Senate Unanimously Passes Amendment to Empower Government Watchdogs (Chuck...
(Source: Chuck Grassley) WASHINGTON - Language offered by Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) that would prohibit the Department of Veterans Affairs and other agencies from denying their watchdogs access to...
View ArticleSenate Unanimously Passes Amendment to Empower Government Watchdogs (US...
(Source: US Senate Committee on Judiciary) WASHINGTON - Language offered by Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) that would prohibit the Department of Veterans Affairs and other agencies from denying their...
View ArticleHeitkamp at Senate Hearing: We Can’t Wait to Prioritize Native Students’...
(Source: Heidi Heitkamp) WASHINGTON, D.C. - During a U.S. Senate Committee hearing, U.S. Senator Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND) reinforced the need to pass her bipartisan bill that would make sure cultural...
View ArticleSens. Warner, Kaine Applaud Senate Passage of Bipartisan Appropriations...
(Source: Tim Kaine) Thursday, May 19, 2016 WASHINGTON - U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) today applauded Senate passage of bipartisan legislation to fund the Department of Veterans...
View ArticleLegislation tabled to make tuition free for low-income and middle-class...
(Source: New Brunswick Department of Post-Secondary Education, Training and Labour) FREDERICTON (GNB) - The provincial government today tabled amendments to the Post-Secondary Student Financial...
View ArticleCollins, King Announce More Than $380,000 in USDA Grants to Support Maine...
(Source: Susan M Collins) WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will award a total of $380,170 in federal funding...
View ArticleMaine’s U.S. Senators briefed on work of Maine Schools for Excellence grant...
(Source: DOE - Maine Department of Education) Maine's Director of the Maine Schools for Excellence (MSFE) grant initiative, Scott Harrison, recently traveled to Washington DC to brief Maine Senators...
View ArticleBustos-led effort results in preliminary approval of $4 million in federally...
(Source: Cheri Bustos) City of Galesburg working on finalizing their application for funding through Drinking Water State Revolving Fund WASHINGTON - Today, Congresswoman Cheri Bustos announced that...
View ArticleMiller Introduces Legislation to Improve Veterans Health Care, Benefits (US...
(Source: US House of Representatives Committee on Veterans' Affairs) Today Chairman Miller introduced , the VA Construction and Lease Authorization, Health, and Benefits Enhancement Act. The bill would...
View ArticleSenator Lankford Challenges Department of Education on Legal Justification...
(Source: James Lankford) 05.17.16 WASHINGTON, DC - Senator James Lankford (R-OK) today the Department of Education's legal justification for its May 13 guidance directive to local school districts...
View ArticleSenators Praise Inclusion of Provision in NDAA to Block Executive Order to...
(Source: James M Inhofe) WASHINGTON - U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee; and Sen. Lamar Alexandar (R-Tenn.), chairman of the Senate Committee on...
View ArticleHeller Files Priority to Senate THUD/MilCon-VA Bill (Dean Heller)
(Source: Dean Heller) (Washington, DC) - Recently, U.S. Senator Dean Heller (R-NV) issued the following statement after filing an amendment that would prohibit any funds made available by the combined...
View ArticleGrassley Works to Ensure Timely Receipt of Benefits Claims for Families of...
(Source: Chuck Grassley) WASHINGTON - As part of National Police Week, and in honor of fallen law enforcement officers who have paid the ultimate sacrifice, Senator Chuck Grassley is leading an effort...
View ArticleGrassley Works to Ensure Timely Receipt of Benefits Claims for Families of...
(Source: US Senate Committee on Judiciary) WASHINGTON - As part of National Police Week, and in honor of fallen law enforcement officers who have paid the ultimate sacrifice, Senator Chuck Grassley is...
View ArticleCan You Actually Refinance A Student Loan? Yes, You Can
Cash-strapped college graduates may not realize it, but they can refinance their private or government-backed student loan, and cut their monthly payments, often significantly so. Take a college loan...
View ArticleWrap Up for Tuesday, May 17, 2016 (United States Senate Democrats)
(Source: United States Senate Democrats) Roll Call Votes Motion to invoke cloture on Nelson SA #3898 ($1.9 billion Zika funding); not invoked: 50-47. Motion to invoke cloture on Cornyn SA #3899, as...
View ArticleDealing With Student Loan Debt: Should You Refinance Now Or Wait For The...
The burden of student loan debt continues to increase. With more than $1.3 trillion of student loan debt outstanding and an election looming, politicians are making some big promises. Hillary Clinton,...
View ArticleSenators Collins, King Announce $249,000 for Mount Desert Island Biological...
(Source: Angus S Jr King) Thursday, May 19, 2016 WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced that the Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory has been awarded $249,000 by...
View ArticleSENATE PASSES FY17 FUNDING FOR THE VA, TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING & ZIKA VIRUS...
(Source: Thad Cochran) WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) today praised Senate progress on FY2017 appropriations bills with the Senate today completing...
View ArticleSenate Approves FY17 Funding for the VA, Transportation & Housing (US Senate...
(Source: US Senate Committee on Appropriations) 05.19.16 WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) today praised Senate progress on FY2017 appropriations bills...
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