WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Rep. Deborah Ross, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * As Summer Begins, Ross & Skin Cancer Caucus Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Streamline FDA Review of Nonprescription Sunscreens * Today, Congresswoman Deborah Ross (NC-02), Co-Chair of the Congressional Skin Cancer Caucus, joined the other three Co-Chairs, Congressmembers John Joyce (PA-13), Debbie Dingell (MI-06), and Dave Joyce (OH-14), to introduce the SAFE Sunscreen Standards Act. Thei  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Rep. Richard Hudson, R-North Carolina, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, issued the following news release on June 4, 2025: * * * C&T Subcommittee Holds Hearing on network infrastructure demands for AI and uses in the media and entertainment industries. WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Richard Hudson (NC-09), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, led a hearing titled AI in the Everyday:   more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Rep. Richard Hudson, R-North Carolina, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, issued the following opening statement on June 4, 2025, at a hearing entitled "AI in the Everyday: Current Application and Future Frontiers in Communications and Technology": * * * Subcommittee Chairman Hudson's opening statement as prepared for delivery: "Good morning, and welcome to today's subcommittee hearing on examining artificial intelli  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Cohen, Senator Markey Reintroduce the Complete Streets Act * House the bill is being co-led by Representatives Jake Auchincloss, Adriano Espaillat, Valerie Foushee and Dina Titus WASHINGTON -- Representative Steve Cohen (TN-9), a senior member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, and Senator Edward J. Markey of Massachusetts, a member of the Senate Commerce, Scienc  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Rep. Nick Langworthy, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Nick Langworthy Introduces Energy Choice Act to End Blue-State Wars on American Energy * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Yesterday, Congressman Nick Langworthy (NY-23) and Senator Jim Justice (R-WV) introduced the bipartisan, bicameral H.R. 3699, the Energy Choice Act (link is external) toprohibit states or local governments from banning an energy service's connection, reconnection, modification,   more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Rep. Pat Harrigan, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Pat Harrigan Votes to Relocate SBA Offices Out of Sanctuary Cities * Contact: Lexi Kranich (814) 380-4408 WASHINGTON, D.C.-- Today, Congressman Pat Harrigan (NC-10) voted to pass H.R. 2931 (link is external), the Save SBA from Sanctuary Cities Act. This bill directs the Small Business Administration to relocate its offices out of jurisdictions that actively obstruct federal immig  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo, Grassley and Republican Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Bolster Violent Crime Laws * Washington, D.C.-- U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) joined Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and nine Republican colleagues in introducing legislation to strengthen violent crime statutes and help prevent future crime. The Combating Violent and Dangerous Crime Act would clarify and s  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 (TNSFR) -- The International Trade Commission has issued a notice confirming its decision not to review an initial determination that grants a joint motion to completely terminate an investigation concerning certain electronic computing devices, and components and modules thereof, based upon a settlement agreement. This action brings an end to a case initiated following a complaint alleging patent infringement. The investigation was launched after Telefonaktiebolaget LM Erics  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Rep. Dwight Evans, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Evans, Edwards Introduce Bipartisan Job-Training Bill LEON Act is named for Rev. Leon Sullivan * WASHINGTON (June 5, 2025) - U.S. Reps. Dwight Evans (D-PA) and Chuck Edwards (R-NC-11) have introduced a bipartisan job-training bill, the Leveraging Educational Opportunity Networks (LEON) Act, to help build pathways out of poverty and solve the nation's structural, long-term labor shortage. Und  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Rules Committee, issued the following opening remarks on June 3, 2025, at a committee hearing to consider four bills. The bills are SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act (H.R. 2483), Save SBA from Sanctuary Cities Act (H.R. 2931), American Entrepreneurs First Act (H.R. 2966) and Capping Excessive Awarding of SBLC Entrants Act (H.R. 2987). * * * Here is the text of the remarks: (As prepared   more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, ranking member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, issued the following news release on June 4, 2025: * * * Klobuchar Highlights Negative Impacts of Proposed Republican Cuts to SNAP At Spotlight Forum WASHINGTON--Today, U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, emphasized the importance of SNAP and the risks it faces due to the House Republic  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, June 5 -- The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release: * * * Marine Fisheries to Implement Interstate Wildlife Violator Compact * Starting July 1, the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality's Division of Marine Fisheries will implement requirements of the Interstate Wildlife Violator Compact Act ("Act") for marine and estuarine fisheries violations, as directed by the N.C. General Assembly. The Act provides reciprocal re  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, June 6 -- The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction issued the following news release on June 5, 2025: * * * Fifteen Schools Selected to Launch $25 Million School Improvement Initiative Fifteen North Carolina middle schools have been selected to participate in the Golden LEAF Schools Initiative, a five-year, $25 million program made possible by funding from the Golden LEAF Foundation. Fifteen North Carolina middle schools have been selected to participate i  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, June 6 -- The North Carolina State Treasurer issued the following news release on June 5, 2025: * * * North Carolina Department of State Treasurer Announces Stalled Contract Negotiations with CVS Caremark After months of negotiation, The Department of State Treasurer (DST), along with the State Health Plan (Plan), has reached an untenable impasse with CVS Caremark (Caremark) which refuses to honor its current contract with the State Health Plan. The negotiations with   more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, June 6 (TNSrep) -- The North Carolina Office of the State Auditor issued the following news release on June 4, 2025: * * * $145K Spent Daily to Host Laundry, Showers in Swannanoa A new Special Report (https://www.auditor.nc.gov/documents/reports/rapid-response/rr-2025-swannanoa/open) from the North Carolina Office of the State Auditor (OSA) found a Hurricane Helene relief station set up in Swannanoa, N.C. had an average daily cost of over $145,000. The "Community Car  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Rep. Alma S. Adams, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Adams Questions Labor Secretary Chavez-DeRemer in House E&W Committee Hearing * WASHINGTON, DC-- Today, Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. (NC-12) questioned Department of Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer on enforcing child labor protections in the face of historic cuts, as well as the Department of Labor's impact on HBCUs, in the House Education & Workforce hearing on "Examining the   more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Rep. Mark Harris, R-North Carolina, issued the following floor remarks on June 3, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Mr. Speaker refers to the presiding officer of the House at the time of the speech): * * * What do you call it when the world's wealthiest man, leading some of the most innovative companies in history, offers his unmatched genius to save American taxpayers billions? You call it a blessing, Mr. Speaker. I rise today to urge my colleagues to not let t  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 (TNSjou) -- The Smithsonian Institution issued the following news release: * * * Smithsonian Research Reveals that Probiotics Slow Spread of Deadly Disease Decimating Caribbean Reefs Field Tests in Florida Identify Best Available Treatment to Combat Coral Disease Without Need for Antibiotics * Scientists with the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History have discovered that a bacterial probiotic helps slow the spread of stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD) in a  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Tillis Helps Secure Helene Recovery Funding for North Carolina * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Senator Thom Tillis applauded the U.S. Economic Development Administration's (EDA) announcement of its Fiscal Year 2025 Disaster Supplemental Notice of Funding Opportunity, which allocates approximately $1.45 billion in federal funding for disaster-impacted communities, including those in Western North Ca  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * WSJ Editorial Highlights Tillis Bill to End Predatory Litigation Funding Practices * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Yesterday, The Wall Street Journal published an editorial supporting the Tackling Predatory Litigation Funding Act, legislation introduced by Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) which would impose a new tax on profits earned by third-party entities that finance civil litigation and curb predatory prac  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Seek Information on Republican Budget Bill's Potential to Close Rural Hospitals * Washington D.C.-- U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, both D-Ore. said today they have joined Senator Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., and Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., in requesting important information about the impact of House Republicans' budget bill's dangerous proposed cuts to  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Seek Information on Republican Budget Bill's Potential to Close Rural Hospitals * Washington D.C.-- U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, both D-Ore., said today they have joined Senator Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., and Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., in requesting important information about the impact of House Republicans' budget bill's dangerous proposed cuts to f  more