WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Comer Launches Investigation into Massive Fraud in Minnesota's Social Services System on Governor Walz's Watch House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) today launched an investigation into widespread fraud in Minnesota's social services programs under Governor Tim Walz's watch, th  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: * * * Chairman Guthrie and Ranking Member Pallone Announce Member Day Hearing Today, Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), Chairman of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06), Ranking Member of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, announced a Member Day hearing. "The Energy and Commerce Committee lead  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. 6 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Jason Smith Highlights Southeast Missouri Resident's Heartbreaking Story, Pledges to Hold Organ Procurement Organizations Accountable Congressman Jason Smith (MO-08), chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, held an Oversight subcommittee hearing on organ procurement organizations (OPOs) this week and called Heather Knuckles from Southeast Missouri to share her heartbreaking story t  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Rep. Dave Taylor, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Taylor Leads Ohio Delegation in Letter of Support for I-73 Corridor * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Dave Taylor (OH-02) led the majority of the Ohio delegation in a bipartisan, bicameral letter to Secretary Duffy of the Department of Transportation supporting a feasibility study of an Interstate 73 (I-73) corridor spanning from Toledo to Chesapeake, Ohio. This interstate would promote connec  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. 5 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Lujan, Bipartisan Members Demand DOJ Briefing on Release of the Epstein Files * Senate and House sponsors of Epstein Files Transparency Act - recently signed into law - lead the charge to ensure law is fully implemented Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), who introduced the Epstein Files Transparency Act that was signed into law, joined a bipartisan group of lawmaker  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. 5 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF13058) on Dec. 4, 2025, by Linda R. Rowan, natural resources and earth sciences analyst. Here are excerpts: * * * The USGS Earth Mapping Resources Initiative The U.S. Geological Survey's (USGS's) Earth Mapping Resources Initiative (Earth MRI) is an effort within the USGS Mineral Resources Program (MRP, part of the Energy and Minerals Mission Area) to modernize mapping of the na  more