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Committee Leaders Release Bipartisan Water Resources Development Act (10)
WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Washington, ranking member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release on June 26, 2026:
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Committee Leaders Release Bipartisan Water Resources Development Act
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO), Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Ranking Member Rick Larsen (D-WA), Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee Chairman Mike Collins (R-GA), and Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee Ranking Member Fr more PR
Committee Leaders Release Bipartisan Water Resources Development Act (10)
WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Rep. Sam Graves, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release on June 26, 2026:
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Committee Leaders Release Bipartisan Water Resources Development Act
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO), Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Ranking Member Rick Larsen (D-WA), Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee Chairman Mike Collins (R-GA), and Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee Ranking Member Frederica S more PR
DNC: In the States - Trump's Refusal To Bring Down Housing Costs Continues To Hurt American Families (10)
WASHINGTON, June 27 -- The Democratic National Committee posted the following news release on June 26, 2026:
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IN THE STATES: Trump's Refusal To Bring Down Housing Costs Continues To Hurt American Families
With Donald Trump reportedly telling Speaker Mike Johnson that "no one gives a [bleep] about housing" and bragging that he doesn't "think about Americans' financial situation," it's clear that Republicans don't care about easing Americans' financial pain. While Democrats in Congress fight to lower costs, Trump would rather throw a temp more PR
Federal Register: Federal Highway Administration Issues Information Collection Notice on Transportation Alternatives and Recreational Trails Annual Report (10)
WASHINGTON, June 27 (TNSinfo) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration issued the following information collection:
The FHWA has forwarded the information collection request described in this notice to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve a new information collection. We are required to publish this notice in the Federal Register by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
We published a Federal Register Notice with a 60-day public comment period on this information collection on 2/9/2026, at 91 FR 5 more PR
Fight for Accountability Continues After Detainees Removed From 'Alligator Alcatraz' Detention Center in the Everglades (10)
SAN FRANCISCO, California, June 27 -- Earthjustice posted the following news release on June 26, 2026:
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Fight for Accountability Continues After Detainees Removed from "Alligator Alcatraz" Detention Center in the Everglades
Florida, Trump administration continue secret plans, wasteful spending
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Ochopee, FL -- Immigration rights advocates, environmental groups, public lands advocates and members of the Miccosukee Tribe gathered today at the entrance to the "Alligator Alcatraz" immigration detention center to spotlight ongoing threats more PR
House Oversight & Government Reform Ranking Member Garcia Issues Statement Following Epstein Benefactor, Leon Black, Storming Out of Transcribed Interview (10)
WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Rep. Robert Garcia, D-California, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following statement on June 26, 2026:
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Ranking Member Robert Garcia Statement Following Epstein Benefactor, Leon Black, Storming Out of Transcribed Interview
Today, Rep. Robert Garcia, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, released the following statement after Leon Black, billionaire and primary client of Jeffrey Epstein, stormed out of his transcribed interview with th more PR
NASA IG: NASA's Launch Infrastructure (10)
WASHINGTON, June 27 (TNSres) -- NASA Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. IG-26-010) on June 22, 2026 entitled "NASA's Launch Infrastructure."
Here are the results in brief:
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Why We Performed This Audit
NASA relies on large and highly complex facilities and infrastructure to launch missions from its primary launch complexes at Kennedy Space Center (Kennedy) in Florida and Wallops Flight Facility (Wallops) in Virginia. NASA infrastructure, such as launch pads, utility systems, and transportation networks, is used by more PR
Nicole Weingartner Named to Long Island Business News' 2026 'Influential Women Leaders' List (10)
MIAMI, Florida, June 26 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release:
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Nicole Weingartner Named to Long Island Business News' 2026 'Influential Women Leaders' List
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NEW YORK - June 26, 2026 - Nicole L. Weingartner, a director in the Government Law & Policy Practice of global law firm Greenberg Traurig LLP, was named to Long Island Business News ' "Influential Women Leaders" list, part of its 2026 Influencer series.
The list features profiles of impactful women leaders on Long Island wh more PR
RELEASE: Update on SOUTHCOM support to Venezuela earthquake relief (10)
DORAL, Florida, June 27 -- The U.S. Department of Defense Southern Command issued the following news release:
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RELEASE: Update on SOUTHCOM support to Venezuela earthquake relief
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U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) directed additional U.S. military capabilities to Venezuela today in support of ongoing U.S. earthquake relief efforts requested by the Venezuelan government and led by the State Department.
* SOUTHCOM is deploying a Contingency Response Element (CRE) to assist Venezuelan government and aviation authorities with airport sur more PR
South Carolina Takes a Stand Against Shrimp Fraud (10)
NEW PORT RICHEY, Florida, June 27 [Category: Food/Beverage] -- The Southern Shrimp Alliance posted the following news release:
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South Carolina Takes a Stand Against Shrimp Fraud
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South Carolina just became the latest state to address a widespread form of seafood fraud. With the General Assembly's passage of H4248, the Palmetto State has joined a growing list of states pushing back against restaurants passing off imported, farm-raised shrimp as authentic, wild-caught shrimp.
This spring, the South Carolina House and Senate passed dif more PR
State Dept.: Trump Administration Leads a Robust Life-Saving Response to the Venezuelan Earthquakes (10)
WASHINGTON, June 27 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following news release on June 26, 2026:
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Trump Administration Leads a Robust Life-Saving Response to the Venezuelan Earthquakes
The United States is mobilizing an unprecedented, large-scale response to the devastating earthquakes that struck Venezuela on June 24, 2026. The Trump Administration has deployed a Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) with more than 250 people, including three specialized Urban Search-and-Rescue (USAR) teams, which will conduct crucial life-savin more PR
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