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

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. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 18, 2025: * * * Chairman Comer Opens Hearing on Oversight of the District of Columbia Today, House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) delivered opening remarks at a full committee hearing titled "Oversight of the District of Columbia." In his statement, Chairman Comer reaffirmed the Committee's   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service (ERS) issued a report on September 16, 2025, titled 'Oil Crops Outlook: September 2025,' by authors Maria Bukowski and Bryn Swearingen. The report, OCS-25i, states that U.S. soybean production for the 2025/26 marketing year (MY) is forecast at 4.3 billion bushels, a rise of 8.0 million bushels from the previous month's forecast due to higher acreage. While production is up, the report notes that the   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Sen. Rand Paul, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release on Sept. 17, 2025: * * * Paul, Kaine, Klobuchar, Warner, and Schumer Introduce Bipartisan Resolution to Reassert Congressional Authority Over Tariffs Today, U.S. Senators Rand Paul (R-KY), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), and Mark R. Warner (D-VA), as well as Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), announced that their legislation to undo President Donald Trump's International Economic Emergency   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Sen. Rand Paul, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release on Sept. 18, 2025: * * * Paul, Kaine, Schumer, Shaheen, & Wyden Introduce Bipartisan Resolution to Reassert Congressional Authority Over Tariffs Today, U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY), U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), and U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) filed bipartisan legislation to challenge President Donald Trump's tariffs on bill  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Sen. Rand Paul, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: * * * Dr. Rand Paul Introduces Six Penny Plan to Balance the Federal Budget in Five Years U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) has introduced the Six Penny Plan, a federal budget resolution that will balance on-budget outlays and revenues within five years by cutting six cents off every dollar projected to be spent over the next five fiscal years. During the current fiscal year, the federal government overspent a  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Coons, Kaine, Paul, colleagues refile legislation to challenge Trump's tariffs on Canada * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), and Rand Paul (R-Ky.), as well as Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), announced they had refiled legislation to undo President Donald Trump's International Economic Emergency Powers Act (IEEPA) tariffs on Canada. T  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Green Reignite the Fight to Remove Racist, Derogatory Names from Public Lands and Landmarks * Bill Text (PDF) Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Representative Al Green (D-Texas) reintroduced the Reconciliation in Place Names Act to remove racist and bigoted names from national landmarks. Senators Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), John  more