WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * ALSOBROOKS, CRAMER, MERKLEY, CURTIS INTRODUCE LEGISLATION TO REAUTHORIZE WILDLIFE CROSSINGS PROGRAM * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD), Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), and Senator John Curtis (R-UT) announced legislation reauthorizing the Wildlife Crossings Program. This program at the Federal Highway Administration is a competitive grant program with more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * DHS OFFERS EVEN GREATER TRANSPARENCY: Adds Another 5,000 Criminal Illegal Aliens to WOW.DHS.GOV * These 15,000 criminal illegal aliens are a mere fraction of the total criminal illegal aliens DHS has arrested over the last year WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today announced a major update to its new critically-acclaimed " Worst of the Worst " website ( wow.d more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst: "The Legacy of These Heroes Will Never Be Forgotten." * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a combat veteran who served in the Iowa National Guard and the Global War on Terrorism, spoke on the Senate floor to honor the lives of Sergeant Edgar Torres-Tovar and Sergeant Nate Howard after escorting the bodies of these Iowa National Guardsmen back to the United States. Watch Ernst' more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Kennedy on U.S. Senate Floor: 'The federal government has your money, and we want to get it back to you.' * Watch Kennedy's comments here. WASHINGTON - Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) spoke on the U.S. Senate floor about his efforts to help Americans claim the money that the federal government may owe them through mature, unclaimed savings bonds. Kennedy also outlined the steps that state treasurers  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service issued the following news release on Dec. 17, 2025: * * * Share your thoughts about trail, safety, and waterfront improvements in Old Town North Virtual public meeting will be held January 12, 2026 Editor's note: This article has been modified from the original; the public meeting was rescheduled for January 12, 2026. It was previously scheduled for October, 2025. * ALEXANDRIA, Va. --The National Park Service  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Scalise, Westerman: The SPEED Act: Helping America Build Again * Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise and House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Bruce Westerman published an op-ed in the Washington Times highlighting the importance of the SPEED Act, legislation that will simplify and streamline America's overly burdensome permitting process. The legislation will allow A more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Rep. Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Scalise, Westerman: The SPEED Act: Helping America Build Again * WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise and House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Bruce Westerman published an op-ed in the Washington Times highlighting the importance of the SPEED Act, legislation that will simplify and streamline America's overly burdensome permitting process. The legislation will allow A more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner & Justice Introduce Legislation to Make Child Care More Affordable * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) and Jim Justice (D-WV) introduced the Child Care Supply Tax Credit Act, bipartisan legislation to address the nationwide shortage of child care options. Through the creation of a new commonsense tax credit, this legislation would help providers attract and retain qualified more PR