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 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * After Trump's Cuts, Pingree Leads Bipartisan Effort to Restore Local Food Lifelines * Today, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), a longtime farmer and member of the House Agriculture Committee, led a bipartisan group of her colleagues in introducing the Local Farmers Feeding our Communities Act to boost the purchasing and distribution of local food. The bill, co-led by Representatives Rob Bres  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Rep. Rob Bresnahan, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Bresnahan Leads Bipartisan Legislation to Put Local Food on Local Tables * WASHINGTON, DC: Today, U.S. Representatives Rob Bresnahan, Jr. (PA-08) led a bipartisan group of his colleagues in introducing the Local Farmers Feeding our Communities Act to boost the purchasing and distribution of local food. The bill will help build stronger connections between local producers, and community food pr  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Rep. David Valadao, R-California, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Valadao Builds Local Partnerships to Help Feed Our Communities * WASHINGTON - Congressman David Valadao (CA-22) joined Reps. Rob Bresnahan (PA-08), Chellie Pingree (ME-01), and Josh Riley (NY-19) in introducing the Local Farmers Feeding our Communities Act. This bipartisan bill would allow states, through the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), to establish cooperative agreements   more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan Call for Large-Scale Expansion of Humanitarian Aid in Gaza & Resumption of Diplomatic Efforts to Secure a Ceasefire & End the War * WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) joined 42 Democratic senators in writing to the Trump Administration to express alarm about the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and call for a large-scale expansion of huma  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan Call for Large-Scale Expansion of Humanitarian Aid in Gaza & Resumption of Diplomatic Efforts to Secure a Ceasefire & End the War * WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) joined 42 Democratic senators in writing to the Trump Administration to express alarm about the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and call for a large-scale expansion of humani  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * King Leads Senate Resolution Affirming Importance of Prevention Task Force that Guides Medical Best Practices * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senators Angus King (I-ME) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) are introducing a Senate Resolution affirming support for the forty-year-old federal task force charged with guiding medical best practices across the United States. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- The Maine Department of Health and Human Services issued a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service expressing concerns about a proposed National Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Information Database. The state agency contends the plan has privacy violations and other issues. The Maine DHHS states the proposal fails to allow the department or its state partners to provide statutorily required noticing before sharing i  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * MEDIA ADVISORY: Welch to Push for Vote on Bipartisan CANADA Act Ahead of August 1 Tariff Deadline * CANADA Act would exempt U.S.-owned small businesses from tariffs imposed on Canada WASHINGTON, D.C. - Ahead of the August 1 s t tariff deadline, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, will push for a vote on his bipartisan Creating Access to Necessary American-Can  more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy, Blumenthal, 38 Colleagues Call for Large-Scale Expansion of Humanitarian Aid in Gaza and Resumption of Diplomatic Efforts to Secure a Ceasefire and End the War * WASHINGTON --U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) today joined 38 of their Senate colleagues in expressing unified alarm about the h  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Pingree, Goodlander, Wasserman Schultz Tour Portsmouth Naval Shipyard to Discuss Delivering on Key Priorities in Congress * Yesterday, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), a senior member of the House Appropriations Committee, joined her colleagues Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander (D-N.H.), a member of the House Armed Services Committee, and Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.), Ranki  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on July 29, 2025: * * * Senator Blunt Rochester Joins Senate Democrats in Calling for Large-Scale Expansion of Humanitarian Aid in Gaza and Resumption of Diplomatic Efforts to Secure a Ceasefire and End the War Senators lay out needed humanitarian and diplomatic next steps in letter to Middle East Special Envoy and Secretary of State after latest round of ceasefire talks faltered last week * U.S.  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Collins Advocates for Kay Hagan Tick Act as Bill Unanimously Advances out of Committee * Today, the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee unanimously approved the reauthorization of the bipartisan Kay Hagan Tick Act. The bill now advances to the Senate floor for consideration by the full body. At the hearing, U.S. Senator Susan Collins spoke in support of adv  more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Hassan and Colleagues Call for Large-Scale Expansion of Humanitarian Aid in Gaza and Resumption of Diplomatic Efforts to Secure a Ceasefire and End the War * Senators lay out needed humanitarian and diplomatic next steps in letter to Middle East Special Envoy and Secretary of State after latest round of ceasefire talks faltered last week Washington, D.C. - Senator Maggie Hassan and   more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Marshall & Baldwin Introduce Legislation to End Dairy Mislabeling * Washington - On Tuesday, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), joined Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisconsin) to introduce the bipartisan Defending Against Imitations and Replacements of Yogurt, milk, and cheese to Promote Regular Intake of Dairy Everyday Act (DAIRY PRIDE Act) of 2025. This legislation will ensure that  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 (TNSLrpt) -- A report from Ocean Conservancy reveals sobering results: American states average just 1.5 stars out of five in efforts to curb plastic pollution, with 44 of 50 states plus D.C. scoring below 3 stars, indicating widespread need for policy improvements. In its most comprehensive state-level benchmark yet, Ocean Conservancy evaluated over 20 policy factors, including single-use plastic bans, microplastics regulation, extended producer responsibility, bottle deposi  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