WASHINGTON, April 30 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security has released the following public communication dated April 1, 2025, from the American Forest and Paper Association: * * * To: Stephen Astle, Director, Defense Industrial Base Office of Strategic Industries and Economic Security U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security Docket ID: BIS-2025-0011-0001; X-RIN 0694-XC117 RE: U.S. Department of Commerce Request for Public Comments on Secti  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security has released the following public communication dated March 31, 2025, from Joseph Arcuri, CEO of American Greetings Corp., Cleveland, Ohio: * * * To: Office of Strategic Industries and Economic Security U.S. Department of Commerce 1401 Constitution Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20230 Subject: Comments on Section 232 Investigation on Timber, Lumber, and Derivative Products (Docket No. BIS-2025-0011) * * *  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has released the following public communication dated March 31, 2025, from McGuireWoods LLP: * * * To: The Honorable Russell Vought Acting Director Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection 1700 G Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20552 Re: Docket No. CFPB-2025-0003 (Electronic Fund Transfers Through Accounts Established Primarily for Personal, Family, or Household Purposes Using Emerging Payment Mechanisms) * * * Dear Acting Di  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has released the following public communication dated April 7, 2025, from Tzedek DC: * * * To: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Re: Comment in support of proposed rulemaking related to Fair Credit Reporting Act (Regulation V); Identity Theft and Coerced Debt (Docket No. CFPB-2024-0057) * * * Tzedek DC submits this comment to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) in support of the proposed rule amending Regulation  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has released the following public communication dated March 31, 2025, from the Wisconsin Bankers Association, Madison: * * * To: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Comment Intake--2025 Emerging Payments Interpretive Rule c/o Legal Division Docket Manager 1700 G Street NW, Washington, DC 20552 RE: Electronic Fund Transfers Through Accounts Established Primarily for Personal, Family, or Household Purposes Using Emerging Paym  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Rep. Morgan McGarvey, D-Kentucky, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Morgan McGarvey Introduces American Sovereign Wealth Fund Exploration Act of 2025 Congressman Morgan McGarvey (KY-03) introduced the American Sovereign Wealth Fund Exploration Act of 2025 today, which would create a 25-member commission to study and report on the "feasibility, considerations, limitations, and implications of creating and operating a sovereign wealth fund of the Unite  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Rep. Gwen Moore, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Gwen Moore Statement on the 6888th Battalion Receiving the Congressional Gold Medal Congresswoman Gwen Moore Statement on the 6888 th Battalion Receiving the Congressional Gold Medal At the height of World War II, a massive backlog of millions of letters and packages meant for American forces sat undelivered in Europe. The 6888th Battalion, the first and only all-Black, all-women Wom  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Celebrates 100 Days with 100 Environmental Actions Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin released a recap of 100 environmental actions taken by the agency during President Trump's First 100 Days in office. EPA's Region 2 office contributed to these and other accomplishments. EPA Region 2, under the leadership of Regional Administrator Michael Martucci  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Region 3 Highlights 100 Days of Environmental Actions Across the Mid-Atlantic and United States PHILADELPHIA (April 30, 2025) -- Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin released a recap of 100 environmental actions taken by the agency during President Trump's First 100 Days in office, including the record Phase 1 hazardous materials clean up after the cat  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA-Pacific Southwest Celebrates 100 Days with 100 EPA Environmental Actions Nationwide San Francisco - Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin released a recap of 100 environmental actions taken by the agency during President Trump's First 100 Days in office, including the announcement of major actions to combat PFAS contamination, redevelopment at 21 Superf  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan Blast Trump Admin's Attacks on Head Start, Demand RFK Jr. Immediately Unfreeze Head Start Funding & Reverse Firings of Early Childhood Education Workers In a letter to RFK Jr., Heinrich & Lujan demand answers on Trump Admin's actions to undermine Head Start as Trump reportedly plans to eliminate the program WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and U.S. Senator Be  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- The Department of Housing and Urban Development issued the following news release on April 29, 2025: * * * HUD Delivers Mission-Minded Results in Trump Administration's First 100 Days WASHINGTON - U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Scott Turner today announced HUD delivered tangible wins for the American people during President Trump's first 100 days in office. The results underscore how Secretary Turner renewed HUD's focus to its core objec  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * NEW: Baldwin Exposes Trump Administration for Stopping $47 Million from Treatment for Cancer Patients WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Ranking Member of the Appropriations Labor, Health, and Human Services, and Education Subcommittee, exposed that the Trump administration has stopped $47 million in funding for critical cancer treatment at nine National Cancer Institute  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, ranking minority member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news: * * * NEWS: Sanders, Murray, Baldwin, 39 Colleagues Blast Trump's Attacks on Head Start, Demand RFK Jr. Immediately Release Funding and Reverse Firings WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), alongside Sens. Patty Murray (D-W  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following floor remarks on April 29, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Mr. President refers to the presiding officer of the Senate at the time of the speech): * * * Mr. President, today I come to the floor to speak about the FBI and Arctic Frost. Arctic Frost was another political case against President Trump and also against whistleblowers. Through records that I have already made public, the investigations' political o  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following floor remarks on April 29, 2025: * * * Grassley: We Need to Expose the Political Conspiracy That Surrounded President Trump Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee "To Director Patel and President Trump: Thank a Whistleblower" Mr. President, Today, I come to the floor to speak about the FBI and Arctic Frost. Arctic Frost was a  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- The Senate Finance Committee issued a report (S.Rpt. 119-6) on its activities during the 118th Congress. The report was advanced by Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, on March 26, 2025. Here are excerpts: * * * COMMITTEE RULES I. RULES OF PROCEDURE Rule 1. Regular Meeting Days.--The regular meeting day of the committee shall be the second and fourth Tuesday of each month, except that if there be no business before the committee the regular meeting shall be omitted. Rule 2. C  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee issued a report (S.Rpt. 119-8) its activities during the 118th Congress. The report was advanced by Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, on March 31, 2025. * * * (Continued from Part 4 of 7) S. 794--CTPAT Pilot Program of 2023. (Public Law 118-98). October 01, 2024. This act requires the Department of Homeland Security to carry out a pilot program that assesses whether allowing certain entities to participate   more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee issued a report (S.Rpt. 119-8) its activities during the 118th Congress. The report was advanced by Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, on March 31, 2025. * * * (Continued from Part 5 of 7) In the 117th Congress, Senator Jon Ossoff, a Democrat from Georgia, assumed the Chair of the Subcommittee, becoming only the third freshman Senator to lead the Subcommittee, after Senator Susan Collins (in the 105th Congres  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * TRANSCRIPT: LEADER JEFFRIES REMARKS ON PRESIDENT TRUMP'S FIRST 100 DAYS Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries delivered the following speech on what a disaster for the American people that Donald Trump's first 100 days have been and how costs, chaos and corruption are all up, thanks to the President and his Rubber Stamp Republicans. Good morning. Good morning. Than  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * TRANSCRIPT: LEADER JEFFRIES REMARKS ON PRESIDENT TRUMP'S FIRST 100 DAYS Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries delivered the following speech on what a disaster for the American people that Donald Trump's first 100 days have been and how costs, chaos and corruption are all up, thanks to the President and his Rubber Stamp Republicans. Good morning. Good morning. Thank you. Thank you, everyone  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture has released the following public communication dated March 18, 2025. The communication was signed by 350 Humboldt, 350 Seattle, 350 Yakima Climate Action, Cascadia Climate Action Now, Center for Biological Diversity, Breakthrough Institute, Earthjustice and Mighty Earth. * * * To: William Hohenstein Director, Office of Energy and Environmental Policy Office of the Chief Economist U.S. Department of Agriculture 1400 Independence A  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * WATCH: Senator Baldwin Calls Out Trump's Broken Promises 100 Days In WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) today took to the Senate floor calling out Trump's broken promises and what she's been hearing from Wisconsin farmers, small businesses, veterans, seniors, and families throughout his first 100 days. Baldwin's remarks, as prepared for delivery are below and can be watched he  more