WASHINGTON, May 19 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48534) on May 13, 2025, entitled "Advanced Wireless Services Spectrum: Issues for Congress" by telecommunication policy specialist Jill C. Gallagher. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY Radio spectrum is the foundation of wireless communications. It refers to the range of frequencies used to transmit and receive radio signals that carry voice and data communications from one location to another   more

WASHINGTON, May 19 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48534) on May 13, 2025, entitled "Advanced Wireless Services Spectrum - Issues for Congress:" (Continued from Part 1 of 2) * * * Issues for Congress There are several issues of potential interest to Congress as the FCC prepares for the AWS-3 auction, including the value of the AWS-3 band, supply and demand of mid-band spectrum, time and money required for federal agency transition, spectrum   more

ALBANY, New York, May 20 -- The New York State Department of Health issued the following news release on May 19, 2025: * * * CDPAP Update: State Department of Health Provides Data on Number of Consumers and Personal Assistants Registered With Statewide Fiscal Intermediary Ahead of June 6 Deadline More than 209,000 Consumers Authorized for CDPAP Are Registered with Public Partnerships LLC (PPL) 203,000 Personal Assistants Are Registered with PPL; Approximately 10% Are Serving Multiple Consume  more

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Rep. Yvette Clarke, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * CLARKE ISSUES STATEMENT ON SUPREME COURT RULING STRIPPING 350,000 VENEZUELANS OF TEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS May 19, 2025 MEDIA CONTACT: e: jessica.myers@mail.house.gov c: 202.913.0126 WASHINGTON, DC - Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09) released the following statement: "With a single shameful Supreme Court ruling, more than 350,000 Venezuelans who were promised and granted refuge from   more

WASHINGTON, May 19 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48097) on May 15, 2025, entitled "Energy and Water Development - FY2025 Appropriations:" (Continued from Part 2 of 4) * * * Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) Authorized in 1975 by the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (P.L. 94-163, as amended; 42 U.S.C. Sec.6201 et seq.), the SPR fulfills two statutory policy objectives: (1) reduce the economic impact of oil supply disruptions, and (2) carr  more

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Following Newark Airport Blackouts, Blumenthal Calls on Trump Administration to Step Up & Protect the Flying Public [HARTFORD, CT] - Ahead of the Memorial Day weekend, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) called on U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Sean Duffy to take urgent action to address recent air radar and communications failures at Newark Airport and prevent future o  more

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Gluesenkamp Perez, Fitzpatrick Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Ensure Minimum Wage Reflects Local Cost of Living Last week, Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA-03) and Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01) introduced the bipartisan Fair Wage Act to index the federal minimum wage to a regional cost-of-living standard, making it fairer and more responsive to local economic realities. This legislation  more

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI--Hagerty Joins Squawk Box on CNBC to Discuss GENIUS Act, Budget Reconciliation, Tariffs NEW YORK CITY --Today, United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Senate Appropriations, Banking, and Foreign Relations Committees and former U.S. Ambassador to Japan, joined Squawk Box on CNBC live in-studio to discuss the GENIUS Act vote in the Senate, the budget reconciliation package, an  more

WASHINGTON, May 18 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON PRESIDENT JOSEPH R. BIDEN Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement: The House Democratic Caucus and our nation are praying for President Joe Biden and his family as he battles this challenging medical diagnosis. Over the years, the Biden family has confronted unimaginable adversity with grace and steadfast p  more

WASHINGTON, May 18 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON PRESIDENT JOSEPH R. BIDEN Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement: The House Democratic Caucus and our nation are praying for President Joe Biden and his family as he battles this challenging medical diagnosis. Over the years, the Biden family has confronted unimaginable adversity with grace and steadfast perseverance. We stand with  more

WASHINGTON, May 19 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES: "HOUSE DEMOCRATS WILL CONTINUE TO STRONGLY OPPOSE THE GOP TAX SCAM" Washington, D.C. - Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a press conference where he emphasized that Democrats will continue to push back on the GOP Tax Scam that kicks nearly 14 million people off their healthcare and takes food away from millions of Americans to give huge tax br  more

NEW YORK, May 19 -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued the following news: * * * Mayor Adams Celebrates Progress Closing Illegal Smoke Shops, Turning Vacant Storefronts Into Legal, Small Businesses May 19, 2025 Since Launching in May 2024, "Operation Padlock to Protect" Has Sealed Nearly 1,400 Illegal Cannabis Businesses, Seized Over $95 Million in Illegal Products Adams Administration Unveils Next Steps for Re-Opening Previously Padlocked Businesses as Legal Stores Effort Builds on   more

NEW YORK, May 19 -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued the following news: * * * Mayor Adams, City Planning Kick Off Public Review on MTA Project to Create Nearly 700 Homes Above Future 125th Street Subway Stop May 19, 2025 Proposal Will Deliver Over 150 Permanently-Affordable and Income-Restricted Homes Above Future Subway Station in East Harlem Announcement Marks First Non-City Application to Utilize New Zoning Tools from "City of Yes for Housing Opportunity" to Deliver More Housing   more

NEW YORK, May 19 -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued the following news: * * * Mayor Adams, DSS, NYCEDC, and DCAS Celebrate Opening of State-of-the-Art Broadway Junction Commercial Development, Deliver Consolidated Social Services in High-Need Community May 19, 2025 Watch video here at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlYws1xiwm8 Largest-Ever Commercial Building in Broadway Junction Area Will Deliver Full Array of HRA Services and Over 80,000 Square Feet of Private-Market Retail Sp  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on May 19, 2025: * * * Meeks Delivers Keynote Address at Foreign Policy for America Annual Summit Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, delivered the following keynote address - as prepared - at Foreign Policy for America's annual leadership summit focused on "the future of U.S. foreign policy": Th  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on May 19, 2025: * * * Meeks, Stanton Introduce Discharge Petition to End Trump's Tariffs on Canada and Mexico Washington, DC - Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Representative Greg Stanton of Arizona today introduced a discharge petition to force a vote on Resolutions that would terminate Pr  more

ALBANY, New York, May 20 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the following news release on May 19, 2025: * * * PSC Releases Audit of NYSEG and RG&E Comprehensive Management and Operations Audit of NYSEG and RG&E Completed Auditor Makes 128 Recommendations to Improve Operations and Customer Experiences Department Staff Also Sends Notice of Apparent Violations to Companies ALBANY -- The New York State Public Service Commission (Commission) today released the final report o  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- A new report indicates that nearly half of transgender Americans have either moved or are considering relocating to more affirming locations within the U.S., and a similar percentage express a desire to leave the country entirely, driven by concerns over anti-transgender policies and the broader sociopolitical climate following the 2024 election of Donald Trump. The study, "The Impact of Anti-Transgender Policy and Public Opinion on Travel and Relocation," was released toda  more

NEW YORK, May 19 -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued the following news: * * * New York City and Israel Sign Declaration of Intent to Launch NYC-Israel Economic Council May 19, 2025 Historic Declaration of Intent Reconfirms New York City's Solidarity with Israel, Opens Five Boroughs to More Economic Opportunity NEW YORK - New York City Mayor Eric Adams and Israeli Minister of Economy and Industry Nir Barkat today signed a Declaration of Intent establishing the New York City-Israel  more

NEW YORK, May 20 -- The New York State Nurses Association issued the following news release on May 19, 2025: * * * NYSNA Slams NewYork-Presbyterian's Announcement of Sweeping Staffing Cuts New York City's Richest Hospital Cuts Jobs and Care to Communities NYP Plans to Cut Nurses at Flagship NYP-Columbia, Brooklyn Methodist, and Hudson Valley Hospitals New York, NY - NYSNA members throughout the NewYork-Presbyterian (NYP) Health System were alarmed to hear in a video townhall on Monday, May   more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Nydia M. Velazquez, D-New York, ranking member of the House Small Business Committee, issued the following news release on May 19, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Velazquez and Norton Sound the Alarm Over ICE Raids on DC Small Businesses WASHINGTON--Today, Rep. Nydia M. Velazquez (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Small Business Committee, and Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), led a letter to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Immigration and C  more

WASHINGTON, May 18 -- Rep. Daniel Goldman, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Dan Goldman's Statement on the Trump Administration Effectively Legalizing Machine Guns Nationwide "Nearly 40 years ago, Congress passed a federal ban on the sale of machine guns, recognizing that the risk these weapons of war pose to our communities is unacceptably high. Last Friday, the Trump administration effectively lifted that ban and legalized machine guns across the United States. "B  more

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Rep. Ron Estes, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Estes Votes to Advance One Big, Beautiful Bill Last night, Rep. Ron Estes (R-Kansas) voted to advance the full budget reconciliation bill in the House Budget Committee - which passed the committee 17 - 16. He delivered remarks in support of the One Big, Beautiful Bill Act last Friday in the Budget Committee markup. "The bill we're marking up here today is the culmination of years of work to extend   more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Derek Schmidt, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Schmidt Introduces Legislation to Protect Taxpayers from Unlawful Injunctions WASHINGTON, DC: Representatives Derek Schmidt (KS-02) and Harriet Hageman (WY-AL) today introduced the Wrongful Injunction Accountability Act. The legislation builds upon an executive action taken in March by President Donald Trump to discourage the filing of requests for injunctions against the federal government. The bill   more

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Stefanik Demands Transparency from Harvard Over Alarming Ties to Chinese Communist Party, Iran WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, House Republican Leadership Chairwoman Elise Stefanik issued the following statement upon demanding transparency from Harvard University President Alan Garber, regarding evidence of repeated interactions and collaborations between Harvard faculty and Chinese Communist Party (CCP  more

NEW YORK, May 19 -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued the following news: * * * Transcript: Mayor Adams Appears Live on FOX 5's "Good Day New York" May 19, 2025 Curt Menefee: Well, as the hours pass, we continue to see more and more dramatic video of Saturday night's ship crash, when a Mexican Navy vessel struck the Brooklyn Bridge. Rosanna Scotto: The ship's mast hit the bridge, breaking on impact, sending the debris falling onto the boat's deck, along with people. Officials say two   more

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren Pushes Giant Meat Processor Pilgrim's Pride, Largest Donor to the Trump-Vance Inaugural Committee, on Potential Corruption Pilgrim's Pride was the single largest donor to the Trump-Vance Inaugural Committee "I am concerned Pilgrim's Pride may have made its contribution to the inaugural fund to curry favor with the Trump administration." Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. - U.  more