WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Blake Moore, R-Utah, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Blake Moore Leads Bipartisan and Bicameral Letter to DoD Secretary Hegseth on Critical Hiring Freeze Exemptions WASHINGTON - Congressman Blake Moore (UT-01), Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17), and Senator John Fetterman (D-PA) led a bipartisan letter to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth encouraging the Department of Defense ("DoD") to exempt all depots, shipyards, arsenals, and maintenance fac  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for May 15, 2025 NAVY Raytheon Co., El Segundo, California, is awarded a $580,589,011 fixed-price incentive (firm-target) contract for the production and delivery of low rate initial production Lot V of the Next Generation Jammer Mid-Band ship sets, to include spares and data in support of ensuring that manufacturing technologies and processes are mature and will support full rate production deci  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. John Joyce, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on May 15, 2025: * * * Dr. Joyce Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Lower Emergency Department Wait Times and Increase Access to Care Washington, D.C. - Congressman John Joyce, M.D. (PA-13) and Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) introduced H.R. 2936, the Addressing Boarding and Crowding in the Emergency Department (ABC-ED) Act, legislation that would relieve overburdened emergency departments by impro  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. John Joyce, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on May 15, 2025: * * * Dr. Joyce Releases Statement Following the Advancement of Energy and Commerce's Reconciliation Package Out of Committee Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman John Joyce, M.D. (PA-13) released the following statement after the Energy and Commerce Committee advanced its reconciliation package out of Committee: "Today, my Republican colleagues and I on the Energy and Commerce Committe  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced a proposed rule to approve the state of North Dakota's partial permit program for coal combustion residuals (CCR) under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). Following a detailed review of the application submitted by the North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality (NDDEQ), the EPA has preliminarily determined that the state's CCR permit program meets the federal standards required for p  more

CLEVELAND, Ohio, May 15 (TNSLrpt) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland issued the following white paper (No. WP 25-13) on May 14, 2025 by Francesco Chiocchio, Jeremy Greenwood, Nezih Guner and Karen Kopecky entitled "Opioids and Post-COVID Labor-Force Participation." Here are excerpts: * * * Abstract At the onset of COVID-19, U.S. labor-force participation dropped by about 3 percentage points and remained below pre-pandemic levels three years later. Recovery varied across states, with s  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Institutes of Health issued the following news release: * * * Infant with rare, incurable disease is first to successfully receive personalized gene therapy treatment NIH-supported gene-editing platform lays groundwork to rapidly develop treatments for other rare genetic diseases. A research team supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has developed and safely delivered a personalized gene editing   more

WASHINGTON, May 16 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) has announced preliminary determinations indicating that the domestic industry is likely materially injured by imports of multifunctional acrylate and methacrylate monomers and oligomers (MAMMOs) from South Korea and Taiwan. These products, classified under several subheadings of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule, have been alleged to be sold in the United States at less than fair value, with imports from Taiwan also subj  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF12978) on May 14, 2025, by education policy specialist Rebecca R. Skinner and research assistant Isobel Sorenson: * * * Late Liquidation Period for Elementary and Secondary Education Funds Provided During COVID-19 Pandemic In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Congress enacted several programs that provided federal funds "to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus" in e  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Ryan Mackenzie, R-Pennsylvania, chairman of the House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, issued the following news release on May 15, 2025: * * * Mackenzie Holds Hearing on Reclaiming OSHA's Mission Today, Workforce Protections Subcommittee Chairman Ryan Mackenzie (R-PA) delivered the following statement, as prepared for delivery, at a hearing titled "Reclaiming OSHA's Mission: Ensuring Safety Without Overreach." "Today's hearing will re  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48536) on May 14, 2025, entitled "Medicaid: Selected Resources for National, State and Local Enrollment Data" by research librarians Sarah K. Braun and Angela Napili: * * * Contents Purpose and Scope ... 1 Federal Data Sources ... 2 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): National and State Data ... 2 Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC): National and State Da  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, May 16 -- The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission issued the following news release on May 15, 2025: * * * PUC Sets Public Hearings on Columbia Gas Rate Increase Proposal Six Opportunities in June for Residents to Weigh In on Columbia Gas's $110.5 Million Rate Hike Proposal - In Person or by Phone HARRISBURG - The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) today announced six public input hearings in early June - offering both in-person and telephone options -   more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Rob Bresnahan, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following floor remarks on May 14, 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 strong support of the effort to ban congressional stock trading because public service must never be compromised by private financial interest. The American people deserve to know that we are acting on their behalf, not for our own  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Summer Lee, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Summer Lee, Colleagues, Advocates Reintroduce Reparations Now Resolution **For Immediate Release** SummerLeePress@mail.house.gov Video | Photos | Bill Text WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 15, 2025 -- Today, Congresswoman Summer L. Lee (PA-12) led her colleagues in reintroducing the Reparations Now Resolution to call on the federal government to provide reparations to the descendants of enslaved B  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Scanlon, Judiciary Democrats Open Investigation into Trump's Qatari Plane Deal Washington, D.C.-- Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on the Constitution, today joined Reps. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee and Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement, in   more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall Joins Colleagues to Introduce Legislation to Reinstate Fairness and Due Process in Health Care Washington - U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas) joined U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusetts) and U.S. Representatives Raul Ruiz, M.D. (D-California-25) and John Joyce, M.D. (R-Pennsylvania-13) to introduce the Physician and Patient Safety Act, legislation that would rest  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Tina Flint Smith, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Smith Joins Colleagues in Bipartisan Push to Boost Housing Supply WASHINGTON, D.C - U.S. Senator Tina Smith (D-MN), Ranking Member of the Senate Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation, and Community Development, joined her colleagues on a bipartisan, bicameral bill to provide resources to help communities rehaul their zoning and land use regulations. The Housing Supply Frameworks Act wo  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the following remarks on May 13, 2025, by Deputy Secretary Michael Faulkender at a U.S. Bancorp fly-in meeting: * * * As prepared for delivery. Thank you for inviting me to join you all today. It is a privilege to be with so many banking leaders who play a critical role in shaping the financial landscape throughout our nation. Four days after the attacks on September 11, 2001, I was in Washington, DC for the very first time. I  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Daniel Goldman, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Video and Photos: Rep. Dan Goldman Joins Rep. Kennedy and Gun Violence Advocates to Observe Third Anniversary of Buffalo Tops Supermarket Mass Shooting With Introduction of Body Armor Ban Goldman Co-Sponsors Aaron Salter Jr. Responsible Body Armor Possession Act of 2025, Which Bans Sale of Military Body Armor to Civilians Legislation Named in Honor of Retired Police Lieutenant Salter Jr., Securit  more