WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 (Rep.) -- Del. Stacey Plaskett, D-Virgin Islands, issued the following news release: * * * CONGRESSWOMAN PLASKETT MEETS WITH VIRGIN ISLANDS BOARD OF EDUCATION TO DISCUSS FUTURE OF FEDERAL FUNDING FOR EDUCATION * WASHINGTON, DC - In February of 2026, Congresswoman Stacey E. Plaskett met with the Virgin Islands Board of Education to discuss the impact of recently enacted federal funding cuts on education in our territory. The meeting focused on P.L. 119-21, the One Big Be more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Rep. Jason Crow, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Crow, Ocasio-Cortez Advance Alternate Foreign Policy Vision for Working People at Munich Security Conference * MUNICH -Today at the Munich Security Conference, Congressman Jason Crow (D-CO-06) and Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY-14) advanced their alternate vision for U.S. foreign policy, grounded in working-class priorities and true American values. Their remarks followed Secretary of S more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Following Ousting of DOJ Antitrust Chief Gail Slater, Klobuchar Leads Colleagues in Raising Concerns About Administration's Commitment to Antitrust Enforcement and Impact on Live Nation-Ticketmaster Trial * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law, and longtime leader of the Subcommittee on Competition  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Graham Statement on Russia Sanctions * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today made this statement. "I am extremely grateful that Senate Majority Leader Thune committed to me and Senator Blumenthal that he will take up our Russia sanctions legislation as soon as we have the votes. It is abundantly clear to me that a super majority will vote for this bill. When I  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Merkley Introduce Legislation to Stop Grocery Price Gouging and Lower Costs for Americans * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Committee's Subcommittee on Food and Nutrition, and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) introduced the Stop Price Gouging in Grocery Stores Act of 2026, legislation that bans corporations from leveraging new  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Europe and Regional Security Cooperation released the following written testimony by Geoffrey R. Pyatt, senior managing director of energy and critical minerals at McLarty Associates, and a distinguished fellow with the Global Energy Center at the Atlantic Council, from a Feb. 4, 2026, hearing entitled "A Pathway to European Energy Security": * * * Chairman Daines, Ranking member Murphy, members of the subcommittee, thank you  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, released the following opening remarks from a Feb. 4, 2026, hearing entitled "Identifying and Addressing Cybersecurity Challenges to Protect America's Water Infrastructure": * * * Thank you, Chair Capito, for convening us on another important topic and to the witnesses for taking time to be here. Cybercrime and cyberwarfare are realities of the 21st century and  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Near East, South Asia, Central Asia and Counterterrorism released the following written testimony by Joel Borkert, deputy coordinator for programs and military coordination at the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Counterterrorism, from a Feb. 3, 2026, hearing entitled "Countering Terrorism in North Africa: Opportunities and Challenges": * * * Chairman McCormick, Ranking Member Rosen, and members of the subcommittee, good aft more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Near East, South Asia, Central Asia and Counterterrorism released the following written testimony by Robert Palladino, senior official of the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, from a Feb. 3, 2026, hearing entitled "Countering Terrorism in North Africa: Opportunities and Challenges": * * * Good afternoon, Chairman McCormick, Ranking Member Rosen, and distinguished Members of this subcommittee. Thank you f more PR