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 29 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Amid Purge of GA Voter Rolls, Senator Reverend Warnock Calls for Restoration of Voting Rights Act * Georgia's state government is currently purging nearly half a million registered voters from the voter rolls, one of the largest voter purges in the state's history Senator Reverend Warnock's John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act would strengthen protections against potentially discrimin more PR

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, July 30 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: * * * Army Sustainment Command-Army Reserve Element welcomes new leadership * ROCK ISLAND ARSENAL, Ill. - The Army Sustainment Command-Army Reserve Element held a dual ceremony July 12 to welcome its new leadership team and say farewell to its outgoing command team. Col. William Blume Jr. assumed command from Col. Roderick Page in a ceremony hosted by Brig. Gen. Rachel Humphrey, deputy command more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, July 30 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Atlanta Area Employment -- June 2025 * Total nonfarm employment for the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA, metropolitan area stood at 3,136,200 in June 2025, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See chart 1 and table 1.) Regional Commissioner Victoria G. Lee noted that the employment change over the year wa 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 (TNSFR) -- The Sandersville Railroad Company is once again asking the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) to waive bridge safety regulations for a piece of equipment it argues is a bridge in name only: a weigh-in-motion track scale. This is the Georgia-based railroad's second attempt to gain this exemption after its initial request was denied in 2021. The FRA announced it is seeking public comment on the renewed petition. At the heart of the issue is how federal regulatio more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Kennedy, Ossoff champion bill to support disabled veterans' small businesses * WASHINGTON - Sens. John Kennedy (R-La.) and Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) today reintroduced the Service-Disabled Veteran Opportunities in Small Business Act to help disabled veterans' small businesses thrive. Kennedy and Ossoff have proposed their legislation as an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), Con more PR

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- The National Press Photographers Association (NPPA), Athens, Georgia, submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Copyright Office offering reply comments on the Copyright Claims Board (CCB) study. The association, which represents visual journalists, expressed concerns about the CCB's complexity and lower-than-anticipated participation rates. The NPPA stated its members, often independent contractors, face widespread infringement of their images and footage. The organi more ST

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Patients for Patient Safety US, Smyrna, Georgia, submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration advocating for universal testing for Dihydropyrimidine Dehydrogenase (DPD) enzyme deficiency before patients receive certain chemotherapy drugs. The organization emphasized that such testing would prevent avoidable harm and fatalities. Patients for Patient Safety US, a patient and family-led network, works to elevate patient safety and diagnostic exc more ST

WASHINGTON, July 30 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48605) on July 22, 2025, entitled "Safety Considerations for Automated Passenger Vehicles" by transportation policy analyst Naseeb A. Souweidane. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY Automated vehicle technologies offer a range of driver support functions that some stakeholders assert may improve traffic safety. These technologies vary in their capabilities and current stages of development. Sel more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Ossoff Statement on CDC Director Confirmation Vote * Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff released the following statement today after voting against the nomination of Dr. Susan Monarez to serve as director of the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). "I congratulate Dr. Monarez on her Senate confirmation and sincerely hope her tenure at CDC will be a success fo more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Warnock Advances Historic, Bipartisan Legislation Tackling Housing Crisis * On Tuesday, Senator Reverend Warnock voted to advance historic legislation aimed at boosting our nation's housing supply, improving access to affordable housing, and increasing efficiency of nation's federal housing programs Senator Warnock is a member of the Senate Banking Committee, which oversees federal housing more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Warnock Statement on CDC Director Vote * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA) released the following statement on President Trump's nomination for CDC Director: "I voted 'NO' on Dr. Monarez's nomination to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. I'll always put my constituents and the interest of Georgians first, and it is clear that this admini more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * WATCH: Padilla Joins Colleagues in Push for Restoration of Voting Rights Act Amid Partisan Attempts to Racially Gerrymander Texas * WATCH : Padilla advocates for sweeping voting rights legislation ahead of Voting Rights Act 60th anniversary WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration and California's former  more PR