WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pennsylvania, ranking member of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 13, 2025: * * * Boyle Closing Statement After 12-Hour Committee Markup of Republican Economic Plan to Betray the Middle Class Today, Pennsylvania Congressman Brendan F. Boyle, Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee, delivered closing remarks at a committee markup of the Republican budget--a proposal that betrays the middle class by cutting es  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pennsylvania, ranking member of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Boyle Statement on Trump's Mass Firings WASHINGTON, DC - Pennsylvania Congressman Brendan F. Boyle, Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee, released the following statement following reports of mass firings across the government by the Trump administration: "Trump's decision to lay off thousands of nonpartisan civil servants across the count  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Rep. Rob Bresnahan, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on Feb. 14, 2025: * * * Bresnahan Statement on Budget Reconciliation WASHINGTON, DC: Today, U.S. Representative Rob Bresnahan, Jr. (PA-08) released the following statement in response to current budget reconciliation negotiations: "I ran for Congress under a promise of always doing what is best for the people of Northeastern Pennsylvania," said Rep. Bresnahan. "If a bill is put in front of me that gu  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Rep. Glenn Thompson, R-Pennsylvania, chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Thompson Statement on Confirmation of Brooke Rollins to Lead Agriculture Department Following the Senate's confirmation of Brooke Rollins as Secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), House Committee on Agriculture Chairman Glenn 'GT' Thompson (PA-15) issued the following statement: "Congratulations to Brooke Rollins  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo Backs Effort to Permanently Repeal the Death Tax Washington, D.C.-- U.S. Senator Mike Crapo, Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, joined Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-South Dakota) and 44 additional Senate colleagues in reintroducing legislation that would permanently repeal the federal estate tax, commonly known as the death tax. The Death Tax Repeal Act would end this purely punitive   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Fitzpatrick Leads Bipartisan School Safety Reform Effort WASHINGTON, DC - Today, on the solemn seventh anniversary of the tragic shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-1), along with Congressman Jared Moskowitz (FL-23) and Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (FL-20), introduced the Measures for Safer School Districts (MSD) Act --a landmark b  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley to Trump: Whistleblowers Are Key to Promoting Government Efficiency, Combatting Waste In letter to president, Grassley seeks Rose Garden ceremony honoring whistleblowers WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is calling on President Donald Trump to empower and celebrate whistleblowers who pay a patriotic service to the country by helping eliminate gove  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 14, 2025: * * * Grassley to Trump: Whistleblowers Are Key to Promoting Government Efficiency, Combatting Waste In letter to President, Grassley seeks Rose Garden ceremony honoring whistleblowers WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is calling on President Donald Trump to empower and celebrate whistleblowers who pay   more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Feb. 15 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release: * * * Head of Consulting Firm Eclipse Capital Partners Agrees to Pay Over $3.2 Million to Resolve Alleged False Claims Act Violations Relating to Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program PHILADELPHIA - United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that Pennsylvania resident Ronald Hoplamazian has agreed to pay $3,277,486.35 to resolve allegati  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES: "THEIR OBJECTIVE IS TO PASS MASSIVE TAX CUTS FOR BILLIONAIRES, DONORS AND THEIR WEALTHY CORPORATIONS" Brooklyn, NY - Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on Deadline: White House with Nicolle Wallace, where he emphasized that House Democrats will continue to fight to lower costs for the American people while the Trump administration's harmfu  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES: "THEIR OBJECTIVE IS TO PASS MASSIVE TAX CUTS FOR BILLIONAIRES, DONORS AND THEIR WEALTHY CORPORATIONS" Brooklyn, NY - Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on Deadline: White House with Nicolle Wallace, where he emphasized that House Democrats will continue to fight to lower costs for the American people while the Trump administration's harmful policies prioritize the   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Legislation to Address Antisemitism on College Campuses Reintroduced in Congress Washington, D.C.-- U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) joined Senators Tim Scott (R-South Carolina) and Jacky Rosen (D-Nevada) in reintroducing the Antisemitism Awareness Act, which would direct the U.S. Department of Education to use the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance's (IHRA) definition of antisemitism when inv  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 (TNSFR) -- National Fuel Gas Supply Corporation has submitted a request to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) seeking authorization to plug and abandon Well 2430 and its associated infrastructure in the Wellendorf Storage Field, located in McKean County, Pennsylvania. The environmental assessment filed under Docket No. CP25-63-000, cites localized corrosion as the primary reason for the proposed abandonment, stating that continued operation or reworking of the   more

CLARKSBURG, West Virginia, Feb. 15 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia issued the following news release: * * * Pennsylvania Man Sentenced for Fentanyl Related Offense CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - A Pennsylvania resident has been sentenced for drug-related charges in the Northern District of West Virginia. Jo-El Torres, 40, of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute fentanyl. Duri  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pennsylvania, ranking member of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 13, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Boyle Opening Statement at Committee Mark Up of Republican Economic Plan to Betray the Middle Class Today, Pennsylvania Congressman Brendan F. Boyle, Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee, delivered opening remarks at a committee markup of the Republican budget--a proposal that undermines the middle class by cu  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Surface Transportation Board issued the following decision (Docket No. MCF 21126) entitled "TBL Group Inc. - Acquisition of Control - Reston Limousine & Travel Service Inc.": * * * ACTION: Notice Tentatively Approving and Authorizing Finance Transaction. SUMMARY: TBL Group, Inc. (TBL Group), a holding company that owns multiple interstate motor passenger carriers, has filed an application for Board approval of its acquisition of a  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Rep. Glenn Thompson, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on Feb. 14, 2025: * * * Thompson Helps Introduce Effort to Reauthorize the Secure Rural Schools Program WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Glenn "GT" Thompson (R-PA) today joined Reps. Doug LaMalfa (R-CA) and Joe Neguse (D-CO) in introducing the Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act. The Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act (SRS), first enacted in 2000, provides funding   more

BROOKLYN, New York, Feb. 15 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York issued the following news release on Feb. 14, 2025: * * * Three Staten Island Residents and a Florida Man Charged With Firearms Trafficking Conspiracy and Illegal Possession of Machine Guns Defendants 3D-Printed More Than 25 Untraceable "Ghost Guns," Including at Least 10 Machine Gun Conversion Devices Earlier today, a nine-count superseding indictment was unsealed in federal court in Brooklyn  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for Feb. 14, 2025 AIR FORCE Anduril Industries Inc.,* Costa Mesa, California, was awarded a $99,000,000 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for Thunderdome Small Business Innovation Phase III. This contract provides for rapid prototyping projects utilizing the Lattice core software capability. Work will be performed at Costa Mesa, California, and is expected to be   more