WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Davids Helps Introduce Key Reproductive Rights Bills on Three-Year Anniversary of Dobbs Decision * After Roe v. Wade was overturned, millions have lost access to reproductive health care and extreme Republicans are pushing even further. Today, on the three-year anniversary of the Supreme Court's Dobbs decision that overturned Roe v. Wade, Representative Sharice Davids joined her colleagues to int  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: * * * Lankford Leads Senate Resolution After Deadly Antisemitic Attacks * Bipartisan resolution condemns antisemitic attacks in Washington, DC, and Boulder, Colorado WASHINGTON, DC -- US Senators James Lankford (R-OK) and Jacky Rosen (D-NV) introduced a bipartisan resolution condemning antisemitism and the recent antisemitic attacks in the United States, specifically the brutal murders of Sarah Milgr  more

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Schatz: Nobody Wants Republican Tax Bill That Will Hurt Millions Of Americans, Still Time To Stop It * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i) spoke on the Senate floor today to warn Senate Republicans against passing a tax plan that would kick more than 16 million Americans off of health insurance, raise monthly health care and energy costs across the country, and slash nutritional assist  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall & the Trump Administration to Streamline the Prior Authorization Process in Medicare * Washington - On Monday, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas) joined Department of Health and Human Services Secretary (HHS) Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz in laying out six specific pillars of agreement on plans to im  more

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall: We Must Prioritize Patients' Health Over Corporate Profits * Washington - On Monday, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), alongside Health and Human Services Secretary Kennedy and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Oz, delivered remarks during a press conference about the top bureaucratic obstacle facing doctors and patients: prior authorization in M  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48194) on June 23, 2025, entitled "The U.S. Nuclear Security Enterprise: Background and Possible Issues for Congress" by defense policy analyst Anya L. Fink. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY Created in 2000, the Department of Energy's (DOE's) semi-autonomous National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) is responsible for managing the U.S. stockpile of nuclear warheads that the Department   more

WASHINGTON, June 24 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48194) on June 23, 2025, entitled "The U.S. Nuclear Security Enterprise - Background and Possible Issues for Congress:" (Continued from Part 1 of 3) * * * Nuclear Security Enterprise Facilities Title 50, Section 2501 of the U.S. Code (50 U.S.C. Sec.2501) defines the NNSA "nuclear security enterprise" (NSE) as "the physical facilities, technology, and human capital of the national security la  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48194) on June 23, 2025, entitled "The U.S. Nuclear Security Enterprise - Background and Possible Issues for Congress:" (Continued from Part 2 of 3) * * * Possible Issues for Congress As Congress conducts oversight of DOE's and NNSA's management, operations, and programs, and also authorizes and appropriates funds for NNSA Weapons Activities, it may address a range of issues. This section of  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Michigan, chairman of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on June 24, 2025: * * * Walberg and Owens Deliver Opening Statements at Joint Hearing on Bureau of Indian Education Today, Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) and Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee Chairman Burgess Owens (R-UT) delivered the following statements, at a joint hearing with the Natural Resour  more