WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Rep. Nick Langworthy, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Nick Langworthy Introduces Energy Choice Act to End Blue-State Wars on American Energy * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Yesterday, Congressman Nick Langworthy (NY-23) and Senator Jim Justice (R-WV) introduced the bipartisan, bicameral H.R. 3699, the Energy Choice Act (link is external) toprohibit states or local governments from banning an energy service's connection, reconnection, modification,  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Rep. Claudia Tenney, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Tenney Introduces the Freedom to Frack Act * Washington, DC - Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (NY-24) today reintroduced the Freedom to Frack Act to withhold certain federal grants from states that issue statewide hydraulic fracturing bans. Much of Central New York, Western New York, and the Southern Tier lie above the Marcellus Shale and the deeper Utica Shale formations. These treme more PR

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news: * * * Cornyn Op-Ed: Congress Must Reimburse Texas for President Biden's Border Security Malpractice * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) authored the following op-ed on FoxNews.com calling out former President Biden's failure to secure the southern border and detailing his top reconciliation priority: ensuring the federal government reimburses Texas for the billions it spent on Operation Lone Star when Joe  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the following recall alert on June 5, 2025: * * * Name of Product: Lutron-branded power interfaces for LED tape lights Hazard: The power interface can fail during a significant power surge (e.g., lightning strike), posing a shock hazard to consumers if they touch the LED tape lights. Remedy: Replace Recall Date: June 05, 2025 Units: About 1,944 Consumer Contact: Lutron toll-free at 800-239-0495 from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. ET more PR

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Rep. Chris Deluzio, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Deluzio Celebrates $1 Million Federal Grant to Crafton Borough for New Sewer Infrastructure * CARNEGIE, PA -- Today, Congressman Chris Deluzio (PA-17) celebrated that $991,758 in Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) funds have been awarded to Crafton Borough. The grant will support the Broadhead Sewer Separation Project (link is external) --a $7.4 million project that will separate the sanitar more PR

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Rep. Chris Deluzio, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Deluzio, Other Next-Generation Lawmakers Unveil Legislative Plan to Fight Corruption in the Executive Branch * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Yesterday afternoon, Congressman Chris Deluzio (PA-17) joined with Assistant Leader Joe Neguse (CO-02) and a wider group of next-generation reformers in the House of Representatives to introduce the ' End Corruption Now' legislative agenda. Their effort to confront  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * DLA Fuels Maritime Superiority With $5 Billion Contract * The Defense Logistics Agency Maritime Mechanicsburg, located in Pennsylvania, recently awarded a $5 billion contract to six small businesses, expediting support for Virginia-class submarines and active surface ships, in a move that will significantly enhance the nation's maritime advantage. The Maritime Acquisition Advancement Contract is designed  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Questions Witnesses On Nationwide Injunctions During Senate Judiciary Joint Subcommittee Hearing U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today questioned witnesses during a Senate Judiciary Joint Subcommittee hearing entitled "The Supposedly 'Least Dangerous Branch': District Judges more PR

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Completes Final Cleanup Actions at Reading Drum Site * PHILADELPHIA - On May 29, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Mid-Atlantic Region successfully completed the final phase of hazardous waste removal at the Reading Drum site in Reading, Pennsylvania. This milestone marks the conclusion of a comprehensive cleanup effort that began in late 2023 following two significant fi more PR

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Rep. Dwight Evans, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Evans, Edwards Introduce Bipartisan Job-Training Bill LEON Act is named for Rev. Leon Sullivan * WASHINGTON (June 5, 2025) - U.S. Reps. Dwight Evans (D-PA) and Chuck Edwards (R-NC-11) have introduced a bipartisan job-training bill, the Leveraging Educational Opportunity Networks (LEON) Act, to help build pathways out of poverty and solve the nation's structural, long-term labor shortage. Und more PR

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Fitzpatrick, McDonald Rivet Launch Bipartisan Effort to Deliver Justice For PFAS-Impacted Families * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, building on their continued leadership in confronting the PFAS crisis, U.S. Representatives Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-1) and Kristen McDonald Rivet (MI-8), Co-Chairs of the Congressional PFAS Task Force, have introduced bipartisan legislation to ensure greater transparenc more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, June 6 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia issued the following news release on June 5, 2025: * * * In Final Speech as Philadelphia Fed President, Harker Calls for Continued "Deliberate" Actions as Economic Uncertainties Remain In his final public remarks prior to his retirement on June 30, President Harker urged a deliberate approach to monetary policy. * Philadelphia, PA -- Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia President and CEO Patrick Harker today said more PR

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Rep. Stephen F. Lynch, D-Massachusetts, acting ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Is Trump Suppressing The Epstein Files? Task Force Ranking Member Garcia and Acting Ranking Member Lynch Demand the Truth for the American People Washington, D.C. (June 5, 2025)--Today, Rep. Robert Garcia, Ranking Member of the Task Force on the Declassification of Federal Secrets, and Rep. Stephen F. Lynch, Acting more PR

WASHINGTON, June 5 (TNSFR) -- The International Trade Commission announced it will proceed with the final phase of antidumping and countervailing duty investigations concerning imports of sol gel alumina-based ceramic abrasive grains from China. This notice from the federal agency signals a critical stage in determining whether a U.S. industry faces material injury or threat of material injury due to these imports, which the Department of Commerce has preliminarily determined to be subsidized.  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 5 (TNSmeet) -- The U.S. Department of Justice has announced that its sub-agency, the Religious Liberty Commission, will conduct its inaugural Federal advisory committee meeting on June 16, 2025, at 9 a.m. This initial gathering of the Commission, established by the President through Executive Order 14291, will take place at the World Stage Theater, Museum of the Bible, 400 4th St. SW, Washington, D.C. The Commission, comprising a chair, a vice chair, and 11 Presidential appoint more PR

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, ranking member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, issued the following news release on June 4, 2025: * * * Klobuchar Highlights Negative Impacts of Proposed Republican Cuts to SNAP At Spotlight Forum WASHINGTON--Today, U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, emphasized the importance of SNAP and the risks it faces due to the House Republic more PR

WASHINGTON, June 6 (TNSFR) -- Mercyhurst University, Erie, Pennsylvania, has issued a notice of inventory completion, a type of rule, through the U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service. This action, taken in accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, signifies that the university has completed an inventory of human remains and established a cultural affiliation between these remains and various Indian Tribes. The inventory identifies human remain more PR

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Michael Duffey Assumes Role as New Acquisition, Sustainment Chief * Michael P. Duffey was sworn in today as undersecretary of defense for acquisition and sustainment following a swift Senate confirmation that places him in charge of the Defense Department's vast procurement, sustainment and industrial base enterprise. After Duffey received Senate confirmation yesterday, Deputy Defense Secretary Steve Fein more PR

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Rep. John Moolenaar, R-Michigan, chairman of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and the Chinese Communist Party, issued the following news release on June 5, 2025: * * * Moolenaar Leads Tiananmen Commemoration, Demands End to D.C.-Beijing Ties and Stands with Chinese Dissidents WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The House Select Committee on China today hosted a press conference to commemorate the legacy of the Tiananmen Square Massacre. Held on th more PR

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy, Blumenthal, Colleagues Introduce Bicameral Bill to Repeal the Gun Industry's Legal Liability * WASHINGTON-- U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) were joined today, during the first week of Gun Violence Awareness Month, by U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) and U.S. Representatives Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.), Jason Crow (D-Colo.), Dwight Evans (D-Pa.), more PR

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * NEWS: Schiff Joins Blumenthal, Members of Congress in Introducing Bicameral Bill to Repeal Gun Industry's Legal Liability Shield * Legislation would give victims of gun violence their day in court & enable them to hold manufacturers accountable for negligence Video of a virtual press conference announcing the bill is available here Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) joined  more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, June 6 -- The Pennsylvania Public School Employees' Retirement System issued the following news on June 5, 2025: * * * Notice of Certification of Class Action and Notice of Preliminary Approval of Partial Settlements Several categories of Pennsylvania Public School Retirement System (PSERS) members recently received a postcard in the mail entitled "Notice of Certification of Class Action and Notice of Preliminary Approval of Partial Settlements in Steinke, et al. v.  more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, June 6 -- Pennsylvania Auditor General Timothy DeFoor issued the following news release on June 5, 2025: * * * Auditor General DeFoor Celebrates Newest Intern-to-Hire Graduate from Lackawanna College HARRISBURG, Pa. - Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor today recognized Scranton-native Mark Leggin as the newest auditor to join the department from the Intern to Hire program. Leggin graduated in May 2025 from Lackawanna College in Lackawanna County with a bachelor's in a more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, June 6 -- The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission issued the following news release on June 5, 2025: * * * PUC Seeks Comment on Proposed Settlement with PPL Electric Investigation Follows 2022 Carbondale Transformer Fire That Cut Power to Over 2,500 Lackawanna County Customers * HARRISBURG - The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) today voted to seek public comment on a proposed settlement related to a 2022 transformer fire in the City of Carbondale, La more PR

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Q&A: Religious Freedom Must Not Be Taken for Granted * Q: What have you learned about the FBI's bias towards American Catholics? A : From my top spot on the Senate Judiciary Committee, I'm pushing to get answers from the FBI about its efforts during the Biden administration to tie certain Americans of Catholic faith to violent extremist views. New information I recently released showed the anti more PR

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Rep. Maxine Waters, D-California, ranking member of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release on June 5, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Maxine Waters and Senator Elizabeth Warren Call on Fed to Reverse Course on "Embarrassing and Unwarranted" Wells Fargo Asset Cap Removal Lawmakers call on Fed to turn over Wells Fargo's exam reports for the last five years and other relevant documents for Congressional review "The Fed's decision to lift Wells more PR

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Rep. LaMonica McIver, D-New Jersey, issued the following floor remarks on June 3, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Mr. Speaker refers to the presiding officer of the House at the time of the speech): * * * Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 1804, commonsense and bipartisan legislation, which I am proud to co-lead with my colleague, Congressman Meuser, to bring better oversight and real accountability to one of the Small Business Administration's most imp more PR

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Rep. Dan Meuser, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following floor remarks on June 3, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Mr. Speaker refers to the presiding officer of the House at the time of the speech): * * * Mr. Speaker, I rise today along with my colleague, Democratic Member Mrs. McIver, in support of my bill, H.R. 1804, the 7(a) Loan Agent Oversight Act, which provides the Small Business Administration with the oversight capabilities to monitor its flagship loan prog more PR

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Rep. Donald W. Norcross, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Norcross Fights to Increase Funding for Faith-Based Security Amid Antisemitic Violence * WASHINGTON, DC -- Last week, Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) joined 45 of his congressional colleagues in sending a letter to President Trump urging him to increase funding for faith-based security measures. Congressman Norcross has long been a supporter of this increase, and the recent viol ent more PR

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Sen. Dave McCormick, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on June 5, 2025: * * * Senator Dave McCormick Passes Bills Through Senate Foreign Relations Committee Today, Senator Dave McCormick (R-PA) passed two bills through the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that would require the State Department to develop a strategy to dismantle the Mexican drug cartels and support Taiwan's participation in the International Monetary Fund (IMF). These are the first two  more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, June 6 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Education issued the following news on June 5, 2025: * * * Shapiro Administration Ends Receivership for Harrisburg City School District Harrisburg City SD is the first school district in Pennsylvania history to end receivership. * Harrisburg - Acting Secretary of Education Dr. Carrie Rowe announced that the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) has approved ending Receivership for Harrisburg City School District effecti more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, June 6 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Human Services issued the following news on June 5, 2025: * * * Shapiro Administration Highlights Vital Role of Medicaid in Supporting Pennsylvania's Economy, Keeping People Healthy as Proposed Cuts Threaten Health Coverage for 300,000 Pennsylvanians DHS Secretary Dr. Val Arkoosh visited Union Community Care to discuss the importance of Medicaid * Lancaster, PA - Pennsylvania Department of Human Services (DHS) Secretary Dr.  more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, June 6 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development issued the following news on June 5, 2025: * * * Shapiro Administration Invests More Than $1.6 Million to Drive Manufacturing Innovation, Help Businesses Grow, and Create Opportunities for Pennsylvanians in Three Counties In 2025, the Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority (PIDA) has approved $17,843,909 in low interest loans that have resulted in $40,159,713 in private investment, the more PR

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * SWALWELL INTRODUCES BICAMERAL BILL TO REPEAL THE GUN INDUSTRY'S LEGAL LIABILITY SHIELD Legislation would give victims of gun violence their day in court & enable them to hold manufacturers accountable for negligence Video of a virtual press conference announcing the bill is available here (https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/video.snapstream.net/Download/1Pyj2lY4JeqvLP6EvhZ4UU?accessToken=bbsgjhu7 more PR

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Rep. Glenn Thompson, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Original text here: * * * Thompson, Mannion Introduce EMS Counts Act * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representatives Glenn "GT" Thompson (R-PA) and John Mannion (D-NY) today introduced the EMS Counts Act to address the chronic miscounting of emergency personnel. The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Statistics (BLS) current occupational classification system does not properly account for fir more PR

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: * * * Trump Administration Expands Investment in Coal Country to Fuel Jobs and Economic Growth * Date: June 5, 2025 Contact: Interior_Press@ios.doi.gov WASHINGTON -- The Department of the Interior today announced the availability of $130 million in fiscal year 2025 funding through the Abandoned Mine Land Economic Revitalization Program--an initiative aimed at turning legacy coal mining sites int more PR

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * VIDEO: Blackburn Confronts Law Professor for Calling Conservative Justices 'Evil' and Urges Passage of Protect Our Supreme Court Justices Act * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) confronted University of Pennsylvania law professor Kate Shaw on referring to conservative United States Supreme Court justices as "evil colleagues" as Supreme Court justices have faced threats  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on June 5, 2025: * * * Warren, Waters, Call on Fed to Reverse Course on "Embarrassing and Unwarranted" Wells Fargo Asset Cap Removal Lawmakers call on Fed to turn over Wells Fargo's exam reports for the last five years for Congressional review * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of more PR