WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Rep. Betty McCollum, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman McCollum Signs onto War Powers Resolution to Prohibit Involvement in Iran without a Vote in Congress * SAINT PAUL, Minn. -- Congresswoman Betty McCollum, Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, announced on Wednesday that she is co-sponsoring a war powers resolution introduced by Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) and Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) aimed at prohibiting U.  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, June 17 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * County Employment and Wages in Alaska -- Fourth Quarter 2024 * Employment rose 1.3 percent in Alaska's only large county, Anchorage Municipality, from December 2023 to December 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Chris Rosenlund noted that the rate of employment growth in An  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, June 17 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * County Employment and Wages in Arizona-- Fourth Quarter 2024 * Employment rose in 1 of the 2 largest counties in Arizona from December 2023 to December 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Chris Rosenlund noted that Maricopa County had an over-the-year increase in employment   more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, June 17 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * County Employment and Wages in Oregon - Fourth Quarter 2024 * Employment rose in 2 of the 7 largest counties in Oregon from December 2023 to December 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Chris Rosenlund noted that Deschutes County had the largest over-the-year increase in emp  more

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the following recall alert on June 18, 2025: * * * Name of Product: Model Year 2023-2024 Ranger XP Kinetic and Model Year 2025 Pro XD Kinetic ROVs Hazard: Water can leak through a cracked filter into the ROV's high-voltage charging harness components and cause a short circuit, posing a fire hazard. Remedy: Repair Recall Date: June 18, 2025 Units: About 4,900 ROVs and 185 accessory charger service parts/kits (In addition,   more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo, Wyden, Risch, Merkley Celebrate Senate Passage of Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization * Washington, D.C. \--U.S. Senators Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Ron Wyden (D-Oregon), Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Jeff Merkley (D-Oregon) celebrated the Senate's unanimous passage of their legislation, S. 356, to reauthorize the U.S. Forest Service's Secure Rural Schools and Self-Determination Program (SRS) through Fisca  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Delivers Opening Statement In Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing On Protecting Older Americans From Scammers, Transnational Crime Networks * June 17, 2025 WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today delivered an opening statement at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing entitled "Scammers Exposed: Protecting Older  more

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on June 18, 2025: * * * Durbin: Instead of Conducting Critical Oversight, Judiciary Committee Republicans Are Holding A Partisan Hearing Armchair Diagnosing Former President Biden WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, slammed Senate Judiciary Committee Republicans for holding a pa  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin: Instead Of Conducting Critical Oversight, Judiciary Committee Republicans Are Holding Partisan Hearing Armchair Diagnosing Former President Biden * June 18, 2025 WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, slammed Senate Judiciary Committee Republicans for holding a partisan hearing today where they plan to armchair d  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Rep. Brad Finstad, R-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Finstad Announces 2025 Service Academy Nominees * NEW ULM, MN - Today, Congressman Brad Finstad (MN-01) announced that he has nominated four southern Minnesota students to the nation's service academies, all of whom have accepted appointments to their prospective institutions. Individuals nominated by Rep. Finstad include: Luke Sems, Pine Island High School, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Ava Au  more

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * In Wake of Political Assassinations in Minnesota and Antisemitic Violence in Colorado and D.C., Ranking Member Raskin Demands Answers on Gutting of Counterterrorism Infrastructure Trump Administration Has Demolished America's Capacity to Prevent and Respond to Terrorism * Washington, D.C. (June 18, 2025)--Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Mem  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: * * * Joint statement from Delaware's elected leaders on the violence in Minnesota * DOVER - Today, Delaware's elected leaders released a joint statement on the political violence in Minnesota: "We are all horrified by the shooting of Minnesota House Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman, Sen. John Hoffman, and their spouses in what appears to have been a despicable and politically motivated attack. We   more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Rep. Lucy McBath, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * McBath Convenes Gun Violence Awareness Month Panel in Atlanta * Atlanta, GA --Today, Representative Lucy McBath (D-GA-06) convened a panel discussion at the historic New Hope AME Church in Buckhead as part of Gun Violence Awareness Month. Panelists included Georgia State Sen. Elena Parent, Georgia State House Rep. Michelle Au, Dr. Randi Smith of Grady Hospital, and Brent Bailey with Community Justice  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, June 19 -- The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission issued the following agenda items for June 26, 2025: * * * INTRODUCTION DECISION ITEMS 1. Details 2023-162 * E017/AA-23-181 Otter Tail Power Co. In the Matter of Otter Tail Power Co.'s Petition for Approval of the Annual Forecasted Rates for its Energy Adjustment Rider, Rate Schedule Section 13.01. Should the Commission approve Otter Tail Power Co.'s Petition to true-up its Energy Adjustment Rider? (PUC: Pham) Att  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Rep. Zach Nunn, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Nunn Introduces Bipartisan Cybersecurity in Agriculture Act to Protect Iowa Farms * DES MOINES -- Representatives Zach Nunn (IA-03) and Don Davis (NC-01) introduced the Cybersecurity in Agriculture Act, bipartisan legislation that would help safeguard Iowa's agricultural economy from cyber threats by harnessing the expertise of land-grant universities including Iowa State University. The bill establishe  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Rep. Michelle Fischbach, R-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Fischbach Congratulates 2025 Congressional Art Competition Winners from Minnesota's 7th District * Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Fischbach's office once again participated in the Congressional Art Competition. The office received over 45 submissions from students across the Seventh Congressional District. "I am encouraged to see the number of talented students we have in the Sevent  more