WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on July 17, 2025: * * * As Trump Downplays Epstein, Wyden Unveils Details of Treasury's Undisclosed Epstein File Finance Committee Ranking Democrat Continues Years-Long, Follow-the-Money Investigation of Epstein Finances * As Prepared for Delivery Donald Trump says a lot of outlandish stuff. I don't think he's said anything more outrageous or stunning than what  more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Gus M. Bilirakis, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Bilirakis, Pappas, Titus & Malliotakis Introduce Bipartisan End the Cyprus Embargo Act * Washington, DC - Representatives Gus Bilirakis (FL-12), Chris Pappas (NH-01), Dina Titus (NV-01), and Nicole Malliotakis (NY-11), co-chairs and vice co-chairs of the Hellenic Caucus, reintroduced the End the Cyprus Embargo Act, bipartisan legislation that would extend the waiver renewal period for the arms e  more

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. 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 15 -- Rep. Gus Bilirakis, R-Florida, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Bilirakis Delivers Opening Statement at Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Markup on Bipartisan SCORE Act WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Gus Bilirakis (FL-12), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade, delivered the following opening statement at today's markup  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Carlos Gimenez, R-Florida, chairman of the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security, issued the following opening statement at a hearing to assess the growing homeland security threats stemming from the use of drone-warfare tactics in foreign conflicts: * * * Good afternoon. I want to thank everyone for joining us for today's hearing, which will examine how drone warfare overseas is reshaping the threat environment here at home.   more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Gus Bilirakis, R-Florida, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade, issued the following news release: * * * CMT Subcommittee Advances SCORE Act to Standardize NIL for Student-Athletes to Full Committee Today, Congressman Gus Bilirakis (FL-12), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade, led a markup of the SCORE Act, a bipartisan piece of legislation that will standardize Name, Image, and Like  more

WASHINGTON, July 17 (TNSFR) -- The Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled has added and deleted products and services from its procurement list, impacting how various federal entities acquire essential items. This notice highlights the ongoing collaboration between the federal government and nonprofit agencies that employ individuals who are blind or have other severe disabilities. The following additions have been made to the procurement list following a thorough  more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Mike Haridopolos, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Haridopolos Applauds House Passage of Key Cryptocurrency Bills * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Mike Haridopolos (FL-08) applauded the House's passage of three landmark bills that will reshape the future of digital finance and protect Americans' financial freedoms. H.R. 3633, The Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, S. 1582, the GENIUS Act, and H.R. 1919, the Anti-CBDC Surveillan  more

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the following recall alert on July 17, 2025: * * * Name of Product: CasaClean Handheld Steamers Hazard: The steamers can leak steam or spew hot boiling water, posing a risk of serious burn injury to users. Remedy: Refund Recall Date: July 17, 2025 Units: About 23,000 Consumer Contact: Deale International toll-free at 877-880-6137 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET, by email at casacleanrecall@thedeale.com, or online at www.thedeal  more

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the following recall alert on July 17, 2025: * * * Name of Product: Primark DTR (direct-to-retail) Stitch Scented Highlighters (4-pack) Hazard: The scented highlighters, which resemble cups with straws, contain phthalates; a violation of the federal phthalates ban. Phthalates are toxic if ingested by young children and can cause adverse health effects. Remedy: Refund Recall Date: July 17, 2025 Units: About 2,600 Consumer  more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo, Risch, Schmitt Introduce Bill to Increase Penalties for Crimes Against First Responders * Washington D.C.-- U.S. Senators Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Eric Schmitt (R-Missouri) introduced the Graham Hoffman Act, which would make it a federal crime to assault first responders. "The devastating loss of Idaho firefighters John Morrison and Frank Harwood and severe injury of David   more

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on July 17, 2025: * * * Durbin, Van Hollen Call On Attorney General To Immediately Release The Epstein Files The call follows the Senators' successful amendment to an appropriations bill to retain, preserve, and compile the Epstein files, which passed unanimously * U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Brian Mast, R-Florida, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on East Asia and Pacific, issued the following opening remarks at a hearing entitled "Breaking China's Chokehold on Critical Mineral Supply Chains": * * * Good morning and welcome to East Asia and the Pacific Subcommittee hearing titled Breaking China's Chokehold on Critical Mineral Supply Chains. I want to thank our witnesses for joining us this morning. Critical minerals -- lithium, cobalt,  more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- The Town Commission of the Town of Surfside, Florida, submitted a public comment to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) formally opposing the inclusion of offshore oil and gas leasing off the coast of Florida in the 11th National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program. The Town underscored that its economy depends heavily on a healthy coastal and marine environment, supporting industries such as tourism, recreation, and commercial and recreational fis  more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- The Town of Davie, Florida, submitted a public comment letter to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) expressing its opposition to the inclusion of offshore oil and gas leasing off the coast of Florida in the 11th National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program. The Town conveyed that Florida's coastal economies are built upon clean beaches, thriving ecosystems, and vibrant tourism and marine industries. The Town emphasized that offshore drilling plac  more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- The Federal Trade Commission issued the following news release: * * * FTC Action Against E-Commerce Business Opportunity Scam Results in Permanent Bans for Owner and his Companies * The remaining defendants in a business opportunity scheme halted by the Federal Trade Commission will turn over cash and property valued in the millions of dollars to settle allegations they lured consumers with false promises of big returns selling goods through Amazon's and Walmart's onli  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, chairwoman of the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health, issued the following news release: * * * Health Chairwoman Dr. Miller-Meeks Leads Hearing on Lifesaving Role VA Community Care Doctors Have in Delivering Specialty Care to Veterans Today, Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-Iowa), the Chairwoman of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health, delivered the following opening remarks, as prepared, at t  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Hearing for Key Department of Transportation Nominees U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, will convene a nominations hearing for nominees of the Department of Transportation at 10:00 AM EST on July 23, 2025. Nominees: * Ms. Seval Oz, of California, to be the Assis  more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: * * * ICE Tucson, multiagency case results in Nigerian national pleading guilty to international fraud scheme targeting the elderly * TUCSON, Ariz. -- A Nigerian national pleaded guilty recently to operating a transnational inheritance fraud scheme that defrauded elderly and vulnerable consumers across the United States. Multiple federal agencies including   more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Buchanan Addresses Tax Reform, Trade, Bipartisanship at Hill Nation Summit * Advocated Cutting Debt and Deficit, Balancing the Budget "Let's Try to Find a Way to Get to Yes" WASHINGTON -- Yesterday, Congressman Vern Buchanan, Vice Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, joined the Hill Nation Summit for an interview with Kellie Meyer, Washington Correspondent for NewsNation. Buch  more

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Indian Health Service issued the following news release: * * * Indian Health Service Awards Second Round of Tribal Management Grants to Support Tribal Self-Determination * The Indian Health Service has awarded over $1.4 million in the second round of fiscal year 2025 tribal management grants to 13 tribes and tribal organizations as part of a competitive program to develop and improve tribal capacity to manage health prog  more

WASHINGTON, July 17 (TNSFR) -- A significant development in trade relations has occurred with the U.S. Department of Commerce International Trade Administration terminating a long-standing agreement concerning fresh tomatoes from Mexico. This action following extensive interaction with private sector entities will lead to the imposition of antidumping duties on these imports marking a pivot in the trade landscape for a widely consumed agricultural product. The Commerce Department announced its   more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * MEDIA ADVISORY: Diaz-Balart to Attend the Groundbreaking of PortMiami's Phytosanitary and Cold Chain Processing Facility * MIAMI, FL - Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart (FL-26) will hold a media availability for the groundbreaking ceremony of PortMiami's new Phytosanitary and Cold Chain Processing Facility, which he championed and funded. This media availability will be held on Monday, July 21st, a  more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Bynum, Scott, Steube Highlight Dangers of Microplastics with New Bipartisan Bill * Washington, D.C. - Today, Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and U.S. Congresswoman Janelle Bynum (OR-05) partnered with Florida's U.S. Senator Rick Scott and U.S. Congressman Greg Steube (FL-17) to introduce the bipartisan Microplastics Safety Act. The new legislation is a critical step forward in better unde  more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Jared Moskowitz, D-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Moskowitz Leads Broward County Colleagues Pressing Administration to Release Public Education Funding * WASHINGTON, DC -- Congressman Jared Moskowitz (D-FL-23) this week led his Broward County-area colleagues pressing the Trump Administration to release critical funding currently withheld from public education programs. It comes as the Trump Administration has enacted an abrupt and unprecedented   more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla, Schiff, Booker, Markey Lead 28 Senate Colleagues in Effort to Protect California's Proposition 12 * Senators: "The Food Security and Farm Protection Act would harm America's small farmers and infringe on the fundamental rights of states to establish laws and regulations within their own borders." This letter follows an announcement last week from the Trump Administration seeking to und  more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: * * * Philadelphia CBP intercepts another 72 pounds of dangerous Ketamine destined to South Florida * PHILADELPHIA - U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seized nearly 73 more pounds of dangerous ketamine in Philadelphia recently that was being shipped in express delivery parcels from Europe to South Florida. Last month, CBP officers in Philadelphia seized  more

WASHINGTON, July 17 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Commodity Credit Corp. is interacting with private sector sugar processors regarding marketing allotments for beet and cane sugar. USDA outlined adjustments to how much sugar companies can market through this notice. This involves reassigning allocations among sugar beet and sugarcane processors highlighting the dynamic relationship between government oversight and industry operations in the agricultural sector. The notice detai  more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Troy Carter, D-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Carter Moves to Subpoena Elizabeth Asche, Assistant Administrator of the Federal Insurance Directorate at FEMA, to Provide Answers on Skyrocketing Flood Insurance Rates * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Yesterday, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA) moved that the House Homeland Security Committee subpoena Elizabeth Asche, Assistant Administrator of the Federal Insurance Directorate at the Federal Emerg  more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Mike Haridopolos, R-Florida, issued the following floor remarks on July 15, 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, it is great to be here in the people's House once again. Just a week ago, when I was celebrating with friends the July Fourth holiday, watching the fireworks go off and celebrating the freedoms we enjoy, many people actually came up to me in Palm B  more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Rick Scott, Rep. Troy Nehls Thank Pres. Trump, NIH Dir. Bhattacharya for Promoting Accountability; Urge Immediate Ban on American Taxpayer-Funded Foreign Animal Testing * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Senator Rick Scott and Congressman Troy Nehls sent a letter to Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), thanking him and President Trump for their leadership in restori  more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Sens. Rick Scott, Ashley Moody Introduce Bill to Provide Tax Relief for Skyrocketing Flood Insurance Costs * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Senators Rick Scott and Ashley Moody reintroduced the Flood Insurance Relief Act to provide tax relief for Americans with a non-refundable tax deduction on flood insurance premiums paid through the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) or through private insurers. Th  more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. W. Greg Steube, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Steube and Bynum Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Investigate Health Risks of Microplastics * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Representatives Greg Steube (R-Fla.) and Janelle Bynum (D-Ore.) today introduced bipartisan legislation requiring the FDA to begin studying the health impacts of microplastic exposure in food and water. This bill addresses growing concerns regarding the link between microplastics and   more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Kathy Castor, D-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor Steps Up to the Plate for Breast Cancer Survivor Shahra Lambert at 16th Annual Congressional Softball Game * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Yesterday, U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL-14) played in the friendly rivalry softball game between the women of Congress and women of the D.C. press corps at the 16th Annual Congressional Women's Softball Game (CWSG). Since 2009, the CWSG has supported th  more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Wasserman Schultz, Miller-Meeks, Castor, Fitzpatrick, Dingell, and Harshbarger Introduce EARLY Act to Reauthorize Breast Cancer Awareness Funding * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representatives Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25), Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-01), Kathy Castor (FL-14), Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01) Debbie Dingell (MI-06), and Diana Harshbarger (TN-01) introduced legislation to  more

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- The White House sent on July 17, 2025, the nominations of 12 individuals for positions in the federal government: * * * Jeffrey Anderson, of Georgia, to be Representative of the United States of America on the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization, with the rank of Ambassador. Julie Callahan, of the District of Columbia, to be Chief Agricultural Negotiator, Office of the United States Trade Representative, with the rank of Ambassador, vice Douglas J.  more