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Chairwoman Stabenow Secures Permanent Funding to Feed Children During the Summer Months
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News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, has secured permanent funding for a comprehensive approach to summer meals for children. This is accomplished by establishing a nationwide summer EBT program and more ...


SECURE 2.0 Championed by Foxx Secures Better Future for Retirement Savers
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News Release: Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement on the release of SECURE 2.0, landmark bipartisan and bicameral retirement legislation Foxx championed...


Risch, Rubio Introduce Legislation to Clarify U.S. Policy Towards Venezuela
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News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), ranking member of the Western Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, Civilian Security, Democracy, Human Rights, and Global Women's Issues Subcommittee, today introduced the Venezuelan Democracy Act, legislation to condition U.S. sanctions on Venezuela based on specific democratic progress.


EPA Adds Hercules Inc. Site in Hattiesburg, Mississippi to the Superfund National Priorities List to Clean Up Pollution and Protect Public Health
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News Release: HATTIESBURG, Miss. (Dec. 20, 2022) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it has added two sites to the Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) where releases of contamination pose significant human health and environmental risks. The addition of Hercules Inc. in ...


EPA Adds Sites in Mississippi and Nebraska to the Superfund National Priorities List to Clean Up Pollution and Protect Public Health
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News Release: WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it has added two sites to the Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) where releases of contamination pose significant human health and environmental risks. The addition of Hercules Inc. in Hattiesburg, Mississippi and ...


Wicker, Grassley Urge DOJ Inspector General to Investigate Abuses at the Commerce Department
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Wicker, Grassley Urge DOJ Inspector General to Investigate Abuses at the Commerce Department



At Oversight Committee Hearing, Survivors of Anti-LGBTQI+ Violence Underscore Dangers of Anti-LGBTQI+ Extremism
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At Oversight Committee Hearing, Survivors of Anti-LGBTQI+ Violence Underscore Dangers of Anti-LGBTQI+ Extremism


At Hearing, Members and Witnesses Detail the Ongoing Threat Posed by Anti-Democratic Extremist Groups
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At Hearing, Members and Witnesses Detail the Ongoing Threat Posed by Anti-Democratic Extremist Groups


Chairwoman Maloney Urges NARA to Determine Whether President Trump Still Retains Presidential Records
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Chairwoman Maloney Urges NARA to Determine Whether President Trump Still Retains Presidential Records


Oversight Committee Releases New Documents Showing Big Oil’s Greenwashing Campaign and Failure to Reduce Emissions
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Oversight Committee Releases New Documents Showing Big Oil’s Greenwashing Campaign and Failure to Reduce Emissions


Reps. Khanna and Tlaib Request Information about Toxic Emissions from Hazardous Waste and Industrial Facilities in Detroit
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Reps. Khanna and Tlaib Request Information about Toxic Emissions from Hazardous Waste and Industrial Facilities in Detroit



Oversight Committee Releases Final Report on Investigation into the NFL’s Handling of Washington Commanders’ Hostile Workplace Culture
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Oversight Committee Releases Final Report on Investigation into the NFL’s Handling of Washington Commanders’ Hostile Workplace Culture


House Oversight and Senate Finance Committees Seek Documents from State and Defense Departments On Kushner’s Conflicts of Interest, Improper Influence on U.S. Foreign Policy
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House Oversight and Senate Finance Committees Seek Documents from State and Defense Departments On Kushner’s Conflicts of Interest, Improper Influence on U.S. Foreign Policy


Comer & Jordan Demand Docs & Testimony on COVID Origins and U.S. Taxpayer Dollars Funneled to the Wuhan Lab
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Comer & Jordan Demand Docs & Testimony on COVID Origins and U.S. Taxpayer Dollars Funneled to the Wuhan Lab




Mace: We Must Strengthen Our Democratic Society & Protect the Constitution
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Mace: We Must Strengthen Our Democratic Society & Protect the Constitution