WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- Fifty-three bankers association bankers associations have submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of the Treasury regarding the implementation of the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins Act of 2025, also known as the GENIUS Act. The associations have commended the legislative move, which establishes a regulatory framework for payment stablecoins, while emphasizing the necessity for a careful reflection of foundational concepts  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Nov. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the following news release: * * * Calendar Year 2026 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and Ambulatory Surgical Center Final Rule (CMS-1834-FC) * On November 21, 2025, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued updates to Medicare payment policies and rates for hospital outpatient and Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) services un  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Nov. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the following news release: * * * CMS Empowers Patients and Boosts Transparency by Modernizing Hospital Payments * The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is improving the quality of care for Medicare beneficiaries while significantly reducing unnecessary spending and improving choices and hospital price transparency for Medicare beneficiaries. The ca  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Rep. Norma J. Torres, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Torres Condemns Trump Administration for Slashing Funding for Addressing Student Hunger, Homelessness & Basic Needs * Washington D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Norma Torres, a member of the House Appropriations Committee that oversees government funding, condemned the Trump Administration's decision to cruelly eliminate the FY25 Basic Needs Grants, a program she secured funding for   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo Co-Leads Effort to Better Realize Long-Term Savings from Preventive Health Care * Washington, D.C. U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) today joined his colleague Senator Angus King (I-Maine), as well as Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Maryland) and Kevin Cramer (R-North Dakota), in reintroducing S. 3204, the Preventive Health Savings Act. This bipartisan legislation would enable the Congressional Budge  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Nov. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the following news release: * * * CY 2026 OPPS and Ambulatory Surgical Center Final Rule - Hospital Price Transparency Policy Changes * Consistent with the President's Execu t ive Order 14221, "Making America Healthy Again by Empowering Patients with Clear, Accurate, and Actionable Healthcare Pricing Information," on November 21, 2025, the Centers for Medicare &  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Delivers Additional 100 Top Environmental Accomplishments, 300 Environmental Wins Now Highlighted Since President Trump Took Office in January * Region 2 Projects Contribute to National Progress on Delivering Clean Air, Land and Water New York, N.Y. \- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin shared 100 additional environmental accomplishments EPA has achieved   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * Glunt Industries to Pay $2 Million in EEOC Sex Discrimination Case * Settles federal lawsuit charging machining company rejected women for production positions and discriminated against female hires CLEVELAND - Glunt Industries, Inc., a Warren, Ohio machining company which operates four large-scale fabrication plants, will pay $2 million and provide other relief to settle a lawsuit f  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Hoyer Statement on the Retirement of Rep. Nydia Velazquez * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) released the following statement after U.S. Representative Nydia Velazquez (NY-07) announced that she will not run for reelection in 2026: "My friend Rep. Nydia Velazquez is a great New Yorker, Puerto Rican, and American. I have served with her for 32 years in the Congress and  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Hoyer, Maryland Congressional Delegation Announce Over $60 Million to Modernize Maryland Bus Systems * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05), U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks (both D-MD), and U.S. Representatives Glenn Ivey (MD-04), Jamie Raskin (MD-08), Sarah Elfreth (MD-03), and April McClain Delaney (MD-06) announced $60,322,396 in federal funding to up  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Marshals Service issued the following news release: * * * Make D.C. Safe and Beautiful Task Force Captures Homicide Suspect * Washington, DC - The Make D.C. Safe and Beautiful Task Force announces the arrest of Shawn Conway, 50, on Nov. 20, 2025, for second degree murder while armed. The homicide occurred on Sept. 13, 2025, on the U Street Corridor. Officers with the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) responded to the 2000 block of 14  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Maryland Congressional Delegation Announce Over $60 Million to Modernize Maryland Bus Systems * Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks and U.S. Representatives Steny Hoyer, Glenn Ivey, Jamie Raskin, Sarah Elfreth, and April McClain Delaney (all D-Md.) announced $60,322,396 in federal funding to upgrade the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority's (WMATA) bus transit  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Rep. April McClain Delaney, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. McClain Delaney, Rep. Kennedy Introduce the Bipartisan Algorithm Accountability Act to Protect Families Online * Washington, D.C. U.S. Representatives April McClain Delaney (D-MD) and Mike Kennedy (R-UT) today introduced the bipartisan Algorithm Accountability Act, legislation to hold social media companies accountable for harms caused by content pushed through their algorithms. Cur  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-California, ranking member of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 21, 2025: * * * Science Committee Democrats Request Inspector General Audit of Goddard Closures and Relocations Today, Ranking Member Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) and Science Committee Democratic Members sent a letter to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Office of Inspector General (OIG) requesting a formal audit of   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen Joins King, Colleagues in Introducing Bipartisan Bill to Track Benefits of Preventive Health Care Legislation * U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined Senator Angus King (I-Maine) and thier colleagues in introducing bipartisan legislation to better measure the cost savings that come with improved investments in preventive health care for Maine people. The Preventive Health Savi  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen Joins Markey, Colleagues in Urging Trump Administration to Take Action to Protect Armenian Prisoners of War * Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and 25 colleagues in writing to Secretary of State Marco Rubio, urging the United States take immediate action to halt the human rights abuses and war crimes being committed by the Republic of Azerbaij  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen, Durbin Press Bondi, Patel for Answers on Unprecedented Political Purge of DOJ Employees * U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Ranking Member on the Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, and U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Ranking Member on the Senate Judiciary Committee, are pressing Attorney General Pam Bondi and Feder  more