WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pennsylvania, ranking member of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 5, 2025: * * * Boyle Statement on September PCE Inflation Data Today, Pennsylvania Congressman Brendan F. Boyle, Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee, released the following statement after the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) reported an annual personal consumption expenditures (PCE) price index of 2.8 percent for September 2025: "Donald   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF11672) on Dec. 4, 2025, by naval affairs specialist Ronald O'Rourke. Here are excerpts: * * * Coast Guard Waterways Commerce Cutter (WCC) Program: Background and Issues for Congress Introduction The Coast Guard's Waterways Commerce Cutter (WCC) program envisages procuring 30 replacements for the Coast Guard's 35 aging river buoy tenders (WLRs), inland construction tenders (WLI  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo, Risch Join Cornyn to Introduce Back the Blue Act * Washington, D.C. U.S. Senators for Idaho Mike Crapo and Jim Risch joined Senator John Cornyn (R-Texas) and over 30 of their Senate Republican colleagues to introduce the Back the Blue Act, which would increase penalties for criminals who target law enforcement officers and provide new tools for officers to protect themselves. "The Back the Blue   more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Dec. 6 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources issued the following news on Dec. 5, 2025: * * * DCNR Names New Park Manager for Hills Creek State Park Complex in the Pennsylvania Wilds Former manager will take on a new leadership role overseeing multiple parks in the region. * Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn today announced the appointment of Tracy Lambert as the new park operations man  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 5, 2025: * * * Energy and Commerce Members Introduce Bills to Reform Clean Air Act Permitting Today, Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, applauded the introduction of four bills that provide commonsense reforms to rein in outdated and overburdensome Clean Air Act (CAA) regulations that have stif  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Fitzpatrick Leads Bipartisan Effort to Protect Patients from High Prescription Drug Costs * WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-1), along with Representatives Tom Kean, Jr. (R-NJ), Nanette Barragan (D-CA), Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA), Jake Auchincloss (D-MA), and Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), introduced the Help Ensure Lower Patient (HELP) Copays Act bipartisan leg  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Dec. 5, 2025: * * * Justice Department Requires Divestitures to Proceed with Constellation's Proposed $26.6 Billion Acquisition of Calpine The Justice Department's Antitrust Division, together with the Attorney General of Texas, announced today that it will require divestiture of six power plants in Delaware, Pennsylvania, and Texas to resolve antitrust concerns arising from Constellation Energy Corporat  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Dec. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the following news release: * * * Marketplace 2026 Open Enrollment Period Report: National Snapshot * The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) reports that nearly 950,000 consumers who do not currently have health care coverage through plans in the individual market Marketplace have signed up for coverage in 2026, since the start of the Marketplace Open  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration issued the following recall notice: * * * Mellace Family Brands California, Inc. Recalls Wegmans Deluxe Mixed Nuts Unsalted, 34 oz and 11.5 oz Packages Because Of Possible Health Risk Summary Company Announcement Date: December 05, 2025 FDA Publish Date: December 05, 2025 Product Type: Food & Beverages Reason for Announcement: Product may be contaminated with Salmonella Company Name: Mella  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Dec. 5 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * New Jersey Job Openings and Labor Turnover -- August 2025 * New Jersey had 198,000 job openings in August 2025, compared to 214,000 openings in July, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Regional Commissioner Alexandra Hall Bovee noted that the job openings rate in New Jersey was 4  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Dec. 6 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development issued the following news on Dec. 5, 2025: * * * Shapiro Administration Invests More Than $6 Million to Expand Affordable Housing in 12 Counties The HOME Investment Partnerships Program helps municipalities increase and maintain decent, affordable housing for low-income Pennsylvanians. Under Governor Josh Shapiro's leadership, Pennsylvanians have more access to safe, affordable housing. *   more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Dec. 6 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources issued the following news on Dec. 5, 2025: * * * Shapiro Administration Invests Nearly $2 Million to Help Communities Plant More Trees New statewide program through the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources will fund tree planting, maintenance, and safety work in communities that need it most -- saving local governments money and improving neighborhood health. * The   more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Dec. 5 -- The Pennsylvania House Republicans posted the following news: * * * Pugh Celebrates PUC Vote to Suspend Proposed Rate Increases * HARRISBURG - Rep. Brenda Pugh (R-Luzerne) today issued the following statement regarding the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) vote to suspend and investigate proposed rate increases by Pennsylvania American Water Company (PAWC) for both its water and wastewater service for 37 counties across the Commonwealth. "I'm   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Rep. Kristen McDonald Rivet, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. McDonald Rivet Leads Bipartisan Effort to Support Clean Water Infrastructure in Rural, Underserved Communities * FLINT Today, Representatives Kristen McDonald Rivet (MI-08), Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01), Emilia Sykes (OH-13), Rob Bresnahan (PA-08), and Tony Wied (WI-08) announced the bipartisan Affordable Clean Water Infrastructure Act. This bill, supported by Republicans and Democrats,   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Representatives Houlahan and Kiggans Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Improve Communication and Readiness for our Servicemembers and their Families in Japan * WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, Representatives Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA) and Jen Kiggans (R-VA), along with original co-sponsors Representatives Steven Horsford (D-NV), Maggie Goodlander (D-NH), Don Bacon (R-NE), and Rob Wittman (R-VA), introduced   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Risch, Crapo Join Cornyn to Introduce Back the Blue Act * Washington, D.C. U.S. Senators for Idaho Jim Risch and Mike Crapo joined Senator John Cornyn (R-Texas) and over 30 of their Senate Republican colleagues to introduce the Back the Blue Act, which would increase penalties for criminals who target law enforcement officers and provide new tools for officers to protect themselves. "Any violence or a  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon Concludes First Stops on National History Rocks! Tour in Pennsylvania, Delaware, and New Jersey * Today, U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon completed the U.S. Department of Education's (the Department) first three school visits on the national History Rocks! Trail to Independence Tour in celebration of America's upcoming 250th birthday. The Secretar  more