WASHINGTON, June 6 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Budget Office issued the following report on May 20, 2025, entitled "Preliminary Analysis of the Distributional Effects of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act." Here are excerpts: * * * To: Honorable Brendan F. Boyle, Ranking Member, Committee on the Budget, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC 20515 Honorable Hakeem Jeffries, Democratic Leader, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC 20515 Re: Preliminary Analysis of the Distribut  more

WASHINGTON, June 7 -- A coalition of 17 organizations, the Orca Salmon Alliance, is urging the U.S. Department of the Interior and the U.S. Department of Commerce to withdraw a proposed rule that would change the definition of "harm" under the Endangered Species Act. The alliance contends the proposed alteration would remove habitat modification or degradation, even when it kills or injures wildlife, from the Act's protective scope. The primary concern for the alliance is the Southern Resident   more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Rep. Paul A. Gosar, R-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Original text here: * * * Gosar Reintroduces Federal Death Penalty Legislation to Combat the Fentanyl Crisis * Washington, D.C. \-- Congressman Paul A. Gosar, D.D.S. (AZ-09), issued the following statement after reintroducing H.R. 3764, the Death Penalty for Dealing Fentanyl Act, legislation that would punish a defendant with the death penalty or life in prison if convicted of selling or distribu  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Justice Department Files Statement of Interest in Oregon Elections Case Concerning States' Obligations Under the National Voter Registration Act * Note: View statement of interest here. The Justice Department announced today that it has filed a Statement of Interest in Judicial Watch v. Reed, No. 6:24-cv-1783 (D. Ore.) regarding the requirements under the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA) for  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Wyden: Trump's Budget Proposal to Eliminate U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System Threatens Oregon Coastal Communities * Washington, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today sounded the alarm over the Trump Administration's budget proposal to eliminate federal funding for the U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) and undermine Oregon's coastal communities, Tribe  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Wyden: Trump's Budget Proposal to Eliminate U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System Threatens Oregon Coastal Communities * Washington, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today sounded the alarm over the Trump Administration's budget proposal to eliminate federal funding for the U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) and undermine Oregon's coastal communities, Tribes,   more

WASHINGTON, June 7 (TNSFR) -- A notice from the U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service has detailed pending nominations and related actions concerning the National Register of Historic Places, impacting numerous sites in nine states and District of Columbia. This public announcement serves to inform stakeholders about various cultural and historical resources under review for listing or status changes. The nominations encompass a diverse array of properties spanning multiple stat  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla, Capito Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Improve Emergency Medical Transportation in Mountainous Regions * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) introduced the bipartisan Preserving Emergency Access in Key Sites (PEAKS) Act to bolster emergency medical transportation services in mountainous areas. The PEAKS Act would help Critical A  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following remarks on June 5, 2025, on the nomination of Jim O'Neill to be the deputy secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: * * * As Prepared for Delivery I rise to urge a no vote on Jim O'Neill to be the deputy secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. Mr. O'Neill's nomination comes before the Senate as Republicans push ahead on an agenda that wil  more

WASHINGTON, June 7 -- The Wildlife Society North Dakota Chapter is urging the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to reconsider its proposed rule to rescind the definition of harm under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. The organization states that removing this definition would severely restrict the Act's effectiveness and contradict its original purpose. The professional society, whose mission is to foster healthy wildlife populations and habitats through science-based management, voiced its fir  more

WASHINGTON, June 7 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on June 6, 2025: * * * Wyden Statement on Supreme Court Ruling to Allow DOGE to Access Americans' Social Security Data Washington, D.C. -- Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued the following statement after the Supreme Court ruled that DOGE employees may have unlimited access to Americans' sensitive Social Security records. "The S  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Make Graduate Education More Affordable * POST GRAD Act comes as Congressional Republicans push to make higher education more unaffordable through their billionaire-first budget bill Washington D.C.-- U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., said today he has joined colleagues in introducing legislation that would help students afford advanced education by restoring gr  more

WASHINGTON, June 7 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on June 6, 2025: * * * Wyden, Schumer, Finance Democrats Demand Committee Markup of Republican Reconciliation Bill Washington, D.C. - Joined by every Democrat on the Senate Finance Committee, Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Democratic Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) today demanded the committee Republicans schedule a markup of the Republican bill that would s  more