WASHINGTON, July 18 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document on July 15, 2025, from Economics Daily: * * * Which state has the highest concentration of ice cream manufacturing employment? Utah! July is National Ice Cream Month, giving everyone a good reason to cool off by enjoying some of their favorite frozen treats. At BLS, we celebrate with one of our coolest employment statistics, the location quotient. Just as an ice cream sundae   more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Mike Carey, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Carey Announces $25 Million Grant for Road Improvement, Bridge Replacements in Franklin County * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Rep. Mike Carey (R-Ohio-15) announced a $25 million Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to Franklin County Engineer. This grant will support a project that will replace two bridges along Alum C  more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Mike Carey, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Carey Attends White House Bill Signing Ceremony of HALT Fentanyl Act * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Rep. Mike Carey (R-Ohio-15), a member of the House Ways and Means Committee, joined President Trump and other Congressional leaders for the signing of the Halt All Lethal Trafficking of Fentanyl Act (HALT Fentanyl Act). This law aims to crack down on illicit fentanyl and fentanyl-related substances from   more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Earl L. Carter, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Carter, Bera Introduce Bill to Strengthen Palliative and Hospice Care Workforce * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Reps. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA) and Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA) today introduced the Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (PCHETA), bipartisan legislation to invest in training, education, and research for the palliative care and hospice workforce, allowing more practitioners to ent  more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Dave Taylor, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Taylor Introduces Bill Pushing American-Made Weapons for U.S. Military * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Dave Taylor (OH-02) today introduced the Make American Guns Again (MAGA) Act, which would require the Department of Defense (DoD) to submit a report on the prevalence of small arms, light weapons, and their components that the United States military procures that are made outside the U.S.   more

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Rep. Warren Davidson, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Financial Services Subcommittee on National Security, issued the following news release on July 16, 2025: * * * Davidson: CFIUS Must Operate Efficiently To Neutralize Threats Without Burdening American Businesses Today, the House Financial Services Committee is holding a National Security Subcommittee hearing, led by Subcommittee Chair Warren Davidson (OH-08), to highlight how the Committee on Foreign Investment in the  more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- The Export-Import Bank of the United States Office of Inspector General issued the following news release: * * * Export-Import Bank of the United States Board of Directors Approves Nearly $297 Million Transaction to Angola * Washington, DC - The Export-Import Bank of the United States' (EXIM) Board of Directors today approved a transaction to export Boeing aircraft and spare propulsion equipment to Angola. The final commitment of nearly $297 million for TAAG Angola A  more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- The Export-Import Bank of the U.S. issued the following news release: * * * Export-Import Bank of the United States Board of Directors Approves Nearly $297 Million Transaction to Angola * Washington, DC - The Export-Import Bank of the United States' (EXIM) Board of Directors today approved a transaction to export Boeing aircraft and spare propulsion equipment to Angola. The final commitment of nearly $297 million for TAAG Angola Airlines will support the export of Bo  more

WASHINGTON, July 17 (TNSFR) -- A significant development in the financial sector has emerged with Huntington Bancshares Incorporated, Columbus, Ohio, seeking to acquire Veritex Holdings Inc. and its subsidiary Veritex Community Bank, both based in Dallas, Texas. The Federal Register document specifies that companies applying to become bank holding companies or to acquire control of existing banking entities must do so in accordance with the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 and Regulation Y (12   more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Mike Carey, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * In Case You Missed It: VIDEO: Carey Highlights Pro-Crypto Policies at Ways and Means Hearing * To watch Rep. Carey's questions at yesterday's hearing, click here or on the image above. WASHINGTON, D.C. - Yesterday, U.S. Rep. Mike Carey (R-Ohio-15), a member of the House Ways and Means Committee, participated in a Ways and Means Subcommittee on Oversight hearing to examine the future of cryptocurrency a  more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Kaptur Secures $400,000 in Federal Aviation Funds for Northwest Ohio Airports * Washington, DC - Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) announced that three regional airports in Northwest Ohio will receive a total of $399,097 in federal funding from the US Department of Transportation to begin critical airport infrastructure improvements. "These airports may not make national headlines, but they'r  more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Greg Landsman, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Landsman, Van Orden, Sewell, Bergman, Pappas, Hamadeh Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Increase Veterans' Access to Non-Opioid Medications * Cincinnati, OH - Today, Congressman Greg Landsman (D-OH-01), Congressman Derrick Van Orden (R-WI-03), Congresswoman Terri Sewell (D-AL-07), Congressman Jack Bergman (R-MI-01), Congressman Chris Pappas (D-NH-01), and Congressman Abraham Hamadeh (R-AZ-08) introduced bi  more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- The Library of Congress issued the following news: * * * Library of Congress Partners with Local Libraries in Eastern Oklahoma and Cleveland to Create Digital Experiences * The Library of Congress today announced LOCal, a new multiyear digital initiative, that will expand the Library's capacity to bring digital collections into local communities through partnerships with public libraries. The Library will partner with two public libraries to co-create interactive digit  more

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on July 17, 2025: * * * Memo Reveals Biden-Harris Admin Misused Taxpayer Dollars to Fund Anti-Netanyahu Organizations Today, the House Judiciary Committee released a memo titled "The Biden-Harris Administration's Funding of Anti-Netanyahu Non-Governmental Organizations," detailing how the Biden-Harris Administration neglected its oversight responsibilities and misused t  more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury Office of the Comptroller of the Currency issued the following news release: * * * OCC Announces Enforcement Actions for July 2025 * WASHINGTON--The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today released enforcement actions taken against national banks and federal savings associations (banks), and individuals currently and formerly affiliated with banks the OCC supervises. The OCC uses enforcement actions against banks to r  more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following floor remarks on July 14, 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, as more Trump administration tariff news broke, heading into this past weekend, I rise to ask a genuine question: Why is the Trump administration doing this ying-yang again? President Trump's latest 35 percent tariff threat against Canada is pure economic  more