WASHINGTON, May 6 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R45811) on May 5, 2025, entitled "Hypersonic Weapons: Background and Issues for Congress" by Kelley M. Sayler, advanced technology and global security specialist. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY The United States has actively pursued the development of hypersonic weapons - maneuvering weapons that fly at speeds of at least Mach 5 - as a part of its conventional prompt global strike program since the ear  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Rep. Wesley Bell, D-Missouri, issued the following news release on May 6, 2025: * * * Bell, Kaptur, Quigley, Johnson Send Letter Opposing Ed Martin Nomination Over Russian Media Ties Washington, D.C.-- Today, Representatives Wesley Bell (D-Mo.), Mike Quigley (D-Ill.), Marcy Kaptur (D-Ohio), along with Hank Johnson (D-Ga.), led a letter to President Trump and Attorney General Pam Bondi raising serious concerns over the potential nomination of Ed Martin to serve as U.S. Att  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst Leads 41 Senate Republicans in Celebrating Small Businesses Driving America into the Golden Age WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship Chair Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) led 41 of her Senate Republican colleagues in declaring this week "National Small Business Week" to recognize the entrepreneurs and innovators driving growth and creating jobs across America. The Senate Com  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, chair of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, posted the following news release on May 6, 2025: * * * Ernst Leads 41 Senate Republicans in Celebrating Small Businesses Driving America into the Golden Age WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship Chair Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) led 41 of her Senate Republican colleagues in declaring this week "National Small Business Week" to recognize the entrepreneur  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley Looks to Root Out Abuse of Immigration Parole Program WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today introduced the Immigration Parole Reform Act to restore integrity to immigration parole. "The Obama and Biden administrations badly abused immigration parole, which was intended to be a temporary and highly discretionary means to enter our country. Under Pr  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on May 6, 2025: * * * Grassley Looks to Root Out Abuse of Immigration Parole Program WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today introduced the Immigration Parole Reform Act to restore integrity to immigration parole. "The Obama and Biden administrations badly abused immigration parole, which was intended to be a temporary and  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley, Ernst, Colleagues Celebrate National Small Business Week WASHINGTON - Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) joined Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee Chair Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and 80 Senate colleagues in a bipartisan resolution declaring the week of May 5 th as "National Small Business Week." The measure recognizes the entrepreneurs and innovators that promote growth and create jobs acr  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Rep. Dave Joyce, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Joyce Questions Treasury Secretary Bessent on FY26 Budget Request WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, House Appropriations Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) Subcommittee Chairman Dave Joyce (OH-14) questioned Department of the Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on the Department's spending plan for the remainder of Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 and its priorities for FY 2026, including those related to taxes, t  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * On Anniversary of Steward Health Care Bankruptcy, Warren, Markey Push For Accountability for Ralph de la Torre and other Steward, MPT Executives Text of Letters (PDF) Washington, D.C. - Today, on the one-year anniversary of Steward Health Care's (Steward) bankruptcy filing, U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Ed Markey (D-Mass.) wrote to the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Secu  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Rep. Warren Davidson, R-Ohio, issued the following floor remarks on May 5, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Madam Speaker refers to the presiding officer of the House at the time of the speech): * * * Madam Speaker, I generally support everything that the chairman supports. This is a wrongheaded bill. Our colleagues need to say "no" to this. The American people did not send us here to expand America's security blanket to more parts of the world. We don't have to g  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove, D-California, issued the following floor remarks on May 5, 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 is with great honor that I rise today to coanchor this Congressional Black Caucus Special Order hour, along with the gentlewoman from Ohio (Ms. Brown), my distinguished colleague. For the next 60 minutes, members of the CBC have an opportunit  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Senators Katie Britt, Chuck Grassley, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Root Out Abuse of Immigration Parole WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, joined Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and several of their colleagues in introducing the Immigration Parole Reform Act to restore integrity to the immigration parole statute following misuse by t  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following news release: * * * US Department of Labor recovers over $1.4M in wages for 2,620 workers after employer failed to pay overtime wages SAN JOSE, CA - The U.S. Department of Labor has recovered more than $1.4 million in back wages for more than 2,600 employees after finding a large, San Jose-based electrical engineering and construction company failed to pay them proper overtime rates, a violation of the Fair Labor Standards  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: * * * USDA Announces Approval of D-SNAP for Kentucky Disaster Areas WASHINGTON, May 6, 2025 \- The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that people recovering from recent severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes and flooding may be eligible for food assistance through USDA's Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (D-SNAP). Approximately 11,500 households in 13 counties in Ken  more