WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Beyer Introduces Legislation to Invest in George Washington Memorial Parkway Safety and Maintenance * Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA) today introduced legislation that would allow for revenue generated from speed camera enforcement on roads within the National Park System, such as the George Washington Memorial Parkway, to be reinvested for safety improvements, road maintenance, and related infrastructur more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Bipartisan Leaders of the Joint Economic Committee Issue Requests to Federal Agencies on Efforts to Crack Down on Overseas Scam Networks * U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee Chairman David Schweikert (R-AZ), Ranking Member Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Vice Chairman Eric Schmitt (R-MO), and Senior House Democrat Don Beyer (D-VA) today issued requests to federal agencies for information on their efforts to more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Joint Economic Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 17, 2025: * * * Bipartisan Leaders of the Joint Economic Committee Issue Requests to Federal Agencies on Efforts to Crack Down on Overseas Scam Networks U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee Chairman David Schweikert (R-AZ), Ranking Member Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Vice Chairman Eric Schmitt (R-MO), and Senior House Democrat Don Beyer (D-VA) today  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Rep. David Schweikert, R-Arizona, chairman of the Joint Economic Committee, issued the following news on Dec. 17, 2025: * * * Bipartisan Leaders of the Joint Economic Committee Issue Requests to Federal Agencies on Efforts to Crack Down on Overseas Scam Networks U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee Chairman David Schweikert (R-AZ), Ranking Member Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Vice Chairman Eric Schmitt (R-MO), and Senior House Democrat Don Beyer (D-VA) today issued requests t more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * CMS Heeds Warner and Wyden Call to Improve Medicare Advantage for Seniors * WASHINGTON - Today, Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) and Ron Wyden (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued a statement after the Trump administration proposed new steps to make it easier for seniors to switch their Medicare Advantage plan or choose Traditional Medicare if a doctor or hospital they use leaves more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Congress Passes NDAA to Strengthen National Security & Boost RI Jobs * WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Senate today voted 77-20 to advance the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2026 (S.1071). The measure previously passed the full U.S. House of Representatives and now goes to the president's desk to be signed into law. This year's NDAA authorizes $900.6 billion for both the mil more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Cotton, Warner Statements on Passage of Intelligence Authorization Act * United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence December 17, 2025 CONTACT: Patrick McCann (Cotton) 202 224-2353 Rachel Cohen (Warner) 202 228-6884 Washington, D.C. - Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), and Senator Mark R. Warner (D-Virginia), Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence more PR

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia, Dec. 17 -- The Defense Health Agency issued the following news: * * * From simulation to solution: Defense Health Agency team advances warfighter readiness with AI * A team from the Defense Health Agency Chief Data and Analytics Office turned the Defense Technologies "Hackathon" into a major step forward for mission and medical readiness. As part of the National Defense Industrial Association's Emerging Technologies for Defense Conference & Exhibition, held in Washi more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Rep. Lance Gooden, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Gooden Introduces Legislation to Strengthen U.S. Exports and Manufacturing * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Lance Gooden (TX-05) introduced the Foreign-Trade Zone Export Enhancement Act of 2025, bipartisan legislation that will strengthen U.S. manufacturing, promote exports to key trading partners, and protect American jobs. The bill clarifies U.S. trade law to ensure goods produced in U.S. f more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Griffith Promotes Republican Bills to Lower Health Care Costs for Americans, Protect Children Health * The U.S. House of Representatives featured rules debate on several pieces of legislation. Congressman Griffith led the Republican side in rules debate on the following bills: H.R. 6703, the Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act, funds cost-sharing reduction payments to reduce out-o more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine Applauds Senate Passage of Fiscal Year 2026 National Defense Bill * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) and Ranking Member of the SASC Subcommittee on Seapower, applauded Senate passage of the Fiscal Year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which includes key provisions Kaine secured to advance U.S. national  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine Slams New Coast Guard Policy Downgrading Definition of Swastikas, Nooses * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, released the following statement after the Coast Guard enacted a new policy calling swastikas and nooses 'potentially divisive' a significant downgrade from their previous classification as hate symbolsin the Guard's  more PR

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia, Dec. 16 -- The Defense Health Agency issued the following news: * * * MHS's streamlined privileging process allows providers to 'focus on their patients' * The Military Health System recently streamlined the provider-privileging process to allow health care providers to seamlessly transfer their privileges between MHS entities with minimal interruption to patient care duties. This change results in reduced administrative burden and increased patient access. As of Oc more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Dec. 18 (TNSrpt) -- The National Science Board issued the following news on Dec. 17, 2025: * * * Merit review for a new era at NSF Research in service of the American people * Today, the National Science Board (NSB) released a new report titled Merit Review for a Changing Landscape. The report proposes updates to the U.S. National Science Foundation's Merit Review policy to ensure that NSF-funded research advances national priorities and improves American lives. "As NS more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Dec. 17 (TNSrpt) -- The National Credit Union Administration issued the following news release: * * * NCUA Releases Q3 2025 State-level Credit Union Data Report * Alexandria, VA (December 17, 2025) The National Credit Union Administration today released its third quarter state-level credit union data report for 2025. Report findings indicate that for federally insured credit unions, assets increased by 2.6 percent at the median over the year ending in the third quarter  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Pacific Northwest National Laboratory issued the following article: * * * PNNL Innovators Elected to the National Academy of Inventors * The National Academy of Inventors (NAI) has elected two innovators from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) into their 2025 Class of NAI Fellows. Yehia Ibrahim, who leads the Translational Omics group at PNNL, created multiple devices that improved the speed and sensitivity of analytical tools  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 17, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Scott Slams Lousy GOP Health Care Plan Today, Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott, House Committee on Education and Workforce, spoke in opposition to H.R. 6703, the "Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act," which fails to protect consumers against stop loss and includes recycled provisions  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Rep. James Walkinshaw, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Dec. 17, 2025: * * * Walkinshaw Demands Speaker Johnson Hold Immediate Vote to Extend ACA Premium Tax Credits Today, Congressman James R. Walkinshaw (VA-11) released the following statement after House Democrats' discharge petition to force a vote on extending Affordable Care Act (ACA) premium tax credits reached 218 signatures. "Enough stalling, Speaker Johnson. Let's vote today. A majority of th more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner & Kaine Applaud Unanimous Senate Passage of Aviation Safety Legislation, Sending it to the House * WASHINGTON U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) today welcomed Senate approval of the Rotorcraft Operations Transparency and Oversight Reform (ROTOR) Act, sending it to the House of Representatives for consideration. The bipartisan legislation, which passed unanimously out of the  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner, Colleagues Blast FCC Efforts to Strip Broadband Price Transparency Labels for Consumers, Demand Reversal * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) and seven of his colleagues urged Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Brendan Carr to reverse the agency's decision to weaken broadband label rules that help consumers understand the type of broadband services they are buy more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner, Cotton Statements on Passage of Intelligence Authorization Act * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) and Tom Cotton (R-AR), Vice Chairman and Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, released the following statement after the Senate passed the annual Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (IAA) as a part of the annual National Defense Authorizatio more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner, Kaine, Fetterman, McGarvey & Scott Introduce Legislation to Strengthen and Increase Accessibility of Black Lung Benefits for Miners * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner, Tim Kaine (both D-VA), and John Fetterman (D-PA) and U.S. Reps. Morgan McGarvey (D-KY-03) and Bobby Scott (D-VA-03), Ranking Member of the Committee on Education and Labor, reintroduced the Black Lung Benefits Imp more PR