WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 -- Rep. Yvette Clarke, D-New York, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY) led a bipartisan letter to Speaker Johnson and Democratic Leader Jeffries calling for her legislation to protect safety-net hospitals from Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) cuts, the Save our Safety-Net Hospitals Act (H.R. 9351), to be included in a year end spending package. "As Congress works to address outstanding issues before the end of the ca  more

FORT WAYNE, Indiana, Nov. 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Indiana issued the following news release: Alejandro Lagunas Penaloza, also known as Jose Alfredo Castro Reyes, 47 years old, of Michoacan, Mexico, was sentenced by United States District Court Chief Judge Holly A. Brady after pleading guilty to distributing 500 grams or more of cocaine, announced United States Attorney Clifford D. Johnson. Lagunas Penaloza was sentenced to 60 months in prison followed  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 -- The Federal Trade Commission issued the following news release: The Director of the Federal Trade Commission's Office of Policy Planning, Hannah Garden-Monheit, issued the following statement in response to the decision by Union Health to delay its proposed acquisition of Terre Haute Regional Hospital and withdraw its Certificate of Public Advantage ("COPA") application with the Indiana Department of Health: "This is good news for patients and healthcare workers in India  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 25 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) led a bipartisan, bicameral letter to U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai and U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack expressing concern about reports that the Colombian Government may consider a misguided investigation into U.S. corn subsidies. Such an investigation could lead to unjustified actions that would deliberately undermine American farmers' co  more