WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Judy Chu, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * After Los Angeles Wildfires Destroyed 16,000 Homes, Reps. Chu, Sherman Introduce Legislation to Provide Needed Mortgage Relief WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Reps. Judy Chu (CA-28) and Brad Sherman (CA-32) introduced the Mortgage Relief for Disaster Survivors Act, which would provide homeowners in presidentially declared disaster areas who have a federally backed mortgage with 180 days of mortgage forbear more PR

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Rep. Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Beatty Pushes Back as Trump Budget Proposal Threatens to Gut Head Start WASHINGTON, DC -- Congresswoman Joyce Beatty (OH-03) issued the following statement in response to reports that President Trump may eliminate Head Start funding in his upcoming budget request: "President Trump's plan to eliminate Head Start--after 60 years of proven success helping children and families thrive--is yet another reck more PR

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee released the following written testimony by Richard A. Williams, board chair of the Center for Truth in Science and senior affiliated scholar with the Mercatus Center, from an April 9, 2025, hearing entitled "Restoring Trust in FDA: Rooting Out Illicit Products." FDA is the Food and Drug Administration. * * * Chairman Comer, Ranking Member Connolly and members of the committee, thank you for this opportunity to testify more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Brian Babin, R-Texas, issued the following news release on April 16, 2025: * * * Chairmen Babin and Cruz Lead Texas Delegation in Support of Relocating NASA Headquarters to Houston WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. House Science, Space, and Technology Committee Chairman Brian Babin (TX-36) and Chairman Ted Cruz (R-TX) led a bicameral coalition of federal lawmakers representing Texas communities in sending a letter to President Trump urging his administration to move  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release on April 16, 2025: * * * Chairmen Cruz and Babin Lead State Delegation in Support of Relocating NASA HQ to Texas Houston the ideal location for NASA to return to its core mission of space exploration WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Chairman Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and U.S. House Science, Spac more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Aaron Bean, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Bean Introduces Bill Removing Barriers to Alternative Marine Fuel Usage WASHINGTON-- Today, Ways and Means Committee member U.S. Congressman Aaron Bean (FL-04) along with Congressman John Rutherford (FL-05), Congressman Vern Buchanan (FL-16), Congressman John Garamendi (CA-08), and Congresswoman Jill Tokuda (HI-02) introduced the Maritime Fuel Tax Parity Act (MFTPA), to correct an outdated more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Daniel Goldman, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Dan Goldman, Borough President Antonio Reynoso, Organized Labor, Energy Advocates Slam Trump Administration's Stop Work Order on New York's Second Largest Offshore Wind Project Trump Administration Illegally Ordered Construction to Cease at Empire Wind 1, Threatens Offshore Wind Projects Nationwide Empire Wind 1 Development Employs 1,500 Union Workers, Will Power 500,000 NYC Homes U more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, D-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Cherfilus-McCormick Introduces Landmark Tax Bill to Provide Economic Opportunity to Working Families Washington D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Cherfilus-McCormick introduced the All-Americans Tax Relief Act, comprehensive tax relief legislation that boosts economic mobility, lowers costs, and improves the financial security and well-being of hard-working South Florida famili more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. April McClain Delaney, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on April 16, 2025: * * * Congresswoman McClain Delaney Joins Senator Alsobrooks, Maryland Democratic Delegation in Pushing Sec. Kennedy for Answers on Disastrous Mass Layoffs WASHINGTON, DC - Congresswoman April McClain Delaney joined Senator Angela Alsobrooks and the Maryland Democratic Delegation - U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen and Representatives Steny Hoyer, Kweisi Mfume, Jamie Raskin, Glenn  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Rep. Sheri Biggs, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release on April 17, 2025: * * * Congresswoman Sheri Biggs To Host Telephone Town Hall Monday, Invites Public To Participate Anderson, SC - Congresswoman Sheri Biggs (R-SC-03) announced today that she will hold her first telephone town hall event on Monday, April 21 at 6:00 PM to hear directly from constituents and share an update on her work in Congress. "In just a few short months, we've hit the ground ru more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news: * * * Cornyn, Texas GOP Colleagues Urge President Trump to Move NASA Headquarters to Houston AUSTIN - Today, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX), along with Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Congressman Brian Babin (TX-36), led a letter to President Trump urging his administration to move the headquarters for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) from Washington, D.C. to the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center ( more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Davids Visits Farmers and School, Highlights Harm of Trump Cuts to Local Food Programs OVERLAND PARK, KS - Today, Representative Sharice Davids visited the Kansas City Food Hub and Westridge Middle School to hear directly from local producers and school officials about how recent cuts (link is external) to critical local food programs are hurting Kansas farmers and students. The visit is part of Da more PR

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- The Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee released the following written testimony by Jerry Akers, a franchise business owner of Great Clips and Joint Chiropractic, on behalf of the International Franchise Association, from an April 8, 2025, joint hearing with the House Small Business Committee entitled "Prosperity on Main Street: Keeping Taxes Low for Small Businesses": * * * Good morning, Chairs Williams and Ernst, Ranking Members Velazquez and Markey,  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Maggie Goodlander, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Goodlander, Pappas Highlight Impact of Trump's Tariffs on Small Businesses, Call on Administration to Reverse Course Washington, DC \- Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander (NH-02), a member of the Small Business Committee, and Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), a small business owner, are highlighting the impact President Trump's widespread, indiscriminate tariffs will have on New Hampshire's s more PR

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- The Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee released the following written testimony by Preston Brashers, a research fellow for tax policy in the Grover M. Hermann Center for the Federal Budget at the Heritage Foundation, from an April 8, 2025, joint hearing with the House Small Business Committee entitled "Prosperity on Main Street: Keeping Taxes Low for Small Businesses": * * * My name is Preston Brashers. I am a Research Fellow for Tax Policy in the Grov more PR

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Meeks, Hoyer Introduce Major Russian Sanctions, Ukraine Assistance Bill Washington, DC - Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and former Majority Leader Steny Hoyer today introduced a comprehensive bill to support Ukraine and thwart Russia's ability to wage its illegal war there. Like the Senate bi more PR

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Rep. Jay Obernolte, R-California, chairman of the House Science, Space and Technology Subcommittee on Research and Technology, released the following opening statement from an April 8, 2025, hearing entitled "DeepSeek: A Deep Dive": * * * Good morning. Welcome to the first Research and Technology Subcommittee hearing of the 119th Congress titled "DeepSeek: A Deep Dive." I look forward to engaging with our distinguished panel of witnesses on this critically important top more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Newsweek Op-Ed: Trump Tariffs Gave America Leverage for Better Trade Deals AUBURN - U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) penned an op-ed in Newsweek about how President Trump's "Liberation Day" tariffs are already delivering results for Alabama manufacturers, businesses, workers, and producers. Read excerpts from the piece below or read the full piece here. "It's been two weeks since  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * In Vancouver, Senator Murray Meets with Local Businesses, ILWU, Port of Kalama to Discuss How Trump's Chaotic Trade War is Hurting Washington State ICYMI : In Tacoma, Senator Murray Meets with Local Businesses, Port Commissioners to Discuss How Trump's Chaotic Trade War is Hurting Washington State ICYMI : In Senate Floor Speech, Senator Murray Hammers Trump and Republicans on Chaotic, Painful T more PR

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- The House Science, Space and Technology Subcommittee on Research and Technology released the following written testimony by Tim Fist, director of emerging technology policy at the Institute for Progress, from an April 8, 2025, hearing entitled "DeepSeek: A Deep Dive": * * * Subcommittee Chairman Obernolte, Committee Chairman Babin, Subcommittee Ranking Member Stevens, and other members of the subcommittee: Good morning, and thank you for the opportunity to testify today more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Dave Joyce, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Joyce, Jeffries Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation to Prepare for Inevitable End to Federal Cannabis Prohibition WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Dave Joyce (OH-14) and House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (NY-08) reintroduced bipartisan legislation to better and immediately prepare the federal government for the cannabis reforms seen across the country and inevitably at the federal level. Titled the Pre more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Kelly, Gallego, Hobbs, ACA on Arizona Leaping Ahead on AI and Supercomputing Announcements from AMD and Nvidia made possible by CHIPS and Science Act Today, Senators Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego, Governor Katie Hobbs, and the Arizona Commerce Authority celebrated announcements from Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and Nvidia that show Arizona taking a leading role in the next generation of microchips an more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES ON MEDICAID MATTERS DAY OF ACTION: "THIS IS A LIFE OR DEATH MATTER" Brooklyn, NY - Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on CNN's Inside Politics where he emphasized that Democrats will continue to aggressively push back against Republican plans to crash our economy and impose the largest Medicaid cut in American history. DANA BASH: Now I w more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Lofgren, Matsui, Merkley Reintroduce Legislation to Give Individuals an Opportunity to Invest in Building America's Clean-Energy Future Modeled after WWII victory bonds, Clean Energy Victory Bonds would spur investment in clean-energy projects, create jobs, & help U.S. fight the climate crisis WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Representatives Zoe Lofgren (CA-18) and Doris Matsui (CA-07) and U.S. Senator Jeff more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Original text here: * * * Lofgren, Matsui, Merkley Reintroduce Legislation to Give Individuals an Opportunity to Invest in Building America's Clean-Energy Future # Modeled after WWII victory bonds, Clean Energy Victory Bonds would spur investment in clean-energy projects, create jobs, & help U.S. fight the climate crisis WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Representatives Zoe Lofgren (CA-18) and Doris Ma more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Convenes Roundtable Discussion on Tariffs with Business Leaders and Tours Veterans Integration Center Albuquerque, N.M. - Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Finance, held a roundtable discussion with business leaders and workers on President Trump's reckless tariffs and its impacts on the New Mexico economy at the Albuquerque Hispano Chamber of  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Leger Fernandez Lead New Mexico Delegation in Reintroduction of Legislation to Permanently Protect Chaco Canyon New Mexico Delegation Moves to Protect Sacred Site for Years and Generations to Come Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), and U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-N.M.), Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), and Gabe Vasq more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Jared Moskowitz, D-Florida, issued the following news release April 16, 2025: * * * Moskowitz, Tenney Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation to Counteract Anti-Israel BDS Movement WASHINGTON, DC -- Congressman Jared Moskowitz (D-FL-23) today joined Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (R-NY-24) to reintroduce their bipartisan Countering Hate Against Israel by Federal Contractors Act. The bill--which Moskowitz also led during the 118th Congress--would ban the federal governmen more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Murray, Kaptur Call on Energy Department to Reverse New Indirect Cost Cap That Will Gut Funding for Cutting-Edge Research Washington, D.C. -- Today, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (D-OH-09), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee o more PR

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on April 16, 2025: * * * Murray, Kaptur Call on Energy Department to Reverse New Indirect Cost Cap That Will Gut Funding for Cutting-Edge Research Washington, D.C. -- Today, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur more PR

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- The Senate Special Committee on Aging released the following testimony by O'Leary Ventures Chairman and CEO Kevin O'Leary from an April 9, 2025, joint hearing with the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and the Chinese Communist Party entitled "Financial Aggression: How the Chinese Communist Party Exploits American Retirees and Undermines National Security": * * * Chairmen Scott and Moolenaar, Ranking Members Gillibrand and Krishnamoort more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Johnny Olszewski, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on April 16, 2025: * * * Olszewski, Maryland Democratic Delegation Push HHS Secretary Kennedy for Answers on Disastrous Mass Layoffs WASHINGTON, DC - Senator Angela Alsobrooks led the Maryland Democratic Delegation - U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen and Representatives Steny Hoyer, Kweisi Mfume, Jamie Raskin, Glenn Ivey, Sarah Elfreth, April McClain Delaney, and Johnny Olszewski (all D-Md.) in expressing more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Pappas Slams Trump's Tariffs on Costs for Small Businesses and Housing Construction, Meets with Forest Products Industry Leaders Yesterday Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), a small business owner, met with New Hampshire forest products industry leaders to discuss how President Trump's sweeping and chaotic tariffs, which amount to a national sales tax, are raising costs for small businesses (li more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Pappas, Kiggans Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation to Cut Red Tape on Trucking Apprenticeship Programs for Veterans Today Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), Ranking Member of Economic Opportunity Subcommittee of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee (HVAC), and Congresswoman Jen Kiggans (VA-02), member of HVAC, introduced the Veterans' Transition to Trucking Act, bipartisan legislation to cut r more PR

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- The Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee released the following written testimony by Tom Click, president and CEO of Patriot Industries, from an April 8, 2025, joint hearing with the House Small Business Committee entitled "Prosperity on Main Street: Keeping Taxes Low for Small Businesses": * * * Chairwoman Ernst, Chairman Williams and distinguished members of the Senate Committee on the Small Business and Entrepreneurship and the House Committee on Smal more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * PHOTOS: Senator Reverend Warnock Speaks to NPR in Warm Springs on the Legacy of FDR and Our Nation's Unfinished Work Senator Reverend Warnock was recently in Warm Springs, Georgia to commemorate the 80th anniversary of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's (FDR) passing at the "Little White House" FDR suffered a stroke while posing for a portrait that remains unfinished to this day and is on d more PR

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- The House Science, Space and Technology Subcommittee on Research and Technology released the following testimony by Adam Thierer, a senior fellow at the R Street Institute, from an April 8, 2025, hearing entitled "DeepSeek: A Deep Dive": * * * Chairman Obernolte, Ranking Member Stevens, and members of the subcommittee: Thank you for the invitation to participate in this important hearing. My name is Adam Thierer, and I am a senior fellow at the R Street Institute, wher more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Jim Costa, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Jim Costa Bill Draws the Line: Constitution gives Authority to Congress to Set Trade Policy -- Not the President FRESNO, Calif. - Congressman Jim Costa (CA-21) is leading the charge to rein in presidential overreach on trade by cosponsoring and actively pushing H.R. 407 - Prevent Tariff Abuse Act (link is external), legislation to block the President of the United States from using national eme more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Kathy Castor, D-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Representatives Castor & Wittman Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill to Strengthen U.S. Role in Mapping Global Critical Mineral Resources WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Reps. Kathy Castor (FL-14) and Rob Wittman (VA-1) introduced the Finding Opportunities for Resource Exploration (Finding ORE) Act to strengthen U.S. mineral security and reduce strategic vulnerabilities. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.), Todd more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 (Sen.) -- Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * SCHUMER: CHEMUNG COUNTY IS ON FRONTLINES OF TARIFF WAR, RAISING PRICES FOR SMALL BUSINESSES & FAMILIES ACROSS UPSTATE NY; STANDING AT WARD APPARATUS, SENATOR REVEALS HOW TARIFFS ARE HURTING LOCAL... Ward Apparatus Manufactures Emergency Response & Rescue Vehicles For Fire Departments; Due To Tariffs On Aluminum From Canada And Materials From Other Countries They Along more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Ossoff Sounds Alarm on Congressional Republicans' Plan to Cut Food Assistance for Georgians Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is sounding the alarm on Congressional Republicans' plan to cut food assistance for millions of Georgians. This week, Sen. Ossoff joined a group of Senators calling out This is an external link Congressional Republicans' budget proposal, which could cut billion more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Coons statement on Trump's attack on AmeriCorps WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) issued the following statement in response to reports that President Donald Trump has placed a majority of AmeriCorps agency staff on administrative leave. Trump had already recalled hundreds of AmeriCorps NCCC members trained to respond to emergencies from the field: "President Trump's att more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Murray Tours Clover Park Technical College in Lakewood, Highlights Importance of Federal Funding Amid Trump Attacks on Education ***PHOTOS, B-ROLL HERE Lakewood, WA -- Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, toured Clover Park Technical College (CPTC) in Lakewood, met with students, educators and workforce readiness partners, and heard more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Reverend Warnock, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Expand Childcare Relief The Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit Enhancement Act permanently expands childcare tax credits to alleviate childcare costs for working families Senator Reverend Warnock has long been a champion for providing tax cuts to working families Last week, Senator Reverend Warnock introduced the American Famil more PR

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- The Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee released the following written testimony by Anne Zimmerman, co-chair of Small Business for America's Future, from an April 8, 2025, joint hearing with the House Small Business Committee entitled "Prosperity on Main Street: Keeping Taxes Low for Small Businesses": * * * Chairman, Ranking Member, and distinguished members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to submit this testimony for your consideration more PR

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-New York, issued the following news release on April 16, 2025: * * * Stefanik Joins in Reintroducing Bipartisan Bill the Countering Hate Against Israel by Federal Contractors Act Washington, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Elise Stefanik joined Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (R-NY) and Congressman Jared Moskowitz (D-FL) in introducing the Countering Hate Against Israel by Federal Contractors Act which would prohibit the federal government from contract more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Ron Estes, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on April 15, 2025: * * * Support Grows for 'Beacon of Hope' R&D Legislation On Tax Day, organizations and innovators are continuing to show support for the American Innovation and R&D Competitiveness Act, legislation introduced by Reps. Ron Estes (R-Kansas) and John Larson (D-Connecticut) that permanently allows for immediate research and development expensing looking back to 2022 when the provision expired. R more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Lori Trahan, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Trahan, Garcia Mark 50 Years Since the Cambodian Genocide, Reintroduce Remembrance Day Legislation LOWELL, MA - Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), Chair of the Congressional Cambodia Caucus, and Congressman Robert Garcia (CA-42) reintroduced legislation to designate April 17th as Cambodian Genocide Remembrance Day to recognize the anniversary of the fall of Phnom Penh to the Khmer Rouge, more PR

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee released the following written testimony by U.S. Hemp Roundtable General counsel Jonathan Miller from an April 9, 2025, hearing entitled "Restoring Trust in FDA: Rooting Out Illicit Products." FDA is the Food and Drug Administration. * * * Mr. Chairman, Ranking Member Connolly, I am grateful for the opportunity to testify before your committee today. The subject of today's hearing is a matter of urgency for the U.S. he more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF11120) on April 16, 2025, by international trade and finance specialists Cathleen D. Cimino-Isaacs and Kyla H. Kitamura. Here are excerpts: * * * U.S.-Japan Trade Agreements and Negotiations The United States and Japan are among the world's largest economies and have been close economic partners, though they do not have a comprehensive bilateral free trade agreement (FTA). The partners more PR

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- The House Science, Space and Technology Subcommittee on Research and Technology released the following written testimony by Gregory C. Allen, director of the Wadhwani AI Center at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, from an April 8, 2025, hearing entitled "DeepSeek: A Deep Dive": * * * Chair Obernolte, Ranking Member Stevens, and distinguished Members of the Committee, thank you for inviting me to testify today. The Center for Strategic and International more PR

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- The House Science, Space and Technology Subcommittee on Research and Technology released the following written testimony by Gregory C. Allen, director of the Wadhwani AI Center at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, from an April 8, 2025, hearing entitled "DeepSeek: A Deep Dive": * * * (Continued from Part 2 of 2) Kai-Fu Lee, arguably the top venture capitalist in China's AI sector, wrote in his 2018 book AI Superpowers that imitation does not have the  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Sanchez, Chu Lead Democrats in Raising Concerns about Corruption Risks from Trump Chaotic Tariff Scheme Over 45 lawmakers sound alarms about possible illicit payments, influence-peddling, insider trading Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, along with Represen more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Attends Event in Sherbrooke Celebrating Cooperation Between U.S. and Canada on Semiconductor Innovation SHERBROOKE, QC - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) traveled to Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada this week for an event celebrating semiconductor innovation and collaboration between Quebec and the Northeastern United States. Senator Welch joined the ribbon cutting for an expansion of the Interdiscip more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Mark Alford, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * What They Are Saying: Broad Agriculture Community Support for Alford Effort to Protect MAHA Commission from Radical Climate Activists A broad coalition of groups representing the agriculture community--from farmers to producers to processors--has expressed support for Congressman Mark Alford's (MO-04) efforts to protect the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Commission from being hijacked by radical  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Robert J. Wittman, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Wittman, Castor to Introduce Finding ORE Act to Strengthen U.S. Mineral Security and Global Partnerships WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Rob Wittman (R-VA-01) and Congresswoman Kathy Castor (D-FL-11) introduced the Finding Opportunities for Resource Exploration (ORE) Act to empower the U.S. Department of the Interior to strengthen international cooperation in the scientific mapping and explora more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Young, Reed Reintroduce Bipartisan Adult Education WORKS Act to Strengthen and Expand Programs for Adult Learners WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Jack Reed (D-R.I.) recently reintroduced the Adult Education Workforce Opportunity and Reskilling for Knowledge and Success Act (the Adult Education WORKS Act) to reauthorize adult education programs and expand upon the Workforce Innovatio more PR