WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: JACKSONVILLE - U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today visited Illinois College to announce the $911,000 in federal funding he secured through Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS)--more commonly known as an earmark--in the Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24) omnibus to expand the school's Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program and thereby respond to statewide demand for more highly trained nurses in health  more

MIAMI, Florida, April 27 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation issued the following testimony by James C. Fowler, senior vice president and general manager at Crowley Shipping, at a joint field hearing with the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Maritime Security on April 5, 2024, entitled "Port Safety, Security, and Infrastructure Investment": * * * Chairman Webster, Chairman Gimenez, Ranking Members Carbajal and Thanedar,   more

MIAMI, Florida, April 27 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation issued the following written testimony by Dave Morgan, president and CEO of Cooper/Ports America, on behalf of the National Maritime Safety Association, at a joint field hearing with the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security on April 5, 2024, entitled "Port Safety, Security, and Infrastructure Investment": * * * Good morning, Cha  more