WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Bennet, Mullin Introduce Bill to Improve Outcomes for Children with Cancer Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) and Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) introduced the Give Kids a Chance Act, which would give children with cancer access to combination therapy trials. The bill will also incentivize pharmaceutical companies to develop treatments for rare pediatric diseases. "Childr  more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Capito Votes to Confirm Bhattacharya to Lead NIH WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), chairman of the Senate Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor-HHS) Appropriations Subcommittee, issued the following statement after voting to confirm Jay Bhattacharya as the next director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH): "As Ch  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released the following public communication dated March 14, 2025, from Tanisha Taylor, president of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Elk Grove Village, Illinois: * * * To: John J. Howard, MD Director National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Robert A. Taft Laboratories, MS-C34 1090 Tusculum Avenue Cincinnati, OH 45226   more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, chairwoman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on March 26, 2025: * * * Chairman Capito Asks EPA, FWS Nominees about Regulatory Certainty, West Virginia Priorities WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, led a hearing on the nominations of Brian Nesvik to be Director of the Un  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, chairwoman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on March 26, 2025: * * * Chairman Capito Opening Statement at Hearing to Consider EPA, FWS Nominations WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, held a hearing on the nominations of Brian Nesvik to be Director of the United States F  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Cotton, Kustoff Introduce Bill to Keep Cellphones Out of Jails Contact: Caroline Tabler or Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353 March 26, 2025 Washington, D.C. -- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today introduced the Cellphone Jamming Reform Act of 2025, legislation which would prevent inmates from using contraband cellphone use in prison facilities by allowing state and federal prisons to use cellphone  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF11140) on March 25, 2025, by economic development policy analyst Julie M. Lawhorn. Here are excerpts: * * * Federal Regional Commissions and Authorities: Overview of Structure and Activities Federal regional commissions and authorities (FRCAs) address perceived regional economic underdevelopment. These organizations accommodate multileveled and multijurisdictional participatio  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, March 27 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond issued the following news release: * * * Optimism Among CFOs Falls Amid Concerns about Tariffs, Uncertainty Economic optimism among chief financial officers dropped in the first quarter of 2025 amid concerns about tariffs and broader economic uncertainty, according to the CFO Survey, a collaboration of Duke University's Fuqua School of Business and the Federal Reserve Banks of Richmond and Atlanta. The economic optimism ind  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Graham, Cotton Introduce Bill To Keep Cellphones Out Of Jails WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today joined U.S. Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) in introducing legislation to prevent inmates from using contraband cellphones in correctional facilities. The Cellphone Jamming Reform Act of 2025 would allow state and federal prisons to use cellphone jamming systems.   more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Miller, Colleagues Reintroduce the Fair Access in Residency Act Washington, D.C. - Yesterday, Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) joined Representatives Diana Harshbarger (R-TN), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Sam Graves (R-MO), and Don Davis (D-NC) in reintroducing the bipartisan Fair Access in Residency (FAIR) Act. This legislation seeks to ensure that taxpayer-funded physician residency training pro  more

CLEVELAND, Ohio, March 27 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland issued the following news release: * * * PCE inflation often runs hot in January and cool in November and December - despite seasonal adjustments The Federal Reserve's preferred inflation gauge often runs hot in January and cool in November and December - even after seasonal adjustments, according to a new Cleveland Fed report. The findings could complicate efforts to interpret monthly inflation data calculated from the perso  more