WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R45811) on Feb. 11, 2025, entitled "Hypersonic Weapons: Background and Issues for Congress:" (Continued from Part 1 of 2) * * * Infrastructure According to a study mandated by the FY2013 National Defense Authorization Act (P.L. 112239) and conducted by the Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA),/84 the United States had 48 critical hypersonic test facilities and mobile assets in 2014 needed for  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Rep. Betty McCollum, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Betty McCollum Statement on Renaming of Fort Liberty WASHINGTON, D.C. -- On Monday, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth signed a memorandum renaming Fort Liberty in North Carolina to Fort Bragg. In response to this announcement, Congresswoman Betty McCollum (MN-04), Ranking Member on the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, released the following statement: "Secretary Hegse  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Tom Emmer, R-Minnesota, issued the following news release on Feb. 12, 2025: * * * Emmer joins Minnesota Republican Delegation in Slamming Minneapolis Mayor Frey Over His Refusal to Cooperate with ICE Today, Congressman Tom Emmer joined the rest of the Minnesota Republican delegation in a letter to Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey condemning his decision not to cooperate with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on deportations of illegal immigrants. The letter re  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: * * * Erich Rohr selected Patrol Agent in Charge of Rangeley Station Rangeley, Maine Rangeley, MAINE \- The United States Border Patrol has selected Erich Rohr as the new Patrol Agent in Charge (PAIC) of Rangeley Station. PAIC Rohr began his career with the US Border Patrol in January 1997, as a member of Class 464. PAIC Rohr's first duty station was in McAllen,  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration has released the following public communication dated Jan. 13, 2025, from Cargill Inc., Wayzata, Minnesota: * * * To: Dockets Management Staff (HFA-305) Food and Drug Administration 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 1061 Rockville, MD 20852 Re: Docket No. FDA-2014-D-0055 for "Voluntary Sodium Reduction Goals: Target Mean and Upper Bound Concentrations for Sodium in Commercially Processed, Packaged, an  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration has released the following public communication dated Dec. 27, 2024, from Sourcewell: * * * TO: United States Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration FROM: Sourcewell RE: Reissuance of guidance for Third Party Contracting activities * * * The following is public commentary on the proposed U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration reissuance of guidance on T  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Rep. Brad Finstad, R-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Finstad Reintroduces Legislation Protecting Financial Resources for Rural America WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Brad Finstad (MN-01) reintroduced the Investing in Rural America Act with Representative Michelle Fischbach (MN-07) and the Farm Credit Administration Independent Authority Act with Representative Jimmy Panetta (CA-19), two pieces of legislation that would protect critical financial r  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service issued the following recall alert: * * * FSIS Issues Public Health Alert for Frozen Ready-To-Eat Meat and Poultry Pasties Due to Misbranding and Undeclared Allergen WASHINGTON, Feb. 12, 2025 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing a public health alert for frozen, fully cooked ready-to-eat (RTE) meat and poultry pasties due to misbranding and an un  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Klobuchar, Cornyn Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Crack Down on Online Exploitation of Private Images The Stopping HarmfulExploitation and Limiting Distribution (SHIELD) Act ensures that federal prosecutors have appropriate and effective tools to address serious privacy violations WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and John Cornyn (R-TX) introduced bipartisan legislation to tak  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: * * * Mexican citizen sentenced to 27 years in prison after targeting more than 60 young girls in online sextortion scheme, following HSI St. Paul, joint partner investigation ST. PAUL, Minn. - A Mexican citizen residing in Winona has been sentenced to 324 months in prison followed by 20 years of supervised release in an online sextortion scheme that victimi  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Feb. 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Minnesota issued the following news release: A Brainerd man has been sentenced to 120 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release for possession with intent to distribute tens of thousands of fentanyl pills, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Lisa D. Kirkpatrick. According to court documents, on August 1, 2023, law enforcement executed a search warrant at a storage unit in Brainerd that belonge  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Feb. 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Minnesota issued the following news release: A Mexican national has been sentenced to 300 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release in a drug trafficking conspiracy that distributed methamphetamine throughout Minnesota and the surrounding region, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Lisa D. Kirkpatrick. According to court documents, Charly Cruz-Jimenez, 40, was previously deported from the United   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minnesota, ranking member of the House Agriculture Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 12, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Angie Craig Announces Subcommittee Vice Ranking Members for 119th Congress Today, House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Angie Craig announced subcommittee vice ranking members for the committee. "Today, I am pleased to announce the vice ranking members of our subcommittees. I look forward to working with them to  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minnesota, ranking member of the House Agriculture Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 12, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Craig Responds to Republicans' $230 Billion SNAP Cut Targets Today, House Committee Ranking Member Angie Craig (D-MN-02) released the following statement in response to the House Republicans' budget resolution which appears to call for $230 billion in cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). "A b  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Michelle Fischbach, R-Minnesota, issued the following news release on Feb. 12, 2025: * * * Rep. Fischbach Introduces Investing In Rural America Act Today, Congresswoman Fischbach (MN-07) introduced the Investing in Rural America Act to provide critical capital resources to rural communities through improvements to the Community Facilities Loan and Grant Program. "Rural communities across the country are struggling to retain population, much less attract future gen  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, posted the following statement in the Congressional Record on Feb. 5, 2025: * * * Mr. President, I rise today to honor Jeff Hilborn, who is retiring after a long and distinguished career in radio broadcasting. For more than 30 years, anyone who has tuned in to a radio station in the Brainerd Lakes area has benefited from Jeff's behind-the-scenes work, even if they have never heard his voice. Jeff is proud of his North Dakota roots, but   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Pete Stauber, R-Minnesota, issued the following news release on Feb. 12, 2025: * * * Stauber Leads Minnesota Republican Delegation in Slamming Minneapolis Mayor Frey Over His Refusal to Cooperate with ICE This week, Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) led the Minnesota Republican delegation in sending a letter to Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey condemning his decision not to cooperate with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on deportations of illegal immigrants.   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Transportation Security Administration has released the following public communication dated Feb. 5, 2025, from CenterPoint Energy Inc., Houston, Texas: * * * To: Docket Management Facility (M-30) U.S. Department of Transportation 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE West Building Ground Floor Room W12-140 Washington, DC 20590-0001 RE: Comments of CenterPoint Energy, Inc. Enhancing Surface Cyber Risk Management, Docket No. TSA-2022-00  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Kelly Morrison, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release on Feb. 12, 2025: * * * U.S. Rep. Kelly Morrison Calls on Trump-Vance Administration to Restore Critical Information on Women's Health Research Today, U.S. Representative Kelly Morrison (MN-03) joined Representatives Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (FL-20), Judy Chu (CA-28), and Ayana Pressley (MA-07) in urging National Institutes of Health (NIH) Acting Director Matthew Memoli to restore the Office of Resear  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Rep. Betty McCollum, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Rep. McCollum: President Trump and Elon Musk Must Work Together with Congress to Conduct Oversight WASHINGTON, D.C. -- On Tuesday afternoon, President Trump and Elon Musk addressed members of the media during a live press conference in the Oval Office. In response, Congresswoman Betty McCollum released the following statement: "President Trump and Mr. Musk need to adhere to the laws and Co  more