WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Thirty-five osteopathic specialty and state associations expressed serious concerns in a public comment letter sent to the U.S. Department of Education regarding proposed modifications to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program. The letter, supported by 34 affiliated osteopathic specialty and state associations representing nearly 200,000 osteopathic physicians and medical students, warns that the changes could adversely affect the nation's healthcare workforce  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Sept. 18 -- The Pennsylvania House Republicans posted the following news: * * * Bonner: An Attack on Law Enforcement is an Attack on Law and Order * HARRISBURG - Rep. Tim Bonner (R-Mercer/Butler) issued the following statement regarding the killing of three police officers in York County on Wednesday, September 17. "I am deeply saddened by the murder of three law enforcement officers in York County yesterday. I am also praying for the families of these slain offic  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, ranking member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Cantwell Joins Colleagues in Calling for PSA Airlines Contract Agreement Today, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, joined her colleagues, led by Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.), in sending a letter to PSA Airlines, Inc. urging them to continue c  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pennsylvania, ranking member of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release: * * * CBO Confirms Trump-Republican Health Care Plans Mean Less Coverage, Higher Costs for Millions Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02), Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee, released the following statement on new analysis from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO). The report confirms that Republican plans to slash Medicaid and dis  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Rep. Dan Meuser, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Meuser Holds Hearing on Financial Fraud and Scams, Launches New Consumer Resource Website * Congressman Dan Meuser (PA-09), Chairman of the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, today convened a hearing titled "Fraud in Focus: Exposing Financial Threats to American Families." The hearing brought together leading experts to examine the alarming rise of fi  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Wicker Leads SASC Hearing to Consider Four Senior Pentagon Nominations * Watch Video Here WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today led a hearing to consider the qualifications of four senior nominees to serve within the Department of Defense. Mr. Platte Moring III, nominated to be Inspector General at the Department of   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Collins Pine Co. has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture urging for the rescission of the 2001 Roadless Rule. As a family-owned and Forestry Stewardship Council (FSC) certified forest products company operating across Pennsylvania, Northern California, and Oregon, Collins manages roughly 370,000 acres within these states and has historically collaborated with the U.S. Forest Service on various forest management initiatives. In their co  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Rep. Ryan Mackenzie, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Mackenzie Co-Leads Effort to Improve Access to Diaper Changing Stations * WASHINGTON, D.C. \- Today, during National Diaper Need Awareness Week, Congressman Ryan Mackenzie, representing the Lehigh Valley and the Poconos in Pennsylvania's 7th Congressional District, joined Representatives Rob Menendez (D-NJ), Jimmy Gomez (D-CA), and Brittany Pettersen (D-CO), in introducing the bi  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Rep. Lizzie Fletcher, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher Co-Sponsors Resolution Condemning Charlie Kirk Assassination and All Political Violence * Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) became an original co-sponsor of a resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives condemning all forms of political violence and rejecting rhetoric that dehumanizes or demonizes political opponents. The resolution read  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Prioritizes Review of New Chemicals Used in Data Center Projects, Supporting American Manufacturing and Technological Advancement * WASHINGTON - Following a roundtable with AI and data center leaders at the White House on Monday, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin announced that it will be prioritizing the review of new chemicals under the Toxic Substances  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- 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 Infrastructure Investments Totaling Nearly $285 Million * The Export-Import Bank of the United States' (EXIM) Board of Directors today approved two transactions totaling nearly $285 million.  The first of the two approvals today supports the export of Wabtec Corporation modernized locomot  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- The Export-Import Bank of the U.S. issued the following news release: * * * Export-Import Bank of the United States Board of Directors Approves Infrastructure Investments Totaling Nearly $285 Million * The Export-Import Bank of the United States' (EXIM) Board of Directors today approved two transactions totaling nearly $285 million.  The first of the two approvals today supports the export of Wabtec Corporation modernized locomotives to Grupo Mexico Transportes (GMX  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48712) on Sept. 17, 2025, entitled "Federal Disaster Assistance - An Overview of Programs:" (Continued from Part 1 of 2) * * * Assistance for State, Tribes, Territories, and Units of Local Governments, and Eligible Nonprofit Organizations FEMA Public Assistance Grants Authorized by multiple sections of the Stafford Act, the Public Assistance (PA) Grant Program is FEMA's primary form of fin  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Sept. 18 -- The Pennsylvania House Republicans issued the following news: * * * Grove, Phillips-Hill Mourn Loss of Officers * YORK - Sen. Kristin Phillips-Hill (R-York) and Rep. Seth Grove (R-Dover) issued the following statement in response to the deaths of three police officers during an incident in North Codorus Township that also led to the injury of a two additional officers: "Yesterday morning, three police officers walked out of the doors of their homes fo  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Hirono, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Disinter Ineligible Veterans from National Cemeteries * ~ Introduction comes after Sen. Hirono joined Reps. Tokuda and Case in urging VA to remove former psychiatrist from Punchbowl Cemetery over sex abuse allegations ~ WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), John Cornyn (R-TX), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), John Fetterman (D-PA), Rick Scott (R-FL)  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * HOULAHAN, BICAMERAL GROUP OF DEMOCRATS ANNOUNCE PLANS TO INTRODUCE LEGISLATION TO PROTECT FREE SPEECH, SAFEGUARD AGAINST POLITICALLY MOTIVATED HARASSMENT AND PROSECUTIONS * WASHINGTON-- U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and U.S. Representative Jason Crow (D-Colo.-6) on Thursday joined Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), and U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Chris Van Holle  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON ATTACK ON YORK COUNTY, PA POLICE OFFICERS * Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement: I am horrified by the shooting of five police officers in York County, Pennsylvania. My prayers and deepest condolences are with the families of Det. Sgt. Cody Becker, Det. Mark Baker and Det. Isaiah Emenheiser, who answ  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON ATTACK ON YORK COUNTY, PA POLICE OFFICERS * Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement: I am horrified by the shooting of five police officers in York County, Pennsylvania. My prayers and deepest condolences are with the families of Det. Sgt. Cody Becker, Det. Mark Baker and Det. Isaiah Emenheiser, who answered the call and made the  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Rep. Dan Meuser, R-Pennsylvania, chairman of the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, issued the following news release on Sept. 18, 2025: * * * Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Evaluates Growing Threat of Financial Fraud to American Consumers Today, the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, led by Subcommittee Chair Dan Meuser (PA-09), held a hearing examining the growing problem of financial fraud affecting American   more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Sept. 19 -- Pennsylvania Auditor General Timothy DeFoor issued the following news release on Sept. 18, 2025: * * * Auditor General DeFoor Releases Audits for Volunteer Firefighters' Relief Associations in 22 Counties Auditor General Timothy DeFoor today announced the release of audit reports for 47 volunteer firefighters' relief associations (VFRAs) in Allegheny, Beaver, Berks, Bradford, Carbon, Centre, Delaware, Elk, Erie, Fayette, Forest, Lancaster, Lehigh, Luzerne  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Sept. 19 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development issued the following news on Sept. 18, 2025: * * * GSK's New Investments in Pennsylvania Will Further Boost the Commonwealth's Robust Life Sciences Industry The global bio pharma company will build a new factory in Upper Merion, Montgomery County, and implement new AI and advanced digital technology capabilities at its PA manufacturing locations. The Shapiro Administration invested $21 mil  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Sept. 18 (TNSrpt) -- The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources issued the following news on Sept. 17, 2025: * * * Shapiro Administration Launches New Weekly Fall Foliage Report to Support Tourism, Helping Pennsylvanians and Visitors Plan Autumn Adventures Across the Commonwealth The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR)'s new fall foliage report will feature regional updates, photos, and tips released weekly begi  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- The Pennsylvania Academy of Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery recently submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services regarding the proposed CY 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule. The organization, which represents dermatology professionals across Pennsylvania, expressed crucial concerns relating to reimbursement rates and payment structures that could affect patient access to essential d  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Rep. Summer Lee, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Summer Lee, Colleagues, Advocates Launch Congressional Community Safety Caucus * Yesterday, Representatives Summer L. Lee (PA-12), Delia Ramirez (IL-03), Gabe Amo (RI-01), Henry "Hank" Johnson (GA-04), Morgan McGarvey (KY-03), and LaMonica McIver (NJ-10) launched the first-ever Congressional Community Safety Caucus to uplift holistic investments into people and communities that break cycles  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Rep. Lloyd Smucker, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Representative Smucker Statement on North Codorus Township Shooting * Washington --Rep. Lloyd Smucker (PA-11) released the following statement in response to the North Codorus Township shooting that occurred today in York County: "I am devastated and heartbroken by the senseless and horrific tragedy that unfolded today in North Codorus Township. We mourn the brave officers who lost their li  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Sens. Warren, Coons, Schatz, Reed, Shaheen, Warner Sound Alarm on Trump Administration Policies Exacerbating Risk of Collapse in the West Bank U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, Chris Coons (D-DE), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Rep. Lloyd Smucker, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Smucker's Legislation Advances with Strong Bipartisan Support in Ways and Means Committee * Legislation introduced by Rep. Lloyd Smucker (PA-11) has received approval in the House Ways and Means Committee and now heads to the House of Representatives for consideration.  Rep. Smucker's Social Security Child Protection Act, Claiming Age Clarity Act, and the bipartisan Hospital Inpatient Servi  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Sept. 18 -- The Pennsylvania House Democrats posted the following news release: * * * Testifiers detail harrowing statistics of maternal and infant mortality rates in PA * Policy hearing focused on improving birth outcomes and survival rates CHESTER, Sept. 18 - An ongoing health care crisis in Pennsylvania is resulting in hundreds of mothers and infants dying each year during pregnancy or in the first months following birth. Rep. Gina H. Curry, who represents port  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Rep. Glenn Thompson, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Thompson, Tokuda Introduce Legislation Promoting Telehealth Services * Today, Representatives Glenn "GT" Thompson (PA-15) and Jill Tokuda (HI-02), introduced the bipartisan Helping Ensure Access to Local TeleHealth ( HEALTH) Act, as part of National Telehealth Awareness Week. This legislation secures Medicare reimbursement for telehealth services provided by community health centers and rura  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * Trump EPA Announces Next Steps on Regulatory PFOA and PFOS Cleanup Efforts, Provides Update on Liability and Passive Receiver Issues * WASHINGTON - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin announced next steps regarding regulatory efforts to address cleanup of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS). "When it comes to PFOA and PFOS co  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- United Way of Pennsylvania has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Education voicing strong opposition to proposed amendments to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program. The letter, which responds to Docket ID ED-2025-OPE-0016, expresses concerns over changes that could adversely impact borrowers seeking loan forgiveness while working in essential public service roles. Advocating for Pennsylvania's 41 local United Way nonprofits, the or  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Hirono, Blumenthal Press DOJ on Trump Administration's Binance Ties and Reported Plan to Drop Key Safeguards in Company's $4.3 Billion Settlement and Plea Agreement U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), a  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * WATCH: Sen. Schiff Delivers Major Speech on Upholding Democracy * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) delivered a major speech at the Center for American Progress calling out the Trump administration's attacks on judicial and legislative checks and balances and the weaponization of government and law enforcement agencies - and detailing how Democrats should respond. Du  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on Sept. 18, 2025: * * * With Federal Workers Under Attack, Fetterman Joins Legislation to Repeal Union-Busting Executive Orders Yesterday, U.S. Senator John Fetterman helped introduce a bipartisan legislation to repeal two union-busting executive orders and restore collective bargaining rights and workplace protections for federal workers. The Protect America's Workforce Act, cosponsored by Senato  more