WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * As Trump Pushes Toward Recession, Heinrich & Lujan Demand Answers on Cuts to New Mexico Manufacturing Center WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) are demanding answers on the Administration's decision to cancel funding for ten National Institute of Standards and Technology Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Centers across the country, including in  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- The House Education and Workforce Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-12) on the Combating the Lies of Authoritarians in School Systems Act (H.R. 1005), which aims to prohibit elementary and secondary schools from accepting funds from or entering into contracts with the government of China and the Chinese Communist Party. The report was advanced by Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Michigan, on March 5, 2025. Here are excerpts: * * * PURPOSE The purpose of H.R. 1005, the Combatin  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- The House Education and Workforce Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-14) on the Promoting Responsible Oversight to Eliminate Communist Teachings for Our Kids (PROTECT) Act (H.R. 1069), which aims to prohibit federal education funds from being given to any elementary school or secondary school that directly or indirectly receives support from China. The report was advanced by Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Michigan, on March 5, 2025. Here are excerpts: * * * PURPOSE The purpos  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- The House Education and Workforce Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-13) on the Transparency in Reporting of Adversarial Contributions to Education Act (H.R. 1049), which aims to ensure that parents are aware of foreign influence in their child's public school. The report was advanced by Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Michigan, on March 5, 2025. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose The purpose of H.R. 1049, the Transparency in Reporting of Adversarial Contributions to Education (  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: * * * Lankford Recognizes 30thAnniversary of Oklahoma City Bombing OKLAHOMA CITY, OK -- Senator James Lankford (R-OK) today released a statement ahead of tomorrow's 30 th anniversary of the tragic bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Building in Oklahoma City on April 19, 1995: "On this 30th anniversary of the Oklahoma City bombing, Cindy and I remember the 168 lives lost, including 19 children, and honor  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- The Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of the American Indian issued the following news release: * * * Treaty With the Pawnee, 1857 Is On View at the National Museum of the American Indian The Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian, in partnership with the National Archives and Records Administration, installed the Treaty with the Pawnee, 1857, in "Nation to Nation: Treaties Between the United States and American Indian Nations." The treaty went on  more