WASHINGTON, May 28 -- A coalition advocating for public health, the Alliance to Prevent Legionnaires' Disease, is pressing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to establish a national numeric minimum for disinfectant levels in public water systems. The Alliance argues that the current "detectable" standard is insufficient to prevent the proliferation of waterborne pathogens, particularly legionella, the bacteria responsible for Legionnaires' disease. The Alliance submitted comments to the a more ST

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Duckworth Pays Tribute to Fallen Servicemembers at Annual South Side Memorial Day Wreath Laying Ceremony May 26, 2025 [CHICAGO, IL] -- Combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today paid tribute to our nation's fallen servicemembers at the 10th Annual South Side Memorial Day Wreath Laying Ceremony. Duckworth joined local leaders including U.S. Representative Jonathan Jackson (D-IL- more PR

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, chair of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, posted the following news release on May 27, 2025: * * * Ernst Names Small Business of the Week, Huffman's Farm & Home RED OAK, Iowa - U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Chair of the Senate Small Business Committee, today announced her Small Business of the Week: Huffman's Farm & Home of Lee County. Throughout the 119th Congress, Chair Ernst plans to recognize a small business in e more PR

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration issued the following warning letter to Sedecal S.A.: * * * To: S. Manuel Martinez Garcia, President and CEO, Sedecal S.A., C/Pelaya, 9-13 Pol Industrial Rio De Janeiro, 28110 ALGETE Madrid, Spain, mmartinez@sedecal.com, mmartinezjr@sedecal.com Dear Mr. Martinez Garcia: During an inspection of your firm located in Madrid, Spain on January 20, 2025, through January 24, 2025, an investigator fro more PR

WASHINGTON, May 27 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF12861) on May 22, 2025, by financial economics specialists Karl E. Schneider and Andrew P. Scott. Here are excerpts: * * * Interest Rate Caps on Credit Cards Congress has paid attention to the costs associated with credit cards, one of the most popular payment options for consumers today. For example, the 118th Congress debated whether to reform the way credit card swipe fees a more PR

WASHINGTON, May 28 (TNSLrpt) -- The Veterans Affairs Inspector General issued the following report (No. 24-00394-122) entitled "Inspection of Select Vet Centers in Midwest District 3 Zone 2." Here are excerpts: * * * Report Overview The purpose of the VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) Vet Center Inspection Program (VCIP) is to provide a focused evaluation of the quality of care delivered at vet centers. Vet centers are community-based facilities that provide a wide range of psychosocial s more PR