WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 27, 2025: * * * Big, Beautiful Success Story: Rural America Rebound on the Horizon with New Opportunity Zone Incentives Newly created Qualified Rural Opportunity Funds (RQOFs) will target rural communities - along with various other pro-growth tax tools - and support a massive wave of private investment in the American heartland. All thanks to The One, more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Hoeven: USDA Advances Effort to Rescind Roadless Rule * Senator Encourages North Dakotans to Weigh in on Importance of Ensuring Access, Rolling Back Rule to Provide Certainty in Little Missouri National Grassland WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven, Chairman of the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Committee and a senior member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, today issued the following state more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Scott, Bonamici Scrutinize Harms and Cost of Proposed USDA Reorganization This proposal occurs as families and farmers suffer critical food program disruptions because of failed Trump Administration policies. Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03), House Committee on Education and Workforce, and Early Childhood, Elementary, a more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Two Self-Professed Religious Leaders Who Used Physical and Psychological Abuse to Coerce Victims to Solicit Tens of Millions in Donations Federally Charged and Arrested * A federal grand jury in the Eastern District of Michigan returned a ten-count indictment against two defendants for their alleged roles in a forced labor and money laundering conspiracy that victimized individuals in Michigan, Flo more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency issued the following news release: * * * USDA Announces Availability of Low-Interest Physical Loss Loans for Producers Affected by Natural Disasters * Physical loss loans through the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) can help producers repair or replace damaged or destroyed physical property essential to the success of the agricultural operation, including livestock losses.  more PR