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  • MIL-OSI USA: Tuberville Releases Statement Following Senate’s Passage of President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill

    US Senate News:

    Source: United States Senator for Alabama Tommy Tuberville
    WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) released the following statement following his “yes” vote on President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill.
    “The road to Making America Great Again runs through the One Big Beautiful Bill. President Trump campaigned on popular policies like No Tax on Tips, No Tax on Overtime, and No Tax on Social Security — and this bill turns those policies into law.
    We’re cutting taxes for everyone — doesn’t matter if you are rich or poor, urban or rural, a CEO or a lineworker. We’re supporting farmers who have been crushed by Joe Biden’s inflation. We’re finishing the wall, hiring more ICE officers, and closing dangerous loopholes that allowed 20 million criminals, murderers, terrorists, and gang members to invade this country under Joe Biden. This bill also includes a down payment on the Golden Dome, which will allow Alabama to continue leading the way in building cutting-edge technologies that keep Americans safe.
    I’m especially proud it includes my GOAL Act, which is the first time Congress will put a reasonable cap on graduate student loans. We are more than $37 trillion in debt, and we have to start standing up for American taxpayers. 
    This bill codifies every part of President Trump’s agenda that 77 million Americans wholeheartedly voted for. President Trump promised, and Senate Republicans delivered.”
    Senator Tommy Tuberville represents Alabama in the United States Senate and is a member of the Senate Armed Services, Agriculture, Veterans’ Affairs, HELP, and Aging Committees.

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  • MIL-OSI USA: Cornyn Joins Sunday Morning Futures on Devastating Floods in Kerr County & Across Central Texas

    US Senate News:

    Source: United States Senator for Texas John Cornyn
    AUSTIN – Today on Sunday Morning Futures, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) joined Jason Chaffetz to discuss this weekend’s devastating flooding in Texas and ongoing rescue efforts, warn Texans to be on alert for continued flooding across Central Texas, and convey Texans’ ongoing prayers for the rescue and recovery of those still missing. Excerpts of Sen. Cornyn’s remarks are below, and video can be found here.
    On the devastating flooding in Texas:
    “This was a 100-year flood event in an area that had been known to flood, but nothing like this.”
    “A terrible tragedy, but thanks to President Trump and Secretary Noem, the federal disaster relief has been provided at the request of Governor Abbott.” 
    “Governor Abbott has called today a Day of Prayer, and we are still saying our prayers here in Texas for those who are grieving and those who are still unaccounted for.”
    “Texans are tough, and they’re resilient.”
    “We are a family.”
     On the ongoing severe weather:
    “We’ve had an extended period of drought this summer, which is not unusual in the heat of the Texas summer, but of course, all this rain during a short period of time is causing flooding and unfortunately, there have been loss of lives in other parts of the state beyond Kerrville where the Camp Mystic was located.” 
    “People need to pay attention to the weather reports and the cautionary messages of local and state officials and to be safe, because the danger is not completely over.” 
    On Texas’ rescue efforts:
    “Governor Abbott said that we are going to be relentless in the rescue efforts, and still as I said, 27 young girls unaccounted for.”
    “We’re still hopeful and prayerful that they will be recovered.”

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  • MIL-OSI USA: In Kerrville, Cornyn Discusses the Devastating Flooding & Praises Texas’ Rescue Efforts

    US Senate News:

    Source: United States Senator for Texas John Cornyn
    KERRVILLE – After receiving a briefing from state, local, and federal officials, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) gave the following remarks at a press conference in Kerrville, Texas, with U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, Texas Governor Greg Abbott, U.S. Congressman Chip Roy (TX-21), Texas Division of Emergency Management Chief Nim Kidd, Kerr County Judge Rob Kelly, and Kerrville Mayor Joe Herring on yesterday’s devastating flooding and Texas’ ongoing rescue efforts. Video of his remarks can be found here starting at 40:37.
    “I remain incredibly impressed with Governor Abbott’s leadership and the incredible work that the Texas Department of Emergency Management under the leadership of Nim Kidd do.”
    “My thanks to President Trump and Secretary Noem for responding so quickly to Governor Abbott’s request for a federal disaster declaration.”
    “We are praying for those who have lost loved ones and are grieving. We are celebrating with those who have been reacquainted with and rejoined with their family members.”
    “Up in [the city of] West, Texas, after a terrible disaster, a county commissioner there said something to me that I think is appropriate at a time like this. He said, ‘Being from Texas is not just about where you’re from, it’s who your family is,’ and so when things like this happen, we come together as a family, as Texans, in a way that I’m very proud of.”
    “[Governor Abbott] and his team will be relentless in supporting all of the efforts at the local and the federal level until every last person is accounted for and those families are reunited with their loved ones.”

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  • MIL-OSI USA: ICYMI—Hagerty Joins The Big Weekend Show on Fox News to Discuss Budget Reconciliation, Trade Negotiations

    US Senate News:

    Source: United States Senator for Tennessee Bill Hagerty
    NASHVILLE, TN—Yesterday, United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Senate Appropriations, Banking, and Foreign Relations Committees and former U.S. Ambassador to Japan, joined The Big Weekend Show on Fox News to discuss the wins within the budget reconciliation package, along with President Donald Trump’s ongoing trade negotiations.

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    Partial Transcript
    Hagerty on the benefits of the budget reconciliation package: “Well, before I say anything, I just wanted to say my heart goes out to the people in Texas that are still looking for their loved ones. One of my good friends had two daughters at Camp Mystic. Thankfully, they’re safe and alive, but my heart goes out to everybody. Thank you for covering this. And with respect to the American public and their perspective on the bill, the Democrats and their partisan allies in the media have been attacking this bill nonstop, even though they had not seen the final product yet. It has been under attack for weeks, if not months. Finally, we’ve got a bill put together that I think is going to do great things for the American public. Now it’s our job to get out and message properly, but when you think about it, the American public overwhelmingly support the fact that we’re going to be rebuilding our military, our defense. We’re going to be rebuilding our energy independence and onshoring energy here in America, making us dominant. Again, if you think about it from the perspective of the working man and woman, they’re looking at about a $10,000 increase in take-home pay every year, thanks to the tax cuts that we impose. No tax on tips. The benefits that people are going to see at the working-class level are going to be enormous, and we’re going to stimulate more capital investments, which will, again, beget more economic growth and more job opportunities for people here in America. Cutting out waste, fraud, and abuse — everybody’s for that, as well. It’s interesting, the Democrats used to be for work requirements, until the Republicans actually implemented them.”
    Hagerty on James Carville’s claim that the budget reconciliation will hurt Republicans long-term: “From the same man that promised John Kerry would be president of the United States. Carville just keeps getting it wrong. And I think what we’re going to see is the exact opposite. Again, when people see the benefits of this bill, when they see their take-home pay rising, when they see the economy moving again at the pace it was when we initially did this back in 2017, we’re going to see American people enjoying winning again. Carville can’t take that. They’re going to continue to message down this path. The Democrats are disheveled; I can say that. But again, I think Carville is going to wind up with egg on his face yet again.”
    Hagerty on the programs that will benefit working class Americans: “The interesting thing is all of these programs are aimed at improving the life of American citizens. If you think about what the Democrats passed, the reconciliation that generated so much inflation that every American was crushed by lower real wages, they don’t seem to be apologizing for that. They missed the mark completely, subsidizing their pals in the green energy environment. But here we are actually doing things for American people that will help people in the middle-class and the working-class, and the Democrats are calling it peanuts. Again, it just shows how detached they are from reality. And that detachment has led, I think, to this complete disheveled that we’re seeing among the Democrats. And again, they just continue to promote these falsehoods. The media, of course, has been supporting them, but I think as the American public realizes the truth of this, we’re going to see a great year in 2026.”
    Hagerty on the tariff deadlines for other countries to make trade deals: “I’ve actually been alongside President Trump. When I was Ambassador to Japan, we negotiated two trade deals with Japan at a time that nobody thought they could get done. President Trump has proven himself as someone that understands this. He knows that America has been getting ripped off for years. It goes all the way back to World War II. We put in place very low tariff barriers. We did this to induce countries to trade with us, but we should have time limit on it. We should have put some sort of GDP-per-capita limit because now these countries have just taken advantage of America. It’s gone on for too long. It’s time for them to shape up. It’s time for them to step up. We’ve already seen [the United Kingdom]. We’ve seen Vietnam. We’ve already seen parts of what’s going on with China. I think we’re going to see a number of deals come through here in the very near future. And for those that get the letters that are coming out very soon, they’ve got until the 1st of August to step up. But I can tell you President Trump means business on this. And I think what we’ll see is a much better and more improved trade environment, much more fair for American companies, as a result.”

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  • MIL-OSI USA: Ahead of Flood Anniversaries, Welch Talks FEMA Reform in Barre and Montpelier 

    US Senate News:

    Source: United States Senator Peter Welch (D-Vermont)
    Welch held a Listening Session in Barre with flood-impacted Vermonters 
    BARRE, VT — Today, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) met with flood-impacted Vermonters and community leaders in Barre and Montpelier and discussed the need to pass legislation to reform the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Last week, Senator Welch visited Killington, Ludlow, and Weston; he will visit Hardwick, Lyndon, Barton, and Burke in the coming weeks. 
    Senator Welch recently unveiled the Disaster Assistance Improvement and Decentralization (AID) Act. He will file the new legislation this week, coinciding with the anniversary of the July 2023 and July 2024 floods. 
    “The dangers of climate change are real and urgent, as so many Vermonters experienced firsthand. Vermont was hit with catastrophic flooding in July of 2023 and again in July of 2024—and communities and states across America have been hit by devastating disasters, most recently the tragic floods in Texas and North Carolina. FEMA does lifesaving and critical work after a disaster, and it is important the agency is fully supported. But FEMA also needs commonsense reforms, which is something I heard in Barre, Montpelier, and across Vermont. I will keep fighting to strengthen FEMA for disaster-impacted communities across America,” said Senator Welch.  
    The Disaster AID Act will cut red tape and empower state and local governments, make the delivery of disaster aid more efficient and effective, provide assistance to small towns and communities impacted by natural disasters, and block the White House from withholding funding for disaster recovery.  
    Barre: Senator Welch started the day with a Listening Session at the Barre Social Club, where he was joined by Mayor Thom Lauzon and Michele Braun of the Friends of the Winooski River. Senator Welch spoke with flood-impacted Vermonters and community members about Barre’s recovery from July 2023 floods and the importance of reforming and protecting FEMA.  
    Photo Caption: Senator Welch speaks with Vermonters at his Listening Session in Barre. 
    In Barre, Senator Welch also celebrated the opening of the Vermont Innovation, Efficiency, Weatherization (VIEW) Center, a new weatherization training center funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of Energy, made possible by the Inflation Reduction Act. Senator Welch championed weatherization funding and helped pass the Inflation Reduction Act as a member of the House of Representatives. Vermont’s weatherization assistance program helps eligible Vermont households with energy audits, heating system check-ups, energy efficient lighting and appliance upgrades, and weatherization renovation services. 
    Photo Caption: Senator Welch celebrates the opening of the VIEW training center 
    Montpelier: Senator Welch met with community leaders, city officials, businesses, and the Montpelier Commission on Recovery and Resilience. Attendees discussed red tape in FEMA’s Public Assistance program, and ways we can improve long-term flood recovery for Montpelier and communities across Vermont.  
    Photo Caption: Senator Welch meets with the Montpelier Commission on Recovery and Resilience 
    Senator Welch has been outspoken in opposing any attempt by the Trump Administration to dismantle FEMA. Earlier this year, Senator Welch published a guest essay in The New York Times entitled: “Don’t Kill FEMA. Fix It.” In his op-ed, Senator Welch outlined why President Trump’s actions to undermine and potentially dissolve FEMA are misguided—but also committed to working with the President on good faith efforts to reform the agency’s long-term recovery process.    
    In December 2024, Senator Welch helped shape and pass a comprehensive disaster aid package, which delivered more than $100.4 billion of relief for states like Vermont recovering from climate disasters. The disaster aid package contained many of Senator Welch’s top priorities for the State: dedicated help for Vermont’s flood-impacted farmers, flexible spending through the Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Relief fund, money for FEMA’s Disaster Relief Fund, and support for businesses, among many other important provisions.   

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  • MIL-OSI USA: Rosen Condemns Trump Administration’s Cancelling of TPS Protections for Nicaraguans and Hondurans

    US Senate News:

    Source: United States Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV)
    WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) released a statement following new reporting on the Trump Administration’s decision to end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for tens of thousands of immigrants from Nicaragua and Honduras—putting them at risk of deportation and tearing families apart.
    “TPS recipients from Nicaragua and Honduras fled devastation more than 20 years ago, and they have since built their lives in the U.S. — raising children, working and contributing to our economy, and enriching our communities,” said Senator Rosen. “Ending protections for law-abiding TPS recipients without comprehensive immigration reform that gives them a pathway to citizenship is cruel and reckless. This unconscionable action shows the lengths Donald Trump will go to push his extreme anti-immigrant agenda and rip families apart. It’s more important than ever before that Congress passes the SECURE Act, so we can permanently protect TPS recipients and their families”
    Senator Rosen has been a strong advocate for protecting TPS recipients and fighting back against Trump’s attacks on immigrant communities. She recently helped introduce the SECURE Act to provide permanent protections and a pathway to citizenship for TPS recipients. After the Supreme Court allowed Trump to revoke TPS for Venezuelans, Senator Rosen condemned the decision for putting families back into harm’s way. She has also urged the executive branch to act, joining colleagues in 2021 in calling on the Biden administration to expand and utilize TPS to protect vulnerable populations facing unsafe conditions in their home countries. Senator Rosen continues working to ensure immigrant families in Nevada and across the country are treated with dignity, compassion, and fairness under the law.

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  • MIL-OSI USA: Politico Pro: Morning Tech: FIRST IN POLITICO: ANSWERS, PLS

    US Senate News:

    Source: United States Senator for Massachusetts – Elizabeth Warren
    July 01, 2025
    In an 11th-hour blitz of letters to top tech CEOs last night, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) is demanding they disclose how much their companies stand to benefit if a key tax break is restored as part of Trump’s megabill.
    Tech emerged as a massive winner from Trump’s 2017 tax cuts, and Warren warned it could walk away with a windfall again. She accused Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, Apple’s Tim Cook, Alphabet’s Sundar Pichai, Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg and even Tesla’s Elon Musk of extensive lobbying to restore a lucrative benefit that lets the industry write off R&D expenses right away.
    “You have spent millions cozying up to President Trump and Congressional Republicans, and they now appear ready to return the favor by handing you billions of dollars in tax breaks – with American families footing the bill,” she wrote.
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    Read the full story here.
    By:  Anthony AdragnaSource: Politico Pro

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  • MIL-OSI USA: ABC News: 175+ Democrats supporting NAACP suit against dismantling Department of Education

    US Senate News:

    Source: United States Senator for Massachusetts – Elizabeth Warren
    July 03, 2025
    More than 175 Democratic members of Congress are filing an amicus brief on Thursday opposing the Trump administration’s overhaul of the U.S. Department of Education.
    “The law couldn’t be clearer: the president does not have the authority to unilaterally abolish the Department of Education,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren wrote in a statement first obtained by ABC News, adding, “Donald Trump is not a king, and he cannot single-handedly cut off access to education for students across this country.”
    Warren and ranking committee members Jamie Raskin on Judiciary, Bobby Scott on Education, and Rosa DeLauro on Appropriations lead the 15-page legal document. They’re joined by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, more than 20 Senate Democrats, and more than 150 other members of the House Democratic caucus.
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    By:  Arthur Jones IISource: ABC News
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  • MIL-OSI USA: Politico: Senators slam Lloyd Austin over new consulting firm

    US Senate News:

    Source: United States Senator for Massachusetts – Elizabeth Warren
    July 01, 2025
    Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Rick Scott are blasting former Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin for starting a D.C. consulting firm after saying he would not become a lobbyist after leaving the government.
    “[T]his move is particularly disappointing because you made a clear promise during your nomination hearing to uphold the public trust,” the bipartisan duo said in a letter to Austin on Monday obtained by POLITICO.
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    Read the full story here.
    By:  Daniel LippmanSource: Politico

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  • MIL-OSI USA: ICYMI: Cassidy Warns of Looming Social Security Insolvency in WSJ

    US Senate News:

    Source: United States Senator for Louisiana Bill Cassidy
    WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) penned a letter to the editor in the Wall Street Journaloutlining his “Big Idea” to save Social Security from insolvency and calling on Congress to join him in addressing the threat before the program collapses. Cassidy’s letter follows the release of the Social Security Trustees’ annual report earlier this month which projects that Social Security will be depleted by 2033.
    “Doing nothing isn’t an answer, yet Congress has become paralyzed by a false choice between raising taxes and cutting benefits. There’s another path, which a group of bipartisan senators and I have outlined in what we call the ‘Big Idea,’ a practical update to how Social Security is financed. The reform can save the program not merely for today’s seniors but also for our children and grandchildren,” wrote Dr. Cassidy. 
    “Social Security is one of the most important programs in America. If we want to keep our promise to workers and retirees, Congress must act. The longer we wait, the harder the solution becomes and, as of now, every beneficiary will face a 23% benefit cut in eight years. That’s not a distant iceberg. We can see it from the ship’s deck. Turn the tiller now,” concluded Dr. Cassidy.
    Cassidy has championed his “Big Idea” to save, strengthen, and secure America’s retirement system. He played a pivotal role in getting the Social Security Fairness Act signed into law on January 5, 2025. Cassidy successfully demanded a vote on the Social Security Fairness Act. 
    Read Cassidy’s letter here or below. 
    How to Steer Clear of a Social Security Iceberg
    Your editorial “The Social Security Iceberg Gets Closer” (June 20) rightly warns of the urgent need to address Social Security’s looming insolvency. Doing nothing isn’t an answer, yet Congress has become paralyzed by a false choice between raising taxes and cutting benefits.
    There’s another path, which a group of bipartisan senators and I have outlined in what we call the “Big Idea,” a practical update to how Social Security is financed. The reform can save the program not merely for today’s seniors but also for our children and grandchildren.
    We propose creating a separate investment fund that would be managed independently and invested in the broader economy. Our sovereign-wealth-style investment fund would start with $1.5 trillion and grow for 75 years, with all returns reinvested.
    Based on historical performance, it would close about 70% of Social Security’s funding gap. The remaining third can be addressed with modest, phased-in changes without raising taxes or cutting benefits. Our “Big Idea” would protect current retirees, preserve benefits for future generations and ensure the program remains solvent for the next 75 years.
    Recipients, to be sure, wouldn’t see their benefits tied to market fluctuations. The fund bears the investment risk, not beneficiaries. We already know the concept works. Congress created the National Railroad Retirement Investment Trust in 2001 on nearly identical principles. It has stayed solvent and met every obligation. Most state, private, and international pension systems follow the same logic.
    Social Security is one of the most important programs in America. If we want to keep our promise to workers and retirees, Congress must act. The longer we wait, the harder the solution becomes and, as of now, every beneficiary will face a 23% benefit cut in eight years. That’s not a distant iceberg. We can see it from the ship’s deck. Turn the tiller now.

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  • MIL-OSI USA: Senators Coons, Reed release joint statement on cancellation of Ukrainian weapons shipments

    US Senate News:

    Source: United States Senator for Delaware Christopher Coons

    WASHINGTON – Ranking Senate Defense Appropriator Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Senate Armed Services Ranking Member Jack Reed (D-R.I.) released the following statement in response to reports that the Pentagon had cancelled already-promised weapons shipments to Ukraine:

    “The Pentagon’s reported cancellation of already-promised weapons shipments to Ukraine risks the lives of the brave Ukrainian men and women on the front lines of freedom, and rewards President Putin and his Russian forces. This assistance – including vital air defense interceptors and artillery munitions – was provided by Congress and designated to be delivered months ago. Ukraine continues to enjoy strong, bipartisan support across Congress, and we call on Secretary Hegseth to immediately restart the steady supply of these munitions.

    “This is the latest and most dramatic blow to our support for Ukraine. It comes at a perilous time, just after Russia conducted the biggest missile strike of the three-year war on civilian targets in densely populated Ukrainian cities, and on the heels of North Korea’s announcement that it would send tens of thousands more troops to aid in Russia’s brutal invasion.

    “Putin continues to be the foremost obstacle to peace. Unable to meet his goals on the battlefield, he has long hoped he could simply outlast the West. If Secretary Hegseth does not reverse this damaging step, we risk proving Putin right. President Zelenskyy has agreed to an unconditional ceasefire in Ukraine. In contrast, Putin has rejected this deal time and again.

    “Despite that stark reality, the administration has decided not to enforce our existing sanctions against Russia, declined to join our European allies in levying additional sanctions, and now, we are walking away from supplying Ukraine with American weapons they need to defend their sovereignty, and protect their hospitals, churches, schools, and apartments from relentless Russian attacks.  This is not theoretical for the Ukrainians. They are not preparing stocks for some potential future fight. Their fight is now, their people are in the crosshairs.

    “We agree with the president’s stated objective of bringing about a just and lasting peace in Ukraine. President Trump has a critical opportunity to actually achieve peace through strength: improve Ukraine’s leverage and force Putin to negotiate. The United States must stand with the people of Ukraine. The world is watching. Our adversaries are watching.”

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  • MIL-OSI USA: Chairman Crapo: One Big Beautiful Bill Delivers on America-First Policies

    US Senate News:

    Source: United States Senator for Idaho Mike Crapo

    Washington, D.C.–U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) issued the following statement after the President signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act into law:

    “Today, as we celebrate the creation of our extraordinary country and the independence on which it was formed, we have cause for additional celebration: the One Big Beautiful Bill Act being signed into law. 

    “This landmark legislation fulfills President Trump and Congress’s promises to the American people.  It makes permanent the successful 2017 Trump tax cuts and delivers additional tax relief to hardworking Idahoans while investing in our border, modernizing our military and restoring American energy dominance. 

    “It also takes significant steps to get our fiscal house in order, reducing federal spending by over $1.5 trillion and delivering over $400 billion in deficit reduction.  When taking the pro-growth economic effects of Trump’s agenda into account, which the Council of Economic Advisers estimates will increase federal revenues by more than $4 trillion, we are achieving nearly $4.5 trillion in deficit reduction.

    “This bill also improves and strengthens programs like Medicaid by targeting waste, fraud and abuse, ensuring it remains financially viable for those it was designed to help.  It also delivers significant new tax relief to low- and middle-class families and workers through policies like a boosted standard deduction, increased tax benefits for child care, no taxes on tips, no taxes on overtime and tax relief for seniors.  

    “These are the policies the American people voted for, and they will make our country safer, stronger and more prosperous.  On this and every Fourth of July, may God continue to bless America and our enduring exceptionalism.” 

    As Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, which has jurisdiction over federal tax and federal health care policy, Crapo is one of the chief architects of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.  For more information on the provisions within the Finance Committee’s jurisdiction, click HERE. 

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  • MIL-OSI USA: Crapo Applauds House Passage of President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill

    US Senate News:

    Source: United States Senator for Idaho Mike Crapo

    Washington, D.C.–U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) issued the following statement on House passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act: 

    “We worked closely with our House colleagues throughout this process to deliver on a shared goal of making our country stronger, safer and more prosperous.  With the passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, we are extending pro-growth tax policy, ensuring Americans can keep more of their hard-earned money, providing additional tax relief to those who need it most, and taking long-overdue action toward getting our fiscal house in order. 

    “This legislation achieves the most significant spending reductions in history.  According to nonpartisan scorekeepers, by targeting waste, fraud and abuse in our federal spending programs, it reduces federal spending by over $1.5 trillion and will reduce the deficit by more than $500 billion over ten years.  That is before taking into account the dynamic pro-growth elements of the bill, which the Council of Economic Advisers estimates will increase federal revenues by more than $4 trillion when combined with other elements of President Trump’s economic agenda.  That’s nearly $4.5 trillion in deficit reduction.

    “Despite false narratives about ‘tax cuts for billionaires and corporations,’ the reality is this legislation not only prevents massive across-the-board tax hikes, but also provides new tax relief that overwhelmingly benefits low- and middle-class families and workers.  Through policies like a standard deduction boost, tax benefits for child care affordability, and delivering on the President’s agenda on no taxes on tips, no taxes on overtime and tax relief for seniors, low- and middle-income Americans are the biggest winners under this bill.

    “Today is a good day for the American people, and I applaud my colleagues and thank them for their partnership in this historic effort that will restore economic prosperity and opportunity for all Americans.” 

    As Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, which has jurisdiction over tax policy, Crapo is one of the chief architects of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.  For more information on the provisions within the Finance Committee’s jurisdiction, click HERE. 

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  • MIL-OSI USA: PHOTOS: Capito Participates in Ribbon Cutting for Fayetteville Town Park’s New Bike Skills Area

    US Senate News:

    Source: United States Senator for West Virginia Shelley Moore Capito
    FAYETTEVILLE, W.Va. – Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) traveled to Fayetteville, W.Va. to participate in a ribbon cutting ceremony for the new Bike Skills Area, which is part of a larger development plan for outdoor recreation activities surrounding the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve. 
    “The New River Gorge National Park and Preserve is one of West Virginia’s crown jewels and a place I have been proud to support for many years. I commend the work of the New River Gorge Regional Development Authority, Fayette County leaders, and countless others for capitalizing on the national park designation, working hard to create unique outdoor recreation opportunities for all ages, and for their commitment to enhancing visitor experience. I look forward to continuing to champion New River Gorge for years to come,” Senator Capito said.
    Photos from today’s event are below:

    U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) attends a ribbon cutting ceremony for the new Bike Skills Area at Fayetteville Town Park in Fayetteville, W.Va. on Monday, July 7, 2025.

    U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) attends a ribbon cutting ceremony for the new Bike Skills Area at Fayetteville Town Park in Fayetteville, W.Va. on Monday, July 7, 2025.

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  • MIL-OSI USA: Boozman, Cotton Applaud Trump Administration Decision to Uphold 14(c) Program

    US Senate News:

    Source: United States Senator for Arkansas – John Boozman
    WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators John Boozman (R-AR) and Tom Cotton (R-AR) released the following statement after the Trump administration reversed former President Joe Biden’s attempt to overturn section 14(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act:
    “We applaud the Trump administration’s decision to reverse Joe Biden’s disastrous attempt to end 14(c). All people, regardless of their abilities, should have the opportunity for dignified work. The 14(c) program and organizations like MARVA and Abilities Unlimited provide many individuals with disabilities with a sense of accomplishment and community, and provide their families and caretakers with much needed support.”
    Background
    Boozman and Cotton opposed the Biden administration’s efforts to end the 14(c) certificate program, which provides those with difficulties in a traditional work environment the opportunity to engage in meaningful work. The lawmakers wrote to the Department of Labor and the Office of Management and Budget during the Biden administration expressing their support for the 14(c) program and maintained their belief that any attempt to change it would require congressional authorization. 
    The Biden administration submitted its rule in December despite the Arkansas senators’ warnings, but the Trump administration submitted a notice to withdraw the proposal and discontinue the rulemaking process, restoring states’ ability to participate in the 14(c) program.

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  • MIL-OSI USA: VIDEO: At Appropriations Committee Hearing on Proposed Funding Cuts, Senator Peters Underscores Importance of Local Public Broadcasting, Secures Commitment to Distribute Congressionally Approved Funding as Directed by Law

    US Senate News:

    Source: United States Senator for Michigan Gary Peters

    WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI) underscored the importance of local public broadcasting at an Appropriations Committee hearing with Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russ Vought. Peters’ questioning comes amid Republican efforts to cut critical funding for local television and radio stations that provide emergency alert services, educational content, local news and more to communities across Michigan. The proposed cuts would eliminate communities’ access to critical resources and safety information, particularly rural communities.  

    “Cuts to public broadcasting won’t just hurt communities’ access to local news and education, but as you heard, it’s going to cut critical funds for rural television and radio stations like WNMU in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, WKAR in Lansing, and more, that provide emergency alert services during disasters and public safety situations. They’re often the only folks that do that, particularly in rural America,” said Senator Peters. “Earlier this year, WCMU out of Mount Pleasant, Michigan saved lives when it stepped up to coordinate emergency information during a catastrophic ice storm in Michigan when commercial towers went down.”  

    Peters continued, “This is not a luxury, but it’s a fundamental public responsibility. Public broadcasters are the backbone of emergency alerting, but I’ve heard from Michigan broadcasters, especially those in rural areas, that they may not survive if these cuts go through. That could mean no emergency alerts for over 250,000 residents in the Upper Peninsula alone, not to mention the thousands more in Northern Michigan, Mid-Michigan, or the Thumb.” 

    In his response, Vought refused to answer Peters’ questions about how the Administration’s proposed cuts to local public TV and radio would threaten public safety. 

    During the hearing, Peters also underscored the need for OMB and the current Administration to distribute funding that Congress has passed into law on a bipartisan basis.  

    Peters said, “The Impoundment Control Act only permits the President to refuse to spend the funds proposed for rescission for up to 45 days. If Congress does not approve a rescission package, the President then must release the funds to be spent on these critical projects. Do you commit that, if Congress does not pass a rescission bill to cancel these funds, that the Administration will then release them so that they can be spent?”  

    In his response, Peters secured a commitment from Vought to release these funds as directed by law if Congress fails to pass this harmful proposal to cut funding for public broadcasting and other critical resources that serve Michigan communities. 

     

    To watch the full video of Senator Peters’ questioning, click here.  

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  • MIL-OSI USA: Senate Judiciary Democrats Investigate the Justice, Defense, And Homeland Security Departments About DOJ’s Defiance Of Court Orders After Whistleblower Disclosure

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    Source: United States Senator for Illinois Dick Durbin
    July 01, 2025
    The Department of Justice—under Principal Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove’s leadership, a Trump judicial nominee—allegedly misled the courts and evaded court orders to advance Trump’s illegal mass deportation scheme
    WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, led all Senate Judiciary Committee Democrats in further investigatingwhistleblower accusations made by Mr. Erez Reuveni, formerly the Acting Deputy Director for the Office of Immigration Litigation at the Department of Justice (DOJ), against Principal Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove and senior DOJ leadership.
    In a letter to Attorney General Bondi, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Noem, and Department of Defense (DOD) Secretary Hegseth, the Senators write: “We write concerning grave allegations that senior Department of Justice (DOJ) leadership misled the courts and evaded court orders. These credible accusations are included in the protected whistleblower disclosure of Erez Reuveni, former Acting Deputy Director for the DOJ Civil Division’s Office of Immigration Litigation (OIL). This disclosure, which was lawfully transmitted to the Senate Judiciary Committee under the Whistleblower Protection Act, describes multiple instances where senior DOJ officials advocated for ignoring court orders, delayed compliance with court orders, presented baseless legal arguments, misrepresented facts or made false statements in court, and directed Mr. Reuveni to misrepresent facts in court.”
    The Senators then cite multiple allegations raising alarm regarding Mr. Bove’s conduct, including suggestions that DOJ should consider telling a court “f— you” and ignore a court order and that DHS should violate an order, writing: “DOJ leadership provided instructions to agency clients to facilitate removals to El Salvador in violation of the existing injunction, and ‘report[ed] “down the chain” that the government was not going to answer the court’s questions about anything that happened before 7:26 p.m. on March 15, and so not to provide information about when the flights took off.’ Mr. Reuveni’s superiors indicated that Mr. Bove was unhappy with his efforts to prevent the violation of a court order by providing consistent instructions to agency clients, including DHS and DOD.”
    The Senators then cited concerning attempts at retaliation against the whistleblower, writing: “In addition to the legal and ethical concerns with DOJ’s attempts to mislead the courts and evade court orders, the disclosure details multiple instances where senior DOJ officials attempted to prevent Mr. Reuveni from creating records that could subject this misconduct to outside scrutiny. It also details apparent retaliation against Mr. Reuveni for following his professional ethical obligations as a member of the bar by placing him on administrative leave and ultimately terminating him.”
    The Senators concluded with requests for any communications or records concerning these events, as well as transcribed interviews with senior DOJ leadership, writing: “The gravity of these allegations and the preexisting public record that corroborates the disclosure necessitate an immediate investigation by the Senate Judiciary Committee. Additionally, given Mr. Bove’s prominent alleged role in this disclosure and the Committee’s current consideration of his nomination to a lifetime appointment as a judge on the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, we ask that you provide the following information and materials no later than July 14, 2025.”
    In addition to Durbin, the letter is signed by U.S. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Chris Coons (D-DE), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Alex Padilla (D-CA), Peter Welch (D-VT), and Adam Schiff (D-CA).
    For a PDF of the letter, click here.
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  • MIL-OSI USA: Durbin Statement Marking Three Years Since The Highland Park Shooting

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    Source: United States Senator for Illinois Dick Durbin
    July 04, 2025
    SPRINGFIELD – U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today released the following statement marking three years since the shooting in Highland Park, Illinois:
    “Today, we remember Katherine Goldstein, Irina and Kevin McCarthy, Stephen Straus, Jacquelyn Sundheim, Nicolas Toledo-Zaragoza, and Eduardo Uvaldo, who we lost in an unspeakable act of violence three years ago. I join the Highland Park community in continuing to grieve the loss of these seven lives.
    “As we remember this tragedy, I’m reminded of the bravery of those who responded to this crisis, as well as the heavy emotional toll this senseless act of violence inflicted on the Highland Park community. In honor of the lives impacted by the Highland Park shooting, I will continue to push the Senate to pass common sense gun safety reform.”
    Yesterday, Durbin, U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), and U.S. Representative Brad Schneider (D-IL-10) announced that they will once again introduce a resolution to honor the victims of the Highland Park shooting.
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  • MIL-OSI USA: Statement of Sens. Warner & Kaine on Partisan Megabill Being Signed into Law

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    Source: United States Senator for Commonwealth of Virginia Mark R Warner

    WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) issued the following statement as President Trump signs into law the GOP’s partisan budget megabill:

    “Donald Trump and congressional Republicans have made it clear that they are willing to sell out millions of Americans in order to give tax breaks to the ultra-wealthy. This legislation is cruel and reckless – tearing health care away from millions of Americans, slashing critical assistance programs, killing jobs, and exploding our debt. Virginians deserve better, especially on a day that is meant to be about celebrating the promise of America and freedom from tyranny.”

    Sens. Warner and Kaine introduced a series of amendments in an attempt to improve the legislation. Republicans blocked them.

    The senators have been sounding the alarm about the effects of the GOP plan on Virginia families, noting that the GOP plan will strip health insurance from about 323,000 Virginians, saddle families with medical debt, cut SNAP benefits for more than 204,000 Virginians, and devastate rural communities. The legislation will also explode the deficit, jeopardize more than 20,000 Virginia jobs, raise energy costs, give the richest 0.1% a $255,125 tax cut, and eliminate a program allowing Americans file federal taxes for free.

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  • MIL-OSI USA: Senator McConnell’s Bill to Protect American Farmlands Signed Into Law

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    Source: United States Senator for Kentucky Mitch McConnell
    WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) praised passage of his legislation, The Protecting American Farmlands Act, which reduces the tax burden on selling farmland, encouraging farmers to keep their land in agricultural production and curbing the loss of farmland across the country. Senator McConnell introduced the legislation in March and worked to secure it in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which was signed into law by President Trump on Independence Day. 
    The Kentucky Farm Bureau, a supporter of Senator McConnell’s legislation, recently launched the Kentucky Farmland Transition Initiative (KFTI), a coalition aimed at uncovering ways to help farmers transition acreage to future generations of farmers. KFTI found that farmers tend to hold onto their land to avoid paying capital gains taxes on their property. The Protecting American Farmlands Act would defer the capital gains tax over a 4-year period if they sell their land to a farmer who will keep it in agricultural production for a minimum of ten years.
    “The Protecting American Farmlands Act addresses the steady decline in available farmland by easing the tax burden on our hardworking producers. This is a huge win for Kentucky farmers and will help preserve our vital farmland for future generations,” said Senator McConnell. 
    “We are excited to see the inclusion of capital gains tax relief in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. This is a direct result of Senator Mitch McConnell’s efforts on the issue, which includes his legislation, the Protecting American Farmlands Act,” said Eddie Melton, President, Kentucky Farm Bureau Federation. “This is a crucial first step in providing America’s farmers capital gains relief while incentivizing keeping farmland in the hands of active farmers. This will provide farmers with another tool when looking to transition their land while also addressing the drastic loss of farmland across the country. Senator McConnell has long been a champion for Kentucky agriculture, and this legislation is a testament to his commitment to the American farmer and the future security of America’s food supply.” 
    According to the 2022 USDA Census of Agriculture:
    Over the past twenty years, Kentucky farmland acreage has declined from 13.8 million acres in 2002 to 12.4 million acres in 2022.
    In just the last five years, Kentucky lost 546,000 acres of farmland, an average of 290 acres lost per day. 
    In the last five years, the number of farmers in Kentucky has decreased 9%.
    The number of farms in Kentucky has decreased from 86,541 farms in 2002 to 69,425 farms in 2022.
    The average age of a Kentucky farmer is 57.1 years old, and approximately 1.3 million farmers nationwide are now at or beyond retirement age.  

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  • MIL-OSI USA: 07.03.2025 Sens. Cruz, Schatz to Rubio: Bring Home Americans Wrongfully Detained in Venezuela

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    Source: United States Senator for Texas Ted Cruz

    WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Brian Schatz (D-Hawai’i), members of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, led a group of 18 Senators in urging Secretary of State Marco Rubio to continue efforts to bring home wrongfully detained Americans in Venezuela.
    Cruz and Schatz were joined by Sens. Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), John Fetterman (D-Pa.), Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawai‘i), Chris Coons (D-Del.), Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.), Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.), Mark Warner (D-Va.), Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.).
    Below are highlights and excerpts from the letter: 
    Secretary Rubio,
    We commend the Department of State for securing the January 31, 2025 release of six Americans who had been wrongfully detained in Venezuela, as well as the May 20 release of one additional wrongful detainee. Their return is a positive and important step. We write to express our continuing support for your efforts to bring all Americans home from Venezuela.
    Today, at least eight Americans remain wrongfully detained in Venezuela, denied their freedom, separated from their loved ones, and unable to continue their lives. Their imprisonment is an ongoing injustice that necessitates immediate and decisive action by the U.S. government.
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    …
    We stand ready to work with you to ensure that every American wrongfully detained in Venezuela is returned home without further delay.
    Sincerely,
    Click here to read the full letter. 

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  • MIL-OSI USA: Warner & Kaine on Partisan Megabill Being Signed into Law

    US Senate News:

    Source: United States Senator for Virginia Tim Kaine

    WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) issued the following statement as President Trump signs into law the GOP’s partisan budget megabill:

    “Donald Trump and congressional Republicans have made it clear that they are willing to sell out millions of Americans in order to give tax breaks to the ultra-wealthy. This legislation is cruel and reckless – tearing health care away from millions of Americans, slashing critical assistance programs, killing jobs, and exploding our debt. Virginians deserve better, especially on a day that is meant to be about celebrating the promise of America and freedom from tyranny.”

    Warner and Kaine introduced a series of amendments in an attempt to improve the legislation. Republicans blocked them.

    The senators have been sounding the alarm about the effects of the GOP plan on Virginia families, noting that the GOP bill would strip health insurance from about 323,000 Virginians, saddle families with medical debt, cut SNAP benefits for more than 204,000 Virginians, and devastate rural communities. The bill would also explode the deficit, jeopardize more than 20,000 Virginia jobs, raise energy costs, give the richest 0.1% a $255,125 tax cut, and eliminate a program allowing Americans to file federal taxes for free. 

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  • MIL-OSI USA: President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill: A Win for Workers, Farmers, and America’s Future

    US Senate News:

    Source: US Whitehouse
    President Donald J. Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill — now the law of the land — is a sweeping legislative triumph that combines the largest tax cuts in history with landmark investments in America’s future and defense. From No Tax on Social Security for millions of seniors to permanent relief for small businesses and historic funding for national security, this bill unleashes economic prosperity and empowers every American while strengthening our nation’s defenses and boldly looking to the future.
    MustReadAlaska.com: Big Beautiful Icebreakers are Alaska wins, as Russia and China work together to gain foothold in Arctic
    “The One Big Beautiful Bill Act, signed by President Donald Trump on July 4, includes a historic investment in US Arctic security, totaling nearly $9 billion for icebreakers that may put America back in charge of the frozen frontier.
    The legislation delivers $4.3 billion for heavy Polar security cutters, $3.5 billion for medium Arctic security cutters, and an additional $816 million for lighter ice-capable vessels. It’s the largest Arctic maritime investment in US history, and it comes at a moment of escalating geopolitical stakes in the Far North.”
    WFTV (Orlando, Florida): Big Beautiful Bill Act prompts largest investment in U.S. Coast Guard Service’s history
    “The U.S. Coast Guard has received nearly $25 billion in funding from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, marking the largest investment in the Service’s history. This historic funding will strengthen the Coast Guard’s ability to combat drugs and improve maritime security by enabling the purchase of new vessels and aircraft, and upgrading infrastructure.”
    ABC15 (Phoenix, Arizona): Advocates for Arizona radiation exposure victims score big win in Congress
    “After decades of fighting, advocates for those who faced radiation exposure in Arizona and elsewhere are getting a big win through President Donald Trump’s One Big, Beautiful Bill.
    That push in Congress to carry on the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act, or RECA, is finding victory after more than 30 years.”
    National Federation of Independent Business: America’s Small Businesses Applaud President Trump, Congress for Stopping Massive Tax Hike on Main Street
    “Since 2017, the Small Business Tax Deduction has allowed small businesses to deduct up to 20% of their business income. Without immediate action by Congress, this essential tax deduction was set to expire at the end of the year, raising taxes on millions of small businesses. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act provides permanent tax relief, freeing America’s small businesses to invest in their businesses and employees. Along with making the Small Business Deduction permanent, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act includes additional wins for small businesses:
    Increases Section 179, Small Business Expensing Cap from $1.25 million to $2.5 million. This will allow small businesses to fully expense business equipment purchases in the first year.
    Makes the 2017 marginal rate cuts permanent. Without this provision, five out of seven marginal (individual) income tax rates will rise at the end of the year. Nine out of 10 small businesses are organized as pass-through businesses and pay regular income tax rates rather than the C-corporation rate.
    Increases and makes permanent the Small Business Estate Tax Exemption. The new exemption thresholds will be set at $15 million for individual filers and $30 million for joint filers.”
    National Hog Farmer: The National Pork Producers Council thanks President Trump for signing into law the “One Big, Beautiful Bill”
    “NPPC President Duane Stateler, a pork producer from McComb, Ohio, said, ‘The ‘One Big, Beautiful Bill’ is one of the most consequential pieces of legislation for American agriculture in years. It helps producers protect our herds by fending off foreign animal diseases, and it also cuts red tape, allowing us to more easily pass down our farms to the next generation.’ NPPC thanks President Trump for signing ‘One Big, Beautiful Bill’ into law and Chairmen Thompson and Boozman for listening to our input and shepherding this legislation through their respective chambers.”
    AgDaily: Farmers repeatedly praise this one piece of Trump’s budget bill
    “‘Thank you, President Trump.’ That sentiment has been repeated often by farmers during conversations and across social media in the days since the One Big Beautiful Bill Act passed through Congress and was signed into law. Farmers have specifically celebrated how the bill overhauls the ‘death tax’ — the taxes imposed by the federal and some state governments on someone’s estate upon death …
    This is particularly important for commodity and other traditionally large-scale agricultural producers. Unlike liquid assets such as stocks or bank accounts, a farm’s value is often tied up in land, equipment, and other hard assets. It’s not uncommon for a modest, family-run farm to be worth millions of dollars on paper, even if the family running it isn’t living a life of luxury. When those hard assets are included in an estate calculation, especially as the value of an acre increases, it doesn’t take long for farmland to hit the exemption threshold.
    ‘For farm families, estate taxes aren’t just an abstract policy debate — they’re a very real threat to generational farms and the livelihoods they support,’ said Amanda Zaluckyj, an AGDAILY columnist, lawyer, and part of a family farm in Michigan. ‘Land-rich but cash-poor families may be forced to sell land, equipment, or even the farm itself just to pay the estate tax bill. That’s not just a financial inconvenience — it’s a devastating blow to families who have spent generations building their operations with the intention of passing them on to their children and grandchildren.’”
    Retail Insight Network: Trump’s ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ wins praise from US retailers
    “With Congress approving President Trump’s sweeping “One Big Beautiful Bill” ahead of Independence Day, US retailers are voicing strong support for the legislation’s pro-growth measures, hailing it as a historic step for the economy.”
    Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent: President Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ will unleash parallel prosperity
    “We have seen American workers benefit from the president’s economic approach before. Under President Trump’s 2017 tax cuts, the net worth of the bottom 50% of households increased faster than the net worth of the top 10% of households. That will happen again under the One Big Beautiful Bill. The bill prevents a $4.5 trillion tax hike on the American people. This will allow the average worker to keep an additional $4,000 to $7,200 in annual real wages and allow the average family of four to keep an additional $7,600 to $10,900 in take-home pay. Add to this the president’s ambitious deregulation agenda, which could save the average family of four an additional $10,000. For millions of Americans, these savings are the difference between being able to make a mortgage payment, buy a car, or send a child to college.
    The president is delivering on his promise to seniors as well. The bill provides an additional $6,000 deduction for seniors, which will mean that 88% of seniors receiving Social Security income will pay no tax on their Social Security benefits.
    The One Big Beautiful Bill also codifies no tax on tips and no tax on overtime pay—both policies designed to provide financial relief to America’s working class. These tax breaks will ensure Main Street workers keep more of their hard-earned income. And they will bolster productivity by rewarding Americans who work extra hours … These productivity-enhancing measures dovetail with the second booster in the blue-collar boom: providing 100% expensing for new factories and existing factories that expand operations, plus car loan interest deductibility to support Made-in-America.”
    Rep. Riley Moore: One Big Beautiful Bill Delivers for West Virginia
    “President Trump’s signature legislation is a huge win for the American people that puts our nation on the path to a new Golden Age. I’m proud to have voted in favor of this legislation that puts America First.
    The One Big Beautiful Bill gives the Trump Administration the tools it needs to reclaim our national sovereignty and ramp up mass deportations. It delivers the largest tax cut for working and middle-class families in American history. It also unleashes American energy, which is critical to powering our economy, reindustrializing the heartland, and winning the global AI arms race.”
    Rep. Randy Feenstra: Making President Trump’s ‘One, Big, Beautiful Bill’ the law of the land
    “This pro-family, pro-worker, pro-growth economic package is the culmination of President Trump’s campaign promises and conservative economic principles, which will dramatically grow our economy, cut deficits, and create jobs. It is the largest tax cut in American history for families, farmers, workers, and small businesses, ensuring that Iowans keep more of their hard-earned money – not the federal government.
    The provisions of the ‘One, Big, Beautiful Bill’ will be jet fuel for our economy. Estimates by the Council of Economic Advisers suggest that our GDP could grow by as much as 5.2% in the short run and 3.5% in the long run while investment in our country could see a 14.5% boost with more than four million jobs created in the long term. These figures underscore the positive effects of tax cuts, sensible deregulation, and certainty for businesses and manufacturers.”

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  • MIL-OSI USA: CNN: Pressure builds on Kennedy’s vaccine panel ahead of first meeting

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    Source: United States Senator for Massachusetts – Elizabeth Warren

    June 24, 2025

    Ahead of the first meeting of newly appointed vaccine advisers to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, lawmakers are sharing fresh concerns about the panel’s membership and last-minute actions that could see Covid-19 and influenza vaccines thrown into question.

    Sen. Elizabeth Warren, a Massachusetts Democrat, sent a letter Tuesday to US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., exclusively obtained by CNN, about the agency’s abrupt dismissal of all 17 members of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices and the appointment of eight new members two days later.

    Her letter came hours after Sen. Bill Cassidy, the top Republican on the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, called for officials to postpone the vaccine meeting amid concerns it could further erode Americans’ confidence in vaccine safety.

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    By:  Sarah Owermohle, Meg Tirrell
    Source: CNN

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  • MIL-OSI USA: Financial Times: Elizabeth Warren demands information on PE firms’ lobbying efforts for tax breaks

    US Senate News:

    Source: United States Senator for Massachusetts – Elizabeth Warren

    June 25, 2025

    US Senator Elizabeth Warren has demanded that some of the country’s biggest private investment groups give up information about their lobbying efforts to secure tax breaks in Donald Trump’s spending bill, as debate intensifies about the landmark legislation’s winners and losers.

    The senator from Massachusetts, one of the leaders of the Democrats’ liberal wing, called on Blackstone, KKR, Apollo Global Management, Bain Capital and Thoma Bravo to provide details on any lobbying and political contributions intended to maintain “special-interest tax loopholes.”

    “It is deeply troubling that private equity firms are subsidised through the tax code to juice their profits, exacerbating the industry’s disastrous, rippling effects across multiple industries,” she wrote on Tuesday, giving the five firms until July 2 to respond.

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    By:  Eric Platt, Antoine Gara
    Source: Financial Times

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  • MIL-OSI USA: Shaheen, Hassan, Pappas Deliver Remarks and Congratulate New Citizens from Over 40 Different Countries at U.S. Naturalization Ceremony

    US Senate News:

    Source: United States Senator for New Hampshire Jeanne Shaheen
    (Portsmouth, NH) – Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and U.S. Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) attended and delivered remarks congratulating new citizens from over 40 different countries at a U.S. Naturalization ceremony at the Strawbery Banke Museum. Photos from today’s event can be found here.
    “At every point in our history, America has been shaped by immigrants from every corner of the world and every sector of society,” said Senator Shaheen. “I was honored to be a part of today’s naturalization ceremony in Portsmouth, and I congratulate each and every new citizen on this momentous event in their lives.”
    “It was a privilege to join today’s naturalization ceremony at Strawbery Banke and to welcome and celebrate America’s newest citizens,” said Senator Hassan. “Ceremonies like the one held today are an opportunity for American citizens, new and old, to recommit ourselves to supporting and defending the ideals of freedom, self-government, and the rule of law as embodied by our Constitution.”
    “At today’s naturalization ceremony we welcomed our newest American citizens and reflected on the profound impact that immigrants have on New Hampshire and in our country. Immigrants come to work hard and seek freedom, opportunity, and security, and immigration renews the spirit of our nation,” said Congressman Pappas. “I was honored to join these patriotic Americans and congratulate them on taking the oath of citizenship.”

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  • MIL-OSI USA: 07.06.2025 Sens. Cruz, Cornyn Praise Pres. Trump’s Swift Approval of Major Disaster Declaration for Kerr County

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    Source: United States Senator for Texas Ted Cruz
    WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and John Cornyn (R-Texas) thanked President Donald Trump for his formal approval of Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s request for a federal emergency disaster declaration due to devastating flooding in Kerrville and surrounding areas.
    Sen. Cruz said, “The flooding we are seeing in Central Texas is absolutely devastating. Heidi and I send our heartfelt condolences to all those who have been directly impacted by this natural disaster. We thank President Trump for quickly approving Governor Abbott’s disaster declaration, and Secretary Noem for being on the ground and sending additional personnel to support Texans.
    We urge everyone to heed the warnings from local officials and stay out of harm’s way. We are immensely grateful to the first responders—both in Texas and from across the country—who are risking their own safety to rescue those in need. As Texans, we must remain united in spirit and grit, and support our neighbors as we always do best.”
    Sen. Cornyn said, “The Kerrville community has endured unimaginable devastation, and I thank President Trump for swiftly approving this disaster declaration to ensure every available resource is being utilized in rescue and recovery efforts. Being a Texan doesn’t just describe where you’re from, it describes who your family is, and even in the darkest times, Texans come together to serve one another in a powerful way. As a lifelong Texan and a father of two, my heart breaks for the families who have lost loved ones in this tragedy, and I encourage all Texans and Americans to pray for our state and for the safe return of those who are still missing.”
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    Sens. Cruz and Cornyn sent a letter earlier today to Pres. Trump urging the administration to continue surging all available federal resources to Kerr County to assist with ongoing rescue and recovery efforts.
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  • MIL-OSI USA: Cornyn, Cruz Praise Pres. Trump’s Swift Approval of Major Disaster Declaration for Kerr County

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    Source: United States Senator for Texas John Cornyn
    Approval Comes After Cornyn-Led Letter to POTUS Urging More Federal Resources
    U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Ted Cruz (R-TX) today thanked President Donald Trump for his formal approval of Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s request for a federal emergency disaster declaration due to devastating flooding in Kerrville and surrounding areas:
    “The Kerrville community has endured unimaginable devastation, and I thank President Trump for swiftly approving this disaster declaration to ensure every available resource is being utilized in rescue and recovery efforts,” said Sen. Cornyn. “Being a Texan doesn’t just describe where you’re from, it describes who your family is, and even in the darkest times, Texans come together to serve one another in a powerful way. As a lifelong Texan and a father of two, my heart breaks for the families who have lost loved ones in this tragedy, and I encourage all Texans and Americans to pray for our state and for the safe return of those who are still missing.”
    “The flooding we are seeing in Central Texas is absolutely devastating,” said Sen. Cruz. “Heidi and I send our heartfelt condolences to all those who have been directly impacted by this natural disaster. We thank President Trump for quickly approving Governor Abbott’s disaster declaration, and Secretary Noem for being on the ground and sending additional personnel to support Texans. We urge everyone to heed the warnings from local officials and stay out of harm’s way. We are immensely grateful to the first responders—both in Texas and from across the country—who are risking their own safety to rescue those in need. As Texans, we must remain united in spirit and grit, and support our neighbors as we always do best.”
    Sens. Cornyn and Cruz sent a letter earlier today to Pres. Trump urging the administration to continue surging all available federal resources to Kerr County to assist with ongoing rescue and recovery efforts. Read the full letter here.

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  • MIL-OSI USA: Hickenlooper: “The American People Will Have the Final Word”

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    Source: United States Senator John Hickenlooper – Colorado


    Statement comes as President Trump signs his budget bill into law

    WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper released the following statement as President Trump signs his disastrous budget bill into law.

    “With one signature, 40 million people are now at risk of losing the SNAP benefits that keep children from going hungry. And 17 million Americans will lose their health care. 241,000 of them live in Colorado.

    “With the rise of AI, American-made energy will be insufficient, more expensive, and less dependable.

    “Every single American will now be spending more of their hard-earned dollars to pay for tax breaks for the wealthiest among us.

    “This is when the rubber hits the road. Republicans can’t escape the damage this bill will do. We won’t stop fighting to reverse this cruel law.

    “And trust us, the American people will have the final word.” 

    The Republicans’ reconciliation bill includes a $3 trillion tax cut for the wealthiest Americans. It pays for those tax cuts by taking healthcare away from 17 million Americans, forcing rural hospitals in Colorado to close their doors, gutting clean energy investments, and ballooning our national debt by trillions of dollars.

    On Tuesday, Hickenlooper voted NO on the Senate budget resolution after Republicans voted down critical Democratic-led amendments to prevent cuts to Medicaid, SNAP, and Inflation Reduction Act clean energy funding. 

    On Wednesday, Hickenlooper held a statewide press conference with Colorado Governor Jared Polis, and U.S. Representatives Diana DeGette, Joe Neguse, Jason Crow, and Brittany Pettersen to call on House Republicans to reject the extreme legislation and highlight the harm it will cause Colorado. 

    The House passed the budget bill on Thursday, and now the bill is signed into law.

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  • MIL-OSI USA: News 07/4/2025 VIDEO: Blackburn Wishes Tennesseans a Happy Fourth of July

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    Source: United States Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn)
    NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Today, U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) released the following statement and video wishing Tennesseans and Americans across the country a happy Independence Day:

    “This Fourth of July, we as Tennesseans and as Americans have so much to be grateful for and to celebrate: a secure border, a growing economy, and the greatest Armed Forces in the history of the world,” said Senator Blackburn. “Today, we celebrate the birth of our great nation and honor those who have risked and given their lives for our freedoms. We are truly blessed to live in the greatest country on earth. From my family to yours, Happy Independence Day.”

    Click here to download Senator Blackburn’s Fourth of July video.

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