WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Rep. Shontel Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Ag Vice Ranking Member Brown on House Floor: Trump's First 100 Days Hurt Farm Country Washington, DC - Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11), Vice Ranking Member of the House Committee on Agriculture spoke on the House floor Tuesday on how President Trump's policies have hurt farmers across America. WATCH VIDEO (link is external) Vice Ranking Member Brown's Remarks as Delivered : It's been 100 day  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Rep. Shontel Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Brown, Hirono, Strickland Lead Colleagues in Introducing Legislation to Promote Diversity in STEM ~ Legislation would authorize funding for programs to increase the recruitment and retention of women and underrepresented minorities in STEM fields ~ WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Representative Shontel Brown (D-OH), U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) and U.S. Representative Marilyn Strickland (D-WA) led 18  more

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 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released the following public communication on April 9, 2025, from the American Society for Meningitis Prevention, Farmington Hills, Michigan: * * * Docket No. CDC-2025-0017 * * * Dear Members of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP): On behalf of the American Society for Meningitis Prevention, the Kimberly Coffey Foundation, and the Emily Stillman Founda  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, May 1 -- Rep. Dave Taylor, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on April 30, 2025: * * * Congressman Taylor Introduces Bill to Help Rural Communities Navigate Broadband Expansion Programs WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Dave Taylor (OH-02) and Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) today introduced the Rural Broadband Assistance Act, which would codify the Broadband Technical Assistance Program to help rural communities access broadband funds available to them through the United St  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for April 30, 2025 NAVY General Dynamics Electric Boat Corp., Groton, Connecticut (N00024-12-C-2115, N00024-17-C-2100, N00024-17-C-2117); and Huntington Ingalls Inc., Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News, Virginia (N00024-15-C-2114, N00024-16-C-2116, and N00024-21-C-2106), are awarded cost-plus-incentive-fee with ceilings, and cost-plus-fixed-fee contract modifications for construction of tw  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- The U.S. Department of Energy has released the following public communication dated March 3, 2025, from Claire Taigman, associate attorney for Earthjustice, and counsel for the Ohio River Valley Institute and Buckeye Environmental Network. Here are excerpts: * * * To: TRC APPALACHIAN HYDROGEN HUB Coordinator Teays Corporate Centre 135 Corporate Center Drive, Suite 540 Scott Depot, West Virginia 25560 * Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations, U.S. Department of Ener  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 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated April 2, 2025, from the National Roofing Contractors Association: * * * To: Marcy Card, Ph.D. Existing Chemicals Risk Assessment Division (7403M) Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW Washington, DC 20460-0001 Re: NRCA's Comments on the Draft Scope of the Risk Evaluation for Vinyl Chloride (CAS RN 75-01-4); EP  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 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: * * * In the First 100 Days of the Trump Administration, Secretary Rollins Puts Farmers First (Washington, D.C., April 30, 2025) \- In the first 100 days of the Trump Administration, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins has taken action to support the leadership of President Donald J. Trump and put Farmers First at the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). "Farmers come first at t  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Rep. Robert E. Latta, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Latta Introduces REFINER Act to Increase U.S. Refinery Capacity Today, Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH-5) re-introduced the Researching Efficient Federal Improvements for Necessary Energy Refining (REFINER) Act, to help increase energy refining capacity in the United States. Over the last several years, North America lost an estimated one million barrels of fuel per day due to low refining capacity. T  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Rep. Robert E. Latta, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Latta Washington Times Op-Ed: A Plan for American Energy Dominance WASHINGTON, D.C.--In a new op-ed in the Washington Times, Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH-5), the Chairman of the Energy Subcommittee on the Energy and Commerce Committee details his all-of-his-above strategy for a new era of American energy dominance working with the Republican majority in Congress and the Trump administration. Below,  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 30 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration has released the following public communication dated March 28, 2025, from Haak Law LLC, Cleveland, Ohio: * * * To: David Chicca, Director, Office of Engineering Safety OSHA Directorate of Standards and Guidance 200 Constitution Avenue NW Washington, DC 20210 Email: chicca.david@dol.gov Re: Protecting Workers in American Manufacturing Through Digitized LOTO Solutions Master Lock's Comments C  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- The U.S. Postal Service issued the following news release: * * * Postal Service announces industry award winners at the National Postal Forum NASHVILLE, TN -- USPS today awarded its 2025 Delivering for America Partnership for Excellence awards to several recipients on the final day of the National Postal Forum (NPF), the country's premier mailing and shipping supply chain conference. The Delivering for America Partnership for Excellence awards are bestowed at NPF to re  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Rep. Shontel Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following floor remarks on April 29, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Mr. Speaker refers to the presiding officer of the House at the time of the speech): * * * Mr. Speaker, it has been 100 days of broken promises, cuts, and chaos from the Trump administration. The damage has been done from my district in Cleveland to rural America. Here is how Trump has hurt the farm economy in just 100 days: President Trump has fired cr  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following floor remarks on April 29, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Mr. Speaker refers to the presiding officer of the House at the time of the speech): * * * Mr. Speaker, as co-chair of the House Great Lakes Task Force, I rise today to speak on behalf of our Great Lakes region. My part of it is the Ninth District of Ohio that stretches all the way from Bryan, Ohio, all the way across the northern part of Ohio through Tol  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 -- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee issued a report (S.Rpt. 119-7) on the history, jurisdiction and a summary of its activities during the 118th Congress. The report was advanced by Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, on March 31, 2025. Here are excerpts: * * * MEMORANDUM OF THE CHAIRMAN To Members of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: The enclosed report reviews the accomplishments of the Committee in the 118th Congress. It wi  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee issued a report (S.Rpt. 119-7) on the history, jurisdiction and a summary of its activities during the 118th Congress. The report was advanced by Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, on March 31, 2025. * * * (Continued from Part 1 of 2) JURISDICTION Jurisdiction of the Subcommittee includes oversight and legislative responsibilities for: public lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Forest Service, including fa  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 -- The Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee issued a report (S.Rpt. 119-2) on its legislative and oversight activities during the 118th Congress. The report was advanced by Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, on March 12, 2025. * * * (Continued from Part 1 of 2) This is about more than just funding. VA's planned medical workforce reductions in FY 2025, coupled with its existing "zero growth" initiative, which seeks to keep the full-time equivalent employee (FTE) number flat between  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Rep. Shontel Brown, D-Ohio, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology and Government Innovation, issued the following news release: * * * Subcommittee Ranking Member Shontel Brown's Opening Remarks at Hearing on Modernizing Federal IT Systems Washington, D.C. (April 29 2025) - Below is Ranking Member Shontel Brown's opening statement, as prepared for delivery, at today's Subcommittee on Cybersecuri  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Rep. Michael Turner, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Turner Statement on House Oversight Committee's Current Budget Reconciliation Proposal WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Mike Turner (OH-10) released the following statement regarding the current framework of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee 's budget reconciliation proposal: "The goal of reconciliation should be to reduce overall government spending by eliminating waste, fra  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service issued the following news release: * * * In the First 100 Days of the Trump Administration, Secretary Rollins Puts Farmers First Washington, D.C., April 30, 2025 - In the first 100 days of the Trump Administration, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins has taken action to support the leadership of President Donald J. Trump and put Farmers First at the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). "Far  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- NASA issued the following news release: * * * Where Does Gold Come From? NASA Data Has Clues Since the big bang, the early universe had hydrogen, helium, and a scant amount of lithium. Later, some heavier elements, including iron, were forged in stars. But one of the biggest mysteries in astrophysics is: How did the first elements heavier than iron, such as gold, get created and distributed throughout the universe? "It's a pretty fundamental question in terms of the o  more