WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: ANNAPOLIS, MD U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen (Both D-Md.) joined Governor Wes Moore and Baltimore City Mayor Brandon Scott today commending the launch of double-stacked rail operations to and from the Helen Delich Bentley Port of Baltimore. Part of the Howard Street Tunnel Project, the significant milestone is critical to making Maryland more competitive, opening new opportunities for inte  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau issued the following public notice (WC Docket No. 24-499): * * * Re: Network Change Certification Received Verizon Pennsylvania LLC (Verizon), an incumbent local exchange carrier (LEC), has filed certification that public notice of network change(s) has been provided through its publicly accessible Internet site, as required by section 51.329(a)(2) of the rules of the Federal Communications Commission (  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: Langhorne, PA Today, Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-1) announced a major victory for the Bucks County community, securing $727,000 in Community Project Funding (CPF) for Bucks County Emergency Services to modernize and enhance critical technology services. This federal investment, part of the FY24 Consolidated Appropriations Act, was championed by Fitzpatrick as part of a broader effort to direc  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: Langhorne, PA Today, Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-1) announced a major victory for Bucks County small businesses, securing $500,000 in Community Project Funding (CPF) for the Bucks County Industrial Development Authority's Startup Bucks Fund. This federal investment, part of the FY23 Consolidated Appropriations Act, was championed by Fitzpatrick as part of a broader effort to direct federal re  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: Langhorne, PA Today, Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-1) announced a major victory for Bucks County, securing $900,000 in Community Project Funding (CPF) to support the Bucks County Department of Corrections Outmate Program. This federal investment, part of the FY23 Consolidated Appropriations Act, was championed by Fitzpatrick as part of a broader effort to direct federal resources to key project  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service has released the following public communication on Oct. 22, 2024, from the American Rental Association, Moline, Illinois, and 19 collaborators: * * * To: The Honorable Janet Yellen Secretary Department of the Treasury 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20220 Re: Notice 2024-05 - Section 45W credit for qualified commercial clean vehicles * * * Dear Secretary Yellen: We, the undersigned companies  more

BETHESDA, Maryland, Oct. 29 -- The National Institutes of Health's National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders issued the following news on Oct. 28, 2024: On Tuesday, December 3, in a hybrid lecture open to NIH staff, researchers, and the public, Meghan Lane-Fall, M.D., M.S.H.P., Executive Director of the Penn Implementation Science Center (PISCE) at the University of Pennsylvania, will deliver a talk titled "Making Sense of Dissemination and Implementation Research: Opport  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Oct. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news: Researchers at NETL and the University of California San Diego have completed a series of studies that found hydrogen -- a low-carbon fuel with tremendous potential to help the United States meet its climate change goals -- can be stored in the subsurface without significantly altering the layer of protective shale caprock, which seals the storage reservoir and p  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has released the following public communication dated Oct. 17, 2024, from Anthony J. Schoedel, manager of Advanced Reactors Licensing at Westinghouse Electric Co., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: * * * To: Secretary U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 ATTN: Rulemakings and Adjudications Staff Subject: Transmittal of Westinghouse Electric Company Comments on Proposed Rule, "Alternative Physical Security Requirements  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Rep. Summer Lee, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following statement on Oct. 27, 2024: * * * Today, Rep. Summer Lee (D-PA) released the following statement to honor the six-year mark since the horrific antisemitic attack at Pittsburgh's Tree of Life Synagogue, where eleven lives were tragically taken. "Today, we mark six years since the horrific antisemitic attack at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, where eleven beloved members of our community were taken from us in  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Oct. 29 -- Gov. Josh Shapiro, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on Oct. 28, 2024: * * * The company, which is investing at least $86 million to construct a new advanced switchgear factory and expand its existing power electronics business in the Pittsburgh region, will create 200 new jobs and retain 806 existing jobs PA's energy and manufacturing industries are a key element of the Shapiro Administration's 10-year Economic Development Strategy, which   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Geological Survey issued the following news release: The data collection will be conducted through the USGS Earth Mapping Resources Initiative (Earth MRI), a partnership between the USGS and state geological surveys that is revolutionizing our understanding of the nation's geology and domestic mineral resources, both in the ground and in mine waste. Since 2021, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) has advanced scientific inn  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- The U.S. Office of Trade Representative has released the following public communication dated Oct. 17, 2024, from U.S. Steel Corp. Here are excerpts: * * * To: Laura Buffo Chair of the Trade Policy Staff Committee Office of the U.S. Trade Representative 600 17th Street NW Washington, DC 20508 ForeignTradeBarriersReport@ustr.eop.gov (202) 395-3475 Re: Docket No. USTR-2024-0015: Request for Comments on Significant Foreign Trade Barriers for the 2025 National Trade  more