WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * As Trump Tries to Blame Clean Energy for World's Problems, Whitehouse Spotlights Climate Denial Fraud Operation Inside Trump Administration * In public comment on EPA's proposed rollback of the endangerment finding, Whitehouse blasts EPA's "fraud-by-government" and "embrace of fake science" to protect fossil fuel industry's "free-to-pollute business model" Washington, DC - U.S. Senator  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- The Association for Value-Based Cancer Care (AVBCC), New York, has submitted a public comment letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) expressing concerns regarding the average sales price (ASP) provisions outlined in the Calendar Year (CY) 2026 Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) proposed rule. This nonprofit organization, dedicated to improving cancer care by fostering collaboration among various stakeholders, highlighted potential negative impacts on pat  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Rep. Daniel Goldman, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Dan Goldman and Comptroller Brad Lander Refer ICE Officer Who Assaulted Asylum Seeker to U.S. Attorney's Office for Felony Prosecution * Agent's Willful Use of Excessive Force is Grounds for Prosecution; Depriving Victim of Fourth Amendment Rights Victim Fled to Rep. Goldman's Office for Safety; Comptroller Lander Assisting Coordination with Legal Assistance for the Victim and Her   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news: * * * Cornyn on Shooting at Dallas ICE Facility, Schumer Shutdown * WASHINGTON - Today on the floor, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) condemned the tragic shooting at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Dallas last week and slammed Democrats for once again choosing division as the government barrels toward a shutdown because they refuse to negotiate in good faith with President Trump and Congres  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Bureau of Transportation Statistics issued the following news: * * * Docked Bikeshare Stations Expanded Although Number of Systems Slightly Falls While Number of E-scooter Systems Continues to Fall from 2022 Peak and Number of Cities with Dockless Bikeshare Remains Relatively Unchanged * The Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) released the annual update of bikeshare and electric scooter (e-scooter) system data. The dataset i  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Fannie Mae issued the following news release: * * * Fannie Mae Announces Tender Offer for Any and All of Certain CAS Notes * WASHINGTON, DC - Fannie Mae (FNMA/OTCQB) today announced that it has commenced fixed-price cash tender offers (each, an "Offer" and, collectively, the "Offers") for the purchase of any and all of the Connecticut Avenue Securities (r) (CAS) Notes listed below (the "Notes"), upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Pu  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Ranking Member Shaheen Featured in New York Times Profile Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, was profiled by the New York Times, focusing on her bipartisan approach to foreign policy, her advocacy for the trans-Atlantic relationship and her deep involvement in p  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Justice Department Sues Minnesota Over Sanctuary Policies Today, the Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against Minnesota, the City of Minneapolis, the City of St. Paul, Hennepin County, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, and Hennepin County Sheriff Dawanna S. Witt over the State's, Cities', and County's sanctuary city policies that interfere with the federal government's enforcement of i  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Kaleida Health, Buffalo, New York, has submitted a public comment letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services regarding the proposed changes outlined in the 2026 Physician Fee Schedule. The organization expressed a mix of support and concern over various aspects of the proposed rules, which aim to update payment structures and quality measurement requirements within the Medicare program. In the letter, members of the Regulatory Quality Council, which represent  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Rep. Mike Lawler, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Lawler and Pingree Introduce Resolution Recognizing International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste * Congressman Mike Lawler and (NY-17) Chellie Pingree (ME-01) introduced a bipartisan resolution expressing support for the recognition of September 29, 2025, as International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste.  Each year, nearly 40 percent of all food produced globally, valued at more   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES IN THE CAPITOL: "REPUBLICANS WANT TO CONTINUE TO GUT THE HEALTHCARE OF EVERYDAY AMERICANS" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a media availability where he made clear that with only four days until a government shutdown, Donald Trump and Republicans are out of town, marching the country toward a government shutdown and worsening the h  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES ON ABC THIS WEEK: REPUBLICANS ARE OBSESSED WITH CANCELING THE HEALTHCARE OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on ABC's This Week, making clear that Democrats will continue to push back against Republican efforts to shut down the government and gut the healthcare of the American people. MARTHA RADDATZ: I'm jo  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON REP. PRAMILA JAYAPAL * Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement: "I condemn the hateful and vile threats made against Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal. These dangerous comments calling for her execution are unconscionable. Arizona legislators must hold this unhinged elected official accountable for contributi  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON REP. PRAMILA JAYAPAL * Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement: "I condemn the hateful and vile threats made against Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal. These dangerous comments calling for her execution are unconscionable. Arizona legislators must hold this unhinged elected official accountable for contributing to an unsafe environmen  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES: "IF THE GOVERNMENT SHUTS DOWN, IT'S BECAUSE REPUBLICANS HAVE MADE THE DECISION TO SHUT THE GOVERNMENT DOWN" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on MSNBC's Alex Witt Reports, emphasizing that Democrats will continue to fight to save the healthcare of the American people while Trump and congressional Republicans engage in dangerous   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES: "THE AMERICAN PEOPLE HAVE HAD ENOUGH. AND DEMOCRATS ARE STANDING ON THEIR SIDE" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on CNN's The Source with Kaitlan Collins, where he emphasized that Republicans are to blame for the pending government shutdown and that Democrats are fighting hard to save the healthcare of the American people. KA  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Tillis, Gillibrand, Mullin Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation to Support Schools Serving Students in Military and Tribal Communities * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), and Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) reintroduced the Advancing Toward Impact Aid Full Funding Act, bipartisan legislation to advance Impact Aid programs  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Malliotakis Statement On Keeping Government Open * (NEW YORK, NY) - Today, Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis (NY-11) released the following statement: "I urge my fellow New Yorkers, Senator Chuck Schumer and Congressman Hakeem Jeffries, to put people above politics and support a clean extension of the current funding levels they themselves first negotiated and voted for in 2024 and last ext  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Meeks Warns Trump's Ending of Arms Export Control Rule Will Contribute to U.S. Arms Falling in Illicit Hands Abroad Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement in response to the Trump administration rescinding a firearms export rule initially issued by the Biden adm  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Sept. 29 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland issued the following news: * * * Mission Monday: Jessica Parker, Regional Restaurant Manager, Name Brand Food Program, Air Force Services Center * JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas - This week we're highlighting Jessica Parker, regional restaurant manager with Air Force Services Center's, Name Brand Food Program. Parker, a New York native, holds the power of food close to her heart  more

UPTON, New York, Sept. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Brookhaven National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * More Signs of Phase-change 'Turbulence' in Nuclear Matter * UPTON, N.Y. -- Members of the STAR Collaboration, a group of physicists collecting and analyzing data from particle collisions at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC), have published a new high-precision analysis of data on the number of protons produced in gold-ion smashups over a range of energie  more

NEW YORK, Sept. 30 -- The New York State Metropolitan Transportation Authority issued the following news release on Sept. 29, 2025: * * * MTA Bridges and Tunnels Announces Major Reduction in Collisions Reductions are Result of Engineering, Education and Enforcement Ongoing Coordination with MTA Construction & Development on Safety Projects * Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) Bridges and Tunnels (B&T) today announced a significant reduction in collisions at its crossings through  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The National Association of State Energy Officials (NASEO), Arlington, Virginia, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) emphasizing the need for collaboration between state energy offices and the federal agency in implementing voluntary agreements under the Defense Production Act. With representation from governor-designated State Energy Offices across all 56 states, territories, and D.C., NASEO aims to support advanced nuclear initia  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 (TNSrpt) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service issued the following news release: * * * Tourism to Saratoga National Historical Park contributes $10.4 million to local economy New report shows visitor spending impacts * Stillwater, N.Y. - A new National Park Service report shows that 116,537 visitors to Saratoga National Historical Park in 2024 spent $8,200,000 in communities near the park. That spending had a cumulative benefit to the local econo  more

NEW YORK, Sept. 29 (TNSLrpt) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of New York issued the following staff report (No. 1166) in September 2025 by Ufuk Akcigit, Harun Alp, Jeremy Pearce, and Marta Prato entitled "Transformative and Subsistence Entrepreneurs: Origins and Impacts on Economic Growth." Here are excerpts: * * * This paper studies how individuals sort into entrepreneurship and invention-related occupations and how their interactions shape innovation and economic growth. We develop an endogenou  more

ALBANY, New York, Sept. 30 -- The New York State Department of Health issued the following news release on Sept. 29, 2025: * * * New York State Department of Health Awards $19.5 Million to Support Health Care Education Programs Organizations Across New York State to Receive Up to $1 Million in Funding to Support Trainees in Health Care Education Programs * The New York State Department of Health will award $19.5 million to 21 organizations across New York State to prepare and support studen  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The Department of Transportation National Highway Traffic Safety Administration issued the following news release: * * * NHTSA Approves More Than $800M for States to Make Roads Safer Grants will fund vital traffic safety programs and enforcement in all 50 states, territories and tribal lands * The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has notified all 50 states, District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, U.S. territories and the Bureau of Indian Affairs representing  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Ocasio-Cortez Delivers $2.4 Million In Federal Funding for Neighborhood Housing Services of Queens * Congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez secured $2.4 million to build 'La Casita', a headquarters for Neighborhood Housing Services of Queens that will expand the organization's ability to provide services such as foreclosure prevention, affordable housing counseling, and first-time homebuyer suppo  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Ocasio-Cortez, Velazquez and Torres Support Legal Challenge to Safeguard PREPA's Debt Restructuring * Washington, D.C. \- Today, Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14), Congresswoman Nydia M. Velazquez (NY-07) and Congressman Ritchie Torres (NY-15) issued the following statement in support of the lawsuit filed by members of Puerto Rico's Financial Oversight and Management Board  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Rep. Daniel Goldman, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Dan Goldman and Homeland Security Committee Democrats Issue Oversight Demand for Testimony from Trump "Border Czar" Tom Homan over Bribery Allegations * Homan Allegedly Took $50,000 Cash Bribe in Exchange for Promises to Deliver Government Contracts Read the Letter Here (link is external) WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Dan Goldman (NY-10) joined all of his Homeland Security Committee Demo  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The Smithsonian American Art Museum issued the following news release: * * * Exhibition Reexamines Grandma Moses as a Singular and Complex Figure in American Art Opening October 2025, "Grandma Moses: A Good Day's Work" Explores the Interplay of Creativity and Labor in Shaping the Artist's Outlook and Practice * "Grandma Moses: A Good Day's Work" repositions Anna Mary Robertson "Grandma" Moses (1860-1961) as a multidimensional force in American art, whose beloved pain  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Rep. Paul D. Tonko, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Tonko, Malliotakis, Velazquez, Booker & Gillibrand Lead NY-NJ Delegates Introducing Watershed Protection Bill * WASHINGTON, DC--In recognition of World Rivers Day, celebrated Sunday the 28 th, Representatives Paul D. Tonko (NY-20) and Nicole Malliotakis (NY-11) and Nydia Velazquez (NY-7) reintroduced the New York-New Jersey Watershed Protection Act, bipartisan legislation that restores and protec  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 (TNSFRinfo) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following information collection: Title: Study of Human Behavior and Attitudes Linked to Human-Deer Transmission of SARS-CoV-2. OMB Control Number: 0579-NEW. Summary of Collection: Under the Act of March 2, 1931 (7 U.S.C. 8351), the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to conduct a program of wildlife services with respect to injurious animal species and take any action the Secretary considers necessary in con  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Colleagues Urge Bank Regulators to Withdraw Proposal to Gut Safety and Soundness Standards at the Nation's Largest Banks "Reducing safety and soundness standards for the very largest and riskiest banks is always dangerous, but even more so now as the Trump administration's policies drive the economy toward t  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Joins Durbin, Judiciary Committee Democrats in Demanding Answers on the Politicization of DOJ As President Trump Pursues Criminal Charges Against His Political Enemies * "Our justice system operates on the principle that the President cannot demand the prosecution of an individual to settle personal scores, let alone when there is no credible evidence that a person engaged in any wrongdoing,"   more