WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 (Rep.) -- Del. Aumua Amata Radewagen, R-American Samoa, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Uifa'atali Amata is highlighting a grant notice of $228,000 for the American Samoa Department of Health from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Specifically, this discretionary grant is from the CDC's National Center for Chronic Diseases Prevention & Health Promotion (NCCDPHP), covering th more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 (Rep.) -- Del. Aumua Amata Radewagen, R-American Samoa, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Uifa'atali Amata is welcoming a grant of $120,523 from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to the American Samoa Criminal Justice Planning Agency for rehabilitation and treatment. Congresswoman Amata and Director Faiai "Congratulations to CJPA Director Mariana Timu-Faiai and her staff in their yearly efforts to bring in and administer these helpful federal funds," Am more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Budget Office issued the following report on Sept. 11, 2024, entitled "The Distribution of Household Income in 2021:" (Continued from Part 1 of 2) * * * Means-Tested Transfers and Federal Taxes Means-tested transfers are cash payments and in-kind benefits from federal, state, and local governments that are typically designed to assist individuals and families who have low income and few assets./6 From 1979 to 2019, those transfers went larg more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Budget Office issued the following report on Sept. 12, 2024, entitled "Student Loan Repayment, 2009 to 2019." Here are excerpts: * * * At a Glance Recent changes to the federal student loan program will affect student loan borrowing, repayment, and debt. Payments on student loans, which were suspended during the coronavirus pandemic, restarted in October 2023. A new repayment plan introduced in August 2023 will significantly reduce interest  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Budget Office issued the following report on Sept. 12, 2024, entitled "Student Loan Repayment, 2009 to 2019:" (Continued from Part 1 of 3) * * * Chapter 4: How Did Characteristics of Institutions Influence Repayment Outcomes? Institutions whose students exhibit relatively slow loan repayment may not provide instruction sufficient to raise their students' potential earnings. In this chapter, the Congressional Budget Office describes how repay more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Rep. Daniel Goldman, D-New York, issued the following news release: Award Follows Advocacy Led by Goldman and Supported by Coalition of Elected Officials Representing the Brooklyn Marine Terminal Goldman Serves as Chair of the Brooklyn Marine Terminal Task Force Read the Coalition's Letter of Support Here Brooklyn, NY Congressman Dan Goldman (NY-10) today announced that he and a coalition of elected officials secured a $163,800,000 Mega Grant(link is external) award f more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: Langhorne, PA Today, Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-1), announced that he has a secured $1,000,000 Community Project Funding (CPF) grant for the critical expansion of the Heart and Vascular suite at Doylestown Hospital. The CPF was introduced by Fitzpatrick into the FY2023 Consolidated Appropriations Act as a part of the Community Project Funding program--an initiative allows Members of Congre more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) introduced the Opioid Overdose Data Collection Enhancement Act. The bill would direct the Justice Department (DOJ) to award grants to states, cities, law enforcement units or tribes that operate overdose data collection programs, such as the Overdose Detection Mapping Application Program (ODMAP). "The fight to end addiction and drug abuse in ou more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is announcing the Iowa Department of Transportation (IDOT) secured $68,662,000 to reconstruct the I-80, I-35 and I-235 interchange in Des Moines. The U.S. Department of Transportation will administer the awards through its Mega Grant Program, which is funded by the Grassley-backed Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). "This interchange has  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), along with U.S. Representative Alma Adams (D-N.C.-12), introduced the Parent PLUS Parity Act, bicameral legislation to ease the burden of student loan debt for parent borrowers who helped their children pay for higher education. Nationwide, approximately 3.9 million borrowers have outstanding Parent PLUS loan balances totaling $112 billion.  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- Rep. Michael Rulli, R-Ohio, issued the following statement on Sept. 20, 2024: * * * Today, Congressman Rulli (OH-06) released a statement congratulating Malvern and Sarahsville Ohio on securing project grants from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC). His statement is as follows: "Congratulations to Malvern and Sarahsville on securing these vital project grants. These funds will serve to empower our communities here in Ohio and provide much-needed upgrades to our  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced a nearly $300,000 federal investment for Columbia Gorge Community College to add manufacturing equipment to its Advanced Manufacturing and Technology program. "In my nearly 1,100 town halls throughout Oregon, I hear regularly about the need for local workforce development and creating avenues of success for young Oregonians," Wyden said. "I'm gratified th more PR