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• After the East Palestine disaster, Congress needs to pass the Derail Act | Congressman Ro Khanna
  https://khanna.house.gov/media/editorials/after-east-palestine-disaster-congress-needs-pass-derail-act
  ... Southern derailment. The other has spent six years visiting factory towns, rural communities and working on policies to bring manufacturing and technology jobs to communities decimated by globalization. Residents are scared about their health...
• Op-Ed: Bridging the partisan divide: Bringing Silicon Valley to ‘Silicon Holler’ | Congressman Ro Kh
  https://khanna.house.gov/media/in-the-news/bridging-partisan-divide-bringing-silicon-valley-silicon-holler
  ... miners, steel workers, and automobile factory employees built the foundation of the modern American economy. Our nation owes them a lot. Unfortunately, the rapid pace of automation and globalization has led to a decline in traditional U.S. manufacturing...
• Aurora Marks 4th Anniversary of Henry Pratt Shooting With Somber Memorial Service | Congressman Bill
  https://foster.house.gov/media/in-the-news/aurora-marks-4th-anniversary-henry-pratt-shooting-somber-memorial-service
  ... Lewis. "So, here we are four years later, still surrounded by all this pain." "I miss them all immensely. I also miss the fellowship of the entire Henry Pratt family," she said of the now-shuttered factory."I’ll never forget Russ. I’ll never forget...
• Rep. Sykes Introduces National Tire Week Legislation with Congressional Tire Caucus Co-Chair Rep. Ri
  https://sykes.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-sykes-introduces-national-tire-week-legislation-congressional-tire-caucus
  ... our communities. The impact of the tire industry extends far beyond the factory walls, as it fuels a network of suppliers, distributors, and service providers, stimulating local businesses and driving economic prosperity. Well-maintained tires not only enhance...
• Seniors | Representative Mike Thompson
  https://mikethompson.house.gov/issues/seniors
  ... to an Event Office Locations Home Issues Seniors Image My grandmother worked her entire adult life to provide for her family. She owned and operated a small business with my grandfather, sewed gloves at the Napa glove factory and labeled wine bottles...
• Hayes Introduces Legislation to Improve Conservation Financial Assistance for Small Farmers | Press
  https://hayes.house.gov/2023/8/hayes-introduces-legislation-to-improve-conservation-financial-assistance-for-small-farmers
  ... Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Mike Lee (R-UT). “EQIP funding should support independent farmers employing meaningful conservation practices, not prop up the cruel and unsustainable practices used on factory farms, like manure lagoons and mortality sheds,” said...
• Twitter’s Duty to Protect Free Speech | Congressman Ro Khanna
  https://khanna.house.gov/media/editorials/twitter-s-duty-protect-free-speech
  .... It's why I engage perspectives different from mine, why I visit factory towns, rural areas and Republican-dominated congressional districts. Imagine if Democratic lawmakers were required to have town halls in deep red areas and Republicans in deep blue ones...
• Austin American-Statesman: EV industry supplier could get a $362 million loan to help build its Geor
  https://doggett.house.gov/media/in-the-news/austin-american-statesman-ev-industry-supplier-could-get-362-million-loan-help
  ... up of the new factory without taking a significant portion of the company's existing cash. The new facility's size will not change, and the company still plans to scale up additional manufacturing lines in step with demand. In a statement, Coakley said the loan...
• Rep. Lee Condemns Layoffs at CDC NIOSH Facility in Pleasant Hills, Demands Restoration of Worker Saf
  https://summerlee.house.gov/posts/rep-lee-condemns-layoffs-at-cdc-niosh-facility-in-pleasant-hills-demands-restoration-of-worker-safety-funding
  ... more than a human life. Worker safety must never be an afterthought. It has to be the first priority. The research done at NIOSH doesn’t just live in a lab — it’s what ensures that the nurse caring for patients, the steelworker on the line, or the factory worker...
• Kiggans Cracks Down on Drone Surveillance of U.S. Defense Sites
  https://kiggans.house.gov/posts/kiggans-cracks-down-on-drone-surveillance-of-u-s-defense-sites
  ..., fort, battery, torpedo station, dockyard, canal, railroad, arsenal, camp, factory, mine, telegraph, telephone, wireless, or signal station, building, office, research laboratory or station or other place connected with the national defense owned...