WASHINGTON, April 15 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48504) entitled "U.S. Withdrawal from the Paris Agreement - Process and Potential Effects:" (Continued from Part 1 of 2) * * * Selected PA Provisions The PA sets goals for addressing climate change and establishes international mechanisms for furthering these goals; these include the establishment of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the PA (CMA), among other pro more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, April 16 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania issued the following news release on April 15, 2025: * * * ACLU of Pa. Sues Pitt on Behalf of Suspended Palestinian Rights Student Club PITTSBURGH - The American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania filed a federal free speech lawsuit today against the University of Pittsburgh on behalf of Students for Justice in Palestine at Pitt (SJP-Pitt), a student organization recently placed on an indefinite, int more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Rob Bresnahan, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on April 15, 2025: * * * Bresnahan Recognizes 100 Days in Congress WASHINGTON, DC: Today, U.S. Representative Rob Bresnahan, Jr. (PA-08) released the following statement on his first 100 days as a Member of the U.S. House of Representatives. "My first 100 days in Congress have been a rewarding opportunity to hit the ground running on results for my district," said Rep. Bresnahan. "I came to Washing more PR

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- Rep. Rob Bresnahan, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Bresnahan Statement on Registered Nurses, Geisinger Deal WILKES BARRE, PA: Today, U.S. Representative Rob Bresnahan, Jr. (PA-08) released the below statement following the announcement of a contract deal between Geisinger Health System and the registered nurses at the system's Luzerne County campuses. "I am encouraged that Geisinger and our dedicated registered nurses have reached a fair and more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security has released the following public communication dated June 28, 2024, from Amanda Klasing, national director at Amnesty International USA Government Relations and Advocacy. This is in response to a Federal Register rule initially posted on April 30, 2024. * * * To: Regulatory Policy Division Bureau of Industry and Security U.S. Department of Commerce 14th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC more ST

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released the following public communication dated March 31, 2025, from GSK, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: * * * Ref: Submission regarding April 2025 ACIP meeting, RSV Vaccines-Adults agenda topic * * * ACIP Members, When discussing RSV adult vaccines on April 16, 2025, GSK requests that the committee: 1. Vote in favor of a recommendation for use of RSV vaccines in adults  more ST

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Rep. Darrell E. Issa, R-California, issued the following news release on April 14, 2025: * * * Congressman Meuser Hosts Agriculture Roundtable in Myerstown with U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins MYERSTOWN, PA - Today, Congressman Dan Meuser (PA-09) welcomed U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins to a family-owned dairy farm in Myerstown, Pennsylvania for a roundtable discussion with farmers and agricultural leaders from across the commonwealth. He was joi more PR

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Rep. Dan Meuser, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on April 14, 2025: * * * Congressman Meuser Hosts Agriculture Roundtable in Myerstown with U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins MYERSTOWN, PA - Today, Congressman Dan Meuser (PA-09) welcomed U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins to a family-owned dairy farm in Myerstown, Pennsylvania for a roundtable discussion with farmers and agricultural leaders from across the commonwealth. He was joined more PR

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for April 15, 2025 DEFENSE HEALTH AGENCY United Concordia Companies Inc., Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, is awarded $128,636,927 for a modification (P00037) to previously awarded contract HT940221C0006. This modification exercises Option Period Four of the firm-fixed-price, cost-reimbursable-no-fee contract to provide worldwide dental coverage to active-duty service members of the uniformed services  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news: * * * Cornyn Calls on DOJ to Investigate EPIC City Following Accusations of Religious Discrimination, Sharia Law AUSTIN - U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) sent a letter to U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi and Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Harmeet Dhillon urging the Department of Justice (DOJ) to open an investigation into the East Plano Islamic Center's (EPIC) planned Muslim community, EPIC Ranches City, more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration has issued a final order revoking the registrations of Empire Pharmacy Inc. and Skyline Pharmacy Inc., both located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, following a determination that the pharmacies posed an imminent danger to public health and safety. The agency found that both companies violated multiple provisions of federal and state law by failing to maintain accurate records of controlled substance tra more PR

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Rep. Chris Deluzio, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Deluzio Raises Alarm on Trump Admin's Assault on Social Security, Demands Meeting with Top Social Security Official CARNEGIE, PA -- On Social Security Day of Action today, Congressman Chris Deluzio (PA-17) took a flurry of actions to raise the alarm on the Trump Administration's assault on America's Social Security system. Along with conducting a survey of his constituents (link is external) a more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Linda T. Sanchez, D-California, issued the following news release on April 15, 2025: * * * Democrats demand unredacted DHS-IRS agreement targeting taxpayer data WASHINGTON - Representatives Linda T. Sanchez (D-Calif.), Jimmy Gomez (D-Calif.), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.), Dan Goldman (D-N.Y.), and 43 of their House colleagues today demanded the Trump administration provide an unredacted copy of the memorandum of understanding allowing taxpayer data to be used more PR

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated March 24, 2025, from Flexsys, Akron, Ohio: * * * To: Elissa Reaves, PhD Director, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT) Existing Chemicals Risk Management Division Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W. Washington, DC 20460-0001 Re: Docket No. EPA-HQ-OPPT-2024-0403, Advanced notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM); N-(1,3-Dimethylbutyl)-N'- more ST

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following 26-page public communication dated March 18, 2025, from the Styrene Information and Research Center Inc., Towson, Maryland: Here are excerpts: * * * To: Sarah Y. Au, Ph.D. Data Gathering, Management, and Policy Division (7406M), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW Washington, DC 2046 more ST

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Dwight Evans, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Evans, Larson, DeLauro, Frankel to Introduce 'Claws Off Social Security' Act Democrats push to protect struggling seniors from Trump's drastic 'clawbacks' WASHINGTON (April 15, 2025) - U.S. Reps. Dwight Evans (D-PA), John Larson (D-CT), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) and Lois Frankel (D-FL) announced they will introduce the "Claws Off Social Security" Act, aimed at protecting struggling seniors from dras more PR

CLEVELAND, Ohio, April 16 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland issued the following news release: * * * Fed's balance sheet needs a buffer. How big should it be? The estimated buffer between an "ample" and "scarce" level of bank reserves on the Federal Reserve's balance sheet may be relatively small, according to new Cleveland Fed research by economist Joe Haubrich. But the ongoing reduction in the size of the balance sheet bears watching, as other analytical methods produce some conside more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- The Federal Trade Commission has released the following public communication dated March 25, 2025, from the American Investment Council: * * * To: Federal Trade Commission Office of the Secretary 600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Suite CC-5610 (Annex H) Washington, DC 20580 Re: Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Request for Public Comment (RFPC) on Large-Scale Single-Family Rental (SFR) Owner Operators * * * The American Investment Council ("AIC")/1 appreciates that the Tr more ST

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * In Fox News Op-Ed, Warren Hits Back at Trump and Musk Gutting Social Security "We shouldn't be cutting Social Security services and threatening Americans' benefits -- we should be making the program stronger...[and] lifting the cap on the amount millionaires and billionaires pay into Social Security..." "Social Security isn't something we give away out of the goodness of our hearts. It's more PR

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Rep. Summer Lee, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * On Tax Day, Reps. Lee, Tlaib, Nadler Unveil Bill to Tax Billionaires, Curb Wealth Inequality **For Immediate Release** SummerLeePress@mail.house.gov Legislation would tax wealth and instill measures for the IRS to combat tax evasion Text of Bill WASHINGTON, D.C. - April 15, 2025 -- Today on Tax Day, Congresswoman Summer Lee (PA-12), Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (MI-12), and Congressman Jer more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, April 16 -- Gov. Josh Shapiro, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on April 15, 2025: * * * Shapiro Administration Makes More Than $1 Billion Available for Property Tax Relief for Homeowners Across Pennsylvania Governor Shapiro's Office of the Budget certifies $1.025 billion -- a record amount -- available to cut property taxes for millions of Pennsylvanians for at least the next five years. As a result, since Governor Shapiro took office, eligible hom more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, April 16 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry issued the following news on April 15, 2025: * * * Shapiro Administration Highlights $5 Million Proposed Investment to Help People with Disabilities Find, Retain Employment at 2025 Autism Awareness & Acceptance Walk The annual event at the Hiram G. Andrews Center (HGAC) raises awareness about autism and showcases the facility's offerings of post-secondary education, pre- employment transition, and support  more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, April 15 -- The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society issued the following news release on April 14, 2025: * * * Pennsylvania Horticultural Society Announces the 2025 Gold Medal Plant Winners PHILADELPHIA, PA, April 14, 2025 - The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (PHS) has shared its list of 2025 Gold Medal Plant winners, now available to the public through garden retailers. The Gold Medal Plant Program was created by PHS in 1979 to celebrate and showcase beautiful, more PR

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, D-Pennsylvania, ranking member of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Personnel, issued the following opening statement at a hearing entitled "A Review of Military Food Programs": * * * As Prepared I want to thank Mr. Fallon for hosting this hearing on an important quality-of-life issue for our service members: access to quality and nutritious food. I believe that this hearing serves as a continuation of much of the good work we star more PR

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Rep. Derek Tran, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Derek Tran Presents Forward Looking Vision, Opportunities for Bipartisan Cooperation at CNN Town Hall WASHINGTON, DC - Last night, Rep. Derek Tran (CA-45) appeared on CNN for a live town hall with three other battleground members moderated by CNN's Jake Tapper and Kaitlan Collins. Rep. Tran discussed key issues affecting families in CA-45, including the economy, veterans' support, healthcare, more PR

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- Rep. Lloyd Smucker, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Smucker Leads Bipartisan Group Supporting Medicare Enrollment Protection Act WASHINGTON - U.S. Representatives Lloyd Smucker (PA-11), Angie Craig, Gus Bilirakis (FL-12), Mike Thompson (CA-05), Erin Houchin (IN-09), and Donald Norcross (NJ-01) have introduced the Medicare Enrollment Protection Act. This bipartisan legislation aims to protect seniors who enroll in Medicare Part B after their COB more PR

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Rep. Clay Higgins, R-Louisiana, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Federal Law Enforcement, issued the following news release: * * * Subcommittee Chairman Higgins Investigates Present Day Impacts of Biden-Era Weaponization of Regulatory Enforcement WASHINGTON--Subcommittee on Federal Law Enforcement Chairman Clay Higgins (R-La.) today announced the Subcommittee's investigation of the weaponization of overly burdensome regulations on t more PR