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 26 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Cassidy, Padilla Reintroduce Bill to Modernize Health Care System, Improve Access to Digital Health Services WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) and Alex Padilla (D-CA) reintroduced the Health Accelerating Consumers' Care by Expediting Self-Scheduling (ACCESS) Act to improve patients' access to modernized health care, provide certainty for patients seeking digital health services,  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for March 26, 2025 AIR FORCE Aptim Federal Services LLC, Baton Rouge, Louisiana (FA8903-25-D-0036); Aytekin-Serol Eng. Construction Inc., Mahallesi Seyhan Adana, Turkey (FA8903-25-D-0037); Bristol Communication & Power Systems LLC, Anchorage, Alaska (FA8903-25-D-0038); Catawba Day & Zimmerman LLC, Rock Hill, South Carolina (FA8903-25-D-0039); CMS Corp., Bargersville, Indiana (FA8903-25-D-0040);  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo, Bennet, Marshall Lead Senate Push to Address Shortages in TSP Access Washington, D.C.-- U.S. Senators Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Michael Bennet (D-Colorado) and Roger Marshall (R-Kansas) introduced S. 1150, the Increased TSP Access Act of 2025, to improve access to Technical Service Providers (TSP) in the agriculture community amid ongoing shortages. "Idaho's farmers and ranchers actively participat  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated March 13, 2025, from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality: * * * To: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Docket No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2024-0419 Re: Comments on the U.S Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) Proposed Rule: Review of New Source Performance Standards for Stationary Combustion Turbines and Stationary Gas Turbines * * * Dear Mr. Ashley: The Texas Commiss  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration issued the following news release on March 26, 2025: * * * Laser Strikes on Aircraft Continue to be Dangerously High WASHINGTON -- Pilots reported 12,840 laser strikes to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) last year. While that is a 3 percent decrease from 2023, the numbers are still too high. Shining a laser at an aircraft poses a serious safety threat and is a federal crime. Lasers can inc  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

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, March 27 -- The Indiana Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission issued the following weekly hearing schedule: * * * Monday, March 31, 2025 CAUSE NO.: 46170; ALJ: PAGONIS; TIME: 9:00 A.M.; COMMISSIONER: ZIEGNER; ROOM: PNC, Room 222 APPLICATION OF INDIANA-AMERICAN WATER COMPANY INC. ("INDIANA AMERICAN") FOR A CERTIFICATE OF TERRITORIAL AUTHORITY TO RENDER SEWAGE DISPOSAL SERVICE IN A RURAL AREA IN HAMILTON COUNTY, INDIANA. (Per Docket Entry issued March 11, 2025, this hea  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following floor remarks on March 25, 2025: * * * Mr. President, I am so glad the junior Senator from Indiana occupies the chair as Presiding Officer at this time because it was 100 years ago next week that "The Voice of a Thousand Main Streets" first began broadcasting from the second floor of the Main Auto Supply Building in downtown Fort Wayne, IN--an area that the Presiding Officer knows well. On March 31, 1925, at 500 watts, 1  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Pete Stauber, R-Minnesota, issued the following news release on March 25, 2025: * * * Stauber Leads Bipartisan Group of Lawmakers in Introducing Legislation to Protect Children from Illegal School Bus Passings WASHINGTON, D.C. - This week, Representative Pete Stauber (MN-08) along with Representatives Rudy Yakym (IN-02), Seth Moulton (MA-06), and Julia Brownley (CA-26) introduced the Brake for Kids Act, legislation that will require the Department of Transportatio  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Young Celebrates 100th Anniversary of WOWO Radio **Click here or above to watch Senator Young's floor speech.** WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) spoke on the Senate floor about 100th anniversary of WOWO Radio in Fort Wayne. On March 31, 1925, at 500 watts, 1320 on the dial, the Voice of the Midwest - WOWO Radio - first hit the airwaves. "Over the past century, through good times and b  more