WASHINGTON, July 25 -- The Attorneys General from 14 states have submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture and its Food and Nutrition Service expressing strong opposition to the proposed creation of a National Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Information Database. The proposal, as outlined in a System of Record Notice in the Federal Register, has been met with significant concern regarding its potential impact on the privacy of citizens and its align more ST

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Ahead of Colorado River Day, Hickenlooper, Curtis Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Improve Snowpack Monitoring, Help Manage Water * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and John Curtis introduced the bipartisan Snow Water Supply Forecasting Program Reauthorization Act of 2025 to help better predict and measure water supply to manage drought in the West, including on the Colorado Riv more PR

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Bennet Blasts Gabbard's Dangerous Release of Partisan House Intelligence Report * Washington, D.C. -- Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, a member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, issued the following statement on Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard's release of the report by House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence on Russia's intervention in the 2016 pres more PR

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Bennet, Moran, Van Hollen, Boozman Introduce Bill to Bolster Aviation Safety * Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), and John Boozman (R-Ark.) introduced the Spending Aviation Fees for Equipment, Guaranteeing Upgraded and Advanced Risk Detection and Safety (SAFEGUARDS) Act to return the 9/11 Passenger Security Fee (PSF) to i more PR

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on July 24, 2025: * * * Bipartisan, Bicameral Group of Lawmakers Introduce Bill to End Subminimum Wages for Workers with Disabilities Today, Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA-03), House Committee on Education and Workforce, Representative Pete Sessions (R-TX-17), Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), andSenator Steve Daines (R-MT) intr more PR

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Rep. Julia Brownley, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Brownley Introduces Legislation to Protect Survivor Benefits for Veterans' Spouses * Washington, DC - Today, Congresswoman Julia Brownley (CA-26) announced the introduction of the Veterans' Surviving Spouse Equity Act, legislation to ensure surviving spouses of veterans are not unfairly denied benefits due to outdated marriage laws. The bill would align spousal benefits eligibility between the  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Westerman Testifies in Support of Bills Unlocking America's Resources Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) testified before the House Committee on Rules in support of H.J. Res. 104, H.J. Res. 105 and H.J. Res. 106. Below are Westerman's full remarks, as prepared: "Thank you for the opportunity more PR

ARGONNE, Illinois, July 25 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * Improving next-generation aircraft with supercomputing and AI Researchers use Aurora to boost aircraft efficiency and performance * By combining large-scale simulations with machine learning, a University of Colorado Boulder-led team is using the supercomputer to uncover new insights into turbulent airflow and improve the design of future airplanes. With unprec more PR

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, July 25 (TNSrep) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City issued the following news release on July 24, 2025: * * * Tenth District Manufacturing Activity Edged Up Slightly in July The Manufacturing Survey monitors manufacturing plants selected according to geographic distribution, industry mix and size. * KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City released the July Manufacturing Survey today. According to Cortney Cowley, assistant vice president and  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued the following news release: * * * Summaries | July 2025 Commission Meeting These are summaries of orders voted by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission at its July 24, 2025, public meeting. Links to each order will be provided below once the order is issued. The summaries are produced by FERC's Office of External Affairs and are intended to provide only a general synopsis of the orders. These more PR

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Let's Honor the 1980 'Miracle on Ice' US Olympic Team with Congressional Gold Medals * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Forty-five years ago, at the Lake Placid Olympic Games, a team of young American hockey players took the ice and achieved the impossible, winning against the seemingly unbeatable Soviet Union National Team. The Soviets were four-time defending Olympic gold medalists, stacked with sea more PR

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Justice Department Sues New York City Over Sanctuary Policies * WASHINGTON - Today, the Justice Department filed a lawsuit against New York City, Mayor Eric Adams, and several other city officials to challenge New York's sanctuary city laws. As detailed in the complaint, New York's sanctuary policies have allowed dangerous criminals to roam the streets and commit heinous crimes within the communi more PR

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, issued the following news release: * * * Lee Applauds USDA Shift from Washington to Utah * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) issued the following statement in response to this morning's announcement by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) that the agency will be shifting its focus and staffing away from Washington D.C. and toward agricultural hub locations across the country, including one in Salt Lake City, Utah: "The people makin more PR

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Rep. Jeff Hurd, R-Colorado, issued the following news release on July 24, 2025: * * * Rep. Hurd Leads Legislation Providing Important Regulatory Relief for America's Livestock Haulers Last week, Congressman Jeff Hurd (CO-03) introduced the Hauling Exemptions for Livestock Protection (HELP) Act (H.R.4500) with strong support from Colorado and national stakeholders. This legislation permanently exempts livestock, insect, and aquatic animal haulers from federal Hours-of-Se more PR

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Rep. Derek Tran, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Representatives Tran, Castor Introduce Legislation to Defend Access to Children's Health Care * Washington, DC - U.S. Representatives Derek Tran (CA-45) and Kathy Castor (FL-14) introduced legislation to restore continuous access to health care coverage for eligible children enrolled in Medicaid and CHIP. Earlier this month, Congressional Republicans passed into law the so-called "One Big Beautiful more PR

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: * * * Secretary Rollins Announces USDA Reorganization, Restoring the Department's Core Mission of Supporting American Agriculture * (Washington, D.C., July 24, 2025) - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins today announced the reorganization of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), refocusing its core operations to better align with its founding mission of supporting American farming, r more PR

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- The U.S. Senate conducted 14 committee hearings on July 23, 2025: * * * NOMINATION Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the nomination of Richard Fordyce, of Missouri, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Farm Production and Conservation, after the nominee, who was introduced by Representative Sam Graves, testified and answered questions in his own behalf. * * * BUSINESS MEETING Committee on Banking, Housing, more ST

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Marshall & Bennet Introduce Legislation To Strengthen Existing Protections Against Surprise Medical Bills * Washington - On Wednesday, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), led the re-introduction of the No Surprises Act Enforcement Act along with Senator Michael Bennet (D-Colorado). The No Surprises Act, originally passed in 2020, instills key patient protections and ensures an ef more PR

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- The U.S. Space Force issued the following news: * * * Space Systems Command's CASR conducts second wargame * VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. (AFNS) -- Data from real-world scenarios set the stage for Space Systems Command's Commercial Augmentation Space Reserve Space Domain Awareness wargame. Wargames are strategy games designed to simulate real-world warfare scenarios to examine warfighting concepts and tactics, train officers in tactical and strategic decision-ma more PR

PANAMA CITY, Panama, July 25 -- The Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute issued the following news: * * * From Sound to Science By Fern Alling How katydid songs expand researchers' knowledge of tropical insects Scientists at the STRI Arthropod Lab collaborate with researchers at Cornell's K. Lisa Yang Center for Conservation Bioacoustics to use sound to monitor insect populations on Barro Colorado Island. I smell awful. I spent the day following a team of entomologists with the Smithso more PR

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following news release: * * * US Department of Labor recovers $155K in wages, benefits for 19 employees underpaid by Colorado contractor on federally funded project * DENVER - The U.S. Department of Labor recovered a total of $155,066 in back wages and fringe benefits for 19 employees who were underpaid for their work on a project funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The department's Wage and Hour Div more PR