WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following commentary to the CyberScoop on Oct. 29, 2024: * * * Today, during Cybersecurity Awareness Month, House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Mark E. Green, MD (R-TN) penned an op-ed for CyberScoop on how the public and private sectors can work together to defend against growing threats to the healthcare sector as cyber hygiene increasingly impacts patient care. * * *  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Rep. Gabe Amo, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on Oct. 29, 2024: Today, Congressman Gabe Amo (RI-01) urged the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Lina M. Khan to help prevent elder fraud in Rhode Island. In the letter, Congressman Amo highlights that Rhode Island is one of ten states to see the largest increase in elder fraud between 2022 and 2023. The letter asks for assistance in addressing the increasing prevalence of fraud and scams in Rhode Island  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: Senator Roger Marshall M.D., a member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, joined Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) and his colleagues in a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas requesting information concerning the recent arrest of two Afghan nationals in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, who were allegedly plotting an Election Day terrorist attack, on be  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- The Senate Finance Committee released the following testimony by Heather G. Hacker, a partner at Hacker Stephens LLP, from a Sept. 24, 2024, hearing entitled "Chaos and Control: How Trump Criminalized Women's Health Care": * * * Chairman Wyden, Ranking Member Crapo, and Members of the Committee, Thank you for the opportunity to present testimony on this topic based on my expertise as an attorney and practicing litigator. There is a lot of misinformation and confusion su  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- The Senate Finance Subcommittee on Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Growth released the following testimony by Joe Bishop-Henchman, executive vice president of the National Taxpayers Union Foundation, from a Sept. 25, 2024, hearing entitled "Providing Small Business Relief from Remote Sales Tax Collection": * * * Senator Hassan, Senator Grassley, and members of the Subcommittee, My name is Joe Bishop-Henchman, and I am Executive Vice President of the National Taxpayer  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- The Senate Finance Subcommittee on Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Growth released the following testimony by Diane L. Yetter, president and founder of the Sales Tax Institute, from a Sept. 25, 2024, hearing entitled "Providing Small Business Relief from Remote Sales Tax Collection": * * * Thank you, Chair Hassan, Senator Grassley, and Senator Wyden for the opportunity to join you today. I am Diane Yetter, the president and founder of The Sales Tax Institute and Yette  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: Salina, KS Today U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. announced $477,648 in U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) funding for the Sheridan County Health Complex (SCHC) to support its Kansas Produce Prescription Program for Frontier Kids program, which will provide fresh produce to low-income students with identified mental or physical health needs. "As a physician, I firmly believe there is a connection betwe  more