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By Federal Newswire | Sep 16, 2024
Rep. Dan Newhouse (WA-04) has issued a statement on the House of Representatives' passage of the Protecting American Agriculture from Foreign Adversaries Act. Newhouse introduced the bill earlier this month.
By Federal Newswire | Sep 11, 2024
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, joined Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) at the Senate Democrats’ weekly leadership press conference to criticize the House Republican Continuing Resolution (CR). Murray described the CR as "dangerous and damaging to American interests."
By Federal Newswire | Sep 11, 2024
WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) has sent a letter to European Union (EU) Commissioner for Internal Markets Thierry Breton, reiterating concerns about the EU's potential attempts to censor or suppress lawful speech in the United States. The letter also addresses threats of reprisal toward Elon Musk and X Corp., an American company.
By Federal Newswire | Sep 11, 2024
On September 11, 2024, the House Appropriations Agriculture, Rural Development, and Food and Drug Administration Subcommittee and the House Agriculture Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture Subcommittee held a joint oversight hearing addressing severe food distribution shortages in Tribal and elderly communities.
By Federal Newswire | Sep 8, 2024
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Senate Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Patty Murray (D-WA) have issued a statement regarding the House Republicans' recent funding proposal and the looming possibility of a government shutdown.
By Federal Newswire | Sep 6, 2024
House Appropriations Committee Member Mike Garcia (R-CA), along with House Appropriations Chairman Tom Cole (R-OK), Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee Chairman Judge Carter (R-TX), Defense Subcommittee Chairman Ken Calvert (R-CA), Legislative Branch Subcommittee Chairman David Valadao (R-CA), and House Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-IL), have introduced the Veterans Benefits Continuity and Accountability Supplemental Appropriations Act. The bill aims to ensure uninterrupted veteran benefits and hold the Administration accountable for budgeting...
By Federal Newswire | Aug 31, 2024
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee and its Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement released an interim report regarding Grevi Geovanni Rivera Zavala, an illegal alien from Honduras who assaulted a teenage girl in Prattville, Alabama.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 26, 2024
House Appropriations Chairman Tom Cole (R-OK), alongside leaders from the House and Senate Appropriations Committees, has called for answers from U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Thomas Vilsack regarding significant shortcomings in the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR). These issues have led to a severe food shortage crisis affecting Tribal communities across the nation. The lawmakers are seeking detailed information to understand the causes of this situation and implement swift corrective measures.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 25, 2024
The House Judiciary Committee and its Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement released an interim report today regarding Peruvian illegal alien Roberto Emilio Vasquez-Santamaria. Vasquez-Santamaria entered the country illegally through the southwest border and was released by the Biden-Harris Administration. He was later arrested for the murder of a Texas man.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 23, 2024
The House Judiciary Committee and its Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement released an interim report regarding four Venezuelan illegal aliens arrested in connection with a violent knifepoint attack on a 49-year-old man riding a Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) train in February 2024.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 15, 2024
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the House Judiciary Committee and its Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement released an interim report regarding Juan Carlos Garcia Rodriguez, a criminal illegal alien whose release into the United States was expedited by the Biden-Harris Administration.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 15, 2024
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the House Judiciary Committee and its Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement released an interim report regarding Jose Leonardo Marquez-Marquez, an illegal alien who crossed the border and was one of millions released into the country during the Biden-Harris Administration. He was arrested on U.S. Capitol grounds with a weapon.
By Nicholas Malfitano | Aug 12, 2024
When asked on whether it will hold North American railroad systems accountable to a previously-announced Sept. 2025 deadline to upgrade their communications technology in the hopes of improving rail safety – and whether there would be any penalties for not meeting that deadline – the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) opted not to comment.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 8, 2024
The House Judiciary Committee and its Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement have released an interim report concerning Daniel Hernandez-Martinez, an illegal alien and suspected Tren de Aragua gang member. According to the Committee's findings, Hernandez-Martinez was released into the United States by the Biden-Harris Administration in early 2023 without legal justification.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 6, 2024
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the House Judiciary Committee and its Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement released an interim staff report titled "Terror at Our Door: How the Biden-Harris Administration’s Open-Borders Policies Undermine National Security and Endanger Americans." This report highlights how the Biden-Harris Administration has released into American communities at least 99 illegal aliens on the terrorist watchlist. Under President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, of the more than 250 illegal aliens on the terrorist watchlist who...
By Federal Newswire | Jul 31, 2024
The Fiscal Year 2025 State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act allocates $61.605 billion to the U.S. Department of State, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), and other international agencies and programs. This funding aims to enhance America's global leadership, strengthen alliances, and provide humanitarian aid.
By Federal Newswire | Jul 31, 2024
The Senate Appropriations Committee convened today to approve four key appropriations bills for the fiscal year 2025. The committee passed the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies; Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies; State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs; and Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies bills.
By Federal Newswire | Jul 28, 2024
The Fiscal Year 2025 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (CJS) Appropriations Act allocates $73.735 billion in discretionary funding, marking an increase of $5.2 billion from the previous fiscal year. The bill supports a variety of programs impacting American lives.
By Federal Newswire | Jul 28, 2024
The Fiscal Year 2025 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act provides $98.737 billion in total discretionary funding.
By Federal Newswire | Jul 28, 2024
U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, initiated a Senate Appropriations Committee markup to consider several Fiscal Year 2025 appropriations acts. These include the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; the State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Agencies Appropriations Act; and the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act.
