WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- A bipartisan collective of 120 state legislators has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Transportation emphasizing the critical need to maintain and enhance federal transportation programs aimed at reducing wildlife-vehicle collisions and improving habitat connectivity. The diverse group, led by Colorado State Sen. Cleave Simpson and Maryland State Del. Sheila Ruth, represents a variety of political perspectives and underscores their commitment t  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Sept. 8 -- The Pennsylvania House Republicans issued the following news: * * * Bashline Demands House Democrats Call Session to Resolve Pennsylvania Budget Impasse * HARRISBURG - As two months have passed with no budget for the 2025-26 Fiscal Year, Rep. Josh Bashline (R-Clarion/Armstrong) is demanding majority House Democrats call members back in to Harrisburg to end the budget impasse immediately. "It's time to stop the unnecessary gimmicks and gridlock from the   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- Rep. Chris Deluzio, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Deluzio Continues Fight Against DOD Price Gouging, Introduces Bill Requiring More Price Transparency from Defense Contractors * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Deluzio (PA-17), a member of the House Armed Service Committee, introduced a bill to require greater transparency when the Pentagon purchases products with massive price increases from defense contractors. The introduction of the   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Rep. Glenn Thompson, R-Pennsylvania, chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, issued the following news release: * * * House Reauthorizes U.S. Grain Standards Act House Committee on Agriculture Chairman Glenn "GT" Thompson (PA-15) issued the following statement after House passage of H.R. 4550, reauthorizing the U.S. Grain Standards Act through FY2023: "I'm proud that the House has passed the U.S. Grain Standards Act with strong bipartisan support, a testament to o  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: * * * ICE Philadelphia removes dangerous MS-13 gang leader wanted for heinous Crimes in El Salvador * PHILADELPHIA -- ICE's Enforcement and Removal Operations Philadelphia successfully removed criminal alien Jose Alberto Zamora-Zamora, a 31-year-old citizen of El Salvador, to his home country on Aug. 15. Zamora-Zamora, who goes by the street name "Pirana,"   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Illinois, ranking member of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and the Chinese Communist Party, issued the following news release on Sept. 8, 2025: * * * Krishnamoorthi Demands Answers on Reported Impersonation of Members of Congress by China-Linked Hackers Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Ranking Member of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States an  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ways and Means Republicans Urge Full Implementation of No Surprises Act to Ensure Patient Protections Nearly five years after the No Surprises Act (NSA) was signed into law, delays and inconsistent rulemaking by Biden-era regulators have resulted in a patchwork system that fails to provide the transparency and protection for patients that Congress inten  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- The Women's Law Project, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) opposing a direct final rule (DFR) that would rescind a regulation related to sex-based discrimination in sports. The organization stated the change would harm women and girls by eliminating athletic opportunities and violates legal procedures. The letter asserted that the DFR, which would rescind a rule allowing women and girls to try out for sing  more