WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- The Coalition of State Rheumatology Organizations (CSRO) has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services expressing urgent concerns regarding proposed changes to Medicare payment policies. The coalition, comprised of over 40 state and regional rheumatology societies, advocates for high-quality care for managing rheumatologic and musculoskeletal diseases. In its letter, CSRO praised the p  more

DALLAS, Texas, Sept. 12 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southwest Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Employer Costs for Employee Compensation for the Regions - June 2025 * Private industry employer costs for employee compensation among the four regions of the country ranged from $39.94 per hour in the South to $56.67 in the Northeast in June 2025, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. In the other two regions, h  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- The Export-Import Bank of the United States Office of Inspector General issued the following news release: * * * Export-Import Bank of the United States Board of Directors Approves Nearly $792 Million to Advance American Energy Dominance * The Export-Import Bank of the United States' (EXIM) Board of Directors yesterday approved two transactions totaling nearly $792 million. With these transactions, EXIM is strengthening the nation's energy dominance while continuing i  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- The Export-Import Bank of the U.S. issued the following news release: * * * Export-Import Bank of the United States Board of Directors Approves Nearly $792 Million to Advance American Energy Dominance * The Export-Import Bank of the United States' (EXIM) Board of Directors yesterday approved two transactions totaling nearly $792 million. With these transactions, EXIM is strengthening the nation's energy dominance while continuing its mission to support Ameria's econom  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Rep. Kevin Hern, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: * * * Hern commends longtime communications director * Representative Kevin Hern (OK-01) released the following statement on the departure of longtime Communications Director Miranda Dabney. Dabney will join the House Appropriations Committee as Communications Director under Chairman Tom Cole (OK-04) next week. "Since my first day in office, Miranda Dabney has served Oklahoma's First District with unwav  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: * * * Lankford Calls Out Senate Democrats' Obstruction of President Trump's Nominees * Republicans Move to Restore Traditional Process After Democrats Paralyze the Senate WASHINGTON, DC -- US Senator James Lankford (R-OK), Vice Chair of the Senate Republican Conference, led his colleagues on the Senate floor this week as Republicans restored the confirmation process following unprecedented obstructi  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: * * * RELEASE: Mullin Statement on Charlie Kirk Assassination Suspect in Police Custody * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) released the following reaction to the arrest of the suspected murderer in the Charlie Kirk assassination case. "I'm grateful for the local, state, and federal law enforcement partnerships that led to the successful and timely arrest of Charlie Ki  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 12, 2025: * * * Republican Conferees Named for FY26 Agriculture, Military Construction-Veterans Affairs, and Legislative Branch Bills Following this week's floor passage of Appropriations Chairman Tom Cole's (R-OK) motion to move the House to conference with the Senate on the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, Agriculture, and Legislative Branc  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Senators Condemn Social Security Watchdog for Declining to Investigate Agency Abuse of Death Master File Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., led seven senators criticizing the Social Security Administration's watchdog office for declining to launch an investigation into the Trump administration's efforts to use the Death Maste  more