WASHINGTON, July 30 (Rep.) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * "50 States of Fraud" * On 60th Anniversary of Medicaid, Speaker Johnson highlights waste, fraud, and abuse in Medicaid across the country WASHINGTON -- Sixty years ago today, Medicaid was created as an important safety net for pregnant women, single mothers, low-income seniors, and Americans with disabilities. Since then, the program has become dramatically expanded beyond its or more PR

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Rep. Joseph Neguse, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Assistant Minority Leader Neguse Leads Lawsuit Against Trump-Vance Administration for Blocking Lawful Oversight of Federal Immigration Detention Facilities * Washington, D.C. -- Today, House Assistant Minority Leader Joe Neguse led a dozen individual members of the U.S. House of Representatives in suing the Trump-Vance administration, challenging its unlawful obstruction of congressional oversight more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- The Colorado Blueprint to End Hunger submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service voicing strong opposition to a plan to establish a National Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Information Database. The organization asserts that the proposal represents government overreach and an invasion of privacy for millions of Americans who rely on the program. The Colorado Blueprint to End Hunger, which works to ensure Col more ST

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Rep. Jason Crow, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Crow Sues Trump Administration for Denying Access to Aurora's ICE Detention Facility * AURORA -- Congressman Jason Crow (D-CO-06) today announced that he is suing the Trump Administration after the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) unlawfully denied him access to the Aurora ICE Detention Facility. This denial violated (link is external) federal law, which grants Members of Congre more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo, Warner Lead Bipartisan Push Urging Timely Deployment of Federal Funds to Community Lenders * Washington, D.C.-- U.S. Senators Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Mark R. Warner (D-Virginia), co-chairs of the Senate Community Development Finance Caucus, today led a bipartisan group of Senators in a letter to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russell Vought, urging swift action to disburse congre more PR

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Rep. Diana DeGette, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * DeGette Statement Following OMB Attempt to Slash NIH, Biomedical Research * DENVER, CO -- Today, Congresswoman Diana DeGette (CO-01), Ranking Member of the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health, issued the following statement after the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) reversed course on directing the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to only use appropriated dollars for salaries, admin more PR

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * EEOC Sues Scalo Restaurant for Sexual Harassment and Retaliation * Lawsuit says Albuquerque restaurant managers harassed female workers ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Scalo Restaurant, an Albuquerque restaurant located in the city's Nob Hill neighborhood, violated federal civil rights laws when its male managers sexually harassed female employees and then retaliated against those female workers more PR

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Rep. Ron Estes, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Estes, Delbene, Bennet, Blackburn Introduce Legislation to Support Ambulances in Rural America * U.S. Representatives Ron Estes (R-Kansas), Suzan Delbene (D-Wash.), along with Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colorado) and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), reintroduced the Protecting Air Ambulance Services for Americans Act. This critical legislation will update Medicare reimbursement rates for emergency air servic more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Inc. (LDF) has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Education regarding its Proposed Priorities and Definitions. The organization expressed serious concerns and opposition to proposed priorities 2 and 3, and advocated against the rescission of the department's priorities finalized in 2021. LDF argued that the agency's Proposed Priority 2, "Expanding Education Choice," attempts to defund the nation's publi more ST

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Rep. Mike Levin, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Mike Levin Honors Michael Meyers as July 2025 Constituent of the Month * July 30, 2025 Michael Meyers Carlsbad, Calif. - Today, Rep. Mike Levin (CA-49) recognized Michael Meyers, a Carlsbad native and founder of North County San Diego's first local goalball team for the blind and visually impaired, as his July 2025 Constituent of the Month. Michael was diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa more PR

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release: * * * SBA Offers Relief to Colorado Small Businesses and Private Nonprofits Affected by May Drought * SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced the availability of low interest federal disaster loans to small businesses and private nonprofit (PNP) organizations in Colorado to offset economic losses caused by drought beginning May 13.  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 (TNSjou) -- The Smithsonian Institution National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute issued the following news release: * * * New DNA Analysis Allows Scientists to Identify Specific Animals by Their Feces Scientists from the Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute (NZCBI) have successfully used swift fox droppings to identify individuals and collect other data vital to monitoring a reintroduced population in Montana. The now-validated technique cou more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 (TNSLrpt) -- A report from Ocean Conservancy reveals sobering results: American states average just 1.5 stars out of five in efforts to curb plastic pollution, with 44 of 50 states plus D.C. scoring below 3 stars, indicating widespread need for policy improvements. In its most comprehensive state-level benchmark yet, Ocean Conservancy evaluated over 20 policy factors, including single-use plastic bans, microplastics regulation, extended producer responsibility, bottle deposi more ST