WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Alliance has issued a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) advocating for the removal of the home and community-based services (HCBS) payment adequacy mandate. This regulation, known as the 80/20 rule, currently requires that at least 80% of Medicaid payments for various home care services be allocated to the compensation of Direct Care Workers (DCWs). In the letter submitted via regulations.gov, Alliance expressed concerns that  more ST

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Bennet Introduces Bill to Bolster Security Cooperation with Guyana * Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), a member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, introduced legislation to strengthen U.S. security cooperation with Guyana and deter Venezuelan aggression against the country. "As Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro continues to threaten Guyana, the United S more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Bennet, Hickenlooper, Colleagues Press Trump Administration on Weaponizing Immigration Court Hearings to Arrest Immigrants * Washington, D.C. -- Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper joined 22 of their Senate colleagues to press U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, and Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Acting Dir more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- House Democratic Caucus issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Aguilar: Republicans own the health care crisis that they've created * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, House Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar and Vice Chair Ted Lieu held a press conference on the failure of House Republicans to protect health care and lower costs. CHAIRMAN AGUILAR: Thank you for joining us. Pleased as always to be joined by Vice Chair of the Democratic Caucus, Ted Lieu. Good mor more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, July 15 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the following news release: * * * CMS Expands Access to Lifesaving Gene Therapies Through Innovative State Agreements * The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced today that 33 states, plus the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, will participate in the Cell and Gene Therapy (CGT) Access Model, a bold new approach to delivering cutting-edge t more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- The Colorado Department of Health Care Policy & Financing (HCPF), Denver, Colorado, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) advocating for significant regulatory changes aimed at improving Medicaid implementation timelines and easing barriers for drug importation from Canada. In the letter, HCPF expressed appreciation for AHRQ's ongoing efforts to identify outdated and bu more ST

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Gabe Evans, R-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Gabe Evans Introduces Immigration Reform Legislation * WASHINGTON --Today, U.S. Representatives Gabe Evans and Maria Salazar (FL-27) introduced the Dignity Act of 2025, bipartisan no-cost legislation that will reform the immigration system. The Dignity Act provides a practical, compassionate solution to the immigration crisis by securing the border, upholding the law, strengthening the wo more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 15 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Consumer Price Index, West Region -- June 2025 * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the West Region advanced 0.1 percent in June, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The index for all items less food and energy increased 0.1 percent. The food index increased 0.2 percent, while more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Education has issued a notice entitled "Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records." This action introduces a unified digital platform for financial aid administration rescinding two previous system notices. The core of this notice is the establishment of "Federal Student Aid Partner Connect", a web-based platform designed to simplify user experience and employ modernized, more secure technology. It integrates functions previously handled by sep more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- The U.S. Space Force issued the following news: * * * Forging resilience, making history: Space Force makes Warrior Games debut * PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. (AFNS) -- Colorado Springs, a city that serves as the vital hub for space operations, is playing host to a different kind of mission this year: the Department of Defense Warrior Games. And for the first time, Guardians are among the nearly 200 wounded, ill and injured athletes competing in 11 adaptive sport more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey issued the following news release: * * * Media Alert: Low-level flights to image geology over parts of southern Colorado * Flights may resume in Spring 2026 if needed. The Colorado flights are part of a national effort to map the mineral resources needed to drive the U.S. economy and protect national security, searching below ground and in tailings from old mines. As directed by the Energy Act of 2020, the US more PR

PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE, Colorado, July 16 -- Peterson and Schriever Space Force Base issued the following news: * * * Modernized GPS operating system closer to operational integration The U.S. Space Force's Space Operations Command accepted a modernized operating system for Global Positioning System, which is designed to maintain resiliency of the constellation and improve positioning, navigation and timing services to meet user demand now and in the future. The GPS Next Generation Operat more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- The National Academy of Medicine issued the following news: * * * On the Frontlines: How the Health Sector is Responding to a Changing Climate * By Jamie Durana "I was personally in my backyard, saw the smoke, and the fire moved from four houses down to my backyard in about 22 seconds. When I went in and told my family we had to leave, it wasn't, 'Let's pack and then evacuate.' It was, 'We are leaving this second.'" Ashraf M. Elsayegh described the moments leading  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Doug LaMalfa, R-California, issued the following floor remarks on June 26, 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, in my home State of California, gas, fuel, is about $1.44 more than the national average. Let's talk about where that money goes based on this graphic we have from California Energy. Right here at the top, over a third of the costs are imposed by th more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Energy Western Area Power Administration has issued a notice of rate order, signaling a significant step towards the Colorado River Storage Project region's potential membership in the Southwest Power Pool Inc., Little Rock, Arkansas. This action outlines the financial adjustments that would occur as the federal entity integrates with a major private sector grid operator, impacting electricity transmission and related services. This provisio more PR