WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document on Dec. 5, 2025, from Economics Daily: * * * Respiratory illness cases fell 72.6 percent in 2023 In 2023 there were 100,200 total recordable cases of non-fatal respiratory illnesses across all industries in the private sector--a 72.6 percent decrease from 2022. Of those respiratory illness cases, 68.4 percent (68,500 cases) were recorded in the health care and social assistanc more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Rep. Nick Langworthy, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * CONGRESSMAN LANGWORTHY'S LEGISLATION TO BLOCK HOCHUL'S GAS BAN PASSES OUT OF ENERGY AND COMMERCE COMMITTEE * Energy Choice Act Clears Final Hurdle Before Heading to House Floor WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Nick Langworthy (NY-23) announced today that his legislation, the Energy Choice Act, has passed out of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, clearing the final hurdle for the bill to com more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Rep. Dave Taylor, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Taylor Leads Ohio Delegation in Letter of Support for I-73 Corridor * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Dave Taylor (OH-02) led the majority of the Ohio delegation in a bipartisan, bicameral letter to Secretary Duffy of the Department of Transportation supporting a feasibility study of an Interstate 73 (I-73) corridor spanning from Toledo to Chesapeake, Ohio. This interstate would promote connec more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo, Risch Join Cornyn to Introduce Back the Blue Act * Washington, D.C. U.S. Senators for Idaho Mike Crapo and Jim Risch joined Senator John Cornyn (R-Texas) and over 30 of their Senate Republican colleagues to introduce the Back the Blue Act, which would increase penalties for criminals who target law enforcement officers and provide new tools for officers to protect themselves. "The Back the Blue  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * In Case You Missed It: Capito Joins Cornyn, Colleagues in Introducing Back the Blue Act * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) recently joined Senator John Cornyn (R-Texas) and 34 of their Senate Republican colleagues in introducing the Back the Blue Act, legislation that would increase penalties for criminals who target law enforcement officers fand provide ne more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * In Case You Missed It: Capito, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Expand Access to Alzheimer's Screening * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) recently joined U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-Maine), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), and Mark Warner (D-Va.) in introducing the bipartisan Alzheimer's Screening and Prevention (ASAP) Act. The legislation  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Justice Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Crack Down on Fentanyl Traffickers * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and Jim Justice (R-W.Va.) introduced the Strengthening Sanctions on Fentanyl Traffickers Act of 2025, bipartisan legislation that strengthens and expands the federal government's ability to sanction individuals and entities involved in fentanyl traffickin more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Dec. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the following news release: * * * Marketplace 2026 Open Enrollment Period Report: National Snapshot * The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) reports that nearly 950,000 consumers who do not currently have health care coverage through plans in the individual market Marketplace have signed up for coverage in 2026, since the start of the Marketplace Open more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * PHOTOS: D.C. Coal Club Honors Chairman Capito with Lifetime Achievement Award * WASHINGTON, D.C. - On Wednesday evening, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, accepted the Senator Jennings Randolph Lifetime Achievement Award from the Washington, D.C. Coal Club. This award honors the Chairman's lifetime achieveme more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Q&A: Afghan Evacuees * Q: What prompted your oversight of Afghan evacuees paroled into the United States since 2021? A: Following the disastrous withdrawal of U.S. forces from Afghanistan, 13 American families will mourn forever the loss of their loved one when a suicide bomber attacked the airport in Kabul on Aug. 26, 2021, killing 13 U.S. service members, including a 23-year-old Marine who gr more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Risch, Crapo Join Cornyn to Introduce Back the Blue Act * Washington, D.C. U.S. Senators for Idaho Jim Risch and Mike Crapo joined Senator John Cornyn (R-Texas) and over 30 of their Senate Republican colleagues to introduce the Back the Blue Act, which would increase penalties for criminals who target law enforcement officers and provide new tools for officers to protect themselves. "Any violence or a more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- The U.S. Department of War issued the following news: * * * This Week in DOW: Pentagon Press Secretary Says DOW Scaling Drone Production * The War Department is adopting new technologies with a fight-tonight philosophy so warfighters will have the cutting-edge tools they need to prevail. "We call it drone dominance," said Pentagon Press Secretary Kingsley Wilson, during the DOW's weekly Sitrep video. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced this week that funding pro more PR