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• REPS LIEU AND JACKSON LEE INTRODUCE LEGISLATION TO PROTECT ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES FROM TR
  https://lieu.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/reps-lieu-and-jackson-lee-introduce-legislation-protect-endangered-and
  ... to the sustainability of our ecosystem and the beauty of wildlife as we know it," said Rep Jackson Lee.  "Many people remember the horrific story of Cecil the Lion from 2015 when this majestic creature was killed simply for a trophy. This highly controversial...
• OP-ED: Taking the Hill - A Freshman’s Perspective on Changing the Culture in Congress - U.S. Represe
  https://loudermilk.house.gov/op-ed-taking-the-hill-a-freshmans-perspective-on-changing-the-culture-in-congress/
  ... OP-ED: Taking the Hill – A Freshman’s Perspective on Changing the Culture in Congress April 2, 2015 Share OP-ED: Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-GA) | Chaotic would be a mild description of what the first few weeks were like for new members of Congress. As...
• Los Angeles Times: It was their safe space. Instead, there was heartbreak on the baseball field | Co
  https://lindasanchez.house.gov/media-center/in-the-news/los-angeles-times-it-was-their-safe-space-instead-there-was-heartbreak
  ... was played on recreational or school fields and continued to attract more fans to watch. In 2008, it moved from RFK Stadium to Nationals Park, home of the Washington Nationals, in southeast Washington. In 2015, President Obama made an appearance. As...
• National Journal: Can Democrats Take On The NFL? | Congresswoman Linda Sanchez
  https://lindasanchez.house.gov/media-center/in-the-news/national-journal-can-democrats-take-nfl
  ... over everything from its an­ti­trust status to the Wash­ing­ton Red­skins’ nick­name, a pet is­sue of Sen­ate Minor­ity Lead­er Harry Re­id. And the NFL has star­ted fight­ing back. The league’s polit­ic­al ac­tion committee donated $507,211 in 2015, on pace...
• Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman Introduces Resolution Recognizing September as "National Suicide Preventi
  https://watsoncoleman.house.gov/newsroom/press-releases/rep-bonnie-watson-coleman-introduces-resolution-recognizing-september-as-national-suicide-prevention-month
  .... Separately, the  2015 U.S. Transgender Survey  found 40 percent of respondents had attempted suicide at least once, nearly nine times the rate for the U.S. population at large.  "Too many people, too many lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer...
• Rep. Gonzales Joins Bipartisan Letter Urging President to Keep U.S. Crude Oil Exports Policy | Press
  https://gonzales.house.gov/2021/12/rep-gonzales-joins-bipartisan-letter-urging-president-keep-us-crude-oil
  ... production, increase prices for consumers, and risk the jobs of millions of hardworking Americans.” “For nearly 40 years, the U.S. had imposed a ban on exporting domestically produced crude oil. I voted to end this in 2015 and President Obama signed...
• Biography | About | U.S. Congresswoman Norma Torres of California's 35th District
  https://torres.house.gov/about/full-biography
  ... Angeles. A member of the AFSCME union, she graduated from the National Labor College with a BA in Labor Studies.  Prioritizing Bipartisanship Since 2015, Torres has been a beacon of bipartisanship on Capitol Hill. With a lifelong background in public...
• Budzinski, Brownley, McGarvey Introduce Bill to Codify Veterans Experience Office at VA
  https://budzinski.house.gov/posts/budzinski-brownley-mcgarvey-introduce-bill-to-codify-veterans-experience-office-at-va
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• Moulton’s Faster Care for Veterans Bill Signed into Law | Congressman Seth Moulton
  https://moulton.house.gov/news/press-releases/moultons-faster-care-veterans-bill-signed-law
  ... priority during this congress. In June 2015, Moulton introduced his first package of legislation: The VA Education Training and Sustainability (VETS) Act, four bills aimed at improving the talent pipeline at Veterans Affairs medical facilities across...
• Steelworkers mourn hundreds of Region mill workers who have died on the job | Representative Frank M
  https://mrvan.house.gov/media/in-the-news/steelworkers-mourn-hundreds-region-mill-workers-who-have-died-job
  ... Burns Harbor in 2015. "I had worked with Kenny for years," he said. "He died doing a job we did dozens of times every day. It was a tragic death that never had to occur. We work hard to establish procedures that will save lives." But deaths remain...