PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, May 9 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 8, 2025, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Pittsburgh - May 2024": * * * Workers in the Pittsburgh, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $30.22 in May 2024, compared to the nationwide average of $32.66, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commis  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, May 9 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 8, 2025, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Richmond - May 2024": * * * Workers in the Richmond, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $31.78 in May 2024, compared to the nationwide average of $32.66, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commission  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, May 9 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 8, 2025, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Roanoke - May 2024": * * * Workers in the Roanoke, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $27.48 in May 2024, compared to the nationwide average of $32.66, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, May 9 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 8, 2025, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Trenton - May 2024": * * * Workers in the Trenton-Princeton, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $38.85 in May 2024, compared to the nationwide average of $32.66, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Co  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, May 9 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 8, 2025, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk - May 2024": * * * Workers in the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $30.14 in May 2024, compared to the nationwide average of $32.66, the U.S. Bureau of  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, May 9 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 8, 2025, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria - May 2024": * * * Workers in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $43.47 in May 2024, compared to the nationwide average of $32.66, the U.S. Bureau   more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, May 9 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 8, 2025, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in York-Hanover - May 2024": * * * Workers in the York-Hanover, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $28.37 in May 2024, compared to the nationwide average of $32.66, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Co  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Boyle Statement on the Election of Pope Leo XIV WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02) released the following statement after Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was chosen by the conclave to serve as the next Pope: "I offer my heartfelt congratulations to the new Holy Father--the first American-born Pope. This is a truly historic moment for the Catholic Church and for the world. I p  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Boyle, Whitehouse Reintroduce Legislation to Extend Social Security and Medicare Solvency Indefinitely WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (D-PA-02), Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee and member of the Ways and Means Committee reintroduced the Medicare and Social Security Fair Share Act alongside U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI). This bicameral legislation would   more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for May 8, 2025 NAVY Aptim Federal Services LLC, Baton Rouge, Louisiana (N62473-25-D-2211); ECC Expeditionary Constructors LLC,* Burlingame, California (N62473-25-D-2212); Energy Solutions Federal Support LLC, Salt Lake City, Utah (N62473-25-D-2213); Insight Tidewater LLC,* Brea, California (N62473-25-D-2214); ITP America LLC, Brea, California (N62473-25-D-2215); and Perma-Fix ERRG Services,* Oak   more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo Joins Bipartisan Bill to Help House Disabled Veterans Washington, D.C.-- U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) joined U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-California), Dave McCormick (R-Pennsylvania), Ruben Gallego (D-Arizona) and Katie Britt (R-Alabama) to introduce bipartisan legislation to ensure veterans experiencing homelessness and receiving disability payments maintain access to crucial housing support.   more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Rep. Chris Deluzio, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Deluzio, Democratic Veterans Tear Apart Trump VA for Stalling Cancer Trials, Hurting Veterans Healthcare WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Navy and Iraq War veteran Congressman Deluzio and a group of congressional Democratic veterans came together to highlight how the Trump Administration is putting veteran lives at risk and hiding it from the American people, as reported most recently by ProPublica (li  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R44201) on May 7, 2025, entitled "DOT's Federal Pipeline Safety Program: Background and Issues for Congress" by energy policy specialist Paul W. Parfomak. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY The U.S. energy pipeline network includes 3.3 million miles of onshore pipeline transporting natural gas, crude oil, and other hazardous liquids. Over the past decade, major safety incidents in California, Texas, Pennsy  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R44201) on May 7, 2025, entitled "DOT's Federal Pipeline Safety Program - Background and Issues for Congress:" (Continued from Part 1 of 3) * * * PHMSA's Role in Pipeline Security Pipeline safety and security are distinct issues involving different threats, statutory authorities, and regulatory frameworks. Nonetheless, aspects of pipeline safety and security can be intertwined. PHMSA has historically pla  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 (TNSFRinfo) -- The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is seeking public comment on its information collection activities related to the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for Plating and Polishing Area Sources. This action involves a proposed extension of the current information collection request (ICR), which is set to expire on May 31, 2025. The EPA's information collection focuses on gathering data from plating and polishing facilities that  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- The FBI issued the following news release: * * * FBI New York Announces Arrests as Part of National Crimes Against Children Operation: Restore Justice The FBI New York Field Office participated in the arrests of seven subjects as part of the nationwide Operation Restore Justice. This coordinated enforcement operation by all 55 FBI field offices was a sweeping five-day FBI initiative to identify, track, and arrest child sex predators across the country. "The FBI is relent  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48525) on May 6, 2025, entitled "Federal Preemption and State Authority to Deter the Presence of Unlawfully Present Aliens" by legislative attorney Alejandra Aramayo: * * * SUMMARY The Supremacy Clause of the U.S. Constitution (Article VI, clause 2) states that the Constitution, treaties, and federal law "shall be the supreme Law of the land." In interpreting this clause, the Supreme Court has formulated  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Railroad Administration has announced a notice of petition from the Association of American Railroads (AAR) requesting a waiver of compliance with certain provisions of the Federal railroad safety regulations. The petition, filed on behalf of AAR's members, seeks relief from the visual track inspection requirements set forth in 49 CFR part 213, which outlines the standards for track safety. The petition specifically targ  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Sen. Markey, Rep. Summer Lee, Lawyers for Good Government Host Roundtable Discussion on EPA's Termination of Environmental Justice Grants Washington (May 7, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Representative Summer Lee (PA-12), and Lawyers for Good Government on Monday hosted a virtual roundtable discussion on the Trump administration's damaging cuts to environmental justice fu  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- The National Endowment for the Humanities issued the following news release: * * * NEH Announces $9.55 Million for 68 Humanities Projects Grant awards support expanded access to historical collections, exhibitions, curriculum development, and scholarly research in the humanities. Washington, DC (May 8, 2025) - The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) today announced $9.55 million in grants for 68 humanities projects across the country. The grants will underwrite  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Rep. Seth Magaziner, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * New Bipartisan Build America Caucus Launches to Support Pro-Growth Policies Watershed moment for the pro-growth, abundance movement as Congress readies federal action WASHINGTON - Today, more than a dozen bipartisan members launched the bipartisan Build America Caucus, a first-of-its-kind effort in Congress to advance pro-growth policies. While momentum for the abundance agenda has grown in ci  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- The National Severe Storms Laboratory issued the following news: * * * VORTEX USA Tornado Project Paper Chosen as Highlight by AMS A new paper on the PERiLS (Propagation, Evolution, and Rotation in Linear Storms) project was selected by the American Meteorological Society and the editors of Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society (BAMS) to be featured as a BAMS highlight. The paper discusses the design, execution and preliminary data of this groundbreaking collabo  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Pallone to Trump Admin: Stop 9/11 Health Program's Care Disruptions, Staff Terminations NJ 6th District Congressman says Trump has disrupted cancer treatment for 9/11 first responders WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Congressman Frank Pallone Jr., D-N.J., the top Democrat on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, today sent a letter to Trump's Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. de  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, May 9 -- The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission issued the following news release on May 8, 2025: * * * PUC Seeks Public Comment on Proposed Settlement Regarding Meter Testing Concerns at Pocono Waterworks Investigation Raised Concerns About Utility Failure to Test or Maintain Records for Decades-Old Water Meters; Corrective Measures Proposed HARRISBURG - The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) today voted to seek public comment from customers of Pocono  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, May 9 -- The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission issued the following news release on May 8, 2025: * * * PUC Seeks Public Comment on Proposed Settlement with UGI - Gas Division Agreement Centers on the Company's Alleged Failure to Properly Notify Customers Prior to Termination of Residential Gas Service in 2022, 2023 HARRISBURG - The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) today moved to seek public comment on a proposed settlement with UGI Utilities Inc. -   more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Raskin Introduces Legislation to Reveal How Much 'Trump Tariffs' Cost Americans WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Jamie Raskin (MD-08) introduced legislation to show Americans exactly how much of a dent the 'Trump Tariffs' are putting in their wallets. The Truth in Tariffs Act requires large retailers to clearly display the portion of an item's price attributable to tariffs. At a time of increasing   more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Rep. Madeleine Dean, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following floor remarks on May 7, 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, hunger is an all-consuming pain. Many of us are lucky never to have known that pain. Yet, in my district alone, nearly 25,000 households rely on food assistance to stave off hunger. SNAP feeds seniors who live alone, children without nutrients to gro  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Rep. Chris Deluzio, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following floor remarks on May 7, 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, I represent more than 180,000 people in western Pennsylvania who receive Social Security benefits. Those are earned benefits. My constituents receive more than $350 million of those monthly benefits. I join my colleagues in sounding the alarm on this  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Rep. Scott Perry, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following floor remarks on May 7, 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, evidently, this is what gutting Medicaid looks like. You see it goes up 25 percent over 10 years. This only happens in Washington, D.C. Mr. Speaker, the difference between the last administration and the current one is the last administration restricte  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Rep. Pete Stauber, R-Minnesota, issued the following floor remarks on May 7, 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, I rise today in support of the rule on the DHS Restrictions on Confucius Institutes and Chinese Entities of Concern Act. Mr. Speaker, over the past decade, Communist China has persecuted the Uyghur population for their religious and cultural practices. X  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Rep. Summer Lee, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Summer Lee Hosts Roundtable with Senator Markey, Lawyers for Good Government to Fight Back Against Trump Admin's Termination of Environmental Justice Grants **For Immediate Release** SummerLeePress@mail.house.gov WASHINGTON, D.C.- May 8, 2025 - Congresswoman Summer Lee (PA-12) joined Senator Ed Markey (D-Mass.) and Lawyers for Good Government to host a virtual roundtable in response to the   more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Rep. Glenn Thompson, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on May 8, 2025: * * * Thompson, Stevens Introduce Resolution Celebrating 60th Anniversary of SkillsUSA WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representatives Glenn "GT" Thompson (R-PA) and Haley Stevens (D-MI) today introduced a resolution celebrating the 60th anniversary of SkillsUSA. Since 1965, SkillsUSA has been a leader in equipping students with the skills they need to succeed in the modern economy, serving m  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Department of Education Opens Foreign Funding Investigation into University of Pennsylvania After Discovering Inaccurate and Untimely Foreign Financial Disclosures Today, the U.S. Department of Education's Office of the General Counsel (OGC) opened a foreign funding investigation and sent a records request to the University of Pennsylvania (UPenn) after a review of the university's foreign repo  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Michigan, chairman of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on May 8, 2025: * * * Walberg, Allen Demand Answers on Union Failures to Protect Workers' Sensitive, Personal Info Today, Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) and Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee Chairman Rick Allen (R-GA) sent letters to six union leaders expressing concerns about their failure to protect un  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * YOUNG OP-ED: US has surrendered the seas to China -- here's how to win them back The following column by Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) was originally published by the New York Post on May 7, 2025. By Senator Todd Young A nation's safety and prosperity depends on the strength of its ships. Just ask Xi Jinping. In addition to its powerful navy, China now possesses the world's largest commercial fleet  more