) today wrote to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F.  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Q&A: Wins for Rural America Signed into Law * Q: How did you leverage your leadership for alternative energy? A: More than three decades ago, I helped launch Iowa's rise to dominance in alternative energy with the first-ever federal wind energy tax credit. Wind energy supports more than 9,000 jobs in Iowa and generates more than 60% of our state's electricity, making it the largest source of e more PR

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * What They're Saying: Michigan Congresswoman Haley Stevens Introduces the 'Unearth America's Future Act' * # "The ambitious bill is Stevens' response to growing concern that the United States is overly dependent on China to power manufacturing in key strategic sectors." # WASHINGTON, D.C. - This week, Michigan Congresswoman Haley Stevens announced her plan to introduce the Unearth America's  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Whitehouse Slams Trump Administration's Lies About Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund Repeal U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW), issued the following statement in response to the Trump Administration's false claim that Section 60002 of the reconcili more PR