PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, May 30 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 28, 2025, entitled "Washington Area Employment - April 2025": * * * Total nonfarm employment for the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV, metropolitan area stood at 3,393,700 in April, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See chart 1 and table 1.)Regional Commissioner Alexandra Hall Bovee more PR

WASHINGTON, May 30 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA to Provide Nearly $1 Million to Mid-Atlantic States to Protect Beachgoers from Bacteria PHILADELPHIA - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will provide to the states of Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Virginia a total of $962,000 in grant funding to monitor water quality at coastal and Great Lakes beaches and to notify the public if elevated levels of illness-causing bacteria make more PR

WASHINGTON, May 30 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * House and Senate Democrats Send Letter Calling on GAO to Investigate Federal Worker Firings WASHINGTON, DC - In response to the Trump Administration's unprecedented purge of tens of thousands of federal workers without cause, Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05), Ranking Member of the Senate Ap more PR

WASHINGTON, May 31 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release on May 30, 2025: * * * Law Enforcement Forced to Halt Investigations of Unemployment Fraud; Senate Action Needed to Stop "Get Out of Jail Free" Cards for Criminals It has been over two months since the statute of limitations to prosecute criminals who stole billions in COVID-era unemployment insurance (UI) benefits began to expire, forcing law enforcement to ab more PR

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- Rep. Kweisi Mfume, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Mfume Formally Announces Bid for Oversight Committee Ranking Member Seat BALTIMORE, MD - Congressman Kweisi Mfume (MD-07) issued the following statement regarding his decision to formally pursue the role of Ranking Member on the United States House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. "I am formally announcing my candidacy for Ranking Member of the U.S. House Oversight and Government Refor more PR

WASHINGTON, May 31 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Raskin Launches Probe Into Ed Martin's Role in Trump's Corrupt Pardon Spree Two Weeks Into Martin's Tenure as Pardon Attorney, Trump Has Pardoned More Than Two Dozen MAGA Loyalists And Wealthy Criminals Who Paid Millions to Avoid Prison Time and Repaying Victims * Washington, D.C. (May 30, 2025)--Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Rankin more PR

WASHINGTON, May 31 -- Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Washington, ranking member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release on May 30, 2025: * * * Ranking Members Lofgren and Larsen Call on Trump Administration to Reinstate Canceled Bipartisan Transportation R&D and Workforce Grants (Washington, DC) - Today, Ranking Member Zoe Lofgren of the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology and Ranking Member Rick Larsen of the House Committee on Transport more PR

WASHINGTON, May 31 -- Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-California, ranking member of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee, issued the following news release on May 30, 2025: * * * Ranking Members Lofgren and Larsen Call on Trump Administration to Reinstate Canceled Bipartisan Transportation R&D and Workforce Grants (Washington, DC) - Today, Ranking Member Zoe Lofgren of the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology and Ranking Member Rick Larsen of the House Committee on Transportatio more PR

WASHINGTON, May 30 -- Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Massachusetts, posted the following statement in the extensions of remarks section of the Congressional Record on May 29, 2025: * * * Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the achievements of Ed Donnella, originally from Springfield, Massachusetts, who recently was honored by the Organization of American Historians (OAH) as the winner of the prestigious 2025 Mary K. Bonstell Teacher of the Year Award. He currently is a U.S. History and Government  more PR

WOODLAWN, Maryland, May 31 -- The Social Security Administration issued the following news release: * * * Social Security Continues to Provide Ways for the Public to Request Accommodations and File Civil Rights (Program Discrimination) Complaints The Social Security Administration (SSA) is committed to ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to access its programs, activities, and facilities, regardless of disability, in accordance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act. In addition, S more PR

WASHINGTON, May 30 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * United States Secures the Extraditions of Individuals Accused of Violent and Other Serious Crimes from Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Georgia, Guatemala, Germany, Guinea-Bissau, Honduras, Israel, Kenya, Kosovo, Malaysia, Mauritius, Note: The defendants whose names are underlined hyperlink to press releases. WASHINGTON -- Extensive coordination between the Justice Department a more PR

WASHINGTON, May 30 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * With Over $42 BILLION In Vital Broadband Funding Still Held Up By Trump Administration, Leader Schumer, Ranking Member Cantwell, And Senator Lujan Demand Admin Stop The Delays & Immediately Release The Funding Into American Communities; Senators Say 25 Million Americans Still Lack High-Speed Internet As Bipartisan Funding Lingers Washington, D.C. - Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D- more PR