WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, chairwoman of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release on May 8, 2023: U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, said today that the Committee will vote Wednesday, May 10, on bipartisan railway safety legislation. The Railway Safety Act of 2023 builds upon legislation introduced by Ohio and Pennsylvania Sens. Sherrod Brow  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01), along with Congressmen Steve Cohen (TN-09) and Vern Buchanan (FL-16) and Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (IL-09) introduced the Prevent All Soring Tactics (PAST) Act to ban the harmful practice of "soring" horses. The legislation is endorsed by the Humane Society Legislative Fund. "Horse soring is a vile and inhumane practice that must be prohibited," said Congres  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Rep. Guy Reschenthaler, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on May 8, 2023: Chief Deputy Whip Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA) and Representative Dina Titus (D-NV), co-chairs of the Congressional Gaming Caucus, introduced the Shifting Limits on Thresholds (SLOT) Act, bipartisan legislation that would raise the outdated tax threshold for slot winnings from $1,200 to $5,000. "The 1977 slot jackpot reporting threshold hurts both Pennsylvania's gaming industry and its pa  more