WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- Rep. Kweisi Mfume, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Subcommittee on Government Operations and the Federal Workforce Chairman Pete Sessions (R-Texas) and Ranking Member Kweisi Mfume (D-Md.) are advancing bipartisan oversight to tackle improper payments and fraud in federal government programs. In a letter to the Comptroller General at the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) Gene Dodaro, they request information on how federal agencies are identifying r  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on the Constitution, filed an amicus brief urging the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to rehear or rehear en banc City of Port Isabel v. FERC. Senators John Cornyn (R-Texas), John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Bill Cassidy (R-La.), John Kennedy (R-La.), and Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) joined Sen. Cruz's brief. Congr  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: "There are many laws on the books to combat illegal immigration and its harmful effects, and it is past time for this administration to use them." Today, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) joined U.S. Senators Mike Lee (R-UT) and Roger Marshall (R-KS) in demanding answers from U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas as to how the department plans to address the surge in   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 (TNSfact) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on Nov. 1, 2024: * * * President Biden Announces 1.2 Million Pensions Protected Under Biden-Harris Administration, Celebrates Historic Support for Unions - President Biden travels to Philadelphia to announce over 29,000 union workers and retirees covered by a Pennsylvania-based pension plan will have their benefits protected. Today President Biden will travel to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to announce that the Bid  more

ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE, Nov. 2 -- The White House issued the following transcript of a press gaggle on Nov. 1, 2024, with Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and Acting Labor Secretary Julie Su while en route to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: * * * MS. JEAN-PIERRE: All right, everybody. Hey, everyone. Q: Hi. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Hi, hi, hi. Okay. I know this is a short flight, but I do have a couple things at the top that's important. So, to start, I wanted to mention that open enrollment in the Fede  more