WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) – U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer (D-California) sent a letter to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Michael Huerta on Thursday, June 19, urging him to close a loophole that left cargo pilots out of new rest rules and permits them to fly with less rest than commercial pilots. “In January, the Federal

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) – Sen. Carl Levin, D-Michigan, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, made the following statement on Thursday, June 19, after the  committee received a briefing from Department of Defense officials on the security situation in Iraq: “The plan President Obama outlined today to send up to 300 noncombat advisors to

WASHINGTON, D.C (Press Release) – Senators Chuck Grassley and Ron Wyden are pressing the Director of National Intelligence to explain in detail how the intelligence community plans to implement continuous monitoring of security clearance holders without undermining legal protections for  whistleblowers or constitutional protections for the separation of powers between the executive and legislative branches.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)– U.S. Congressman Brad Schneider (D-Illinois),  joined a bipartisan coalition on Thursdayd, June 19, in introducing the Helping Angels Lead Our Startups (HALOS) Act, which would remove burdensome  restrictions from startups seeking opportunities to meet with groups of prospective investors. “As startup businesses look for capital, they frequently rely on demo and

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) — Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-New York), a veteran member of the House Judiciary Committee, called on Thursday, June 19, for support of the Sensenbrenner/Lofgre/Massie amendment which seeks to end the “backdoor search” loophole in section 702 of the FISA Amendments Act. This loophole has allowed the government to search for the