WASHINGTON, April 7 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Committee Cliff Notes: Weekly Preview - Week of April 7, 2025 Here's what to watch for from House Republican committees during the week: Agriculture On Tuesday, April 8, the Committee on Agriculture will hold a full committee hearing called "The Power of Work: Expanding Opportunity through SNAP." On Wednesday, April 9, the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets,  more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Rep. Julie Fedorchak, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on April 7, 2025: * * * Fedorchak pens Western Caucus blog: Keeping the Lights On--Before It's Too Late Congresswoman Julie Fedorchak (R-ND) penned a branded blog for the Congressional Western Caucus to sound the alarm on America's growing grid reliability concerns. From major seasonal weather swings to skyrocketing energy demand nationwide, Fedorchak makes the case for urgent, practical reforms to   more

ALBANY, New York, April 7 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Hochul Updates New Yorkers on Transformational Project at Sullivan County International Airport Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that the project to transform the Sullivan County International Airport into a modern, state-of-the-art gateway that will fuel economic growth and tourism in the Catskill Region is in its final stages and on track for completion this spring. The project  more

WASHINGTON, April 7 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Public Advocates Challenge Major US Electric Grid Operator's Discriminatory Energy Plan Washington, D.C. - A regional electric grid operator that spans 15 central states, MISO, has asked the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to approve its discriminatory energy plan, the Expedited Resource Addition Study (ERAS) process, that would allow utilities to cut in line to advance their pr  more