Tag: Senator
Portman’s Energy Efficiency Bill Signed Into Law
Today, U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-Ohio) announced that President Barack Obama has signed his bipartisan legislation with U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), The Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015. This is the first energy bill to be signed in...
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $800,000 IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR CLINTON COUNTY
U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $632,000 in federal grant funding and a $222,000 federal loan for the Town of Saranac in Clinton County to help finance improvements to Standish Water District. Funding was allocat...
Durbin: With Amtrak Ridership On The Rise, But Infrastructure Aging, Investing In Passenger Rail...
U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today urged members of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation to include several Illinois priorities in their Passenger Rail Reauthorization legislation. Durbin also raised several significant conce...
Durbin Announces $1.1 Million Investment In Quincy Airport
U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) announced today that the City of Quincy, Illinois has received a $1,100,000 grant through the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Aviation Administration for infrastructure improvements and upgrades at Q...
Klobuchar, Franken, Ellison Announce Over $6 Million to Improve Infrastructure at Minneapolis Airport
U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar and Al Franken, along with Representative Keith Ellison, today announced that the Department of Transportation has awarded the Minneapolis-St Paul International Airport $6,219,743 for infrastructure improvements.
Bye, Walker Unveil Democratic Appropriations Budget for FY 2016-2017
State Senator Beth Bye (D-West Hartford) and state Representative Toni Walker (D-New Haven), the co-chairs of the Appropriations Committee, today unveiled the Democratic Appropriations Committee budget proposal for the State of Connecticut for Fiscal Y...
Senator Warner Joins Colleagues in Calling for Living Wages for U.S. Senate Federal Contractors
U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Bob Casey (D-PA), Ed Markey (D-MA), Cory Booker (D-NJ), and Mark Warner (D-VA) today sent a letter to Senate Rules Committee...
Menendez Statement on Two Year Anniversary of Rana Plaza Building Collapse
U.S. Senator Bob Menendez commended actions announced today by the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Federal Housing Administration (FHA) to strengthen the Distressed Asset Stabilization Program (DASP) in order to help struggling homeowne...
Warner, Kaine, Forbes, Hurt Announce Major Step Toward Construction of Embassy Security Training Facility...
U.S. Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine along with U.S. Representatives Randy Forbes and Robert Hurt announced that the U.S. Department of State has completed the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the Foreign Affairs Security Training Cen...
Cardin, Mikulski Announce $175,000 For Emergency Improvements To The Water System In The Town...
U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Barbara A. Mikulski, (both D-Md.), today announced that the Commissioners of Henderson received a $175,000 Water and Waste Disposal Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Office of Rural Development (USDA-RD) to make...
MIKULSKI, CARDIN ANNOUNCE $175,000 FOR EMERGENCY IMPROVEMENTS TO THE WATER SYSTEM IN THE TOWN...
U.S. Senators Barbara A. Mikulski and Ben Cardin, (both D-Md.), today announced that the Commissioners of Henderson received a $175,000 Water and Waste Disposal Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Office of Rural Development (USDA-RD) to make...
Baldwin, Merkley Introduce Bill to Require Federal Transportation Projects to Use Made-in-America Materials
U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) have introduced the Invest in American Jobs Act, legislation to create good-paying American jobs and strengthen U.S. manufacturing by requiring federally-funded transportation projects to use A...
On Earth Day, King Reintroduces Bill to Encourage Marine and Hydrokinetic Power Investment
U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine), a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee and Senate Climate Action Task Force, today reintroduced legislation that would encourage the research and development of renewable energy generated throug...
SHAHEEN INTRODUCES BILL TO ENHANCE INNOVATION, ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND ECONOMIC COMPETITIVENESS OF NATION’S MANUFACTURERS
U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) today introduced the Smart Manufacturing Leadership Act, legislation that would assist small- and medium-sized U.S. manufacturers in adopting what’s known as “smart manufacturing technologies.” Smart manufactur...
Tester calls for swift reauthorization of Native American Housing initiative
Senator Jon Tester released the following statement after the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act (NAHASDA), an initiative that awards block grants for tribes and tribal housing authorities, passed unanimously out of the Senat...
Hoeven, Klobuchar Water Heater Efficiency Legislation Passes House, Goes to President for Signature
Senators John Hoeven (R-N.D.) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) today announced that the House of Representatives has passed their Water Heater Efficiency legislation. The bill enables rural electric power cooperatives and their members to continue using lar...
On Earth Day, Peters Cosponsors Bill to Permanently Authorize and Fully Fund the Land...
U.S. Senators Gary Peters (MI) announced today that he is co-sponsoring legislation to permanently authorize and fully fund the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF), which is set to expire September 30. The LWCF uses revenues from offshore oil and ...
Peters, Stabenow Announce $34,241, $184,396, $99,691, $235,635 Investment
U.S. Senators Gary Peters and Debbie Stabenow today announced a $34,241 investment in the Upper Peninsula to provide assistance to help end veteran homelessness. The assistance is part of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S...
Collins, King Announce $210,000 in Economic Development Grants for Maine
U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced that the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) will award three Economic Development District Planning grants to Maine organizations totaling $210,000. The Androscoggin Valley Council of Gov...
Murray Applauds New Federal Housing Vouchers for Homeless Veterans in Washington State
Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), a senior member of both the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development and the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee, applauded Secretary of Housing and Urban Developmen...
Boozman, Hill Request Investigation into Little Rock VA Solar Panels Activation Failure
U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) and Congressman French Hill (AR-02) urged the Department of Veterans Affairs Office of the Inspector General (VAIOG) to evaluate the planning process for renewable energy programs, like the solar panels at the Little Ro...
Hoeven Announces More Than $118,000 in Grants to End Veteran Homelessness
Senator John Hoeven, who serves on the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, today announced that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) have ...
Senator Stabenow Announces Support for Lake City Area Chamber of Commerce
U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow, Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, today announced support for the Lake City Area Chamber of Commerce in Missaukee County. This funding comes through the USDA's Rural Development...
Sen. Udall, Rep. Edwards Introduce Bill to Combat Leading Cause of Water Pollution
U.S. Senator Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representative Donna F. Edwards (D-Md.) introduced legislation to promote innovative ways to prevent flooding and water pollution created when rain or melted snow (stormwater) picks up toxic chemicals and sedime...
Menendez, Booker Announce Over $1.1M in Federal Funding for Sandy Recovery
U.S. Senators Robert Menendez and Cory Booker today announced the awarding of a $1,140,923.87 Sandy relief grant through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for the Middlesex County Utilities Authority. This grant will help repair the Sayre...
Heitkamp Discusses Strengthening & Expanding Renewable Energy Production, Infrastructure in ND
U.S. Senator Heidi Heitkamp today toured Ulteig Engineers, an innovative 70-year-old energy engineering and consulting company headquartered in Fargo, to discuss the direly needed build-out of North Dakota’s energy infrastructure with a particular fo...
Peters Calls For Continued Funding to End Veteran Homelessness
U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI) today joined 14 of his colleagues in calling for robust funding to support at-risk veterans and their families and end veteran homelessness. In a bipartisan letter to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Appropria...
Senator Stabenow Announces Support for Seniors in Clare County
U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow, Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, today announced support for Clare County Senior Services, which serves nearly 80,000 meals per year through its Senior Nutrition Program. The ...
Senator Stabenow Applauds Selection of Michigan State University for Grant to Address Water Quality
U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow, Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, today applauded the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) announcement that Michigan State University has been awarded a $900,000 gr...
Kirk Urges EPA to Approve Peoria’s Green Infrastructure Plan
U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) today joined with Peoria Mayor Jim Ardis and other local leaders to call for swift approval of a 100% green infrastructure proposal that would save money for residents while improving water quality and infrastructure and...
