WASHINGTON, June 7 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Census Bureau issued the following working paper on June 6, 2025, entitled "Alexander Graham Bell and the 1900 Census." The paper was written by Chris Martin. Here are excerpts: * * * Although Alexander Graham Bell achieved worldwide fame as the first person to patent the telephone on March 7th, 1876, he was not content to merely be the person who revolutionized human communication. In addition to this groundbreaking legacy, Bell was also a teacher, a  more

WASHINGTON, June 7 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Budget Office issued the following report on June 5, 2025, entitled "Effects of the Surge in Immigration on State and Local Budgets in 2023." Here are excerpts: * * * At a Glance In this report, the Congressional Budget Office estimates how the surge in immigration that began in 2021 affected state and local budgets in 2023. In addition to estimating the direct effects of the surge, CBO calculated an alternative measure that includes the pote  more

WASHINGTON, June 7 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Budget Office issued the following report on June 5, 2025, entitled "Effects of the Surge in Immigration on State and Local Budgets in 2023:" (Continued from Part 1 of 2) * * * Effects of the Surge in Immigration on State and Local Spending State and local governments' costs to provide goods and services to the surge population in 2023 depended on how many members of that population and their children received those goods and services and on   more

WASHINGTON, June 7 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper (No. LSB11312) on May 19, 2025, by legislative attorneys Dorothy C. Kafka and Wen W. Shen: * * * District Court Rules FDA Lacks Authority to Regulate Laboratory Developed Tests On March 31, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas ruled--in two consolidated cases, American Clinical Laboratory Association (ACLA) v. FDA and Association for Molecular Pathology   more

WASHINGTON, June 7 -- Rep. Blake D. Moore, R-Utah, issued the following floor remarks on June 4, 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 want to take a minute just to walk through, big picture, what we are accomplishing with this reconciliation bill titled the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, and walk through some of the provisions. I actually tried my hardest back in my district to let facts  more

WASHINGTON, June 7 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following floor remarks on June 4, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Mr. President refers to the presiding officer of the Senate at the time of the speech): * * * Mr. President, one of the most important innovations that President Trump has brought to the Nation is the Department of Government Efficiency. And, of course, this has been headed by Elon Musk, during his term as a temporary government employee. But the good news is   more