WASHINGTON, July 30 (Rep.) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * "50 States of Fraud" * On 60th Anniversary of Medicaid, Speaker Johnson highlights waste, fraud, and abuse in Medicaid across the country WASHINGTON -- Sixty years ago today, Medicaid was created as an important safety net for pregnant women, single mothers, low-income seniors, and Americans with disabilities. Since then, the program has become dramatically expanded beyond its or  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Hawley Advances PELOSI Act to Ban Congressional Stock Trading Out of Committee * Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), along with members of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, voted to advance the Preventing Elected Leaders from Owning Securities and Investments ( PELOSI) Act, which would ban members of Congress from trading or holding individual stocks. "Americans  more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich Demands Answers from DOE on Decision to Terminate Loan Commitment for Grain Belt Express * WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, sent a letter to U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Chris Wright demanding answers on the decision to abruptly terminate a conditional loan guarantee for the Grai  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, July 31 -- The Missouri Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: * * * Department of Natural Resources awards $115,500 in grants to Hughesville and Glenallen Communities will evaluate wastewater system improvements * JEFFERSON CITY, MO, July 31, 2025 - The Missouri Department of Natural Resources has awarded a total of $115,500 in Clean Water Engineering Report grants to Hughesville ($50,000) and Glenallen ($65,500). Both communities will   more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following news release: * * * NRC Proposes $36,000 Civil Penalty Against Metro Cardiovascular Diagnostics The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has proposed a $36,000 fine against Metro Cardiovascular Diagnostics, in Florissant, Missouri, for the falsification of required records and deliberate failure to perform NRC-licensed activities. Metro Cardiovascular Diagnostics holds an NRC license to possess and use radiopharmaceutica  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla Leads Call for Investigation Into Trump Administration Violations of Hatch Act in Partisan Push for Racial Gerrymandering * Senators blast White House and DOJ for pressuring Texas and other states to redraw congressional districts to protect Republican House majority WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administra  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release: * * * SBA Offers Disaster Assistance to Missouri Businesses, Private Nonprofits and Residents Affected by Adverse Weather * SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced the availability of low interest federal disaster loans to Missouri businesses, private nonprofits and residents to offset physical and economic losses from severe storms,   more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- The U.S. Senate conducted a committee hearing on July 28, 2025: * * * BUSINESS MEETING Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: Committee ordered favorably reported the nominations of Michael Boren, of Idaho, to be Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment, and Richard Fordyce, of Missouri, to be Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation, both of the Department of Agriculture. * * * Original text here: https://www.congress.gov/congress  more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Eric Schmitt Applauds Senate Confirmation of Emil Bove * Bove will serve as a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Eric Schmitt (R-MO), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement celebrating the confirmation of Emil Bove as a federal judge for the U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals: "Emil Bov  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall: The USDA is Coming to Kansas City * Senator Marshall Questions Deputy Secretary of Agriculture About the USDA Reorganization Washington - On Wednesday, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), questioned Deputy Secretary of Agriculture,The Honorable Stephen Alexander Vaden, during a recent Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry hearing focused on the recen  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Coons, Schmitt, colleagues introduce bipartisan bill reauthorizing the construction of a memorial honoring commitment and service of EMS members * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.) introduced a bipartisan bill to extend the deadline for the National Emergency Medical Services Memorial Foundation to establish a memorial in Washington, D.C. h  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Whitehouse, Grassley Lead Bipartisan Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Justice Grant Reauthorization Act * Grant program comes from Whitehouse's bipartisan Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act Washington, DC - U.S. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) introduced bipartisan legislation to reauthorize the Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Use Pr  more