WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * 86 Representatives Press Trump Administration To Prevent And Reverse Executive Actions Hampering Aviation Safety In Wake Of Fatal Air Collision Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA), who represents a Northern Virginia congressional district that includes National Airport, today led 85 other U.S. Representatives in pressuring the Trump Administration to prevent and reverse executive actions that hamper efforts t  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Feb. 13 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 12, 2025, entitled "Consumer Price Index, Northeast region - January 2025": * * * Regional prices were up 0.8 percent in January, up 3.7 percent over the year * * * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Northeast region increased 0.8 percent in January, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statis  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Feb. 13 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 12, 2025, entitled "Consumer Price Index, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria area - January 2025": * * * Area prices were up 0.5 percent over the two months, up 2.7 percent over the year * * * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for Washington-Arlington-Alexandria was up 0.5 percent for the t  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * BREAKING: House Leadership Taps Fitzpatrick To Chair CIA Subcommittee Washington, DC \- U.S. House Leadership has tapped Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-1) to serve as Chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence's (HPSCI) Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Subcommittee, an elite and highly sought-after leadership post charged with overseeing all operations of the Centr  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Rep. Rob Bresnahan, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on Feb. 13, 2025: * * * Bresnahan Introduces Legislation to Simplify Veterans Claims WASHINGTON, DC: Today, U.S. Representative Rob Bresnahan, Jr. (PA-08) introduced his first piece of legislation as a Member of Congress. The bipartisan Simplifying Forms for Veterans Claims Act, would simplify forms required by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for veterans and survivors. Rep. Bresnahan int  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 (TNSFR) -- The Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee (COAC) will host a public event in Atlanta, Georgia, providing industry representatives and stakeholders an opportunity to engage with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials on key trade and customs issues. The forum will feature discussions on enforcement, modernization, and secure trade lanes, with updates from multiple subcommittees tackling issues such as antidumping duties, intellectual propert  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Mike Kelly, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Chairmen Kelly, Neal relaunch Congressional Friends of Ireland Caucus in 119th Congress WASHINGTON, D.C. \-- Today, Chairmen of the Congressional Friends of Ireland Caucus Reps. Mike Kelly (R-PA) and Richard Neal (D-MA) formally announced the relaunch of the Congressional Friends of Ireland Caucus in the 119th Congress. This bipartisan caucus leads diplomatic relations between the U.S. House of Re  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Rep. Ryan Mackenzie, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on Feb. 13, 2025: * * * Congressman Mackenzie Denounces Northampton County Executive's Decision to Not Fully Cooperate with ICE (WASHINGTON, D.C.) Last night, U.S. Congressman Ryan Mackenzie, representing the Greater Lehigh Valley in Pennsylvania's 7th Congressional District, took to the House floor to denounce Northampton County's policy of not fully cooperating with ICE that was put into place by t  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Rep. Dan Meuser, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on Feb. 13, 2025: * * * Congressman Meuser Speaks in Favor of the Agent Raul Gonzalez Officer Safety Act WASHINGTON D.C.- Today, Congressman Dan Meuser (PA-09) delivered remarks on the House Floor in favor of the Agent Raul Gonzalez Officer Safety Act. Congressman Meuser said, "The American people will not tolerate lawlessness or policies that prioritize criminals over citizens. This legislation sends a  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Mike Haridopolos, R-Florida, issued the following news release on Feb. 11, 2025: On Monday, Congressman Mike Haridopolos (FL-08) spoke on the House floor in support of two bills from the Financial Services Committee, H.R. 692, the China Exchange Rate Transparency Act, and H.R. 736, the Protect Small Businesses from Excessive Paperwork Act. He then voted in favor of both measures, which both passed the House of Representatives with bipartisan support. "China's opaque  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Madeleine Dean, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on Feb. 11, 2025: * * * Congresswoman Dean Celebrates Marc Fogel's Release After Wrongful Detainment in Russia Congresswoman Madeleine Dean (PA-04) released the following statement on the news of Marc Fogel's release. Fogel, Pennsylvanian and an educator, was serving a 14-year sentence for possession of medical marijuana used to treat a severe back injury. "Marc Fogel is coming home. After more tha  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for Feb. 12, 2025 NAVY AEG Group Inc.,* Grayslake, Illinois, is awarded a $49,742,406 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. This contract procures Motorola ultra-high frequency, very high frequency, and multi-band radios and accessories for the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) Webster Outlying Field Special Communications Mission Solutions Divisio  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for Feb. 12, 2025 NAVY AEG Group Inc.,* Grayslake, Illinois, is awarded a $49,742,406 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. This contract procures Motorola ultra-high frequency, very high frequency, and multi-band radios and accessories for the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) Webster Outlying Field Special Communications Mission Solutions Divisio  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for Feb. 13, 2025 DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY DGCI Corp., McLean, Virginia, has been awarded a maximum $397,716,480 firm-fixed-price contract for contractor-owned, contractor-operated fuel storage services for receiving, storing, protecting and shipping various government-owned fuel at Defense Fuel Support Point Services, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. This was a competitive acquisition with two r  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo Backs Bicameral Legislation to Support Family-Run Timber Industry Washington, D.C.-- U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) joined Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Angus King (I-Maine) and U.S. Representatives Glenn "GT" Thompson (R-Pennsylvania) and Jared Golden (D-Maine) to reintroduce the Future Logging Careers Act to support America's family-run timber industry. "Family businesses are the way of l  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo, Daines, Thune, Barrasso Lead Finance Committee Republicans in Vowing to Oppose Any Short-Term Tax Package "The expiring provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act must be permanent and not sunset" Washington, D.C--U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Finance Committee members Steve Daines (R-Montana), Majority Leader John Thune (R-  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has released the following public communication dated Feb. 3, 2025, from the National Agricultural Aviation Association, Alexandria, Virginia: * * * To: Dockets Operations U.S. Department of Transportation 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE, West Building, Ground Floor Washington, DC 20590 Re: Docket Number FMCSA-2024-0121 * * * To Whom It May Concern: The National Agricultural Aviation Asso  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Fetterman Statement on Release of Marc Fogel Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator John Fetterman (D-PA) released the following statement on the release of Marc Fogel, a Pennsylvania school teacher who was wrongfully detained in Russia for nearly four years: "Marc Fogel's return home is long overdue--and I know all of Pennsylvania, especially his family, will be welcoming him back with open  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Fetterman Urges Trump Admin to Reverse Measures Banning Transgender Troops from Military Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator John Fetterman (D-PA) condemned the Trump Administration's decision to bar transgender individuals from serving in the U.S. military and called for an immediate reversal of these policies. In a video posted to X, Senator Fetterman stated: "I am unapologetically pr  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Fitzpatrick Leads Bipartisan Effort to Safeguard Delaware River Basin with Landmark Reauthorization Bill Washington, DC- Today, Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-1), Co-Chair of the Congressional Delaware River Watershed Caucus, Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11), Co-Chair of the Congressional Delaware River Watershed Caucus, and Congressman Dwight Evans (PA-3), introduced the Delaware Ri  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Feb. 14 -- Gov. Josh Shapiro, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on Feb. 13, 2025: * * * Governor Shapiro Files Lawsuit Challenging Trump Administration's Unconstitutional Federal Funding Freeze in Order to Protect Pennsylvania Interests Pennsylvania state agencies unable to access $1.2 billion in Congressionally-appropriated federal funding as of February 12, 2025, with an additional $900 million requiring an undefined review by federal agencies. De  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Hinson Helps Introduce Legislation Ensuring Access to Higher Education for Farmers, Small Business Owners' Children Washington, D.C. \- Congresswoman Ashley Hinson (IA-02) is a cosponsor of the Family Farm and Small Business Exemption Act, which would restore the decades-old standard that exempts the value of assets found on family farms and small business from being assessed as part of a family's net   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- The U.S. House of Representatives conducted 15 committee hearings on Feb. 12, 2025: * * * CAREER READY STUDENTS: INNOVATIONS FROM COMMUNITY COLLEGES AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies held a hearing entitled "Career Ready Students: Innovations from Community Colleges and the Private Sector". Testimony was heard from public witnesses. * * * PROTECTING AMERICAN INTERESTS I  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Feb. 14 -- Pennsylvania Attorney General David W. Sunday issued the following news on Feb. 13, 2025: * * * AG Sunday Urges U.S. Senate to Pass HALT Fentanyl Act that Closes the 'Copycat Fentanyl' Loophole and Saves Lives HARRISBURG - Attorney General Dave Sunday joined a multi-state coalition in a letter to the U.S. Senate asking for passage of the HALT Fentanyl Act, which will close a "copycat fentanyl" loophole and allow for more aggressive prosecution of trafficke  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Feb. 14 -- Pennsylvania Auditor General Timothy DeFoor issued the following news release on Feb. 12, 2025: * * * Auditor General DeFoor Releases Audits for Volunteer Firefighters' Relief Associations in 23 Counties Auditor General Timothy DeFoor today announced the release of audit reports for 35 volunteer firefighters' relief associations (VFRAs) in Adams, Allegheny, Bedford, Bucks, Butler, Carbon, Clearfield, Crawford, Indiana, Lawrence, Lebanon, Luzerne, Montgomer  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Feb. 14 -- Pennsylvania Auditor General Timothy DeFoor issued the following news release: * * * Auditor General DeFoor: DCNR Ignored its Internal Policies and Procedures When Awarding Grants for Conservation Projects Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor today released an audit of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) that showed it did not award all Community Conservation Partnerships Program (C2P2) grants competitively, instead using its own discr  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- President Trump sent 28 nominations to the Senate on Feb. 3, 2025: Tristan Abbey, of Florida, to be Administrator of the Energy Information Administration. Leslie Beyer, of Texas, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Interior. Benjamin DeMarzo, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. William L. Doffermyre, of Texas, to be Solicitor of the Department of the Interior. Theodore J. Garrish, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of En  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- President Trump sent 63 nominations to the Senate on Feb. 11, 2025: Kirsten Baesler, of North Dakota, to be Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education, Department of Education. Gary Andres, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services. Sean Cairncross, of Minnesota, to be National Cyber Director. Daniel Aronowitz, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Labor. John Hurley, of California, to be Under Secretary for Terroris  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- President Trump sent 68 nominations to the Senate on Jan. 20, 2025: Scott Bessent, of South Carolina, to be Secretary of the Treasury. Keith Bass, of Texas, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense. Pamela Bondi, of Florida, to be Attorney General. Jayanta Bhattacharya, of California, to be Director of the National Institutes of Health. Douglas Burgum, of North Dakota, to be Secretary of the Interior. James Bishop, of North Carolina, to be Deputy Director of the Offic  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Reed & Whitehouse Team Up with 30 U.S. Senators to Tell Musk & Trump: 'Hands Off Medicare and Medicaid!' WASHINGTON, DC - In an effort to protect Medicare and Medicaid from cuts and mischief after unelected billionaire Elon Musk's so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) task force accessed sensitive payment records, a group of 32 U.S. Senators, including Jack Reed (D-RI ) and   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Rep. Kevin Mullin, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Mullin Demands Action from President Trump to Lower Egg Prices and Confront Spread of Avian Flu WASHINGTON - Rep. Kevin Mullin joined more than 32 members of the Congressional Dads Caucus in calling for immediate action from President Trump to tackle the skyrocketing price eggs, which is placing a significant financial strain on working families and small businesses alike. With retailers rati  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Glenn Thompson, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on Feb. 11, 2025: * * * Rep. Thompson Statement Following Release of Marc Fogel U.S. Representative Glenn "GT" Thompson (PA-15) today issued the following statement after the release of Pennsylvania school teacher Marc Fogel. "After more than three and a half long years of detention, Marc Fogel is finally on his way home from Russia," said Rep. Thompson. "Thank you to President Trump, Secretary Rubi  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Lloyd Smucker, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Smucker Leads Legislation to Help Americans Get Back to Work Bipartisan Legislation Expands Proven Program Rep. Lloyd Smucker (PA-11) has reintroduced the Improve and Enhance the Work Opportunity Tax Credit Act to build the U.S. workforce and help connect individuals to good jobs. The bill will strengthen the Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC), which has a proven track record of helping disadv  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Rep. Lloyd Smucker, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following statement on Feb. 13, 2025: * * * Smucker Votes to Advance "One Big, Beautiful Bill" Budget Committee Republicans United Washington--Rep. Lloyd Smucker (PA-11), the Vice Chair of the House Committee on the Budget, released the following statement after voting in favor of the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2025: "Today was a critical first step towards implementing the mandate that President  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Glenn Thompson, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on Feb. 11, 2025: * * * Thompson, Deluzio Introduce Orphan Well Grant Flexibility Act U.S. Representatives Glenn "GT" Thompson (PA-15) and Chris Deluzio (PA-17) today introduced the Orphan Well Grant Flexibility Act, designed to empower states to maximize their operational flexibility when plugging abandoned oil wells. These wells, either unplugged or improperly plugged, can pose concerns such as wat  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Rep. Nydia M. Velazquez, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Velazquez and Ocasio-Cortez Demand Declassification of Records on Murders of Puerto Rican Independence Activists WASHINGTON- Representatives Nydia M. Velazquez (D-NY) and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) sent a letter to the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), calling on the agencies to declassify all records related to the murders of Carlos Muniz Varela  more

CLARKSBURG, West Virginia, Feb. 14 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia issued the following news release: A West Virginia resident has been sentenced for his role in a drug trafficking conspiracy operating in the Northern District of West Virginia. Joshua Noel, 42, of Elkins, West Virginia, was sentenced to 78 months in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. According to court documents and statements made in court, N  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 (TNSFR) -- The Office of Science and Technology Policy has announced the members selected to serve on its Senior Executive Service (SES) Performance Review Board, responsible for evaluating performance appraisals, ratings, bonuses, and other personnel actions for SES incumbents. The Board, mandated by Section 4314(c) of Title 5, U.S.C., ensures transparency and accountability in the performance management of senior federal executives. It consists of at least three members,   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Ryan Zinke, R-Montana, issued the following news release on Feb. 11, 2025: * * * Zinke applauds the return of Marc Fogel to American soil Today, Western Montana Representative Ryan Zinke issued a statement following the announcement that President Trump secured the release of U.S. citizen Marc Fogel, who has been wrongfully detained in Russia since 2021. Fogel's sister and son currently live in Montana. "God bless; Marc Fogel is finally coming home to American soi  more