WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Rep. Gabe Amo, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Amo Leads 52 Members in Charge to Protect Workers' Rights * Washington, D.C. - TODAY, Congressman Gabe Amo (D-RI) leads 52 House Colleagues in demanding answers from the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS). The letter seeks clarity on the agency's compliance with a federal court order blocking President Donald Trump's illegal dismantling of FMCS. Specifically, the Members are requesti  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, chairman of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, issued the following news release on July 23, 2025: * * * Chairman Boozman Opening Statement at Hearing to Consider USDA Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation Nominee U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Chairman John Boozman (R-AR) delivered the following opening statement at a hearing to consider the nomination of Richard Fordyce  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Rep. Michael T. McCaul, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman McCaul Questions Witnesses on Information Sharing, Drone Threats at Task Force on Securing the Homeland for Special Events Inaugural Hearing * WASHINGTON - Congressman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) -- chairman of the bipartisan Task Force on Enhancing Security for Special Events -- questioned witnesses at the task force's first hearing, entitled "Lessons Learned: An examination of historic se  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release on July 22, 2025: * * * Chairman Smith: U.S. Farmers, Manufacturers, and Innovators Win Under Trump's Trade Deal with Indonesia President Trump has delivered another win for American workers and farmers thanks to a new trade deal with Indonesia that was formerly announced today in a joint statement on the framework for a reciprocal trade agreement. This agreem  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Wisconsin, chairman of the House Administration Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Chairmen Steil, Jordan, and Comer Subpoena Documents from ActBlue CEO Committee on House Administration Chairman Bryan Steil (WI-01), House Committee on the Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (OH-04), and Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (KY-01) issued a subpoena to ActBlue CEO Regina Wallace-Jones for materials related to t  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Rep. Bob Onder, R-Missouri, issued the following news release on July 23, 2025: * * * Congressman Onder Introduces the Make Entertainment Great Again (MEGA) Act Today, Congressman Bob Onder introduced the Make Entertainment Great Again (MEGA) Act to rename the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts to the Donald J. Trump Center for Performing Arts. For more than 40 years, President Trump has been a patron of the arts and a staple of the pop-culture landscape. F  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Rep. Pat Ryan, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * CONGRESSMAN PAT RYAN LEADS BIPARTISAN PUSH TO FORCE RELEASE OF EPSTEIN FILES, SLAMS SPEAKER JOHNSON FOR SENDING MEMBERS HOME EARLY TO AVOID TRANSPARENCY * Congressman Pat Ryan Leads Bipartisan Push to Force Release of Epstein Files, Slams Speaker Johnson for Sending Members Home Early to Avoid Transparency Congressman Ryan's bipartisan resolution, co-sponsored by nine Democrats and eleven Republicans  more

BETHESDA, Maryland, July 24 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced an urgent recall of more than 5 million Chinese-made above-ground swimming pools following the deaths of at least nine young children over the past two decades. Acting Chairman Peter Feldman and Commissioner Douglas Dziak condemned what they called "years of inaction" as the agency now addresses a design flaw first identified in 2007: pools featuring compression straps encircling their outer vertical supports, so  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following news release on July 23, 2025: * * * Department of Energy Terminates Taxpayer-Funded Financial Assistance for Grain Belt Express The Department of Energy (DOE) today announced the Loan Programs Office (LPO) has terminated its conditional commitment for the Grain Belt Express Phase 1 project, a high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission line intended to connect wind and solar capacity across Kansas and Missouri. The  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Speaks Out Against Trump's Controversial Judicial Nominees, Joshua Divine & Cristian Stevens The Senate is scheduled to vote on their confirmations this week * In a speech on the Senate floor, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, spoke against the nominations of Joshua Divine   more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Releases Soil Sampling Results in Henry County, Missouri * Results indicate that there are no current risks to students or residents LENEXA, KAN. (JULY 23, 2025) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has completed its review of soil data, following the sampling that took place at the Davis R-12 school in Henry County, Missouri, on June 23, 2025. The results of EPA's sampling  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, July 23 (TNSLrpt) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis issued a working paper titled 'The Dynamics of Long-Run Inflation Expectations: A Market-Based Perspective,' authored by Anna Cole, Julian Kozlowski, and Joseph Martorana. Released on June 30, 2025, the report examines inflation expectations by constructing forward-looking probability distributions for five-year-ahead inflation using prices of inflation derivatives, such as inflation caps and floors, which reflect ma  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, July 23 (TNSLrpt) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis published a working paper titled 'Who Paid for the Profits of Taiwan's Central Bank?' authored by Juin-Jen Chang, Wan-Ting Chang, YiLi Chien, and Chun-Hung Kuo, issued on July 16, 2025. The report examines how Taiwan's central bank has generated sustained, sizable profits over two decades by exploiting balance sheet strategies and regulatory frameworks, ultimately identifying who effectively shoulders the cost of the  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, July 23 (TNSLrpt) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis issued a working paper titled 'Mortgage Market Structure and the Transmission of Monetary Policy During the Great Inflation,' authored by Aaron Hedlund, Kieran Larkin, Kurt Mitman, and Serdar Ozkan, on June 30, 2025. The report analyzes how differences in national mortgage market structures shaped housing market responses amid the 2021-2024 spike in inflation and monetary tightening, explaining why U.S. house prices   more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Four Key Moments: Hearing on Making America the Crypto Capital of the World Clear policy and tax certainty are critical to continue to make the United States the global leader in cryptocurrency, according to testimony provided during a Ways and Means Oversight Subcommittee hearing on ensuring America's digital asset policy is built for the 21st century.  more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Hawley Urges RFK Jr. to Reinstate Safety Regulations on Chemical Abortion Drug after Reviewing Studies * Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) sent a letter to Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (RFK Jr.) urging him to take immediate action to reinstate safety guardrails on the chemical abortion drug mifepristone. Senator Hawley's letter comes after he se  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Hawley Wins Cancelation of Grain Belt Express * U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) succeeded today in securing the cancelation of a Biden-era Green New Deal loan in Missouri. Following Senator Hawley's request, the Department of Energy canceled $5 billion in taxpayer funding to the "Grain Belt Express," a green transmission project that has taken the land of numerous Missouri farmers across eight coun  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Rep. Eric Burlison, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Hearing Wrap Up: Congress Must Act to Advance Nuclear Energy * WASHINGTON--The Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs today held a hearing titled " The New Atomic Age: Advancing America's Energy Future. " During the hearing, members heard from witnesses about the advent of small and micro modular nuclear reactors and how their development and deployment will advance  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Rep. Sam Graves, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release on July 23, 2025: * * * House Approves Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025 The U.S. House of Representatives today approved bipartisan legislation to strengthen, support, and authorize funding through 2029 for the United States Coast Guard and its critical missions to safeguard the nation's borders, facilitate maritime commerce, ensure mari  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, ranking member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release: * * * In Letter to Trump, Cantwell Unveils 5-Point Plan to Improve Nation's Weather Readiness in the Face of NOAA Cuts Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation - the committee that oversees the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and th  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, July 23 -- The Missouri Department of Conservation issued the following news on July 22, 2025: * * * MDC provides $60K grant through the Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Grant program for McKay Park Lake upgrades JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) and Jefferson City Parks and Recreation have recently joined forces to provide significant improvements to McKay Park through an MDC Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Grant (ORIG). MDC has  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, July 24 -- The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education issued the following news release on July 23, 2025: * * * DESE Awards Career and Technical Education Limited Access Grants The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) has awarded nearly $2 million to seven local education agencies (LEAs) under the Career and Technical Education (CTE) Limited Access Grant (LAG). Each selected LEA was eligible to receive up to $400,000 to   more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Cleaver, Kamlager-Dove, and Senator Schiff Request Update on EPA Actions to Mitigate Climate Risks at Toxic Superfund Sites Nationwide * (Washington, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Representatives Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO) and Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA), along with Senator Adam Schiff (D-CA), led a congressional inquiry calling for an updated report on actions the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)   more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Rep. Mark Takano, D-California, ranking member of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on July 23, 2025: * * * Republicans Vote to Send More Money to For-Profit Healthcare and Reject Democratic Efforts to Improve Oversight and Demand Accountability from Trump's VA Today,during consideration of several bills, HouseRepublicans once again prioritized funneling more taxpayer dollars to for-profit health care providers over protecting vete  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Schmitt Applauds Senate Confirmation of Eastern District of Missouri Judicial Nominees * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Eric Schmitt (R-MO) celebrated the Senate confirmation of President Trump's nominees to serve as judges for the Eastern District of Missouri. Cristian Stevens and Joshua Divine both worked for Senator Schmitt during his tenure as Missouri's Attorney General. Senator Schmitt spo  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Schmitt Applauds Senate Confirmation of Zachary Bluestone for the Eastern District of Missouri * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Eric Schmitt (R-MO) issued the following statement celebrating the Senate confirmation of Zachary Bluestone to serve as a judge for the Eastern District of Missouri. Bluestone worked with Senator Schmitt as Deputy Solicitor General during his tenure as Missouri's Attorn  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Schmitt Chairs Judiciary Subcommittee Hearing on Ending DEI Discrimination * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Eric Schmitt (R-MO), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, held a hearing on the need to end radical and discriminatory diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs, which are in violation of our nation's civil rights laws. Watch Senator Schmitt's opening   more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Smith, Schweikert Demand Tax-Exempt Organ Procurement Organizations Turn Over Financial Records, Flight Logs, Medicare Reimbursements, Other Documents as Part of Committee Investigation Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) and Oversight Subcommittee Chairman David Schweikert (AZ-01) are demanding three Organ Procurement Organizations (O  more