WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * King, Colleagues Urge White House to Withdraw Proposed Rule Politicizing Scientific Research, Grants * WASHINGTON, D.C. -U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME) is urging the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to withdraw a proposed rule that would significantly expand political control over how federal agencies award grants and cooperative agreements. In a letter to OMB Director Russ Vough  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, King, Colleagues Renew Demands to DHS for Civilian Protections, Greater Transparency * Following tragic killings in Maine and Texas, Senators call for reforms, body-worn camera deployment, and independent investigations Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) joined U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME) and dozens of Senate colleagues in calling for stronger accountability measu  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 (Rep.) -- Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C., issued the following news release: * * * Norton, Pingree Introduce Bill to Require Federal Bureau of Prisons to Provide Eligible Incarcerated Individuals Information on Voting * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) and Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-ME) introduced a bill today to require the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) to provide incarcerated individuals from jurisdictions that allow those indivi  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Rep. Gilbert Ray Cisneros, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Cisneros Joins Letter Demanding ICE Accountability for Unlawful Deaths * Washington, DC - Rep. Gil Cisneros joined a letter with nearly 200 Democratic colleagues demanding ICE be held accountable through an independent investigation into the unlawful deaths of recent victims in Maine and Texas. "ICE is out of control and wreaking chaos on our communities, enough is enough. A single  more