WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health, issued the following opening statement on July 16, 2025, at a hearing entitled "Legislative Proposals to Maintain and Improve the Public Health Workforce, Rural Health, and Over-the-Counter Medicines": * * * "Today's legislative hearing is necessary to continue essential programs that are vital to our health care infrastructure. "Many of the bills before us expire at the en more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on July 16, 2025: * * * Congressional Democrats Join Union Workers to Announce Legislation to Protect Workers from Extreme Heat Today, Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA-03), House Committee on Education and Workforce, Representative Judy Chu (D-CA.-28), and Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) joined union workers from the United Farm Work more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Congressional Democrats Join Union Workers to Announce Legislation to Protect Workers from Extreme Heat * As originally released by the Committee on Education & Workforce, Democrats (link is external) WASHINGTON - Today, Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA-03), House Committee on Education and Workforce, Representative Judy Chu (D-CA.-28), and Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) joined union  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Suhas Subramanyam, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Subramanyam Releases Statement Applauding Virginia Supreme Court Decision to Prevent Greenway Toll Hikes * Washington, D.C. -- "Today's ruling is a huge win for our community and families across Northern Virginia," said Congressman Suhas Subramanyam. "It's clear that the legislation I passed that prevented toll increases was not only constitutional but the best policy for Virginian more PR

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- The Consumer Technology Association (CTA), Arlington, Virginia, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, responding to a request for information on the health technology ecosystem. Representing over 1,200 companies, CTA emphasized leveraging technology to improve American health outcomes and reduce healthcare costs. CTA applauded the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Assistant Secretary for Technology  more ST

FORT BELVOIR, Virginia, July 18 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense Contract Audit Agency issued the following news: * * * DCAA's advisory services help save $20 million on $600 million proposal DCAA provides more than audit support. In addition to identifying questioned costs, auditors support contracting officers through expert financial advisory services. Auditors offer negotiation support, cost analysis, compliance reviews, and more. Services are tailored to meet customers' specif more PR

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, July 17 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland issued the following news: * * * Defense Travel System update aims to reduce unauthorized expenses * ALEXANDRIA, Virginia - Beginning Aug. 5, 2025, travelers will see new expense categories when completing a voucher in the Defense Travel System (DTS). The "Create Your Own Expense" option will be removed and replaced with seven new categories ( denoted with ** ): Expense categories for au more PR

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on July 17, 2025: * * * Democratic Health Committee Leaders to Insurers: Protect Vaccine Coverage "Evidence shows that even modest cost-sharing deters patients from accessing care and exposure to cost-sharing reduces the use of preventive care. Disruptions in coverage could roll back the significant health care gains that have been made unde more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Rules Committee, issued the following opening remarks at a hearing to consider the bipartisan GENIUS Act (S. 1582), Anti-CBDC Surveillance State Act (H.R. 1919), Digital Asset Market Clarity Act (H.R. 3633) and Department of Defense Appropriations Act (H.R. 4016): * * * Good afternoon, the Committee will come to order. Without objection, the Chair is authorized to declare a recess at any time. Today, the Rule more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine Statement on Trump Administration Illegally Withholding $140 Million in Federal Funding to Address Fentanyl Crisis * WASHINGTON, D.C.-- Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, released the following statement regarding the Trump Administration's illegal withholding of $140 million in federal funding passed by Congress to suppo more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Jennifer McClellan, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * McClellan Demands Answers from DHS Secretary Noem on ICE Raids at Chesterfield County Courthouse * Washington, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Acting Director Todd Lyons to express alarm over reports (link is external) about the presence of ICE agents at  more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, July 17 -- The National Credit Union Administration issued the following news release: * * * NCUA Board to Hold Meeting on July 24 * ALEXANDRIA, VA (July 17, 2025) - The National Credit Union Administration Board will hold a meeting on Thursday, July 24 starting at 10 a.m. Eastern. Items on the agenda include: * A briefing on artificial intelligence; * A briefing from the NCUA Ombudsman; and * A briefing on the Central Liquidity Facility. "Our July Board me more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Pelosi Honors Congressman John Lewis on House Floor: "Let Freedom Ring." * Washington, D.C. - This week, Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi spoke on the House Floor to honor the life and legacy of the late Congressman John Lewis, marking the fifth anniversary of his passing on this day in 2020. Joined by colleagues and Members of the Congressional Black Caucus, Pelosi paid tribute to Lewis's unwavering more PR

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Rep. Robert Garcia, D-California, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on July 17, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Robert Garcia Blasts Fox News for Manipulating Trump's Comments on the Epstein Files, Misleading the American Public Today, Rep. Robert Garcia, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent a letter to Lachlan Murdoch, Fox Corporation Executive Chair and Chief Executiv more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Reed Statement on FY26 National Defense Authorization Act * WASHINGTON, DC --Today, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Roger Wicker (R-MS), the Ranking Member and Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, announced that they have filed S. 2296, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (NDAA). Senator Reed issued the following statement after filing the bill: "This yea more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Benjamin Cline, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Cline Introduces Bipartisan Don't Sell My DNA Act * Washington, D.C. - Today, Representative Ben Cline (R-VA) and Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) introduced the bipartisan Don't Sell My DNA Act, a bill aimed at strengthening consumer privacy by safeguarding genetic data obtained from individuals through relationships with biotech companies. In recent years, more Americans have begun to utilize at-home  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Trent Kelly, R-Mississippi, chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces, issued the following news release: * * * Kelly Opening Statement on Seapower And Projection Forces Print of the FY26 NDAA U.S. Representative Trent Kelly (R-MS), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces, delivered the following remarks on the Seapower and Projection Forces Print at the full committee markup of the FY26 NDAA. Rep.  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Jen Kiggans, R-Virginia, issued the following news: * * * Rep. Kiggans Commends Oncology Nurses for 50 Years of Service * WASHINGTON, DC--Today, Congresswoman Jen Kiggans (VA-02), alongside Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), introduced a resolution to recognize the Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) for 50 years of compassionate care and effective treatment to patients with cancer across the country. Rep. Jen Kiggans said, "In representing over 100,000 oncology more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Rob Wittman, R-Virginia, chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces, issued the following news release: * * * Wittman Opening Statement on Tactical Air and Land Forces Print of the FY26 NDAA U.S. Representative Rob Wittman (R-VA), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces, delivered the following remarks on the Tactical Air and Land Forces Print at the full committee markup of the FY26 NDAA. Rep. Wittman's more PR

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on July 17, 2025: * * * Senate Appropriations Committee Approves MilCon-VA, CJS Bills Today, the Senate Appropriations Committee met for a full committee markup to consider its draft fiscal year 2026 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies appropriations act and to resume consideration of its draft fiscal year 2026 Commerce, Justice more PR

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health, issued the following news release on July 16, 2025: * * * Subcommittee on Health Holds Hearing on Preserving Access to Timely and Affordable Care Today, Congressman Morgan Griffith (VA-09), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Health, led a hearing titled Legislative Proposals to Maintain and Improve the Public Health Workforce, Rural Health, and Over-the-Counter Medicines. "To more PR

NEWPORT NEWS, Virginia, July 17 -- The Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility Jefferson Lab issued the following news release: * * * The 3D Pursuit of Proton Spin * * Yiyu Zhou awarded the 2025 JSA Postdoctoral Research Prize to help map the proton in 3D NEWPORT NEWS, VA - The mystery of how the proton acquires its spin lies at the very heart of nuclear physics. Now, a quest to solve this mystery has earned Yiyu Zhou the prestigious 2025 JSA Postdoctoral Research Prize, sponsore more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of State has issued a determination that a culturally significant object is being imported from abroad for temporary display in the exhibition titled "Picturing Paris: Monet and the Modern City." This object has been recognized as being of substantial cultural value and its import for exhibition within the U.S. is deemed in the national interest. The notice specifies that the public has been officially informed of this determination via publicat more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Warfighter Wins Big with Increased Access to Biotechnology and Other Emerging Technologies Reshaping the Future of Warfare * Washington, DC - The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) passed the FY26 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) with a heavy emphasis on biotechnology that the Department of Defense (DOD) needs to stay dominant on the battlefield of tomorrow. The National Se more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency issued the following news release: * * * USDA Announces Loan Rates for 2025-Crop Peanuts * WASHINGTON, July 17, 2025 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) today announced 2025-crop loan rates for four types of peanuts. The rates take effect Aug.1, 2025, the beginning of the peanut crop year. Eligible producers can obtain peanut loans through their local Farm Service Agen more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Video: Kaine Grills Trump Administration Over Incineration of Food for Starving Children * BROADCAST-QUALITY VIDEO OF THE EXCHANGE IS AVAILABLE HERE. WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC), grilled Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources Michael Rigas over the Trump Administration's order to incinerate 500 met more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * VIDEO: Ricketts Fights to Protect America * WASHINGTON, D.C. - This week, during his weekly press call with Nebraska media, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) discussed the One Big Beautiful Bill and his work to protect America. Watch the video here. "Lasting prosperity depends on lasting security," said Ricketts. "No nation can thrive without secure borders and a strong military. The One Big B more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner & Kaine Statement on Republican Rescissions Bill Defunding Public Broadcasting and National Security Programs * WASHINGTON, D.C.-- Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) released the following statement after Senate Republicans voted to rescind federal funding for public broadcasting and national security programs, which had previously been appropriated by a bipartisan ma more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner & Kaine Statement on Republican Rescissions Bill Defunding Public Broadcasting and National Security Programs * WASHINGTON -- Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) released the following statement after Senate Republicans voted to rescind federal funding for public broadcasting and national security programs, which had previously been appropriated by a bipartisan majority more PR

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- The White House sent on July 17, 2025, the nominations of 12 individuals for positions in the federal government: * * * Jeffrey Anderson, of Georgia, to be Representative of the United States of America on the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization, with the rank of Ambassador. Julie Callahan, of the District of Columbia, to be Chief Agricultural Negotiator, Office of the United States Trade Representative, with the rank of Ambassador, vice Douglas J. more PR