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Source: United States House of Representatives – Julia Brownley (D-CA)

Washington, DC – Today, Representatives Julia Brownley (D-CA-26), Gabe Amo (D-RI-01), Jonathan Jackson (D-IL-01), and Robin Kelly (D-IL-02) led 73 colleagues demanding answers from Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Acting Director Jay Bhattacharya about the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda, warning that weakened U.S. global health capacity may have contributed to delays in detecting and responding to the current outbreak.

With more than 500 infected, over 90 deaths reported, and more than 1,000 suspected cases being investigated, the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda exposes dangerous gaps in U.S. leadership on global disease surveillance and response. 

Since taking office for the second time, Trump has gutted United States Agency for International Development (USAID) programs, pushed changes at the CDC, and undermined the World Health Organization. 

While Secretary Rubio claimed during last week’s House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing that the severity of the outbreak was due to the rural and unstable nature of the region in which it has occurred, the Trump Administration’s reduction of global health funding, staffing, and international coordination has likely weakened outbreak detection and response efforts. 

The Members write:

“Infectious diseases do not stop at borders. This Ebola outbreak has already infected one American doctor and risks bringing this deadly disease to our nation if not properly contained and controlled.”

“We write to express our dismay about the failure to detect and contain the deadly outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda. This outbreak was allowed to spread undetected, untreated, and unprevented in part because this Administration, under your leadership, slashed funding for global health programs, gutted public health officials and senior staff at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), shuttered the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), and withdrew the United States from the World Health Organization (WHO).”

“We urge you to reverse the cuts to our global health programs, rejoin the WHO, and ensure that we have the expert staff at the CDC and the State Department needed to prevent and manage any future outbreaks of deadly diseases before they endanger Americans.” 

The letter was signed by Representatives Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03), Becca Balint (VT-AL), Nanette Barragán (CA-44), Wesley Bell (MO-01), Sanford Bishop (GA-02), Nikki Budzinski (IL-13), André Carson (IN-07), Sean Casten (IL-06), Joaquin Castro (TX-20), Judy Chu (CA-28), Gilbert Cisneros (CA-31), Yvette Clarke (NY-09), Steve Cohen (TN-09), Angie Craig (MN-02), Jasmine Crockett (TX-30), Danny Davis (IL-07), Madeleine Dean (PA-04), Mark DeSaulnier (CA-10), Maxine Dexter (OR-03), Adriano Espaillat (NY-13), Shomari Figures (AL-02), Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07), Maxwell Frost (FL-10), John Garamendi (CA-08), Jesús García (IL-04), Robert Garcia (CA-42), Sylvia Garcia (TX-29), Adelita Grijalva (AZ-07), Jahana Hayes (CT-05), Sara Jacobs (CA-51), Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Jonathan Jackson (IL-01), Henry Johnson (GA-04), Julie Johnson (TX-32), Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA-37), Timothy Kennedy (NY-26), Robin Kelly (IL-02), Ro Khanna (CA-17), Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL-08), John Larson (CT-01), George Latimer (NY-16), Summer Lee (PA-12), Stephen Lynch (MA-08), Seth Magaziner (RI-02), Sarah McBride (DE-AL), Betty McCollum (MN-04), Kweisi Mfume (MD-07), Seth Moulton (MA-06), Eleanor Norton (DC-AL), Johnny Olszewski (MD-02), Ilhan Omar (MN-05), Chellie Pingree (ME-01), Mark Pocan (WI-02), Mike Quigley (IL-05), Delia Ramirez (IL-03), Deborah Ross (NC-02), Janice Schakowsky (IL-09), Bradley Schneider (IL-10), Terri Sewell (AL-07), Brad Sherman (CA-32), Eric Sorensen (IL-17), Darren Soto (FL-09), Greg Stanton (AZ-04), Shri Thanedar (MI-13), Bennie Thompson (MS-02), Dina Titus (NV-01), Rashida Tlaib (MI-12), Paul Tonko (NY-20), Lauren Underwood (IL-14), Marc Veasey (TX-33), Nydia Velázquez (NY-07), James Walkinshaw (VA-11), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25), Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12), and George Whitesides (CA-27). 

A full copy of the letter can be found here.

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Issues: 119th Congress

Source: United States House of Representatives – Julia Brownley (D-CA)

Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Julia Brownley (CA-26), Congressman Sam Liccardo (CA-16), and Assistant Democratic Leader Joe Neguse (CO-02) led a coalition of twenty-four Members of Congress urging the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to release disaster assistance funds. Their push follows reporting by The Washington Post that revealed the agency withheld $1.68 billion in Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) awards from California and Colorado.

The Post’s reporting suggests politics motivated the delays. The Trump administration has made it three times harder for states with a Democratic governor and two Democratic senators to secure federal disaster aid. 

“While FEMA has awarded $1.1 billion in HMGP awards this year, California has received only $830,000 and Colorado none,” wrote the lawmakers. “By contrast, FEMA awarded $239 million to Florida, $131 million to Texas, and $117 million to Louisiana. We know of no eligibility or statutory factors that justify California and Colorado—together home to roughly one in eight Americans—receiving less than one-tenth of one percent of HMGP awards this year.”

The lawmakers also highlighted the troubling delay given that California and Colorado are both donor states, contributing $276 billion and $10 billion more in taxes, respectively, than they receive in federal spending. HMGP awards also save taxpayer dollars. Disaster preparedness and mitigation save lives and reduce costs, with studies showing that every dollar invested in prevention saves $13 in disaster response and economic impact.

“We trust that you agree that FEMA should not put Americans’ lives and livelihoods at unnecessary risk,” the lawmakers wrote to Acting FEMA Administrator Bob Fenton. “Accordingly, we request your support in ensuring that our constituents receive the same full, fair, and prompt consideration of their FEMA grant requests as Americans in every other state, and we look forward to your timely response.”

Read the letter here. 

Signers include: Representatives Zoe Lofgren (CA-18), Brittany Pettersen (CO-07), Nancy Pelosi (CA-11), Jason Crow (CO-06), Pete Aguilar (CA-33), Diana DeGette (CO-01), Nanette Diaz Barragán (CA-44), Kevin Mullin (CA-15), Doris Matsui (CA-07), Raul Ruiz, M.D. (CA-25), Ted W. Lieu (CA-36), Judy Chu (CA-28), Lateefah Simon (CA-12), Brad Sherman (CA-32), Dave Min (CA-47), Jared Huffman (CA-02), George Whitesides (CA-27), Mike Thompson (CA-04), Salud Carbajal (CA-24), Mark DeSaulnier (CA-10), Jimmy Panetta (CA-19), John Garamendi (CA-08), Laura Friedman (CA-30), and J. Luis Correa (CA-46).

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Issues: 119th Congress, Disaster Relief

Source: United States House of Representatives – Julia Brownley (D-CA)

Washington, DC — Today, Congresswoman Julia Brownley (D-Calif.), Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.), and Congressman André Carson (D-Ind.), along with Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), led 61 members of Congress in pressing the Department of Education (ED) to immediately address the largest student loan default and delinquency crisis on record, which has been made worse by the Trump administration’s policies.

“(I)nstead of pursuing solutions that protect borrowers, the Trump administration has deflected blame, punted responsibility for the default crisis to another agency, and raised costs for borrowers at every turn. We urge you to provide meaningful support to borrowers,” said the lawmakers.

A February 2026 analysis by The Century Foundation and Protect Borrowers revealed that close to 9 million student loan borrowers are now in default, up from 5 million last summer. 3.6 million borrowers defaulted during the first year of the Trump administration alone. 75 percent of borrowers who moved from delinquency to default on a student loan under the Trump administration had never previously defaulted.

“The Trump administration’s actions have fueled this default and delinquency crisis,” wrote the lawmakers, highlighting the administration’s decision to block borrowers from accessing lower student loan payments and reduced access to debt relief.

Making matters worse, millions of borrowers will soon face an increased risk of delinquency and default due to the Trump administration’s decision to end the affordable SAVE income-drive repayment (IDR) plan. Instead of helping those vulnerable borrowers, the Trump administration will automatically enroll them in more expensive loan repayment plans if they do not apply for an IDR plan within 90 days.

The rise in delinquencies and defaults will have devastating economic effects and raise costs for American families. The Trump administration has threatened to restart forcibly collecting wages, Social Security, and tax refunds for defaulted borrowers, meaning that more than $30 billion could be seized from Americans’ incomes by the end of next year. Around 2 million borrowers saw their credit score drop by an average of 100 points over the course of 2025, which can restrict access to credit or loans that help them afford everything from housing to medical bills. According to Moody’s Analytics, a 1% increase in the student loan delinquency rate is associated with a statistically significant decline in home ownership.

The lawmakers urged ED to immediately take the following steps to address the default cliff:

• Cancel student debt for qualified borrowers under existing debt cancellation programs, including IDR debt cancellation, Total and Permanent Disability (TPD) discharge, closed school discharge, borrower defense to repayment, and Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF);
• Adequately staff ED to conduct outreach to borrowers and oversight of servicers;
• Clear the more than 550,000 application backlog of income-driven repayment applications;
• Enroll all 7.5 million borrowers currently enrolled in SAVE in the lowest cost repayment plan available; and
• Continue the pause on forced collections, end the interagency agreement tasking the Treasury Department with default collections, and create an interest-free temporary default prevention forbearance.

The coalition requested that ED commit to clearing the backlog of applications for loan debt relief and create a new form of forbearance to support borrowers by June 22, 2026.

Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, along with Senators Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Tina Smith (D-Minn.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.), and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) joined in signing.

Representatives Alma Adams (D-N.C.), Yassamin Ansari (D-Ariz.), Suzanne Bonamici (D-Ore.), Greg Casar (D-Texas), Judy Chu (D-Calif.), Gil Cisneros (D-Calif.), Yvette Clarke (D-N.Y.), Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.), Lou Correa (D-Calif.), Danny Davis (D-Ill.), Madeleine Dean (D-Pa.), Dwight Evans (D-Pa.), Cleo Fields (D-La.), Shomari Figures (D-Ala.), John Garamendi (D-Calif.), Chuy Garcia (D-Ill.), Sylvia Garcia (D-Texas), Adelita Grijalva (D-Ariz.), Jahana Hayes (D-Conn.), Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.), Henry Johnson (D-Ga.), Robin Kelly (D-Ill.), Ro Khanna (D-Calif.), Summer Lee (D-Pa.), Stephen Lynch (D-Mass.), Jim McGovern (D-Mass.), LaMonica McIver (D-N.J.), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), Delia Ramirez (D-Ill.), Luz Rivas (D-Calif.), Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.), Terri Sewell (D-Ala.), Lateefah Simon (D-Calif.), Mark Takano (D-Calif.), Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.), Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.), Paul Tonko (D-N.Y.), Lori Trahan (D-Mass.), Nydia Velázquez (D-N.Y.), Maxine Waters (D-Calif.), and Frederica Wilson (D-Fla.) joined in signing the letter.

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Issues: 119th Congress, Education

Source: United States House of Representatives – Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (1st District of Washington)

Trump Tries to Withhold Tariff Refunds Despite Losing in Court

Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Chris Pappas (D-NH)

Today Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) joined Senator Jeanne Shaheen (NH), Senator Maggie Hassan (NH), and Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander (NH-02) in announcing that the “Experience New Hampshire Reception” will return to Capitol Hill tomorrow, Wednesday, June 10, 2026. This event, hosted in partnership with Granite State Ambassadors, allows Granite State businesses to showcase their first-class products in Washington.

“In New Hampshire, small businesses are the fabric of our communities, economy, and way of life. Experience New Hampshire brings Granite State culture to our nation’s capital through our small businesses and their unique products and services,” said Congressman Pappas. “I am once again excited to join our federal delegation in welcoming fellow Granite Staters, small businesses, and guests to this popular event in D.C.”

“Small businesses power our state’s local economies with goods, services and experiences that are quintessential to New Hampshire,” said Senator Shaheen. “Now in its 15^th year, the annual Experience New Hampshire event shows folks in Washington all that the Granite State has to offer, and I am so excited to host these local businesses one last time in my final year in the Senate. A special thank you to the Granite State Ambassadors for their commitment to New Hampshire businesses and their partnership in putting on this great event.”

“New Hampshire’s small businesses are the heart of our state’s economy and help make our state a truly special place to live, work, and visit,” said Senator Hassan. “Experience New Hampshire is a great opportunity to showcase the Granite State’s unique local businesses and to recognize the people whose hard work helps keep our economy strong.”

“New Hampshire is home to the best small businesses in America,” said Congresswoman Goodlander. “I’m proud to partner with New Hampshire’s federal delegation and the amazing women and men of our Granite State Ambassadors to connect New Hampshire businesses and innovators with legislators and leaders in our nation’s Capitol and help bring a taste of New Hampshire to Congress.”

Some of the participating businesses in this year’s event will include Port City Pretzels, the New Hampshire Food Bank, the New Hampshire Maple Producers Association, Echo Farm Puddings, Walpole Creamery, The Old Farmer’s Almanac, Feathered Friend Brewing Company, Manchester Distillery and many others.

Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Chris Pappas (D-NH)

Today Congressman Chris Pappas helped introduce a bipartisan resolution with Congressmen Rudy Yakym (IN-02), Congressman Tim Burchett (TN-02), and John Garamendi (CA-08) in expressing support for the designation of the week of June 7-13, 2026, as “National Trailer Safety Week” in the United States.

“This National Trailer Safety Week I am glad to join my colleagues in introducing this resolution highlighting the importance of trailer safety,” Rep. Pappas said. “Trailer safety and education, from recreational use to everyday on the job, is critical to keeping everyone on our roads safe.”

“I came to Congress to fight every day for manufacturing jobs, the backbone of Indiana’s Second District. And to protect those jobs, we must first protect the hardworking Hoosiers doing them.” Rep. Yakym said. “That starts with making sure every American who hitches up a trailer, whether it’s a towable RV, a cargo trailer, or a flatbed hauling equipment, knows how to do it safely.”

“Trailer accidents claim hundreds of lives and leave 21,000 Americans injured every year – an unacceptable toll on American families and communities,” Rep. Garamendi said. “I’m proud to stand with my colleagues in introducing this resolution to elevate public awareness of trailer safety standards and strengthen the safety of our nation’s roadways. Trailer Safety Week serves as a vital platform to equip both manufacturers and motorists with the critical information necessary to prevent these tragedies and protect all who travel America’s highways.”

“Trailer Safety Week is dedicated to improving roadway safety for all Americans, and we are incredibly grateful for the continued support and recognition at the federal level,” Alex Stowe, National Association of Trailer Manufacturers (NATM) Executive Director said. “With nearly a million new trailers joining our roads each year, providing accessible education on trailer safety is essential. Whether you’re towing a boat for a weekend trip or a utility trailer for work, having the right knowledge for safe towing is crucial. Trailer safety directly impacts traffic safety, affecting us all. We sincerely thank Representatives Yakym, Burchett, Garamendi, and Pappas for acknowledging the importance of our Trailer Safety Week initiative and its contribution to enhancing roadway safety. This type of support is vital in turning awareness into action, equipping the public with practical knowledge on safe towing, proper maintenance, and compliance. An unsafe trailer on the road poses a risk to everyone. Through education, outreach, and collaboration, we all can actively contribute to creating safer roadways for everyone.”

Read the full resolution here.

Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Chris Pappas (D-NH)

Pappas, colleagues, and Veterans’ Service Organizations held a press conference on the bill’s discharge petition which is at 203 signatures, needs 15 more to force a vote

Source: United States House of Representatives – Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (1st District of Maine)

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Subcommittee, and Congressman Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) are demanding answers from the U.S. Forest Service about its current and planned use of glyphosate-based herbicides on federal forestlands.

Their letter to Forest Service Chief Tom Schultz follows a yearlong Mother Jones investigation that raised serious questions about the use of glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup, on public and private forestlands, particularly in areas recovering from wildfire in California. The reporting detailed plans for large-scale spraying in national forests, including areas near trails, campgrounds, waterways, and communities, while also highlighting concerns about the scientific basis and oversight behind the agency’s continued use of the chemical.

“Given the recent scientific disputes, retracted studies, and litigation surrounding glyphosate due to serious ecological and health harms, we are deeply concerned by the alleged use of the herbicide and lack of information available regarding current and planned use,” Pingree and Huffman wrote.

In the letter, Pingree and Huffman request information on how frequently glyphosate is used on Forest Service land, what criteria determine when and where spraying occurs, which forests are treated, and how current acreage compares to five and ten years ago.

The lawmakers also ask whether the Forest Service has assessed glyphosate residues in soil, water, or wildlife in and around treated areas; evaluated potential human health harms; established a publicly accessible database of herbicide use; and coordinated with state, tribal, local, and water officials before application.

The letter further presses the agency on worker safety and exposure risks, including protections for Forest Service employees, firefighters, trail crews, contractors, and others who may enter treated areas. Pingree and Huffman also ask whether there have been reported worker illnesses, accidental exposures, or contamination complaints tied to glyphosate applications.

Finally, the lawmakers request details on whether the Forest Service has explored or piloted nonchemical or lower-toxicity alternatives to herbicide applications, what those findings showed, and what barriers may be limiting broader adoption.

The full letter is available here and is copied below. 

The Mother Jones investigation found that the Forest Service is moving forward with major glyphosate spraying projects in California, including in post-fire recovery areas. It also highlighted that the Forest Service continues to rely on a 2011 risk assessment that cited a now-retracted study on glyphosate safety, which the journal withdrew after determining the named authors were not solely responsible for the paper and that it relied entirely on Monsanto data. 

During a House Agriculture Committee hearing on Thursday, Pingree raised this issue with Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins.

The inquiry comes as the Trump Administration has moved to bolster domestic glyphosate production and as Bayer, which acquired Monsanto in 2018, continues to seek legal protections from lawsuits brought by people alleging glyphosate exposure caused serious illness. Pingree and Congressman Thomas Massie have introduced the No Immunity for Glyphosate Act, legislation to block federal funds from being used to implement President Trump’s executive order supporting glyphosate production and to affirm that glyphosate manufacturers are not immune from civil liability.

In April, Pingree successfully helped remove dangerous, industry-written language from the Farm Bill that would have pre-empted state rights to regulate pesticide usage or labeling and provide a liability shield for pesticide manufacturers.

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Dear Chief Schultz,

We are writing to request information regarding the U.S. Forest Service’s current and planned use of glyphosate-based herbicides on federal forestlands. Recent reporting has raised questions about the scale, frequency, and oversight of glyphosate application on Forest Service land, as well as the scientific basis for its continued use on forest land. Given the recent scientific disputes, retracted studies, and litigation surrounding glyphosate due to serious ecological and health harms, we are deeply concerned by the alleged use of the herbicide and lack of information available regarding current and planned use.

Please provide the following information:

1.     Current Usage:

• How frequently are glyphosate applications conducted on Forest Service land, and what criteria determine when and where spraying occurs?
  • Is glyphosate used after seedlings are manually seeded or replanted or as a substitute for manual reforestation?
  • In post-fire applications, is glyphosate usage limited to areas where natural regeneration is likely, such as in low or moderate burn severity regions?
  • In post-fire applications of glyphosate, has the Forest Service analyzed the erosion impacts of glyphosate use and the corresponding reduction in soil stability?
• In which forests is glyphosate used, and for what purpose?
• What is the current acreage treated annually with glyphosate on Forest Service lands, and how does that compare to five and ten years ago?

2.     Monitoring, Reporting, and Public Transparency

• Has the Forest Service conducted or commissioned assessments of glyphosate residues in soil, water, or wildlife in and surrounding treated areas?
• Has the Forest Service evaluated potential human health harms associated with the use of glyphosate?
• Does the Forest Service maintain a publicly accessible database of herbicide use, including quantities, locations, and application methods? If not, will the Forest Service establish such a database?
• What coordination occurs with state health and environmental departments, tribal governments, local governments, and water districts before glyphosate application?

 3.     Public Health and Environmental Risk Evaluation and Worker Safety

• What steps does the agency take to protect workers, campgrounds or other public facilities, nearby communities, and sensitive ecosystems during and after herbicide application?
• What protections are in place for Forest Service employees, firefighters, trail crews, and others who may need to enter treated areas?
• Have there been any reported worker illness incidents, accidental exposures, or contamination complaints associated with glyphosate applications?

4.     Consideration of Alternatives

• Has the Forest Service explored or piloted non-chemical or lower-toxicity alternatives to herbicide applications? If so, what were the findings, and what barriers—financial, operational, or regulatory—limit broader adoption of these alternatives?

Given the public’s deep interest in the stewardship of our federally forested land, clear information on these questions would help build trust and ensure that management decisions reflect the best available science.

Thank you for your attention to this inquiry. We look forward to better understanding how the Forest Service is evaluating glyphosate use and considering safer or more sustainable approaches to forest management. 

Sincerely,

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Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Greg Steube (FL-17)

June 09, 2026 | Press ReleasesWASHINGTON — U.S. Representative Greg Steube (R-Fla.) introduced a resolution expressing support for the State Department’s efforts to prevent the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) from embedding operatives within the Iranian National Football Delegation during the 2026 FIFA World Cup in the United States.
“The IRGC is a designated foreign terrorist organization responsible for supporting terrorism, targeting Americans, and destabilizing the Middle East,” said Rep. Greg Steube. “As the United States prepares to host the World Cup, we cannot allow the Iranian regime to exploit this event as an opportunity to place operatives on American soil.”
This resolution is co-sponsored by Reps. Mike Bost, Glenn Thompson, Sheri Biggs, Cory Mills, Pat Harrigan, Don Bacon, Randy Fine, Max Miller, and Eli Crane.
The resolution supports the Department of State’s efforts to prevent any member, associate, or affiliate of the IRGC from embedding within the Iranian National Football Delegation and supports limiting the delegation’s physical presence in the United States to the shortest period necessary to participate in scheduled World Cup matches.
Background: The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is designated by the United States as a Foreign Terrorist Organization and has a documented history of conducting intelligence operations, supporting terrorist proxies, and advancing the Iranian regime’s malign activities abroad.
Iran is scheduled to participate in the 2026 FIFA World Cup, which will be hosted in part by the United States. Matches are expected to be held in several American cities, including Miami, Atlanta, Boston, Dallas, Houston, Kansas City, Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco, and Seattle. Iran’s first scheduled match in the United States will take place in Los Angeles on June 15.
During testimony before Congress last week, Secretary Rubio stated that the Administration would not permit the IRGC to exploit the Iranian delegation as cover for non-athletic personnel, noting that the State Department would closely scrutinize any individuals attempting to enter the country under the delegation.
Read resolution text here.

Source: United States House of Representatives – Congresswoman Haley Stevens (MI-11)

WASHINGTON, D.C. – This Gun Violence Awareness Month, Michigan Congresswoman Haley Stevens is doubling down on her effort to keep illegal handguns out of the mail. After introducing the Keep Illegal Handguns Out of the Mail Act, Rep. Stevens led 75 of her colleagues in urging the U.S. Postal Service to reject the Trump administration’s dangerous proposal

For nearly a hundred years, federal law generally prohibited handguns from being shipped through USPS, with narrow exceptions for licensed dealers and government entities. Now, the Trump administration has proposed a new rule to get rid of these restrictions, allowing anyone with access to a mailbox to send and receive handguns. Rep. Stevens’ Keep Illegal Handguns Out of the Mail Act would keep USPS from finalizing, implementing, or enforcing the rule. It would also prevent any similar rule from being implemented and reinforce current protections around shipping guns.

Along with introducing the legislation, Rep. Stevens has gone directly to the source, relaying the dangers of the proposed bill to David Steiner, the U.S. Postmaster General. 

“Firearms remain the leading cause of death for Americans under the age of 18, and handguns are the type of firearm most often used to kill law enforcement officers,” said the letter.  “At a time when our communities face a continuing gun violence crisis, the federal government should be reinforcing proven safeguards, not dismantling them.”

This letter is the latest in a series of actions by Rep. Stevens to prioritize public safety and reduce gun violence in American cities and towns. 

Read the full letter here. 

 

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