WASHINGTON, April 7 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for April 7, 2025 DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY Petromax Refining Co. LLC,* Houston, Texas (SPE602-25-D-070, $742,790,878); Valero Marketing & Supply Co., San Antonio, Texas (SPE602-25-D-0475, $600,641,231); Phillips 66 Co., Houston, Texas (SPE602-25-D-0471, $521,595,146); Placid Refining Co. LLC,* Port Allen, Louisiana (SPE602-25-D-0472, $244,767,837); Lazarus Energy Holding LLC,* Houston, Texas (SP  more

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Rep. Omar Speaks at Hands Off! People's Veto Rally in Washington D.C. WASHINGTON- On Saturday, Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) spoke at the Hands Off! People's Veto Rally at the National Mall in Washington D.C. Rep. Ilhan Omar called out the chaos, corruption, and callousness of the Trump Administration. She emphasized the importance of fighting and defending our democracy and upholding our Constitut  more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Rep. Kelly Morrison, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release on April 7, 2025: * * * Rep. Kelly Morrison Takes Minnesota Republicans' Warning Against Medicaid Cuts to Floor of U.S. House of Representatives Rep. Morrison calling on Congressional Republicans to listen to Minnesota Republicans lawmakers' dire warnings against cutting Medicaid WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Representative Kelly Morrison (MN-03) took Minnesota Republican lawmakers' warning against the   more

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Sen. Tina Flint Smith, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Smith Joins Bipartisan Push to Reverse DOGE's Cuts to Heating Assistance for Minnesotans MINNEAPOLIS - U.S. Senator Tina Smith (D-MN) is part of a bipartisan push to reverse course on DOGE's push to fire all staff that administer the Low-Income Heating and Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), which helps families pay utility bills when they need help making ends meet through Minnesota's   more

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Marshall and Klobuchar Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Increase Access to Dairy Products and Support Dairy Farmers Washington - U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas) and U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-Minnesota) introduced the Dairy Nutrition Incentive Program Act of 2025, legislation that would increase access to dairy products for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)  more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture has released the following public communication dated March 18, 2025, from Clean Air Task Force, Boston, Massachusetts: * * * To: William Hohenstein Director, Office of Energy and Environmental Policy U.S. Department of Agriculture Office of the Chief Economist Re: Technical Guidelines for Climate-Smart Agricultural Crops Used as Biofuel, 90 Fed. Reg. 5,497 (Jan. 17, 2025). Docket No. USDA-2024-0003. * * * Clean Air Task Force ("C  more