WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- A coalition of 254 civil rights, social justice and consumer advocacy organizations has issued a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Education expressing strong opposition to a proposed rule that threatens the integrity of the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program. The letter, filed in response to a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking published on August 18, critiques the proposed changes as unconstitutional and harmful to borrowers engaged in public servic  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- A coalition of 31 consumer advocacy and financial reform organizations has submitted a public comment letter to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) expressing strong opposition to proposed changes that could drastically reduce the number of companies deemed "larger participants" in the auto finance, debt collection, credit reporting, and international money transmission markets. The letter highlights that the CFPB's advance notices of proposed rulemaking (AN  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- A coalition of 31 consumer advocacy and public interest organizations submitted a public comment letter to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) expressing strong opposition to proposed changes that would narrow the definition of larger nonbank participants in several key financial markets. The letter, issued by numerous advocacy groups, highlights concerns over the potential reduction in oversight of auto finance, debt collection, credit reporting, and internat  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Census Bureau issued the following working paper (No. SEHSD-WP2025-15) on Sept. 22, 2025, entitled "Understanding Disasters Through Federal Data." The paper was written by Chase Sawyer. Here are excerpts: * * * Introduction The destruction left by Hurricane Helene in the United States represents a generational event for emergency management. Helene caused at least 249 fatalities and is the deadliest hurricane to make landfall in the continental Uni  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Rep. Nancy Mace, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Nancy Mace Introduces Bill To End Unaccompanied Alien Child Crisis * Congresswoman Nancy Mace (R-SC-01) introduced the No More Missing Children Act, legislation creating the Unaccompanied Alien Child (UAC) Anti-Trafficking Program to protect unaccompanied alien children from trafficking, kidnapping, and exploitation.  During the Biden Administration, more than 32,000 unaccompanied alien  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Scott, Hassan Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Expand Access to Treatment for Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders * WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senators Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) reintroduced the Occupational Therapy Mental Health Parity Act, which would expand access to occupational therapy for patients being treated for mental health and substance use disorders. "With   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Whitehouse, Scott Introduce Bipartisan QUAHOGS Act to Investigate Declining Shellfish Populations * Washington, DC - U.S. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Tim Scott (R-SC) today introduced bipartisan legislation to study why quahogs - also known as hard shell clams - and other native shellfish populations are in decline along the east coast of the United States. The Quantifying Unc  more