WASHINGTON, June 7 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Budget Office issued the following report on June 5, 2025, entitled "Effects of the Surge in Immigration on State and Local Budgets in 2023:" (Continued from Part 1 of 2) * * * Effects of the Surge in Immigration on State and Local Spending State and local governments' costs to provide goods and services to the surge population in 2023 depended on how many members of that population and their children received those goods and services and on  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 7 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF12747) on June 6, 2025, by telecommunications policy specialist Colby Leigh Pechtol: * * * Public Safety Telecommunicator Reclassification: Status and Considerations for Congress Public safety telecommunicators (e.g., 911 operators and 911 dispatchers) have been referred to as the "first" first responders, as they are often the initial responders to an emergency. "Public safety  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 7 -- Rep. Julie Fedorchak, R-North Dakota, issued the following floor remarks on June 4, 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 to recognize a significant milestone in America's push for critical mineral independence. Last week, I joined Talon Metals to celebrate the new Beulah Minerals Processing Facility, which will process high-grade nickel and copper, jus more PR

WASHINGTON, June 7 -- Rep. Betty McCollum, D-Minnesota, posted the following statement in the extensions of remarks section of the Congressional Record on June 6, 2025: * * * Mr. Chair, I will vote in support of H.R. 2483, the Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment (SUPPORT) Reauthorization Act of 2025. This bill, which was first signed into law in 2018, aims to fight the opioid epidemic in our country by improving access to treatment, increasing recovery more PR