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U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, has released a report addressing declining child literacy rates and proposing reforms to the K-12 education system.

Senator Edward J. Markey, the ranking member of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, has sent a letter to Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator Kelly Loeffler seeking information about the Department of Government...
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By Federal Newswire | Aug 7, 2025
Chairman Rick Scott of the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging led a field hearing in Doral, Florida, focused on protecting seniors from fraud and financial exploitation.

By Federal Newswire | Aug 7, 2025
El presidente del Comité Especial del Senado de los Estados Unidos para asuntos de la vejez, Rick Scott, lideró una audiencia en Doral, Florida, centrada en la protección de los adultos mayores frente al fraude y las estafas financieras.

By Federal Newswire | Aug 5, 2025
U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation Chairman Ted Cruz and U.S. House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology Chairman Brian Babin have called for the prompt release of nearly $10 billion in NASA funding provided...

By Federal Newswire | Aug 5, 2025
Chairman Rick Scott of the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging will lead a field hearing in Doral, Florida, on August 7 to address fraud and financial exploitation targeting seniors.

By Federal Newswire | Aug 5, 2025
El presidente del Comité Especial del Senado de Estados Unidos para asuntos de la vejez, Rick Scott, dirigirá una audiencia en Doral, Florida, el jueves 7 de agosto.

By Federal Newswire | Aug 5, 2025
House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) has issued subpoenas to several former high-ranking government officials, including Bill and Hillary Clinton, as part of an investigation into crimes connected to Jeffrey Epstein.

By Federal Newswire | Aug 5, 2025
Chairman Rick Scott has introduced the Strengthening Targeting of Organized Predatory Scammers (STOP Scammers) Act, aimed at addressing international fraud schemes that target older Americans.

By Federal Newswire | Aug 5, 2025
U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy (R-LA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) have expressed concerns about UnitedHealth Group’s (UHG) handling of cybersecurity following a series of...

By Federal Newswire | Aug 4, 2025
Hall Roberts’ Son, a wholesale distributor of agricultural products, has been named Small Business of the Week by Senator Joni Ernst, chair of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee.

By Federal Newswire | Aug 3, 2025
Senator Edward J. Markey, the ranking member of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, spoke on the Senate floor to express his opposition to tariffs introduced by former President Donald Trump.

By Federal Newswire | Aug 3, 2025
The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee is scheduled to vote on several bills designed to improve access to health care and retirement for Americans.

By Federal Newswire | Aug 3, 2025
Ahead of the August 1 tariff trade deadline, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and the full Massachusetts congressional delegation have requested more information from the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston regarding how tariffs are affecting small...

By Federal Newswire | Aug 3, 2025
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan and Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government Chairman Chip Roy have requested that George Mason University President Dr. Gregory Washington provide testimony in a transcribed interview...

By Federal Newswire | Aug 2, 2025
U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Chairman John Boozman (R-AR) has expressed support for the Senate’s confirmation of Luke Lindberg as Under Secretary of Agriculture for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs. “I...

By Federal Newswire | Aug 1, 2025
The U.S. Senate has approved the Fiscal Year 2026 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and Related Agencies Appropriations Act with a vote of 87-9.

By Federal Newswire | Aug 1, 2025
Chairman Rick Scott of the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging has joined Senators Katie Britt and Kirsten Gillibrand in introducing the Guarding Unprotected Aging Retirees from Deception (GUARD) Act.

By Federal Newswire | Aug 1, 2025
The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee has announced significant changes to the U.S. higher education system through the passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB).

By Federal Newswire | Aug 1, 2025
A bipartisan group of U.S. senators has introduced legislation to reauthorize the National Sea Grant College Program, a federal-university partnership that supports coastal communities and marine economies across the United States.