WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Scott Perry, R-Pennsylvania, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Perry Statement from Hearing on Reforming FEMA Washington, D.C. - Opening remarks, as prepared, of Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee Chairman Scott Perry (R-PA) from today's hearing, entitled, "Reforming FEMA  more

WASHINGTON, March 25 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Insight white paper (No. IN12531) on March 24, 2025, by American national government analyst Barry J. McMillion. Here are excerpts: * * * Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings in U.S. District Courts (2024): Overview and Analysis The Administrative Office of U.S. Courts regularly compiles data related to the workload of the federal courts. This Insight provides a brief overview and analysis of  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Commerce Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) Board has authorized production activity for PCI Pharma Services at its facilities in Croydon and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The approval, announced on March 26, 2025, allows PCI Pharma Services to conduct specific manufacturing operations within Subzone 35L under FTZ procedures. This designation could provide the company with certain tariff-related benefits when using foreign materials in its pharmaceuti  more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for March 25, 2025 NAVY General Dynamics Electric Boat Corp., Groton, Connecticut is awarded a not-to-exceed $1,065,310,000 undefinitized contract action modification to a previously awarded contract (N00024-24-C-2110) for long lead time material associated with the Virginia-class Block VI submarines. Work will be performed in Sunnyvale, California (30%); Florence, New Jersey (5%); York, Pennsy  more

CLEVELAND, Ohio, March 26 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland issued the following news release: * * * Technology has disproportionately displaced clerical workers in big cities Clerical workers in big metropolitan areas were the most negatively affected by the introduction of information technologies in the period 1980-2015, according to a new report from the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland. Smaller areas in the United States have been slower to adopt new technologies, which in turn   more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- The Federal Trade Commission issued the following news release: * * * FTC to Hold Workshop on May 28 on The Attention Economy: How Big Tech Firms Exploit Children and Hurt Families Today, the Federal Trade Commission announced a workshop entitled "The Attention Economy: How Big Tech Firms Exploit Children and Hurt Families." The workshop will be held on May 28th at the Federal Trade Commission in Washington, D.C. and streamed online. The event will bring together par  more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Houlahan, Panetta, Bergman, Bacon Reintroduce the Unity Through Service Act WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Representatives Chrissy Houlahan (PA-06), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Jack Bergman (R-MI), and Don Bacon (R-NE) reintroduced the Unity Through Service Act. The reintroduction marks the fifth anniversary since the release of the National Commission on Military, National, and Public Service's final  more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: * * * ICE Newark investigation leads to conviction of Pennsylvania man for conspiring to distribute cocaine CAMDEN, N.J. -- A Pennsylvania man was found guilty of conspiring to distribute cocaine following an U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement investigation. Marvin Murphy, 48, of Philadelphia, was convicted on March 18 after a two-day bench trial at  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Ryan Mackenzie, R-Pennsylvania, chairman of the House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, issued the following news release on March 25, 2025: * * * Mackenzie Holds Hearing on the Future of Wage Laws Today, Workforce Protections Subcommittee Chairman Ryan Mackenzie (R-PA) delivered the following statement, as prepared for delivery, at a hearing titled "The Future of Wage Laws: Assessing the FLSA's Effectiveness, Challenges, and Opportuni  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, March 26 -- Gov. Josh Shapiro, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on March 25, 2025: * * * Governor Shapiro Stands Up for Pennsylvania Farmers, Appeals USDA's Unlawful Decision to Cancel Local Food Purchasing Assistance Program The USDA abruptly and unlawfully canceled Pennsylvania's agreement with the federal government under the Local Food Purchasing Assistance Program - which would have provided $13 million in federal funding over the next three yea  more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Rep. John Joyce, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following statement, which was published in the Congressional Record on March 24, 2025: * * * Mr. Speaker, as a leading producer of dairy products in the country, Pennsylvania dairymen know just how important food additives are for the safety of our food supply. However, the FDA's approval process for these additives has resulted in a decades-long approval process that stifles innovation and leaves American farmers falling be  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Linda T. Sanchez, D-California, ranking member of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Trade, issued the following opening statement at a March 25, 2025, hearing on American trade negotiation priorities: * * * Sanchez Opening Statement at Trade Subcommittee Hearing As prepared for delivery As the Ranking Member of the Trade Subcommittee, I want to see new trade arrangements with partners committed to advancing worker rights, protecting the environment, provid  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on March 25, 2025: * * * Scanlon Leads Colleagues in Urging HHS Secretary Kennedy To Ensure Transparency and Scientific Integrity in Vaccine Development Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05) today led 30 House members on a letter requesting information from Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on the department's decision to bypass independent expert inform  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, March 26 -- The Pennsylvania Department of General Services issued the following news on March 25, 2025: * * * Shapiro Administration Welcomes Staff to Newly Renovated Flexible Office in North Office Building as Part of Space Optimization Utilization Project that Will Improve Office Space & Save the Commonwealth Tens of Millions of Dollars The new business operations office is part of a wider Commonwealth space optimization strategy, designed to show how agencies can  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, March 26 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation issued the following news release on March 25, 2025: * * * Student Team from Fort LeBouef School District Named PennDOT Regional Innovations Challenge Winner The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) today announced that a team of students from the Fort LeBoeuf School District in Erie County has been selected as the PennDOT Innovations Challenge winner in the six-county northwest region. The Penn  more

MONTOURSVILLE, Pennsylvania, March 26 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation issued the following news release on March 25, 2025: * * * Student Team from Midd-West School District Named PennDOT Regional Innovations Challenge Winner Montoursville, PA - The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) today announced that a team of students from the Midd-West School District in Snyder County has been selected as the PennDOT Innovations Challenge winner in the Montoursville base  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * Walmart to Pay $415,112 in EEOC Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Suit Federal Agency Says West Virginia Store Subjected Female Employees to Egregious Sexual Harassment and Fired Employee Who Complained Lewisburg, W.V. - Wal-Mart Stores East, LP (Walmart) will pay $415,112 to settle a sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commissio  more