WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living issued the following news: * * * ACL Awards FY25 Dementia-Capable Community Health Workers Innovation Grants * ACL has awarded $3,749,813 in innovation grants to enhance workforce capacity in the national aging services network with the inclusion of dementia-capable community health workers (CHWs). Through this new initiative, ACL seeks to strengthen relationships with rural and underse  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Buchanan, DeLauro Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Ban Mink Farming in the U.S. * "Mink Farms are Inhumane, Unsafe and Unnecessary" Legislation Would End Inhumane Mink Farming and Prevent Emerging Disease Threats from Spreading WASHINGTON Today, Congressman Vern Buchanan, Co-Chair of the Animal Protection Caucus, and Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) introduced the MINKS are Superspreaders Act,   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 (Rep.) -- The Congressional Western Caucus issued the following news release: * * * Chairman LaMalfa Leads House in Renewing Secure Rural Schools Payments * Washington, D.C. Today, Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Doug LaMalfa (CA-01) led the effort in the House of Representatives to pass the Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2025, which reauthorizes Secure Rural Schools (SRS) payments to rural counties in Northern California and across the country. This leg  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, chairman of the Senate Special Committee on Aging, issued the following news release on Dec. 9, 2025: * * * Chairman Rick Scott Joins Ranking Member Kirsten Gillibrand on National Strategy for Combating Scams Act to Protect America's Aging Community from Fraud and Scams Today, U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging Chairman Rick Scott joined Ranking Member Kirsten Gillibrand to introduce the National Strategy for Combating Scams Act to addres  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news release: * * * Coast Guard seizes 150,000 pounds of cocaine through Operation Pacific Viper, interdicts drug smuggling vessel loaded with over 20,000 pounds of cocaine * WASHINGTON The U.S. Coast Guard announced Tuesday it has seized more than 150,000 pounds of cocaine in the Eastern Pacific Ocean since launching Operation Pacific Viper in early August. With a dose of 1.2 grams of cocaine b  more

GAINESVILLE, Florida, Dec. 10 -- The city of Gainesville issued the following news release on Dec. 9, 2025: * * * Community Gun Violence Prevention Alliance Unveils New Strategic Plan The Community Gun Violence Prevention Alliance, a partnership of the City of Gainesville, Alachua County and Santa Fe College, last night presented its first countywide strategic plan to guide long-term efforts to reduce gun violence and strengthen community well-being. The presentation capped months of intervie  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Rep. Carlos Gimenez, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * CONGRESSMAN CARLOS GIMENEZ ARRIVES IN OSLO TO HONOR NOBEL LAUREATE MARIA CORINA MACHADO * OSLO, NORWAY Today, Congressman Carlos A. Gimenez (R-FL) arrived in Oslo, Norway, as a personal guest ahead of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony honoring Venezuelan freedom fighter Maria Corina Machado. Maria Corina Machado was awarded the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize on October 10, 2025, in recognition of her c  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Rep. Cory Mills, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Cory Mills Introduces Bill to Expand Opportunities for Employee-Owned Businesses in Department of War Contracting * Washington, D.C. Congressman Cory Mills (FL-07) today introduced the Empowering Small-Business Ownership Participation (ESOP) Act, legislation that expands access for employee-owned businesses to compete for critical Department of War contracts. The Department of War (DO  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- Rep. Jimmy Patronis, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Patronis Supports the Recognition of Carbon Monoxide Action and Awareness Month * WASHINGTON, D.C. \- Congressman Jimmy Patronis (R-FL) and Congressman Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) introduce a bipartisan resolution, H.Res.934, Supporting the recognition of November 2025 as Carbon Monoxide Action and Awareness Month. Carbon monoxide is an invisible, odorless, and tasteless gas that can cause s  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of War (formerly the U.S. Department of Defense) published the unclassified text of an arms sales notification for a proposed foreign military sale valued at an estimated total of $52.8 million to India. The principal contractors will be Sparton Corp., De Leon Springs, Florida, or Undersea Sensor Systems Inc., Columbia City, Indiana, or a combination of both. This notification relates to the proposed issuance of a Letter of Offer for AN/SSQ-53  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Graham Helps Introduce Back the Blue Act * Strengthens Criminal Penalties for Violent Attacks on Law Enforcement WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) and 35 of his Senate Republican colleagues introduced 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. "  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory issued the following news: * * * NRL's Satellite Operations Service is Ready for the Space Force Enterprise * WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) Spacecraft Engineering Department recently developed the Transmit/Receive Enterprise (TREx) service with sponsorship from the Space Development Agency, Space Rapid Capabilities Office, and Space Systems Command to provide software development and mission operations for  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla Urges Special Counsel to Complete Hatch Act Investigation Into Trump Administration's Partisan Redistricting Push * Padilla highlights new violations of federal records laws in Republican redistricting pushes, including in Indiana Indiana State Senator on White House redistricting push: "[T]he underling who reached out to me is trying to influence the election on my dime.... That's a vio  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- Rep. Robert Garcia, D-California, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 9, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Robert Garcia Statement on Federal Judge Ruling to Unseal Ghislaine Maxwell Case Records Today, Rep. Robert Garcia, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, released the following statement after a federal judge granted a request to unseal Ghislaine Maxwell's case recor  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Rep. Maria Salazar, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Salazar Sends Letter Urging Speaker Johnson to Continue Funding for Teaching Health Centers * WASHINGTON, D.C. Last week, Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar (FL-27) led a letter urging Speaker Mike Johnson to support a multi-year reauthorization of the Teaching Health Centers Graduate Medical Education (THCGME) program. These centers train young doctors and dentists who serve communities in Miami and ac  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, ranking minority member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news on Dec. 9, 2025: * * * Sanders Releases New Report Showing Republican Health Care Plans Would Drive Up Costs, Limit Care As the Senate prepares to vote this week on a Democratic proposal to extend Affordable Care Act tax credits so that premiums do not double, on average, for more than 20 million Americans, Republicans are adva  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 (TNSrpt) -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release on Dec. 9, 2025: * * * Sanders Releases New Report Showing Republican Health Care Plans Would Drive Up Costs, Limit Care As the Senate prepares to vote this week on a Democratic proposal to extend Affordable Care Act tax credits so that premiums do not double, on average, for more than 20 million Americans, Republicans are advancing legislation introduced Monday by Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) and   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release: * * * SBA Relief Still Available to Florida Businesses and Private Nonprofits Affected by Drought * WASHINGTON - The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is reminding small businesses and private nonprofit (PNP) organizations in Florida of the Jan. 5 deadline to apply for low interest federal disaster loans to offset economic losses caused by drought and excessive he  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release: * * * SBA Relief Still Available to Small Florida Businesses and Private Nonprofits Affected by the Drought * WASHINGTON - The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is reminding small businesses and private nonprofit (PNP) organizations in Florida of the Dec. 22 deadline to apply for low interest federal disaster loans to offset economic losses caused by the drought o  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Rick Scott Calls for Passage of Resolution Denouncing Socialism: It's the Antithesis of the American Dream * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Senator Rick Scott spoke on the Senate floor calling for the unanimous passage of his resolution condemning socialism as a failed ideology and the antithesis of the American Dream. Senator Scott's resolution serves as a clear warning that socialism has only ever le  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- Sen. Ashley Brooke Moody, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Moody Urging DHS to Locate New Coast Guard Training Facility in Florida Senator Ashley Moody is fighting to bring a new U.S. Coast Guard training facility to the Sunshine State, adding to Florida's military presence, and strengthening the nation's security. In a letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, Senator Moody outlines the many benefits to locating the fac  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration issued the following recall notice: * * * TBC Distribution Corporate Recalls Lucky Foods Brand Cinnamon Powder Because of Possible Health Risk Summary Company Announcement Date: December 09, 2025 FDA Publish Date: December 09, 2025 Product Type: Food & Beverages Reason for Announcement: Potential to be contaminated with elevated levels of lead Company Name: TBC Distribution Corporate Bra  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Department of Education Announces Agreement with Missouri to End Biden Administration's Illegal SAVE Plan * Today, the U.S. Department of Education announced a proposed joint settlement agreement with the State of Missouri that would end the Biden Administration's illegal 'Saving on a Valuable Education' (SAVE) Plan. The SAVE Plan was the Biden Administration's third and final attempt at mass  more