WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * "NIH Cuts Will Hurt" RFK Jr. Admits When Pressed by Senator Murray On Harm to NIH Clinical Care, Confronted with Constituent's Personal Story In response to question about Trump's proposal to nearly halve the NIH's budget, Kennedy concedes "I think the cuts that are now proposed by NIH are gonna hurt." ICYMI : In Seattle, Senator Murray Highlights Consequences of Trump & Elon's Cuts & Layoffs at   more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Capito, Shaheen Reintroduce Access to Prescription Digital Therapeutics Act WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) recently reintroduced bipartisan legislation that would increase access to Prescription Digital Therapeutics (PDTs). "Prescription Digital Therapeutics are an excellent example of how innovative technology can address so  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, chairwoman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on May 14, 2025: * * * Chairman Capito Asks Nominees About Bridge Funding, PFAS Remediation, USACE Project Prioritization WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, led a hearing on the nominations of Sean McMaster to be Administrator   more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Capito Opening Statement at Hearing to Consider McMaster, Busterud, Telle Nominations To watch Chairman Capito's opening statement, click here. WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, led a hearing on the nominations of Sean McMaster to be Administrator of the Federal Highway Ad  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, chairwoman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on May 14, 2025: * * * Chairman Capito Opening Statement at Hearing to Consider McMaster, Busterud, Telle Nominations WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, led a hearing on the nominations of Sean McMaster to be Administrator of t  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Riley M. Moore, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Moore Introduces Resolution Honoring Pope Leo XIV Washington, D.C. - This afternoon, Congressman Riley M. Moore introduced a resolution with 20 of his House colleagues to honor Pope Leo XIV after his historic election to the Chair of St. Peter. Born Robert Francis Prevost, Pope Leo XIV is a native of Chicago and graduate of Villanova University. He was ordained a priest in 1982 and  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Cotton to Lutnick: Chinese Networking Equipment Risks National Security Contact: Caroline Tabler or Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353 May 14, 2025 Washington, D.C. -- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today sent a letter to Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick urging the department to prohibit TP-Link equipment sales. This state-sponsored networking equipment company has deep ties to the Chinese Communi  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 (TNSLrpt) -- The Justice Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. 25-017) entitled "Audit of the Office of Justice Programs Victim Assistance Funds Subawarded by West Virginia Department of Homeland Security, Division of Administrative Services, Justice and Community Services to Legal Aid of West Virginia, Charleston, West Virginia": Here are excerpts: * * * Background The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of Justice Programs (OJP) provided funds to t  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

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 14 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Iowa. *** Soybean Variety 01094697 ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, May 13 -- MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY LLC, St. Louis, Missouri has been assigned a patent (No. US 12295333 B2, initially filed Nov. 2, 2022) developed by Christiana E. Wiebbecke, Baxter, Iowa, for "Soybean variety 01094697." *** Method and System of Deploying Ignition Interlock Device Functionality ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, May 13 -- CONSUMER SAFETY TECHNOLOGY  more

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 14 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in West Virginia. *** Processes for Making Ethylene Glycol and/or Propylene Glycol From Aldose- And/or Ketose-Yielding Carbohydrates With Integrated Tungsten Catalyst Recovery ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, May 13 -- T.EN PROCESS TECHNOLOGY, INC., Houston, Texas has been assigned a patent (No. US 12297166 B2, initially filed March 26, 2024) developed by Thomas P. Binder, Marion, Iowa, and Louis A. Kapicak, Cross Lanes,   more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following news release: * * * US Department of Labor awards $1M for disaster-relief jobs, training for West Virginia residents affected by February Storms WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor today awarded $1 million in grant funding to support disaster-relief jobs and employment and training services for West Virginia residents suffering from the aftermath of February severe storms. Beginning Feb. 15, 2025, severe storms ca  more