WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Rep. Michael Baumgartner, R-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * After Colorado Acts, Baumgartner Urges Governor Ferguson to Opt Into New Tax Credit Program for Washington * WASHINGTON- Congressman Michael Baumgartner (WA-05) is calling on Governor Bob Ferguson to act swiftly and ensure Washington families can benefit from the new federal Tax Credit Program for Scholarship Granting Organizations (SGOs) created under the Working Families Tax Cuts and Job more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Bennet, Hickenlooper Hold Appropriations Package to Demand NCAR Funding * Washington, D.C. Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper issued the following joint statement on their hold to the Senate Appropriations Package to demand funding for the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR): "President Trump is attacking Colorado because we refuse to bend to his corrupt  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: * * * BLM announces additional January 2026 sale of oil and gas leases in Colorado * LAKEWOOD, Colo. - To meet requirements of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the Bureau of Land Management will hold an oil and gas lease sale on Jan. 8, 2026, offering 23 parcels totaling 20,451.34 acres in Colorado. The BLM's regularly scheduled fourth quarter oil and gas lease sale held o more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Bureau of Transportation Statistics issued the following news: * * * BTS Releases State-Level Transportation Public Finance Statistics data for the first time * Today, the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) released the 2023 State-Level Transportation Public Finance Statistics (TPFS) in addition to the 2023 Aggregate State data. TPFS provides information on transportation-related revenue and expenditures for all levels of go more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Rep. Ed Case, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Case Announces Nominations To Nation's Service Academies For Incoming '26 Class * (Honolulu, HI) - U.S. Representative Ed Case (HI-01) today announced his 2026 nominations to four of our nation's service academies: the U.S. Military Academy (West Point/Army); U.S. Naval Academy (Annapolis/Navy); U.S. Air Force Academy (Colorado Springs/Air Force) and U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (Kings Point). "I take m more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news on Dec. 19, 2025: * * * Chair Cassidy Slams Labor Union for Promoting Antisemitism in Children's Classrooms, Ostracizing Jewish Members U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, slammed the National Education Association (NEA), the largest labor union in the U.S., for  more PR

DENVER, Colorado, Dec. 20 -- The Colorado Public Utilities Commission issued the following weekly meeting agenda: * * * Consent Items TRANSPORTATION 1. PROCEEDING NO. 25A-0472CP-EXT Peak 1 Express and/or Peak One Express IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF BRECKDIRECT LLC DOING BUSINESS AS PEAK 1 EXPRESS AND/OR PEAK ONE EXPRESS FOR PERMANENT AUTHORITY TO EXTEND OPERATIONS UNDER CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY NO. 55937. a. Filing Date and Party: 11/05/2025 Peak 1 Express an more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Rep. Vince Fong, R-California, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Fong Announces U.S. Service Academy Nominations for California's 20th District * BAKERSFIELD, Calif. Today, Congressman Vince Fong (CA-20 ) announced his nominations to the United States Service Academies for students from California's 20th Congressional District. Nominees were selected through a highly competitive process that included many qualified applicants committed to academic ex more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news: * * * Cornyn Celebrates Trump Admin's Water Delivery Agreement with Mexico * AUSTIN - U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) today released the following statement celebrating the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) agreement with Mexico to meet their water delivery obligations under the 1944 Water Treaty and the arrival of Mexico's delivery to the U.S.: "After many months of pressure from the Trump administration an more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Rep. Joseph Neguse, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Court Rules Trump-Vance Administration Cannot Block Members of Congress From Conducting Oversight at Federal Immigration Detention Facilities * Washington, D.C. Just now, a federal court temporarily stopped the Trump-Vance administration's policy blocking Members of Congress from unannounced oversight visits to federal immigration detention facilities today. The decision restores Congress's abilit more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo Backs Bill to Bolster Aviation Safety * Washington, D.C. U.S. Senator for Idaho Mike Crapo joined Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kansas), Chris Van Hollen (D-Maryland), John Boozman (R-Arkansas) and Michael Bennet (D-Colorado) in support of the Spending Aviation Fees for Equipment, Guaranteeing Upgraded and Advanced Risk Detection and Safety (SAFEGUARDS) Act. The bill Senator Crapo co-sponsored would mak more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Rep. Jason Crow, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Crow Leads Bill To Help Communities with Extreme Weather * WASHINGTON Congressman Jason Crow (D-CO-06) introduced the Championing Local Efforts to Advance Resilience (CLEAR) Act, a bipartisan bill to help communities respond to and recover from extreme weather and natural disasters. Inspired by the Colorado Resiliency Office (link is external) that has proven successful in helping communities adapt more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Gallego Marks One Year in the Senate Fighting for Arizonans * In first year, Gallego introduced the most bills of any freshman Democratic Senator Gallego hosted eleven town halls across Arizona WASHINGTON - Finishing his first year in office, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) released the following statement: "I know this year hasn't been easy for working families or for our country. The cost of g more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Hickenlooper, Bennet Hold Appropriations Package to Demand NCAR Funding * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet issued the following joint statement on their hold to the Senate Appropriations Package to demand funding for the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR). "President Trump is attacking Colorado because we refuse to bend to his corrupt administratio more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: During Committee Markup, Heinrich Spotlights Need to Pass His Bipartisan Legislation to Complete Continental Divide Trail * WASHINGTON In his opening statement at a U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee business meeting to examine pending legislation, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), the Committee's Ranking Member, emphasized the need to pass legislation to improve Ne more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 19, 2025: * * * ICYMI: During Committee Markup, Heinrich Spotlights Need to Pass His Bipartisan Legislation to Complete Continental Divide Trail In his opening statement at a U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee business meeting to examine pending legislation, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), the Committee more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: * * * Illegal alien from Nicaragua passes away at a hospital in Natchez * NATCHEZ, Miss. On Dec. 14, 2025, ICE detainee Delvin Francisco Rodriguez, a 39-year-old illegal alien from Nicaragua, was pronounced dead at the Merit Health Natchez facility following a failed test to determine brain function. Per the wishes of the Rodriguez family, medical staff remov more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Rep. Jill Tokuda, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Tokuda, Obernolte, Matsui, Hurd Lead Bipartisan Effort to Improve Staffing, Prevent Cuts at National Park Service * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representatives Jill Tokuda (D-HI-02), Jay Obernolte (R-CA-23), Doris Matsui (D-CA-07), and Jeff Hurd (R-CO-03) led a letter to Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum urging him to address insufficient staffing levels and refrain from additional empl more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Rep. Maria Salazar, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Salazar Introduces Shelter Act to Strengthen Miami's Disaster Resilience * Washington, D.C. This week, Representatives Maria Salazar (R-Fla.) and Brittany Pettersen (D-Colo.), alongside U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) and Bill Cassidy (R-La.), reintroduced the bipartisan, bicameral Shelter Act to help families and small businesses protect their homes and properties from future natural disast more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * Tuberville Partners with President Trump to Deliver Major Wins for Alabama in 2025 * WASHINGTON - As 2025 comes to an end, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) issued a statement highlighting how he worked with President Trump to deliver major wins for Alabama this year: "With President Trump back in the White House, the sky is the limit for Alabama. Soon after taking office, President Trump d more PR