WASHINGTON, July 23 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * Administrator Zeldin Releases Statement on President Trump's Executive Order Advancing American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin released the following statement regarding President Trump's Executive Orders on Artificial Intelligence (AI): "President Trump is positioning America as the global leade  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Sen. Angela Alsobrooks, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on July 24, 2025: * * * Alsobrooks, Warnock Renew Effort to Address Bias in Housing Appraisals, Help Families Build Generational Wealth through Homeownership This legislation will empower Marylanders with more data and tools to fight bias that would lower their homes' values * U.S. Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) joined Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) and four Senate colleagues in introdu  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Better Markets Inc. submitted a public comment letter to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The organization used the opportunity to highlight the many benefits of the publicly accessible consumer complaint database, urging the Bureau to preserve its current form and consider expanding its utility. Better Markets stressed that the collection, processing and public display of complaint data are vital to the Bureau's mission of ensuring consumers are well informed an  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Booker, Lee, McIver Introduce Bill to Expand Legal Representation for Tenants Facing Eviction * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) along with U.S. Representatives Summer L. Lee (D-PA-12) and LaMonica McIver (D-NJ-10), reintroduced the Eviction Right to Counsel Act, a bold effort to combat the growing eviction crisis by ensuring that low-income tenants facing eviction have ac  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pennsylvania, ranking member of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release on July 23, 2025: * * * Boyle Statement on GAO Finding Trump Continues to Violate Impoundment Control Act Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02), Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee, released the following statement after the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued a legal opinion finding that President Trump has continued withhold  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pennsylvania, ranking member of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release on July 23, 2025: * * * Boyle, Merkley, Durbin, Kaine Introduce Legislation to Prevent Future Debt Ceiling Hostage Taking For Years, Republicans Have Held the Debt Ceiling Hostage, Continually Putting the United States' Credit at Risk * Today, U.S. Representative Brendan F. Boyle (D-PA-2), Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee, and U.S. Senator Je  more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Rep. John Joyce, R-Pennsylvania, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Joyce Delivers Opening Statement at Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Hearing on Oversight of the U.S. Organ Procurement and Transplant System Congressman John Joyce (PA-13), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, delivered the following opening statement at today's heari  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Rep. Scott Perry, R-Pennsylvania, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management, issued the following opening remarks on July 23, 2025, at a hearing entitled "Fixing Emergency Management: Examining Improvements to FEMA's Disaster Response": * * * I want to thank our witness, Mr. Richardson, for being here today to discuss fixing emergency management and improving the Federal Emergen  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Community Legal Services of Philadelphia has voiced strong opposition to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) proposed System of Records Notice for the National Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Information Database. In a public comment letter, the organization raised significant concerns regarding the implications of the new database, urging the agency to withdraw the notice and abandon plans for data collection related to SNAP. Community Legal Serv  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Rep. Chris Deluzio, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Deluzio and Thompson Introduce GIVE MILK Act * WASHINGTON, D.C -- Today, Congressman Chris Deluzio (D-PA-17) and Congressman Glenn "GT" Thompson (R-PA-15) introduced the bipartisan Giving Increased Variety to Ensure Milk Into the Lives of Kids (GIVE MILK) Act, a bill that will aim to make it easier for expectant mothers and mothers of young children to access milk for their families and provid  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has issued a rule (EPA-R03-OAR-2024-0512; FRL-12099-02-R3) entitled "Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Maryland; Nitrogen Oxides Ozone Season Emissions Caps for Non-Trading Large Nitrogen Oxides Units; Amendments." EPA is approving a state implementation plan revision submitted by Maryland. This revision, Maryland Submittal #24-01, reallocates nitrogen oxides ozone season emission caps for large  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued the following news release: * * * Summaries | July 2025 Commission Meeting These are summaries of orders voted by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission at its July 24, 2025, public meeting. Links to each order will be provided below once the order is issued. The summaries are produced by FERC's Office of External Affairs and are intended to provide only a general synopsis of the orders. These  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Fitzpatrick Leads Bipartisan Effort to Expand Financial Security and Workplace Inclusion for Americans with Disabilities * ABLE Employment Flexibility Act gives employers flexibility when recruiting, hiring, and retaining people with disabilities WASHINGTON, DC \- Today, Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA-01), Co-Chair of the Bipartisan Disabilities Caucus, along with Congresswoman Shar  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on July 24, 2025: * * * FORWARDING: Van Hollen, 28 Senators Call on Administration to Conduct Independent, U.S.-Led Investigation into Death of American Citizen in West Bank Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) led 28 of his Senate Democratic colleagues in a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Attorney Gene  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley Urges President Trump to Protect Whistleblowers While Cutting Federal Waste, Fraud and Abuse * WASHINGTON - In a letter to President Donald Trump, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), co-founder and co-chair of the Whistleblower Protection Caucus, praised the president's efforts to eliminate waste and fraud and requested that the administration ensure whistleblowers are not terminated or retal  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Rep. Jared Huffman, D-California, ranking member of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Huffman Demands Answers from President Trump Over Mishandling of Grand Canyon Wildfire Huffman also calls for independent investigation, accountability over catastrophic wildfire response * Today, Natural Resources Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) wrote to President Trump demanding answers on the catastrophic federal response to th  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Commerce International Trade Administration is issuing the final results of its changed circumstances review of the antidumping duty and countervailing duty orders on crystalline silicon photovoltaic products from China following a request from Lutron Electronics Co. Inc., Coopersburg, Pennsylvania, which sought a partial revocation of these orders for small, low-wattage and off-grid crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells. The review conclud  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Just Harvest, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has formally submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) expressing deep concerns regarding the proposed System of Records Notice for the National Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Information Database. The public comment letter underscores critical legal and privacy issues associated with the intended database. The organization highlights the indispensable role SNAP plays in allevia  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Rep. Mike Kelly, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Kelly, Morelle, Langworthy, Houlahan lead bipartisan effort to squash the invasive Spotted Lanternfly * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- This week, U.S. Representatives Mike Kelly (R, PA-16), Joe Morelle (D, NY-25), Chrissy Houlahan (D, PA-06), and Nick Langworthy (R, NY-23) introduced bipartisan legislation to stop the spread of the Spotted Lanternfly, an invasive species that poses a significant threat to t  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Rep. Mike Kelly, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Kelly, Smucker send letter to Commissioner Long calling for removal of Biden-Era IRS revenue ruling * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Representatives Mike Kelly (R-PA), Chairman of the Ways & Means Subcommittee on Tax, and Lloyd Smucker (R-PA), a member of the Ways & Means Committee, and 18 other members of the tax-writing Ways and Means Committee sent a letter to Internal Revenue Services (IRS)   more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Dave McCormick, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Maiden Speech by U.S. Senator David H. McCormick (R-PA) * July 24, 2025 Remarks as prepared for delivery Mr. President, I am honored to rise here on the Senate floor for the first time. Each time I enter the Senate chamber, I'm humbled to walk in the footsteps of the Pennsylvanians who came before me--from Founding Father Robert Morris to Simon Cameron, from Joseph Clark to John Heinz.   more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on July 22, 2025: * * * Meeks Statement on the Trump Administration Withdrawing the U.S. from UNESCO Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today issued the following statement on the Trump administration withdrawing the United States from the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Orga  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Susquehanna Steam Electric Station's Unit 1 underwent a manual reactor scram on July 22, 2025, from 96 percent reactor power. The shutdown was initiated due to a loss of cooling to the main transformer. Plant operators swiftly responded to stabilize the unit. All safety systems performed as expected post-scram, with main turbine bypass valves opening automatically to manage reactor pressure. The High-Pressure Coolant Injection system briefly activated, then returned to st  more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Rep. John Joyce, R-Pennsylvania, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, issued the following news release: * * * Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Ensuring the Nation's Organ Procurement and Transplant System Prioritizes Patient Safety Today, Congressman John Joyce, M.D. (PA-13), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, led a hearing titled Ensuring Patient Safety: Oversight of t  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Patio Furniture Company Grosfillex Inc. to Pay $4.9 Million to Resolve Allegations it Evaded Duties on Extruded Aluminum from the PRC * The Justice Department announced today that Grosfillex Inc. (Grosfillex), a patio furniture company located in Pennsylvania, has agreed to pay $4.9 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act and other statutes by evading antidumping and co  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- The Pennsylvania Association for the Education of Young Children submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality regarding its request for information on Child Care and Development Block Grant regulations. The organization expressed apprehension about a broad deregulation approach and the stated intent to no longer hold open public comment periods for individual program regulations. PennAEYC   more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Pingree Leads Bipartisan, Bicameral Push to Protect Drinking Water as Communities Face Rising Contamination Threats * As drinking water contamination from toxic "forever chemicals," also known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), increasingly threatens communities in Maine and across the country, U.S. Representatives Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) and David Rouzer (R-N.C.) have reintroduced th  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, July 25 -- The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission issued the following news release on July 24, 2025: * * * Public Input Hearings Scheduled for Proposed Rate Changes by Wellsboro Electric, Valley Energy and Citizens Electric Company of Lewisburg In-Person and Telephonic Hearings in August to Gather Public Testimony * HARRISBURG - The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) today announced four in-person and telephonic hearings in August to gather public in  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, July 25 -- The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission issued the following news release on July 24, 2025: * * * PUC Public Input Hearings Scheduled on Rate Changes Proposed by The Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority In-Person and Telephonic Hearings in mid-August Will Gather Public Testimony on Proposed Water, Wastewater and Stormwater Rate Changes * HARRISBURG - The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) today announced a series of in-person and telephonic   more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Rep. Summer Lee, D-Pennsylvania, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Federal Law Enforcement, issued the following news release on July 23, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Summer Lee Challenges Republicans With Motion to Subpoena Epstein Files Below is Ranking Member Summer L. Lee's opening statement, as prepared for delivery, at today's Subcommittee on Federal Law Enforcement hearing on President Trump's cruel immigration policies tha  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Rep. Lloyd Smucker, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Smucker, Kelly, send letter to Commissioner Long Calling for Removal of Biden-Era IRS Revenue Ruling * WASHINGTON -- Reps. Lloyd Smucker (PA-11), Mike Kelly (PA-16), and 18 other members of the tax-writing Ways and Means Committee sent a letter to Internal Revenue Services (IRS) Commissioner Billy Long urging its reconsideration of Revenue Ruling 2024-14, unsupported Biden-era guidance t  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on July 24, 2025: * * * Scott, Blunt Rochester, Moreno, Kim Lead Effort to Increase Private Investment in Low-Income Housing Projects Chairman Tim Scott (R-S.C.), Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio), and Sen. Andy Kim (D-N.J.) are leading an effort to increase private investment in affordable housing and oth  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- The U.S. Senate conducted 14 committee hearings on July 23, 2025: * * * NOMINATION Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the nomination of Richard Fordyce, of Missouri, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Farm Production and Conservation, after the nominee, who was introduced by Representative Sam Graves, testified and answered questions in his own behalf. * * * BUSINESS MEETING Committee on Banking, Housing,  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on July 24, 2025: * * * Senators Blunt Rochester, Scott, Kim, Moreno Lead Effort to Increase Private Investment in Low-Income Housing Projects U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), Chairman Tim Scott (R-S.C.), and Senators Sen. Andy Kim (D-N.J.) and Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio), all members of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, are leading an effort to increase private invest  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Marshall & Bennet Introduce Legislation To Strengthen Existing Protections Against Surprise Medical Bills * Washington - On Wednesday, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), led the re-introduction of the No Surprises Act Enforcement Act along with Senator Michael Bennet (D-Colorado). The No Surprises Act, originally passed in 2020, instills key patient protections and ensures an ef  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 (TNSFR) -- Vitro Flat Glass LLC, Cheswick, Pennsylvania, has petitioned the U.S. Department of Commerce International Trade Administration to reconsider its preliminary finding that critical circumstances do not exist regarding imports of float glass products from Malaysia. Vitro Flat Glass filed a petition alleging that Malaysian float glass products are being subsidized and that a significant increase in imports has occurred. Vitro Flat Glass argues that imports of these p  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on July 24, 2025: * * * President Donald J. Trump Secures Major Settlement with Columbia University SECURING HISTORIC SETTLEMENT WITH COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY: Today, President Donald J. Trump secured a historic settlement with Columbia University to address violations of federal civil rights laws and to restore fairness, merit, and safety in higher education. * The agreement ensures Columbia will not engage in unlawful racial  more