WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Rep. Troy Balderson, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on March 3, 2025: * * * Balderson, Husted, Rulli, Moreno Lead Effort to Overturn Last-Minute Biden-EPA Rule Targeting Ohio Businesses WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressmen Troy Balderson (OH-12) and Michael Rulli (OH-6), along with Senators Jon Husted (R-OH) and Bernie Moreno (R-OH), introduced legislation today to block a Biden Administration decision that would expose Ohio businesses to frivolous environmental la  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of the Census has released the following public communication on Feb. 18, 2025, from Beta Analytic, Miami, Florida: * * * Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Statistical Policy Directive No. 8 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)--Request for Comments on Possible Revisions for 2027 │ Stakeholder Engagement This comment is intended to recommend the use of the carbon-14 testing method to determine the share of b  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Rep. Morgan McGarvey, D-Kentucky, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Morgan McGarvey Announces Joint Session of Congress Guest Congressman Morgan McGarvey announced today that Dr. Kim Schatzel, President of the University of Louisville, will be his guest at tomorrow's Joint Session of Congress. Chartered in 1798, the University of Louisville is the city's preeminent research university and has been a source of pride and progress for the community for o  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Rep. Morgan McGarvey, D-Kentucky, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Morgan McGarvey, 200+ House Democrats Send Letter to Speaker Johnson Opposing Cuts to Social Security, Health Care Today, Congressman Morgan McGarvey and more than 200 House Democrats sent a letter to House Speaker Mike Johnson calling on him to protect Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid on behalf of millions of Americans who depend on these programs. In KY-03, there are 149,559   more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has released the following public communication dated Feb. 10, 2025, from the Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner Jonathan Shell: * * * To: Brandon L. Taylor, Director Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health Department of Health and Human Services 1101 Wootton Parkway, Suite 420 Rockville, MD 20852 * Dr. Tameka Owens, Acting Administrator Food and Nutrition Servi  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: * * * Nigerian national pleads guilty to operating $3M romance scheme that preyed on elderly, other vulnerable populations HOUSTON - A Nigerian national who is in the U.S. illegally pleaded guilty Feb. 28 to multiple criminal charges related to his role in operating a romance scheme that defrauded more than $3 million from citizens nationwide, many of whom w  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- The U.S. Senate conducted nine committee hearings on Feb. 26, 2025: * * * AGRICULTURAL ECONOMY Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: Committee concluded a hearing to examine perspectives from the field, focusing on farmer and rancher views on the agricultural economy, after receiving testimony from Tim Boring, Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, Stockbridge; Bret Erickson, J and D Produce Inc., Edinburg, Texas, on behalf of the Interna  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee issued a 160-page majority (Democrat) staff report in December 2024, entitled "The Injury-Productivity Trade-off: How Amazon's Obsession with Speed Creates Uniquely Dangerous Warehouses." * * * Here is the executive summary: Amazon's warehouse workers have raised the alarm for years about unsafe working conditions and a corporate culture that prioritizes speed and profit over worker health and safety. Many of t  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Rep. Thomas Suozzi, D-New York, issued the following news release on March 3, 2025: * * * Suozzi, Gillen Hold Budget Briefing on House Budget Bill to Overflow Crowd Budget Has Real Life Impacts Hempstead, NY--On Saturday, Representatives Tom Suozzi (NY-03) and Laura Gillen (NY-04) hosted an in-person budget briefing at Hofstra University, drawing a crowd of more than 700 people. The event focused on the potentially harmful effects of the partisan budget reconciliation   more