WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 -- Forty-six advocacy organizations and biotech companies have submitted a public comment letter to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) proposing a Rare Disease Innovation, Science, and Exploration (RISE) workshop aimed at tackling the challenges encountered while developing therapies for rare neurodegenerative lysosomal diseases (nLDs). According to the organization, the development and regulatory approval of therapies for nLDs face significant obstacles due to factors   more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Oct. 10 -- Pennsylvania Auditor General Timothy DeFoor issued the following news release: * * * Auditor General DeFoor Announces County Children & Youth Agency Audits Released in Third Quarter of 2025 * HARRISBURG, Pa. - Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor today released compliance audits of four Children and Youth Services (CYS) County agencies performed during the third quarter of 2025. "Our audits ensure that counties are properly using state funds to protect at-  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 -- Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pennsylvania, ranking member of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Boyle Statement on Trump-Vought Illegal Firings Amid Shutdown Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02), Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee, released the following statement after Donald Trump and Russell Vought moved to illegally fire federal workers during the Republican shutdown: "Republicans would rather shut down the government than help   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Cantwell Warns Big Ten Presidents of Dangers in Selling University Assets to Private Equity Firms * 10.10.25 "This proposed deal with a private equity investor may be counter to your university's academic goals, may require the sale of university assets to a private investor, and may affect the tax-exempt purpose of those assets." WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA)  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Graham, Grassley, Johnson and Colleagues Send Letter to DOJ and FBI Demanding Documents Detailing the Biden Administration's Targeting of Sitting Members of Congress * WASHINGTON - This week U.S. Senators Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Ron Johnson (R-Wisconsin) sent a letter with 15 of their colleagues to Attorney General Pam Bondi and Federal Bureau of Inves  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- Rep. Rob Bresnahan, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Bresnahan Holds Telephone Town Hall with 15,000+ Constituents on Government Shutdown * WASHINGTON, DC: Last week, U.S. Representative Rob Bresnahan, Jr. (PA-08) hosted a telephone town hall to update Pennsylvania's Eighth Congressional District of the current government shutdown. Over 15,000 constituents tuned in to learn how the shutdown could affect their daily lives and where to turn  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Grassley Oversight of Arctic Frost Yields Ongoing Results and Draws National Attention * WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) this week released a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) document revealing Jack Smith and the Biden FBI sought and obtained the cell phone tolling data of eight Republican senators and one Congressman as part of its sweeping A  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Grassley Oversight of Arctic Frost Yields Ongoing Results and Draws National Attention Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) this week released a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) document revealing Jack Smith and the Biden FBI sought and obtained the cell phone tolling data of eight Republican senators and one Congress  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Oct. 10 -- The Pennsylvania House Republicans posted the following news: * * * Leadbeter Proposes Legislation to Have Pennsylvania Join Other States in Creating a Purple Alert System * BERWICK - In his Berwick district office today, state Rep. Robert Leadbeter (R-Columbia) spoke about his plans to introduce legislation - dubbed as Aiden's Law - to establish a "Purple Alert" system in Pennsylvania to ensure the Commonwealth's most vulnerable citizens who go missing a  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Oct. 10 -- The Pennsylvania House Democrats posted the following news release: * * * PA House Energy Committee tours downtown Harrisburg's district energy system owned and operated by Cordia Energy * HARRISBURG, Oct. 10 \-- On Tuesday, Oct. 7, members of the PA House Energy Committee toured Cordia Energy's Bruce Mangione Steam Plant in Harrisburg, where they got a closer look at the sustainable infrastructure that powers the Capitol Complex and much of Harrisburg.   more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Oct. 11 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources issued the following news on Oct. 10, 2025: * * * DCNR Names Assistant New Park Manager for the Laurel Hill State Park Complex in Southwestern Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn today announced the appointment of Shawn Kulick as the assistant manager for the Laurel Hill State Park Complex in southwestern Pennsylvania. "Shawn is a   more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Oct. 10 -- The Pennsylvania House Democrats posted the following news release: * * * Rabb renews call to repeal death penalty in Pennsylvania * Proposes bill abolishing death penalty for fourth time since 2017 HARRISBURG, Oct. 10 - State Rep. Chris Rabb today announced he will soon be reintroducing his legislation to repeal Pennsylvania's death penalty. "Data shows an overwhelmingly majority of Pennsylvanians recognize the death penalty is a failed policy rooted  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, ranking member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 10, 2025: * * * Sen. Cantwell Warns Big Ten Presidents of Dangers in Selling University Assets to Private Equity Firms Today, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, wrote a letter to the Presidents and Chancellors of the Big Ten Conference schools  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Sen. Dave McCormick, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. McCormick Votes to Pass Annual Defense Bill * WASHINGTON, D.C., October 9, 2025 -- Senator Dave McCormick (R-PA) voted in favor of S.2296, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2026, which invests in defense infrastructure as well as aircraft, ships, and missiles to bolster our nation's military readiness; addresses national security threats presented by emerging t  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * WATCH: Padilla, Beatty Announce New Bill to Stop Trump Administration From Purging Voter Rolls * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration and California's former Secretary of State, and Congresswoman Joyce Beatty (D-Ohio-03) hosted a virtual press call to announce new bicameral legislation aimed at preventin  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Oct. 10 -- The Pennsylvania House Republicans posted the following news: * * * Watro Wants Our Energy Industry to Reach its Full Potential * HARRISBURG - This week, Rep. Dane Watro (R-Luzerne/Schuylkill) joined with his House colleagues to help move Pennsylvania's energy industry forward. "Pennsylvania is home to an abundance of energy resources, but we need to get government out of the way of our energy industry to allow it to reach its full potential and ensure   more