WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 10, 2025: * * * Chairman Griffith Delivers Opening Statement at Subcommittee on Health Markup of Several Public Health Reauthorization Bills Congressman Morgan Griffith (VA-09), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Health, delivered the following opening statement at today's health subcommittee markup of several public health reauthorization bills. S  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Sept. 11 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mountain-Plains Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Consumer Price Index, Midwest region -- August 2025 * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Midwest region rose 0.3 percent in August, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The all items less food and energy index increased 0.2 percent, led by rising prices for apparel. T  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Sept. 11 (TNSLrpt) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis Opportunity and Inclusive Growth Institute issued the following white paper (No. 67) on September 4, 2025, by Amanda Michaud entitled "Expanding Unemployment Insurance Coverage". Here are excerpts: * * * I develop a quantitative framework to study the impact of Unemployment Insurance (UI) expansions to workers earning below eligibility thresholds. A model of UI is calibrated to replicate experiences of the   more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Sept. 11 (TNSLrpt) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis Opportunity and Inclusive Growth Institute issued the following white paper (No. 115) on September 4, 2025, by Amanda Michaud entitled "Expanding Unemployment Insurance Coverage- Extended Appendix". Here are excerpts: * * * 1 Panel Study of Income Dynamics Employment and Earnings Histories. I construct monthly employment and earnings histories using two complementary modules from the Panel Study of Income   more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Sept. 11 (TNSLrpt) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis Opportunity and Inclusive Growth Institute issued the following white paper (No. 114) on September 3, 2025, by Lukas Freund and Lukas Mann entitled "Job Transformation, Specialization, and the Labor Market Effects of AI". Here are excerpts: * * * Who will gain and who will lose as AI automates tasks? While much of the discourse focuses on job displacement, we show that job transformation--a shift in the tas  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Sept. 11 (TNSLrpt) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis issued the following Economic Research report (No. 673) on August 21, 2025, by Timothy Kehoe and Xing Xu entitled "Openness and Growth: A Comparison of the Experiences of China and Mexico." Here are excerpts: * * * Abstract In the late 1980s, Mexico opened itself to international trade and foreign investment, followed in the early 1990s by China. China and Mexico are still the two countries characterized as  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Sept. 11 (TNSLrpt) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis issued the following Economic Research report (No. 674) on August 26, 2025, by Ina Simonovska and Michael Waugh entitled "Trade Models, Trade Elasticities, and the Gains from Trade." Here are excerpts: * * * Abstract We argue that the welfare gains from trade in models with micro-level margins exceed those in frameworks without these margins. Theoretically, we show that for fixed trade elasticity, different  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 (TNSFR) -- The Federal Reserve System is reviewing applications from individuals and trusts seeking to acquire or retain shares of a bank in Mountain Lake, Minnesota. These filings are being considered under the Change in Bank Control Act and the board's Regulation Y. The applications involve multiple parties and trusts. Jennifer S. Johnson, as a co-trustee of several trusts, along with Kelly J. Campbell and Michael J. Werner, are seeking to retain voting shares of Farmers   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Following Letter to WNBA, Rep. Craig Joins Democratic Women's Caucus, WNBPA to Call for Fair Pay for Female Athletes * WASHINGTON, DC - Yesterday, U.S. Representative Angie Craig joined fellow members of the Democratic Women's Caucus, Chair Teresa Leger Fernandez (NM-03) and Rep. Julie Johnson (TX-32), as well as Rep. Greg Stanton (AZ-04) and representatives from the Women's National Basketball Pl  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Graham, Blumenthal, Britt and Klobuchar Introduce Legislation to Designate Russia A State Sponsor of Terrorism If They Don't Return Kidnapped Ukrainian Children * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), Richard Blumenthal (D-Connecticut), Katie Britt (R-Alabama) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minnesota) today introduced legislation that would designate Russia as a state sponsor  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration has published a list of 93 petitions received under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. The program offers a system of no-fault compensation for individuals who have been injured by vaccines. Petitions for compensation are filed with the United States Court of Federal Claims. The Secretary of HHS is named as the respondent in all proceedings, a responsibili  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Rep. Betty McCollum, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Honoring Victims and Survivors on 24th Anniversary of 9/11 Terrorist Attacks * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Congresswoman Betty McCollum (DFL-Minn.) released the following statement today on the 24 th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks: "Those of us who were in Washington, D.C. on the morning of September 11, 2001 woke to a beautiful, sunny day. Just moments after arriving to work in the U.S. C  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: National Outcry Over Democrat Obstruction of Law Enforcement Nominees In case you missed it, local voices from across the nation are spotlighting Senate Democrats' blockade of critical U.S. Attorney nominees. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) are blocking Senate confirmatio  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release on Sept. 11, 2025: * * * In Wake of Charlie Kirk Murder, Sanders Addresses Rising Political Violence in America Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today released a video statement responding to rising political violence in America. The video is available here (https://youtu.be/HlIvH6ozvv4), and a transcript is below: I want to say a few words regarding the terrible murder yesterday of Charlie Kirk -- someone   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Judiciary Committee Advances Judicial Nominations for First and Ninth Circuits & Montana and Eastern Kentucky District Courts, Along with 17 U.S. Attorney Nominations The Senate Judiciary Committee today advanced the following nominations: * Joshua D. Dunlap, to be United States Circuit Judge for the First Circuit, by a vote of 12-10; * Eric Chueyee  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Klobuchar, Blackburn Bipartisan Bill to Enhance 9-1-1 Emergency Response System Passes Senate The legislation would improve Americans' ability help when dialing 9-1-1, including during natural disasters, and make important updates to the classification of 9-1-1 dispatchers * U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) announced that their bipartisan Enhancing First Response A  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minnesota, ranking member of the House Agriculture Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 10, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Angie Craig Opening Statement at Forestry Subcommittee Hearing Today, House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Angie Craig (MN-02) delivered the following opening statement at a Forestry and Horticulture Subcommittee hearing titled "Promoting Forest Health and Resiliency Through Improved Active Management." [As   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Craig Statement on Republicans' Passage of the National Defense Authorization Act * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Representative Angie Craig released the following statement on her vote against the Republican-led National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). "For over six decades, the passage of the NDAA has been a bipartisan effort to protect our national security, support our veterans and ser  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Rep. Betty McCollum, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. McCollum, Rep. Cole, Sen. Lujan, Sen. Mullin Reintroduce Legislation to Responsibly Fund Critical Public Services for Tribal Nations * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Congresswoman Betty McCollum (D-Minn.), Co-Chair Emeritus of the Congressional Native American Caucus, along with House Appropriations Committee Chairman Tom Cole (R-Okla.), U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), and U.S. Senator Markwayne  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following opening remarks at a hearing on U.S. Attorney nominations: * * * Good morning. Before we begin, I want to take a moment to reflect. Today is the 24th anniversary of the September 11th, 2001, terrorist attacks on our country. I think it's fitting, before we engage in debate on our political disagreements of the day, to remember the tragedy and to recall how it united us as   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Democratic Leadership Continues Unsustainable Obstruction of Law Enforcement Nominees Majority Leader Schumer rebuffed Grassley's good faith offer to confirm critical U.S. Attorney nominees, despite nominees' bipartisan support. * Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), for the second time in one week, requested unanimous   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Rep. Kelly Morrison, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Rep. Kelly Morrison Introduces Bill to Reverse Trump's Medicaid Cuts and Stop Insurance Premium Hikes * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Representative Kelly Morrison (MN-03) joined her colleagues in introducing the Protecting Health Care and Lowering Costs Act of 2025, which would reverse the devastating health care cuts that Republicans and President Trump enacted in their "One Big Beautiful  more