WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Budget Office issued the following report on Sept. 9, 2025, entitled "Growth in the 340B Drug Pricing Program." Here are excerpts: * * * At a Glance The 340B Drug Pricing Program requires pharmaceutical manufacturers to sell outpatient prescription drugs to participating health care facilities at discounted prices. Facilities that participate in the 340B program are hospitals, clinics, and other providers of health care services as well as  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Budget Office issued the following report on Sept. 9, 2025, entitled "Growth in the 340B Drug Pricing Program:" (Continued from Part 1 of 2) * * * Drug Purchases Through the 340B Program in 2021 In 2021, health care facilities that participated in the PVP spent $43.9 billion on drugs purchased through the 340B program. (For details about how CBO measured spending, see Appendix B.) CBO estimates that spending on drugs purchased by facilities more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Congressional Hispanic Caucus Senators Condemn Outrageous Supreme Court Decision to Allow Racial Profiling, Call it an Attack on Hardworking American Families * Washington, D.C. - The Senate Congressional Hispanic Caucus members, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), and Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.), condemned the U.S. Supreme Court's decisio more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48667) on Aug. 29, 2025, entitled "Preemption and Privacy Law" by legislative attorney Chris D. Linebaugh. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY Under the U.S. Constitution's Supremacy Clause, Congress may displace state law when it is acting within its enumerated constitutional powers. In the realm of consumer privacy, Congress has largely chosen to leave state laws in place. Rather than adopti more PR