WASHINGTON, July 16 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living issued the following news: * * * ACL Awards $5.3 Million To Enhance State NWD Systems * ACL's Office of Network Advancement has awarded 12 new grants through the Enhancing State No Wrong Door Systems for Efficient Access to Long-Term Services and Supports funding opportunity. These two-year grants, totaling $5.3 million, will strengthen state No Wrong Door System infrastructure to make more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Baldwin Demands USDA Safeguard Farmers' Financial Information, Revoke DOGE's Access to Payment System * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) is demanding that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) safeguard Wisconsin farmers' personal and financial information and rescind the Department of Government Efficiency's (DOGE) unprecedented access to USDA's payment systems.  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Baldwin, Banks Urge Administration to Strengthen Oversight on Buy America Rules in Defense Industry * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Jim Banks (R-IN) called on the Trump Administration to strengthen enforcement and oversight of important defense trade agreements to ensure they support U.S. businesses, workers, and our industrial base. Currently, the Department of Defe more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Baldwin, Wyden Call out Trump Admin for Lying About Social Security Taxes * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Ron Wyden (D-OR) led a group of their colleagues in demanding that the Social Security Administration (SSA) stop peddling lies about the Republican reconciliation bill using the agency's email platform, which reaches tens of millions of Americans. The Repu more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, ranking member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release on July 16, 2025: * * * Cantwell Condemns Republicans for Zeroing-Out Funding for Public Broadcasting, Decimating the Nation's Emergency Information System & Leaving Millions Without Lifesaving Information When They Need It Most Baldwin/Cantwell Amendment Would Reverse the Cuts * In a speech from the Senate floor delivered j more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, chairwoman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on July 16, 2025: * * * Chairman Capito Highlights Surface Transportation Priorities from Stakeholder Experiences Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, led a hearing on constructing the Surface Transportation Reauthorization Bill with stakeholders' more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Roger Williams, R-Texas, chairman of the House Small Business Committee, issued the following news release on July 16, 2025: * * * Chairman Williams Introduces the Equal Shot Act Today, House Committee on Small Business Chairman Roger Williams (R-Texas) introduced the Equal Shot Act of 2025, a key piece of legislation aimed at ensuring fairness in federal small business policy. This bill prohibits the Small Business Administration (SBA) and its Administrator from d more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Roger Williams, R-Texas, issued the following news release on July 16, 2025: * * * Chairman Williams Introduces the Equal Shot Act Today, House Committee on Small Business Chairman Roger Williams (R-Texas) introduced the Equal Shot Act of 2025, a key piece of legislation aimed at ensuring fairness in federal small business policy. This bill prohibits the Small Business Administration (SBA) and its Administrator from discriminating against firearm-related businesses more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Tony Wied, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release on July 16, 2025: * * * Congressman Wied Joins Bipartisan Coalition to Lead Great Lakes Icebreaker Bill Through Committee Yesterday, Congressman Tony Wied (WI-08), Congresswoman Kristen McDonald Rivet (MI-08), and Congressman Max Miller (OH-07) successfully passed the Great Lakes Icebreaker Act of 2025 through the U.S. House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure. The bipartisan legislation instructs t more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Kristen McDonald Rivet, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman McDonald Rivet's Bipartisan Coalition Leads Great Lakes Icebreaker Bill Through Committee * WASHINGTON-- Yesterday, Congresswoman Kristen McDonald Rivet (MI-08), Congressman Tony Wied (WI-08), and Congressman Max Miller (OH-07) successfully passed the Great Lakes Icebreaker Act of 2025 through the U.S. House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure. The bipartisan legisl more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst Supports Mental Health Care for Iowa Farmers * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) introduced the bipartisan Farmers First Act to support access to critical mental health resources for Iowa farmers. Farmers are 3.5 times more likely to die by suicide than the general population. The legislation would build upon Ernst and Baldwin's Farm and Ranch Stress Assist more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Commerce International Trade Administration has initiated an inquiry into vertical shaft engines imported from China. The action stems from concerns raised by Briggs & Stratton LLC located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, regarding two specific engine models manufactured by Chongqing Zongshen General Power Machine Co. Ltd., China. This inquiry aims to determine if these engines are circumventing existing trade measures. The Federal Register notice d more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on July 16, 2025: * * * Murray Slams Republicans' Rescissions Package on Senate Floor ICYMI: Vought Refuses to Rule Out More Illegal End-Runs Around Congress & Refuses to Detail How Trump Will Execute Cuts If Rescissions Bill Passes * Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, delivered the following rem more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on July 15, 2025: * * * Murray Urges Colleagues to Vote Down Rescissions Package in Its Entirety ICYMI: Vought Refuses to Rule Out More Illegal End-Runs Around Congress & Refuses to Detail How Trump Will Execute Cuts If Rescissions Bill Passes * Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, delivered the fo more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * On 3rd Anniversary of 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, Baldwin Blasts Trump Administration for Cutting Service * WASHINGTON, D.C. - On the third anniversary of the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) is slamming the Trump Administration's dangerous decision to cut services for at-risk children. Baldwin, who first created the three-digit hotline in 2020 with her Repu more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Pallone Fights to Unlock $10 Million in Aid Trump Administration Is Withholding from NJ Survivors of Violence LONG BRANCH, NJ - Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) and 32 Democratic members of Congress today called on the Trump Administration to immediately release nearly $10 million in federal funding for New Jersey programs that support survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, chi more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Pocan Calls on Sec. Kennedy to Delay Shutting Down the LGBTQ+ Suicide Hotline, Keep His Word & Meet * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Representative Mark Pocan (WI-02) released the following statement after Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. promised to discuss at a House Appropriations Committee hearing on May 14, 2025. At that time, Kennedy stated that he was 'happy to talk  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Nearly 60 national and state-level organizations representing the needs of young children and families submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, urging the agency to ensure that any changes to regulations prioritize child and family wellbeing. The letter responds to the department's Request for Information titled "Ensuring Lawful Regulation and Unleashing Innovation To Make America Healthy Again." The organizations emphasize th more ST

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Jim Costa, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Jim Costa Leads Push to Release Federal Funds for Crime Victims and Survivors Congressman Jim Costa (CA-21), co-founder and co-chair of the Crime Survivors and Justice Caucus (CSJC), is leading a push with 33 lawmakers calling on the Trump Administration to immediately release long-delayed funding allocations under the Victims of Crime Act (VOCA). "With the FY 2025 program year already underw more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Derrick Van Orden, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Passes Van Orden Bill to Help Veterans Keep Their Homes * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Derrick Van Orden (WI-03), Chairman of the House Veterans' Affairs Economic Opportunity Subcommittee, applauded the Senate's passage of his bill, H.R. 1815 - the VA Home Loan Program Reform Act. This legislation establishes a permanent partial claims program within the VA Home Loan Program more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Collins, Smith, King Introduce Bill to Combat Lyme and Other Tick-Borne Diseases * Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Tina Smith (D-MN) today introduced legislation to reauthorize the Kay Hagan Tick Act, their landmark legislation to improve research, prevention, diagnostics, and treatment for tick-borne diseases, which became law in 2019. Senator Angus King (I-ME) more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Senators King, Collins, Smith Introduce Bill to Combat Lyme and Other Tick-Borne Diseases * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Tina Smith (D-MN) today introduced legislation to reauthorize the Kay Hagan Tick Act, their landmark legislation to improve research, prevention, diagnostics, and treatment for tick-borne diseases, which became law in 2019. Senator Angus King (I-ME more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, July 16 -- The Universities of Wisconsin issued the following news on July 14, 2025: * * * Universities of Wisconsin is preferred name for state's 13 public universities MADISON, Wis.--The Universities of Wisconsin remind the public and the news media of its name change that best describes the state's constellation of 13 public universities. While its legal name is "University of Wisconsin System," it is doing business as "Universities of Wisconsin" similar to many public- more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- The University of Wisconsin-Madison has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) expressing its views in response to a recent Request for Information regarding deregulation. In its commentary, UW-Madison emphasizes the need for consistent federal regulations that govern research funding across multiple federal agencies. As a prominent institution receiving funds from a variety of federal entities, including the National Institute more ST

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Derrick Van Orden, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Van Orden Applauds Committee Passage of FY26 National Defense Authorization Act * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Navy SEAL veteran Congressman Derrick Van Orden (WI-03) released the following statement after voting to pass the Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) out of the House Armed Services Committee: "Under the Biden administration, the world was a much mor more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Video Release: Sen. Johnson Holds Hearing Entitled "Voices of the Vaccine Injured" * WASHINGTON - Yesterday, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), Chairman of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, held a hearing entitled "Voices of the Vaccine Injured." The Subcommittee heard from five witnesses who discussed vaccine injuries and two witnesses who discussed vaccine efficacy. "All of the witness more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Maxine Waters, D-California, ranking member of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release on July 16, 2025: * * * Where Do Groups Stand on Dangerous Republican-led Crypto Bills? Keep Reading. AFL-CIO (largest labor union in U.S.): So-called CLARITY and GENIUS Acts "pose risks to both retirement funds and to the overall financial stability of the U.S. economy." "We need to make sure that the financial system is stable instead of creat more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on July 16, 2025: * * * Wyden, Bennet, Beyer Reintroduce Bicameral Bill to Overhaul Unemployment Insurance Proposal would bring unemployment insurance into the 21st century by raising base benefits, minimizing disparities among states, creating permanent benefits for self-employed workers, and tying extended weeks of benefits to economic conditions on the ground  more PR