WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Cotton, Kaine Reintroduce Bill to Study Effects of Cellphones in Schools Contact: Caroline Tabler or Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353 February 5, 2025 Washington, D.C. -- Senators Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Tim Kaine (D-Virginia) today reintroduced the Focus on Learning Act, legislation that would require the Surgeon General to complete a study on the effects of cellphone use in K-12 classrooms on s  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release on Feb. 5, 2025: * * * "Nothing disqualifies someone faster in my mind than when they say ahead of time that they plan to break the law" * * * Tonight, ahead of the confirmation vote for Office of Management and Budget (OMB) nominee Russell Vought, Arizona Senator Mark Kelly took to the Senate floor to make clear how Vought's track record in this very role is the best indicator of the danger of confirming him  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Eli Crane, R-Arizona, issued the following news on Feb. 5, 2025: Today, the House of Representatives passed H.R.837, a bill introduced by Rep. Eli Crane (R-AZ), which would enable Gila County, Arizona to operate a veterans center on 232 acres in Young, Arizona. The center is the first of its kind in northern Arizona, providing resources and support to primarily rural veterans and their families. In many parts of the Western United States, the federal government reta  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release on Feb. 5, 2025: Today, Senator Mark Kelly (D-AZ) alongside Senator Mark Warner (D-VA) and Senate Committee on Intelligence colleagues sent a letter (https://www.kelly.senate.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/DOGE-Letter.pdf) to White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles about the risks to our national security of allowing unvetted DOGE staff and representatives to access classified and sensitive government materials.   more