WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Discusses Legislation To Combat Crypto ATM Fraud In Illinois May 23, 2025 CHICAGO -- U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today held a press conference at SEIU Healthcare alongside consumer advocates to discuss his amendment to legislation currently being considered in the Senate to establish federal rules for stablecoins--a form of cryptocurrency. Durbin's amendment is based   more

WASHINGTON, May 24 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF10713) on May 23, 2025, by education policy specialist Rebecca R. Skinner and research assistant Isobel Sorenson: * * * Overview of Public and Private School Choice Options School choice generally refers to the opportunity for parents to select an elementary or secondary school for their child that differs from the assigned school that the child would otherwise attend based on w  more

WASHINGTON, May 24 -- Rep. Rudy Yakym, R-Indiana, posted the following statement in the extensions of remarks section of the Congressional Record on May 23, 2025: * * * Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Chief Ryleigh Carr, School Resource Officer at Culver Community Schools in Indiana, for her exceptional dedication and service to her school and community. Chief Carr has recently been sworn in as Chief of the Community Police Department, becoming the first female to hold that position in the  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Marshall, Hickenlooper Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Expand Access to Capital for Small Businesses U.S. Senators Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas) and John Hickenlooper (D-Colorado) introduced the Investing in All of America Act of 2025, bipartisan legislation designed to expand access to capital for small businesses in rural and low-income communities, as well as those in the manufactur  more

WASHINGTON, May 24 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48543) on May 23, 2025, entitled "Transportation Security - Background and Issues for the 119th Congress:" (Continued from Part 2 of 3) * * * Freight Rail Security/109 Freight trains generate roughly 29% of all freight ton-miles across all transportation modes in the United States, transported along a railway network over 130,000 miles long./110 In contrast to publicly owned and managed airp  more