WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Rep. Roger Williams, R-Texas, chairman of the House Small Business Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 16, 2025: * * * Committee on Small Business Holds Hearing on Strengthening SBA Disaster Assistance Today, Congressman Roger Williams (R-TX), Chairman of the House Committee on Small Business, held a hearing titled "American Resilience: Examining the SBA Disaster Assistance Program" to examine the existing structure of the Small Business Administration' more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Insight white paper (No. IN12627) on Dec. 15, 2025, by legislative attorney April J. Anderson and small business and economic development policy analyst R. Corinne Blackford: Here are excerpts: * * * DOT Interim Final Rule on DBE Program The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) issued an Interim Final Rule (IFR) making immediate changes to the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program on October more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Hoyer: Trump, Witkoff, Hegseth, Vance, Rubio - They've Done Everything to Appease Putin Short of Putting on a Russian Uniform * WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) delivered remarks on the House Floor urging his Republican colleagues to sign the discharge petition to bring the Ukraine Support Act to the House Floor before the House departs for the rest of the year. Below are a ful more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration issued the following recall notice: * * * James Skinner LLC Issues Voluntary Recall of Publix Maple Walnut Coffee Cake Due to Incorrect Labeling Summary Company Announcement Date: December 10, 2025 FDA Publish Date: December 16, 2025 Product Type: Food & Beverages Allergens Reason for Announcement: Label does not declare walnuts in the ingredient list. Company Name: The James Skinner LLC more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 16, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Shaheen Speaks on Senate Floor in Support of Designating Russia a State Sponsor of Terrorism Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, spoke on the Senate floor in support of Senator Lindsey Graham's (R-SC) Designating the Russian Federation as  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Sens. Ossoff, Hyde-Smith Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Cut Taxes for Small Businesses * Washington, D.C. U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is introducing a bipartisan bill to cut taxes for Georgia's small businesses. Sens. Ossoff and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) recently introduced the bipartisan Support Small Business Growth Act of 2025 to cut income taxes for qualifying small businesses with up to 15 employees.  more PR