WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- ASTM International, West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, has issued a public comment letter to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) addressing the notice of proposed rulemaking for normalizing unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) beyond visual line of sight operations. The letter, submitted in response to a notice from August 8, 2025, outlines ASTM's extensive involvement in ensuring standards for the UAS sector, particularly as they relate to safety and operational efficiency.  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Rep. Madeleine Dean, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Dean's Statement On Second Anniversary of October 7th Attack * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Congresswoman Madeleine Dean (PA-04), member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, released the following statement on the second anniversary of the October 7th attack: "Today marks two years since Hamas terrorists launched a brutal and barbaric attack on Israel, killing more than 1,200 Israeli  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Fetterman, Ernst Reintroduce Bipartisan Bill to Combat Mislabeling of Egg Alternatives This week, U.S. Senators John Fetterman (D-PA) and Joni Ernst (R-IA) reintroduced the Consistent Egg Labels Act to enforce better market terms for eggs and their alternatives. This bipartisan, bicameral bill requires the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to prohibit egg "alternatives" from using misleading t  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Graham One Of Eight Republican Senators Spied On By Biden FBI * Graham: "This is chilling." WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today released the following video statement after the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel revealed that Graham was one of eight Republican senators surveilled by the Biden FBI. Excerpts from Graham's remarks: * "  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- Rep. Abraham Hamadeh, R-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Hamadeh Questions "What Next" As Additional Biden Administration Spying Revealed * WASHINGTON D.C. - A mere week after learning he had been spied on through TSA's Quiet Skies program, Congressman Abe Hamadeh (AZ-08) is asking what we will learn next about the Biden Administration's blatant violations of citizens' civil rights. The Congressman's question was prompted by revelations made by FBI Dire  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Boyle Joins Federal Workers in Philadelphia to Demand End to Trump-Republican Shutdown and Health Care Crisis * PHILADELPHIA, PA - Today, Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02), Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee, stood with members of the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) Region 3 and local labor leaders at Independence Mall to demand an end to the Republican go  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Rep. John James, R-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * John James Statement on Two-Year Anniversary of October 7th Attack * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today marks two years since the October 7 th attacks, when Hamas terrorists brutally murdered more than 1,200 innocent men, women, and children -- including 46 Americans -- and took 254 hostages, among them 12 Americans. Two years later, 48 hostages remain in Hamas captivity, including the remains of American citiz  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Oct. 7 -- The Pennsylvania House Republicans posted the following news: * * * Legislation Led by Brown to Aid Grandfamilies Passes House Committee * HARRISBURG - Legislation co-prime sponsored by Rep. Marla Brown (R-Lawrence) that would provide targeted support for grandparents raising grandchildren across Pennsylvania, unanimously passed the House Aging and Older Services Committee. "We see these grandparents doing everything they can with what little they have,"  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Meeks, Smith, Himes, Raskin, Thompson Demand Trump Provide List of Designated Terrorist Organizations and Justification for U.S. Military Strikes in the Caribbean U.S. Representatives Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee; Adam Smith (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee; Jim   more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Oct. 7 -- The Pennsylvania House Democrats posted the following news release: * * * PA House approves unemployment for striking workers * HARRISBURG, Oct. 7 - Today, the Pennsylvania State House voted 106-97 to pass H.B. 145, providing unemployment compensation to striking workers. Current Pennsylvania statute explicitly bans working people who are on strike from receiving unemployment compensation, leaving many striking workers unable to pay rent or mortgage paym  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 7, 2025: * * * Raskin, Smith, Meeks, Himes, Thompson Demand Trump Provide List of Designated Terrorist Organizations and Justification for U.S. Military Strikes in the Caribbean U.S. Representatives Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Ranking Member of the House Committee on the Judiciary; Adam Smith (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Commi  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Rep. Summer Lee, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Summer Lee Statement on the Anniversary of October 7 Attack * PITTSBURGH, PA - OCTOBER 7, 2025 -- Today, Congresswoman Summer L. Lee (PA-12) issued the following statement marking the second anniversary of the horrific October 7th attack: "As we mark another year since the horrific October 7th attacks, we grieve for every life stolen and irrevocably changed - for the Israeli civilians kille  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 (TNSrep) -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, posted the following news release on Oct. 7, 2025: * * * Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, today released a new report titled "I'm Terrified I'll Die: Americans Speak Out About Republican Health Care Cuts," detailing the devastating human impact of the Republican budget and its massive cuts to Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act. The report, which co  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 (TNSrpt) -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, ranking minority member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news on Oct. 7, 2025: * * * "I'm Terrified I'll Die" -- Americans Speak Out on Devastating Republican Health Care Cuts * Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, today released a new report titled "I'm Terrified I'll Die: Americans Speak Out About Rep  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Republicans Successfully Break Democrat Blockade of Crucial Law Enforcement Officials Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) applauded the Senate's confirmation of 16 U.S. Attorney nominees confirmed as part of a nominations package of 107 executive nominees. "U.S. Attorneys are an essential component of law enforcement - re  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Rep. Adam Smith, D-Washington, ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 7, 2025: * * * Smith, Meeks, Himes, Raskin, Thompson Demand Trump Provide List of Designated Terrorist Organizations and Justification for U.S. Military Strikes in the Caribbean U.S. Representatives Adam Smith (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee; Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Comm  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 (TNSLrpt) -- The report, 'Potentiometric Surface Maps and Groundwater-Level Hydrographs for Confined Aquifers of the New Jersey Coastal Plain, 2018,' was prepared by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in cooperation with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP). The authors are Alex R. Fiore, Stephen J. Cauller, and Eileen J. Brown. The document is designated as Scientific Investigations Report 2025-5080 and was issued in 2025. The project involved measuri  more