WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 -- The House Foreign Affairs Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-708) on a resolution recommending that the House find Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with a subpoena duly issued by the Committee on Foreign Affairs. The report was advanced by Rep. Michael T. McCaul, R-Texas, on Oct. 11, 2024. * * * (Continued from Part 1 of 3) iv. The NEO The Committee's investigation found that the State Department's delay in requesting  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Railroad Administration issued the following news release: * * * Funding made possible by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will go to 19 projects along the Northeast Corridor as President Biden continues to advance a vision for world-class passenger rail across America * * * The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today continued its historic investment in passenger rail with nearly   more

NEW YORK, Nov. 16 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of New York issued the following remarks on Nov. 14, 2024, by President and CEO John C. Williams: * * * X Marks the Spot: Making Missing Markets November 14, 2024 John C. Williams, President and Chief Executive Officer Remarks at Intermediating Impact: Making Missing Markets, Federal Reserve Bank of New York, New York City As prepared for delivery * * * Introduction Let me add my welcome to the New York Fed, and heartfelt thanks to our speake  more

ALBANY, New York, Nov. 16 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release on Nov. 15, 2024: * * * Public-Private Collaboration to Increase Services Available for Young Children Dealing with Complex Medical Conditions at New Facility in the Town of Brighton * * * Governor Kathy Hochul today announced $3 million in support for an expansion project at Daystar Kids in Rochester, a non-profit organization that serves children ages zero to five with complex medical conditions.   more

ALBANY, New York, Nov. 16 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release on Nov. 15, 2024: * * * Following New York's First-Ever Agriculture Youth Conference, Governor Announces the Launch of Blue-Ribbon Panel Conference Delivers on Governor Hochul's 2024 State of the State Initiative To Provide New York Students With Increased Educational, Leadership and Training Opportunities in Agriculture * * * Governor Kathy Hochul today announced the launch of the new Blue-Ribbon   more

NEW YORK, Nov. 16 -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued the following news on Nov. 15, 2024: New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) Commissioner Louis A. Molina today announced a first-of-its-kind civil service exam series that will allow candidates to qualify for multiple critical public safety positions with a single exam. The first of the three public safety combination exams will help fill nearly 900 positions available acro  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 16 -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued the following news on Nov. 15, 2024: New York City Mayor Eric Adams, Chief Business Diversity Officer Michael J. Garner, Mayor's Office of Contract Services (MOCS) Director Lisa Flores, and the New York City Department of Small Business Services (SBS) Commissioner Dynishal Gross celebrated a multi-agency effort to deliver back-to-back record-breaking years for spending on, and supporting, minority-and-women owned business enterprises (M  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Nov. 14, 2024: Today, November 14, 2024, U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) held a press call to discuss the return of New York's commuter-crushing Congestion Tax and renewed the fight to make life more affordable for hardworking Jersey residents. The $9/day Congestion Tax would whack New Jersey and New York commuters with a $2,300+ annual bill just to travel south of 60th Street in Manhattan.  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following remarks on Nov. 14, 2024, by Chair Gary Gensler: * * * Car Keys, Football, and Effective Administration Chair Gary Gensler PLI's 56th Annual Institute on Securities Regulation New York * * * When I was with you two years ago, I quoted President Franklin Roosevelt when he signed the first of the foundational securities laws in 1933: "This law and its effective administration are steps in a program to restore  more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Nov. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: NEWPORT, R.I. Traveling across the globe is nothing new for Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport In-Service Engineering Agents (ISEA) Matthew George, Daniel Braman and Dillon Savitzky, but the trio recently experienced a historic first Down Under. Members of the Handling Systems Engineering Branch in the Sensors and Sonar Systems Department, the age  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs issued the following news release on Nov. 15, 2024: Today, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense (DOD) announced an improved installation access process for Veterans and eligible caregivers for medical appointments, shopping, and certain morale, welfare, and recreation (MWR) services. Veteran and caregiver eligibility will now be electronically verified during the installation access process. Eligible Ve  more