ROBINS AFB, Georgia, July 15 -- The U.S. Air Force Reserve Command issued the following news: * * * 459th ARW hosts International Air Cadet Exchange * * Published July 15, 2025 * By Lt. Col. Timothy Smith * 459th Air Refueling Wing JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. -- The 459th Air Refueling Wing hosted more than 30 Civil Air Patrol cadets from the CAP's International Air Cadet Exchange program on July 11, 2025. The cadets got a tour of the unit's KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft and gained an  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Roger Williams, R-Texas, chairman of the House Small Business Committee, issued the following news release on July 16, 2025: * * * Chairman Williams Introduces the Equal Shot Act Today, House Committee on Small Business Chairman Roger Williams (R-Texas) introduced the Equal Shot Act of 2025, a key piece of legislation aimed at ensuring fairness in federal small business policy. This bill prohibits the Small Business Administration (SBA) and its Administrator from d more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Roger Williams, R-Texas, issued the following news release on July 16, 2025: * * * Chairman Williams Introduces the Equal Shot Act Today, House Committee on Small Business Chairman Roger Williams (R-Texas) introduced the Equal Shot Act of 2025, a key piece of legislation aimed at ensuring fairness in federal small business policy. This bill prohibits the Small Business Administration (SBA) and its Administrator from discriminating against firearm-related businesses more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Henry C. 'Hank' Johnson Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Johnson's Statement on Supreme Court's Ruling on Dismantling of Department of Education * WASHINGTON, D.C.- Today, Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04), ranking member of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet, released the following statement after the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 along partisan lines this week allowi more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. David Scott, D-Georgia, issued the following news release on July 15, 2025: * * * David Scott and Yvette Clarke File Health Legislation Supporting Millions of Women Impacted by Uterine Fibroids Today, Congressman David Scott (GA-13) and Yvette D. Clarke (NY-9) reintroduced their resolution recognizing the month of July as Uterine Fibroids Awareness Month. The healthcare measure is meant to bring national attention to one of the most common, yet overlooked, reproduc more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Delta Air Lines Inc., Atlanta, Georgia, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Transportation, requesting changes to a proposed Airworthiness Directive (AD) regarding the Pratt & Whitney PW2000 engine. The letter outlines several concerns related to compliance procedures, emphasizing the need for precise language and updated specifications to ensure the safety and reliability of engine components. In the letter, Delta highlights discrepancies in t more ST

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Emory University has voiced strong concerns to the U.S. Department of Justice regarding an interim final rule that would decrease the number of permanent members on the Board of Immigration Appeals from 28 to 15. The university contends the reduction is unsupported by current operational realities and could have negative long-term consequences for the immigration system. The university highlights that the overall Executive Office for Immigration Review system faces over 3 more ST

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on July 16, 2025: * * * Murray Slams Republicans' Rescissions Package on Senate Floor ICYMI: Vought Refuses to Rule Out More Illegal End-Runs Around Congress & Refuses to Detail How Trump Will Execute Cuts If Rescissions Bill Passes * Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, delivered the following rem more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on July 15, 2025: * * * Murray Urges Colleagues to Vote Down Rescissions Package in Its Entirety ICYMI: Vought Refuses to Rule Out More Illegal End-Runs Around Congress & Refuses to Detail How Trump Will Execute Cuts If Rescissions Bill Passes * Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, delivered the fo more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on July 16, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Shaheen Opening Remarks at Hearing on State Department Reforms Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, delivered opening remarks at a full committee hearing, "Reforming the State Department to Compete in the 21st Century." Michael Rigas, Deputy more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Austin Scott, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Austin Scott on HASC Passage of FY26 NDAA * WASHINGTON, D.C.-- U.S. Representative Austin Scott (GA-08), a senior member of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC), released the below statement upon the Fiscal Year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) passing out of committee last night by a vote of 55-2. The NDAA sets Department of Defense (DoD) policies and authorizes funding leve more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Andrew Clyde, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Clyde & McCormick Introduce Legislation to Help Keep Lake Lanier Parks Open * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Congressmen Andrew Clyde (GA-09) and Rich McCormick (GA-07) introduced the Lanier Parks Local Access Act to allow local partners that manage multiple recreation sites at a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) civil works project to use collected user fees across all sites they oversee at th more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Ossoff Demands Answers on Report That CDC Program to Prevent Fentanyl Overdoses Has Been Frozen * Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff released the following statement in response to an NPR report This is an external link that the Trump Administration has frozen funding for the CDC's efforts to prevent fentanyl overdoses. "There isn't a family or community in Georgia that hasn't been tou more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Ossoff Presses USDA, State of Georgia to Finalize Long-Awaited Hurricane Relief for Georgia Farmers as Passed by Congress Last December * Washington, D.C. -- As the State of Georgia and the Trump Administration's USDA are still negotiating a block grant agreement for Federal hurricane relief passed by Congress last December, U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff continues fighting for Georgia's farmers. Toda more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * Tuberville Introduces Dr. Brian Christine of Mountain Brook in Senate HELP Hearing * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) introduced Dr. Brian Christine during his nomination hearing before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee (HELP). President Trump nominated Dr. Christine of Mountain Brook, Alabama to be Assistant Secretary for Health at the Departmen more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * WATCH: Rep. Sherrill Introduces NDAA Amendment to Ensure Reproductive Rights for Servicewomen in the Military * Washington, D.C. -- Tonight, Rep. Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) introduced an amendment to the FY2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that would repeal the longstanding federal ban on abortion care in the military health system. The amendment strikes Section 1093 of Title X, which  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Maxine Waters, D-California, ranking member of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release on July 16, 2025: * * * Where Do Groups Stand on Dangerous Republican-led Crypto Bills? Keep Reading. AFL-CIO (largest labor union in U.S.): So-called CLARITY and GENIUS Acts "pose risks to both retirement funds and to the overall financial stability of the U.S. economy." "We need to make sure that the financial system is stable instead of creat more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on July 16, 2025: * * * Wyden, Bennet, Beyer Reintroduce Bicameral Bill to Overhaul Unemployment Insurance Proposal would bring unemployment insurance into the 21st century by raising base benefits, minimizing disparities among states, creating permanent benefits for self-employed workers, and tying extended weeks of benefits to economic conditions on the ground  more PR