WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Amtrak (National Railroad Passenger Corp.) issued the following news: * * * Amtrak Advances Upgrades and Repairs at Lancaster Station New amenities will enhance station and improve safety for all customers LANCASTER, Pa. - Amtrak today provided an update on critical improvements and repairs underway and planned at the historic Lancaster Station (LNC). The enhancements include many safety and efficiency upgrades advancing in coordination with the Pennsylvania Department  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal & Cornyn Call on FBI to Explain Decades-Long Failure to Disclose Key 9/11 Evidence [WASHINGTON, DC] - U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and John Cornyn (R-TX) wrote Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel seeking information about the FBI's apparent failure to disclose evidence about Saudi Arabian national Omar al-Bayoumi to the 9/11 Commission and the Cent  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Boyle In Ways & Means Markup: You Won't Be Able to Spin The 13.7M Americans Who Lose Their Health Care WASHINGTON, DC - In today's Ways and Means Committee markup, Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02), Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee, slammed the Republican plan to cut taxes for billionaires while throwing 13.7 million Americans (link is external) off their health insurance, as conf  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Boyle Statement on Ways and Means Passage of the Republican Budget WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02), Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee, released the following statement after House Republicans on the Ways and Means Committee advanced their budget bill following an 18-hour, overnight markup in which Democrats offered numerous amendments to protect working families:  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. RS22753) on March 18, 2025, entitled "Child Support Services Annual User Fee: In Brief" by social policy specialist Jessica Tollestrup. Here are excerpts: * * * Contents Background ... 1 Annual CSS User Fee ... 3 Overview of Requirements ... 3 Policy Debate ... 4 Implementation Prior to Fee Increase ... 5 Tables Table 1. Method by Which CSS Annual User Fee Is Imposed ... 6 Contact  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Commerce International Trade Administration has released preliminary findings in the administrative review of certain carbon and alloy steel cut-to-length plate (CTL plate) imported from Italy. The review covers the period from May 1, 2023, through April 30, 2024. The agency preliminarily determined that some of the products from Italian producers were sold in the United States at less than normal value, indicating potential dumping during th  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Shontel Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Brown: SNAP Cuts Are Reverse Robin Hood Scheme Washington, DC - Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11), Vice Ranking Member of the House Agriculture Committee voiced strong opposition to the Republican Reconciliation Bill on Tuesday evening, during the Agriculture Committee's markup of heir portion of the bill. During her opening remarks, Brown stated, "Let's call this what it is: it is a rev  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Scanlon Warns that White House Assault on Basic Civil Rights is a Danger to All Americans Washington, D.C. -- Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05) today released the following statement: "This weekend was marked by two extraordinary statements from the Trump White House - statements which, in any other presidential administration, would have generated immediate condemnation   more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for May 14, 2025 NAVY General Dynamics, Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine, is being awarded a $216,493,753 cost-plus-award-fee modification against a previously awarded contract (N00024-24-C-4212), DDG-51 Planning Yard Services. Work will be performed in Bath, Maine, and is expected to be completed by July 31, 2026. Fiscal 2025 other procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of $398,542 (<1%) will be obli  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo, Risch Send Letter Backing President Trump's Call for Full Dismantlement of Iran's Nuclear Program Washington, D.C.-- U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) joined Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, in sending a letter to President Donald Trump regarding the Administration's ongoing negotiations with Iran. The letter calls on the Trump Administration to secure a  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Chris Deluzio, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Deluzio Statement on Reinstatement of Some Allegheny County NIOSH Workers CARNEGIE, PA \-- Today, Congressman Chris Deluzio (PA-17) released the following statement in response to news that dozens of National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health workers in Allegheny County that were fired by the Trump Administration would be reinstated. His statement reads: "In early April, my team an  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, ranking member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release on May 14, 2025: * * * Democrats Hammer Trump Nominees for Commerce Department, FRA and Amtrak WASHINGTON, D.C. - Democrats on the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, sharply questioned President Trump's nominees for Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), Director of the Amtrak Board o  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on May 14, 2025: * * * Durbin Investigates $400 Million Private Jet Gift From Qatar To President Trump WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today sent a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi regarding the legal justification for President Trump's attempted acquisition of a private   more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * EEOC Files Subpoena Enforcement Action Against Mauser Packaging Solutions Federal Agency Seeks Court Order Compelling Packaging Material Manufacturer to Provide Information Relating to Its Hiring and Staffing Practices CHICAGO - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that it has filed an action in federal court to enforce a subpoena that it issued durin  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Announces It Will Keep Maximum Contaminant Levels for PFOA, PFOS EPA intends to provide regulatory flexibility and holistically address these contaminants in drinking water WASHINGTON - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin announced the agency will keep the current National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (NPDWR) for perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfl  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Fitzpatrick & Carbajal's MARKET CHOICE Act Charts Bold Path for U.S. Climate Leadership and Infrastructure Renewal WASHINGTON, DC - With America's infrastructure aging and climate threats accelerating, U.S. Representatives Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-1) and Salud Carbajal (CA-24) today introduced the MARKET CHOICE Act--a landmark bipartisan bill that puts market forces to work to cut emissions, mo  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Fitzpatrick Fights for Fairness: FAIR Leave Act Ensures Equal Leave for All Families WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick, along with Congresswomen Sarah McBride (D-DE) and Haley Stevens (D-MI), introduced the FAIR Leave Act --a bipartisan, commonsense fix to ensure that married individuals working for the same employer are each entitled to the full benefits provided unde  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Grey Towers National Historic Site in Milford, Pennsylvania, has completed an inventory of Native American human remains in compliance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). The inventory identified the physical remains of one probable adult male Native American, consisting of a cranium and incomplete portions of the right femur, right tibia, and left tibia. The precise geographic  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Timothy M. Kennedy, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Honoring a Hero: Kennedy Introduces Aaron Salter, Jr., Responsible Body Armor Possession Act WASHINGTON, D.C. - Joined by colleagues, gun violence prevention activists, and leaders from Western New York, Congressman Tim Kennedy announced the introduction of the Aaron Salter, Jr. Responsible Body Armor Possession Act. Named in honor of the late Buffalo Police Lieutenant Aaron Salter, Jr., the le  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES: "REPUBLICANS CAN'T DEFEND THESE MEDICAID CUTS, THAT'S WHY THEY'RE TRYING TO HIDE THEM" Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on CNN's The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer where he emphasized that Democrats will continue pushing back against the reckless Republican scheme to rip healthcare and nutritional assistance away from the American peopl  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES: "REPUBLICANS CAN'T DEFEND THESE MEDICAID CUTS, THAT'S WHY THEY'RE TRYING TO HIDE THEM" Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on CNN's The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer where he emphasized that Democrats will continue pushing back against the reckless Republican scheme to rip healthcare and nutritional assistance away from the American people. WOLF BLITZER : Turnin  more

ROTA, Spain, May 15 -- The U.S. Navy's U.S. Fleet Forces Command issued the following news: * * * Military Sealift Command Europe & Africa Reserve Unit Conducts Exercise Tuscan Trident 25 By Ben Farone, Public Affairs Officer, Military Sealift Command Europe & Africa / CTF-63 Twenty-two Sailors from the U.S. Navy&rsquo;s Military Sealift Command Europe - Africa (MSCEURAF) reserve unit gathered at Naval Station Rota, Spain to conduct exercise Tuscan Trident 25 (TT25) April 26 to May 7, 20  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- The U.S. Navy issued the following news story: * * * Military Sealift Command Europe & Africa Reserve Unit Conducts Exercise Tuscan Trident 25 By Ben Farone, Public Affairs Officer, Military Sealift Command Europe & Africa / CTF-63 ROTA, Spain - Twenty-two Sailors from the U.S. Navy's Military Sealift Command Europe & Africa (MSCEURAF) reserve unit gathered at Naval Station Rota, Spain to conduct exercise Tuscan Trident 25 (TT25) April 26 to May 7, 2025. Tuscan Trident  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * Morton Salt to Pay $75,000 in EEOC Retaliation and Discrimination Lawsuit Salt Company Employee Faced Discriminatory Treatment Due to His Race and Disability, Federal Agency Charged CLEVELAND - Morton Salt, Inc. will pay $75,000 and provide other relief to settle a race, disability and retaliation discrimination case filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, May 15 -- Pennsylvania Auditor General Timothy DeFoor issued the following news release on May 14, 2025: * * * Auditor General DeFoor Releases Audits of Municipal Pension Plans in 18 Counties HARRISBURG - Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor today announced the release of audits of 49 municipal and police pension plans in Allegheny, Bedford, Berks, Columbia, Dauphin, Delaware, Lackawanna, Lancaster, Lehigh, Luzerne, Mercer, Monroe, Schuylkill, Susquehanna, Tioga, Venang  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, May 15 -- Pennsylvania Auditor General Timothy DeFoor issued the following news release on May 14, 2025: * * * Auditor General DeFoor Serves as a BC3 Commencement Speaker, Encourages Students to Choose their own Path BUTLER, Pa. - Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor today served as a commencement speaker at Butler County Community College's (BC3) 57th commencement ceremony where he spoke to students about his personal experience as a community college graduate and the   more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Summer Lee, D-Pennsylvania, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Federal Law Enforcement, issued the following news release on May 13, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Lee, Subcommittee Democrats Demand Equal Participation in Law Enforcement Roundtable Hosted by Subcommittee Republicans Washington, D.C. (May 13, 2025)-- Today, Rep. Summer Lee, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Federal Law Enforcement, led Subcommittee Democrats i  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Summer Lee, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Lee, Subcommittee Democrats: "Democrats will not be seat fillers nor help Republicans hide behind Police Week" **For Immediate Release** SummerLeePress@mail.house.gov WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 14, 2025 -- After Chairman Higgins and Oversight Republicans declined to hold a hearing under normal Committee procedure, refused to honor the Minority's right to invite their own witness, and  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Summer Lee, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Summer Lee, Subcommittee Democrats Demand Equal Participation in Law Enforcement Roundtable Hosted by Subcommittee Republicans **For Immediate Release** SummerLeePress@mail.house.gov Text of Letter WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 13, 2025 -- Today, Congresswoman Summer Lee (PA-12), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Federal Law Enforcement, led Subcommittee Democrats in sending a let  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Dan Meuser, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following floor remarks on May 13, 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, this is National Police Week, and I rise in support of my legislation, H. Res. 364, the Gold Shield families resolution. Out of all of the priorities that we face in this Chamber, Mr. Speaker, none is more fundamental than ensuring public safety and pr  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Lloyd Smucker, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Smucker Champions Key Tax Relief Measures Included in "One Big, Beautiful Bill" WASHINGTON-- Rep. Lloyd Smucker (PA-11), a senior member of the Committee on Ways and Means, voted to advance the committee's legislative proposals in compliance with the instructions of H. Con. Res. 14, the Concurrent Resolution on the budget for Fiscal Year 2025. "Today's vote is a great step forward to enac  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Lloyd Smucker, R-Pennsylvania, posted the following statement in the extensions of remarks section of the Congressional Record on May 13, 2025: * * * Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to congratulate and recognize Ecore International for being named Exporter of the Year by the ExportImport Bank of the United States (EXIM). Beginning as a small cork manufacturer in 1871, Lancaster-based Ecore International is a global leader in circular rubber flooring. Ecore has covered pro  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, issued the following floor remarks on May 13, 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 Representative LaHood's bill, H.R. 167, the Community Reclamation Partnerships Act of 2025. This bill would revise the Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Program by allowing third-party organizations to clean up coal mines tha  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- The U.S. Senate conducted 11 committee hearings on May 13, 2025: * * * PERSPECTIVES FROM THE FIELD: CONSERVATION Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: Committee concluded a hearing to examine perspectives from the field, focusing on conservation, after receiving testimony from Gary Blair, National Association of Conservation Districts, Starkville, Mississippi; Brad Doyle, Arkansas Farm Bureau, Weiner; Lynn Tjeerdsma, Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever, Plat  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on May 14, 2025: * * * Shaheen, Warren, Warner, Lawmakers Push for Corruption Investigation Into Trump Administration Favors for Elon Musk's Starlink Lawmakers press ethics officials to investigate reports that Trump admin is working for Starlink as it negotiates tariff agreements with foreign governments WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senators Jea  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, May 15 -- The State Museum of Pennsylvania issued the following news on May 14, 2025: * * * The State Museum of Pennsylvania Announces Finalists for 58th Annual "Art of the State" Exhibition Harrisburg, PA - The State Museum of Pennsylvania is pleased to announce the finalists for the prestigious Art of the State 2025, showcasing the exceptional talent of artists from across the Commonwealth. This year's exhibition offers a captivating glimpse into the Commonwealth's  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Top House Dems Demand All Suspicious Activity Reports Related to Trump Crypto Ventures, Musk PAC, and WinRed Investigation Targets Potential Fraud, Bribery, Campaign Finance Violations, and Predatory and Deceptive Practices Targeting Vulnerable Americans Washington, D.C. (May 14, 2025)--Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly,   more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Top House Dems Demand All Suspicious Activity Reports Related to Trump Crypto Ventures, Musk PAC, and WinRed Investigation Targets Potential Fraud, Bribery, Campaign Finance Violations, and Predatory and Deceptive Practices Targeting Vulnerable Americans Washington, D.C. (May 14, 2025)--Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judi  more