WASHINGTON, Dec. 30 (TNSres) -- Rep. Lizzie Fletcher, D-Texas, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) released her 2023 Annual Report detailing her work representing Texas' Seventh Congressional District this year. The report highlights Congresswoman Fletcher's work on legislation, events in the district, congressional work in DC, and constituent matters. "I am honored and proud to represent Texas' Seventh Congressional District, and to bring the voices  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Rep. Dan Crenshaw, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Legislation led by Representative Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) to research the use of psychedelics to treat post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and traumatic brain injury (TBI) in active-duty servicemembers was signed into law as part of this year's National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Originally introduced as H.R. 3684, this provision is focused on ending the suicide epidemic plaguing our active-duty and veter  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 30 -- Rep. Glenn Thompson, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: On Wednesday, January 3, U.S. Representative Glenn "GT" Thompson and Speaker Mike Johnson along with other Representatives, will travel to Eagle Pass, Texas to visit the border. They will meet with state and local officials to discuss the failures of the Biden Administration to enforce border policy and their experience on the ground. "At every turn the Biden Administration has failed to address the  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: December 22, 2023 OMAHA, NE - Today, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) released the following statement on the news that Customs and Border Protection (CPB) would reopen rail crossings at Eagle Pass and El Paso, Texas: "It's good news that the rail border crossings are open, but they never would have been closed if President Biden would have taken our border crisis seriously. Joe Biden must change his p  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 29 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following statement on Dec. 27, 2023: * * * U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement after multiple bills he introduced became law during the first year of the 118th Congress: "As we close out the first half of the 118th Congress, I'm proud to see several critical bills I've sponsored cross the finish line and am hopeful we can build on this progress in the coming year," said Sen. Cornyn. Bills sponsored  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news: U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Dick Durbin (D-IL), and Marco Rubio (R-FL) released the following statements after their Securing American Acquisitions, Readiness, and Military Stockpiles (ARMS) Act, which gives the Department of Defense (DoD) enhanced procurement authorities to quickly refill American defense stockpiles after the President provides aid to an ally or partner attacked by a forei  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news: U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Martin Heinrich (D-NM) released the following statements after their Cranes of Concern at our Ports (CCP) Act, which requires the federal government to evaluate threats to U.S. ports posed by cranes manufactured in countries of concern, especially those made by China's Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries Company (ZPMC), was signed into law as part of the Intelligence Authorization Act  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news: U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) and Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Mark Warner (D-VA) released the following statements after their Sensible Classification Act, which increases accountability and oversight of the classification system, limits overclassification, and directs federal agencies to justify security clearance requirements, was signed into law as part of the Intelligence Authorization Act in  more