WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal, Connecticut Delegation Introduce Legislation to Protect Small Farms [Hartford, CT] - Today, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Chris Murphy (D-CT) and U.S. Representatives Jahana Hayes (D-CT-05), John Larson (D-CT-01), Joe Courtney (D-CT-02), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03), and Jim Himes (D-CT-04) reintroduced the Save Our Small (SOS) Farms Act of 2025. This legislation improve  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Smith Statement on Confirmation of Dr. Mehmet Oz as Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services WASHINGTON, D.C. - Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) issued the following statement after the Senate voted to confirm Dr. Mehmet Oz as the next Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS):  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 (TNSFR) -- The Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled has announced updates to the federal Procurement List, with new product additions and deletions set to take effect on May 4, 2025. This regulatory change is part of the Commission's ongoing mandate under the Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act to provide employment opportunities to people who are blind or have severe disabilities through federal procurement contracts with qualified nonprofit agencies. T  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated March 17, 2025, from the American Public Power Association: * * * To: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery, Material Recovery and Waste Management Division MC 5304T 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. N.W. Washington, D.C. 20460 Re: Comments of the American Public Power Association on the Environmental Protection Agency's Direct Final Rule:  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated March 17, 2025, from East Kentucky Power Cooperative: * * * To: Mr. Frank Behan U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Land and Emergency Management 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW Washington, DC 20460 Re: Hazardous and Solid Waste Management System: Disposal of Coal Combustion Residuals From Electric Utilities; Legacy CCR Surface Impoundments; Correction, 90 Fed. Reg. 4  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated March 17, 2025, from the Luminant Companies. Here are excerpts: * * * Comments of the Luminant Companies On EPA's Proposed Rule Hazardous and Solid Waste Management System: Disposal of Coal Combustion Residuals From Electric Utilities; Legacy CCR Surface Impoundments; Correction 90 Fed. Reg. 4,707 (Jan. 16, 2025) 90 Fed. Reg. 4,635 (Jan. 16, 2025) EPA-HQ-OLEM-2020-0107 S  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated March 17, 2025, from Talen Energy Corp., Houston, Texas: * * * To: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency EPA Docket Center Office of Land and Emergency Management Docket Mail Code 28221T 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW Washington, DC 20460 Re: EPA-HQ-OLEM-2020-0107 Hazardous and Solid Waste Management System: Disposal of Coal Combustion Residuals From Electric Utilities; Legacy   more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated March 17, 2025, from the Utility Solid Waste Activities Group: * * * To: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency EPA Docket Center Office of Land and Emergency Management Docket Mail Code 28221T 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW Washington, DC 20460 Re: Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OLEM-2020-0107, Hazardous and Solid Waste Management System: Disposal of Coal Combustion Residuals From Electr  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * FACT SHEET: Trump Imperils Program to Help Working Americans Heat and Cool Their Homes Trump and RFK Jr. fired entire staff running LIHEAP--putting program that helps 6 million American households heat and cool their homes in grave jeopardy $378 million due to go out to help Americans avoid sweltering heat this summer now at risk Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has released the following public communication on March 19, 2025, from Lange Companies Inc., St. Louis, Missouri: * * * We STRONGLY OPPOSE this rule. * First, according to CFR 371.3(c), brokers are not commissioned sales agents for trucking companies. As a result, transactions with brokers are separate from those under CFR 371, so this transparency law would not apply to brokers, as the C  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Rep. Sam Graves, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Graves Opens Application Process for Service Academy Nominations * * * Original text here: https://graves.house.gov/media/press-releases/graves-opens-application-process-service-academy-nominations-3  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Hawley Announces Facebook Whistleblower to Testify Before His Subcommittee Next Week Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) announced that Facebook whistleblower Sarah Wynn-Williams will testify before his Judiciary subcommittee next week on allegations that Facebook cooperated with the Communist regime in China to build censorship tools, punish dissidents, and make American users' data available fo  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Hawley Calls for 'Liberty and Prosperity-Enhancing' Future at Tech Conference Yesterday U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) joined startup founders, policy experts, journalists, and other thought leaders at the Little Tech Competition Summit in Washington D.C. The Senator spoke on Big Tech's monopolistic tendencies and the future of artificial intelligence (AI) policy. "We've got to figure out   more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- President Trump sent two nominations to the Senate on April 1, 2025: Jared Novelly, of Missouri, to be Ambassador to New Zealand, and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador to the Independent State of Samoa, the Cook Islands, and Niue. Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, and Navy. * * * Nomination Withdrawn: Senate received notification of withdrawal of the following nomination: Jared Novelly, of Missouri,   more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- President Trump sent 57 nominations to the Senate on March 24, 2025: Herschel Walker, of Georgia, to be Ambassador to the Commonwealth of The Bahamas. Alex Adams, of Idaho, to be Assistant Secretary for Family Support, Department of Health and Human Services. Stacey Feinberg, of California, to be Ambassador to the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. Melissa Argyros, of California, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Latvia. Kenneth Howery, of Texas, to be Ambassador to the Kin  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, issued the following news release on April 3, 2025: * * * Rep. Smith, Missouri Delegation Urge Federal Disaster Declaration Following Missouri Tornados WASHINGTON - Today, Representative Jason Smith (MO-08), along with Rep. Wesley Bell (MO-01), Senators Josh Hawley (R-MO) and Eric Schmitt (R-MO), and Reps. Ann Wagner, Sam Graves, Mark Alford, Eric Burlison, Emmanuel Cleaver, and Bob Onder led a letter to President Donald J. Trump respectful  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Cleaver, Sherman, and Beatty Lead Call to Protect USICH, Federal Homelessness Resources from Trump Administration Cuts (Washington, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO), Ranking Member of the Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance, Representative Brad Sherman (D-CA), and Representative Joyce Beatty (D-OH) led 38 House Democrats in condemning Presid  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall and Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Expand Telehealth Access Washington - U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas) joined U.S. Senators Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Roger Wicker (R-Mississippi), Mark Warner (D-Virginia), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Mississippi) Peter Welch (D-Vermont), John Barrasso (R-Wyoming), and 53 of his Senate colleagues in introducing the Creating Oppo  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Customs and Border Protection has released the following public communication on March 19, 2025, from Miller and Co. P.C., Kansas City, Missouri: * * * We are a law firm concentrating in customs and international trade law, with many decades of experience representing clients utilizing the U.S. Foreign Trade Zones (FTZ) program. We request that FTZs be eliminated from proposed Sec.Sec. 182.53(a)(1)(ii), 182.53(a)(iii)(3), 182.53(  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture has released the following public communication dated March 18, 2025, from Bayer Crop Science, St. Louis, Missouri. Here are excerpts: * * * To: U.S. Department of Agriculture Office of Energy and Environmental Policy 1400 Independence Ave. SW Washington, D.C. 20250 * * * Dear Director William Hohenstein, Bayer Crop Science ("Bayer") appreciates the opportunity to submit these comments to the United States Department of Agricultu  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture has released the following public communication dated March 14, 2025, from CoverCress Inc., St. Louis, Missouri: * * * To: Office of the Chief Economist, United States Department of Agriculture Re: Request for comments: Technical Guidelines for Climate-Smart Agriculture Crops Used as Biofuel Feedstocks. Docket ID USDA-2024-0003 * * * To whom it may concern: CoverCress Inc. (CCI) is a scientifically advanced, forward-thinking compan  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture has released the following public communication dated March 18, 2025, from the Renewable Fuels Association, Ellisville, Missouri: * * * To: U.S. Department of Agriculture Office of Energy and Environmental Policy 1400 Independence Ave., S.W. Washington, DC 20250 Re: Docket ID USDA-2024-0003, Technical Guidelines for Climate-Smart Agriculture Crops Used as Biofuel Feedstocks * * * The Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) appreciates t  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following commentary on April 2, 2025: * * * Why Do Working People Die Younger Than the Wealthy? Everyone wants to live a long, happy, and productive life. If you're working class in America, that's tough to do. Last month, I asked Americans to share their stories about how financial stress is affecting their lives. The response was overwhelming, heartbreaking, and infuriating. Working people are dying years before they should  more