WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 (TNSLrpt) -- A policy brief from the University of Michigan Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy Science, Technology, and Public Policy (STPP) program reveals the serious environmental and community impacts caused by the explosive growth of data centers across the United States. As demand for AI, cloud computing, and digital services soars, these sprawling facilities--vital to modern digital life--are driving up electricity rates, straining water supplies, and draining local  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Secretary Chavez-DeRemer highlights President Trump's AI Action Plan, pro-worker accomplishments on 'America at Work' listening tour * MYRTLE BEACH, SC - U.S. Department of Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer continued her nationwide America at Work listening tour this week starting on the West Coast in Washington state to discuss artificial intelligence, before heading to the East Coast and s  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Markey Builds Bipartisan Momentum with Reintroduction of His Warehouse Worker Protection Act * Bill Text (PDF) Washington (July 31, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, along with Senators Tina Smith (D-Minn.) and Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Representatives Donald Norcross (NJ-01), Mike Lawler (NY-17), and Haley St  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 (Sen.) -- Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: * * * McConnell Remarks at McCain Institute Russia Task Force Event * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Defense Subcommittee, delivered opening remarks at a McCain Institute event "Highlighting Policy Recommendations for Post-War Russia." Below are his remarks as prepared for delivery: It's hard to think of a more a  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * President Trump Signs Ossoff-Backed Bipartisan Bill to Protect Veterans from Foreclosure into Law * Washington, D.C. -- President Trump signed into law a bipartisan bill backed by U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff to help protect Georgia veterans from foreclosure. Today, President Trump signed the VA Home Loan Program Reform Act into law, bipartisan legislation that Sen. Ossoff co-sponsored and championed to   more

WASHINGTON, July 31 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R47324) on July 15, 2025, entitled "Seabed Mining in Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction: Issues for Congress:" (Continued from Part 1 of 2) * * * Ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea The U.S. Senate has considered ratifying UNCLOS multiple times./92 From the 115th through 118th Congresses, some Members have introduced resolutions calling on the U.S. Senate to g  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Ossoff Statement on JRD Votes * Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff released the following statement. "Tonight I voted in favor of discharging from the Foreign Relations Committee S. Res. 41, a resolution of disapproval with respect to a sale of rifles to Israel. I do not believe the United States Senate should acquiesce without objection to the extreme mass deprivation of civilians in   more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Warnock Statement on Joint Resolutions of Disapproval * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA) issued the following statement on his intentions to vote "YES" on two joint resolutions of disapproval amid mass starvation in Gaza. "It is wrong to starve children and other innocent civilians to death. Yet, whether through gross incompetence, woeful indifference, o  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * WATCH: Sen. Ossoff Defeats Effort to Defund the CDC in the Senate * Today, Sen. Ossoff spoke This is an external link in a Committee markup about bringing Republicans and Democrats together to protect the CDC In June, Sen. Ossoff demanded answers from the Trump Admin's Budget Director about their proposed plans to gut the CDC budget by over 50% Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff has defea  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Helps Reintroduce John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) joined U.S. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.), Senate Judiciary Ranking Member Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and the entire Senate Democratic caucus in reintroducing the John R. Lewis Voting Advancement Act, legislation that would updat  more