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Montana Congressman and former Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke announced the inclusion of several key Montana priorities in the FY26 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill. The bill, which now heads to the House floor for a vote, includes multiple Community Project Funding (CPF) requests from Congressman Zinke
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Congressman Andrew Clyde (GA-09) has achieved significant victories in the ongoing Fiscal Year 2026 appropriations process to safeguard Lake Lanier's name and its recreation sites. On July 17th, the House Appropriations Committee approved the FY26 Energy and Water Development appropriations bill by a vote of 35-27. Clyde'
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Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) recently met with Mahmoud Khalil, a student who was unlawfully detained by ICE, in her office in Washington, DC. This is their second meeting after Congresswoman Pressley visited Mr. Khalil in April while he was unjustly detained at an ICE detention center in Basile, Louisiana. During
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Congressman Dave Joyce's (OH-14) Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) bill, part of the House Appropriations FY26 budget, focuses on reining in wasteful government spending, strengthening judicial security, protecting financial markets, and leveraging technology to enhance government efficiency. The bill, championed by Chairman Tom Cole, aims to reverse
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Congressman Derek Schmidt (KS-02) highlighted his successes in securing benefits for Kansas and military families in H.R. 3838, the Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026. The legislation, which passed the House Armed Services Committee with a vote of 55-2,
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Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton spoke at a Subcommittee on Government Operations hearing, urging Congress to reform the bid protest process to protect small, veteran-owned, and minority-owned businesses from Republican efforts to undermine the system. The hearing aimed to address the challenges faced by federal agencies in managing the bid protest
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Congresswoman Sarah Elfreth of Maryland's 3rd district praised the reversal of a DoD policy that prevented overseas military health units from providing rape evidence collection kits to American civilian workers stationed abroad. The policy change comes after Elfreth's questioning of Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth during
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Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) and Congressman Riley Moore (R-WV) have been working tirelessly to address the issue of clean drinking water in West Virginia, particularly in communities such as Wyoming County and McDowell County, where many residents struggle to access this basic necessity. Their efforts have led to the passage
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The House Appropriations Committee has approved a bill that includes $17 million for improvements to Interstate 81, a crucial highway that runs through Virginia's Sixth District. Congressman Ben Cline (R-VA) advocated for this funding as a member of the Appropriations Committee, citing the need to modernize the highway
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Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) has called on the House Natural Resources Committee to extend the moratorium on new regulations related to the protection of the North Atlantic right whale until 2035. Golden, who worked with the Maine delegation and Governor Janet Mills to enact a moratorium starting in 2023, argues
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U.S. Representative Richard Hudson, a proud advocate for Fort Bragg, has announced a significant victory for the military base and its community in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 funding bill for the Department of Defense. Hudson's efforts have secured vital investments in modern technology, infrastructure, and healthcare,
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The House of Representatives has passed the Defense Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2026, with a vote of 221-209. The legislation provides $831.5 billion in funding, exceeding the Administration's request by $1.3 billion. However, Congresswoman Betty McCollum, Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense,
