WASHINGTON, March 26 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R47631) on March 25, 2025, entitled "Federal Disaster Assistance for Businesses: Summaries and Policy Options" by economic development policy analyst Julie M. Lawhorn and American national government specialist Bruce R. Lindsay. Here are excerpts: * * * Following natural disasters and other emergencies, businesses often face damage to property, inventory, and other assets. Businesses may also  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Gabe Amo, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Amo Elevates Rhode Island's Blue Economy in First Hearing as Ranking Member WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Environment Gabe Amo (RI-01) delivered remarks in the first Subcommittee on Environment hearing of the year. In the hearing titled To the Depths, and Beyond: Examining Blue Economy Technologies (link is external), Congressman Amo highlighted Rhode Island's succes more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * As Summer Travel Approaches, Davids Acts to Lower Gas Prices in Kansas Today, Representative Sharice Davids urged the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to take action to lower gas prices, requesting an emergency waiver to allow the sale of E15 - fuel blended with 10.5 to 15 percent ethanol - during the 2025 summer season in Kansas. Ethanol, made from locally grown crops, is a more affordable  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Baldwin Calls Out Trump Undermining Small Business Owners, Demands Admin Release Report on Proposed Cuts to the Bipartisan MBDA WAHINSGTON, D.C. - As the Trump Administration seeks to dismantle the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA), U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) is demanding that they immediately release their report outlining the proposed cuts and its potential impact on small busi more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Beyer On Upcoming Trump Tariffs: "Investment Is On Pause, Your 401k Is Down, And Uncertainty Is Up." Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA) yesterday addressed Trump's upcoming tariffs during a hearing of the Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee before engaging witnesses with questions. Since Beyer's remarks, Trump has reportedly planned the imposition of additional auto tariffs. Video of his remarks is availabl more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Blackburn, Schatz, Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Boost U.s. Cultural Trade Amid Competition From China WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) introduced the Cultural Trade Promotion Act of 2025, bipartisan legislation to strengthen America's creative industries and expand cultural exports. By bolstering the creative economy, this le more PR

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pennsylvania, ranking member of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release on March 26, 2025: * * * Boyle Statement on CBO Report Projecting 'X-Date' for Debt Ceiling Breach WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02), Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee, issued the following statement in response to a new Congressional Budget Office (CBO) report projecting that the United States will reach the "X-date more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Cassidy, Warnock Reintroduce Bill Supporting Forest Landowners Following Natural Disasters WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) and Raphael Warnock (D-GA) reintroduced legislation to help America's landowners recover from the loss of timber after natural disasters. The Disaster Reforestation Act amends and makes improvements to the tax code to allow forest owners to deduct the valu more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- House Democratic Caucus issued the following news release on March 25, 2025: * * * Chairman Aguilar: The Republican Recession is becoming more and more likely WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, House Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar joined Vice Chair Ted Lieu for a press conference on the economy heading towards a recession while House Republicans stay silent. CHAIRMAN AGUILAR: Good morning. I'm always pleased to be joined with the Vice Chair of the Democratic Caucus, Ted more PR

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Rep. Scott Franklin, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Franklin Delivers Opening Remarks at Subcommittee Hearing on the Future of the Blue Economy Congressman Scott Franklin (FL-18), Chairman of the Science, Space, and Technology Environment Subcommittee, delivered the following opening statement at today's hearing entitled, To the Depths, and Beyond: Examining Blue Economy Technologies. This is Franklin's first hearing as Environment Subcomm more PR

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Rep. David Rouzer, R-North Carolina, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, issued the following news release on March 26, 2025: * * * Chairman Rouzer Opening Statement from Hearing on DOT Trucking Policies and Programs Opening remarks, as prepared, of Highways and Transit Subcommittee Chairman David Rouzer (R-NC) from today's hearing, entitled "America Builds: How Trucking Supports American Communities": Today's  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-California, ranking member of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee, issued the following news release on March 26, 2025: * * * Committee Leaders Demand Reversal of NOAA Space Commerce Office Firings Washington, DC - Last week, Committee leaders sent a letter to Department of Commerce Secretary Lutnick demanding that the firings of probationary employees at NOAA's Office of Space Commerce be reversed. NOAA's OSC is essential for the cont more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Gwen Moore, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Gwen Moore Introduces Legislation to Expand Earned Income Tax Credit, Invest in Working People, and Fight Poverty Today, Congresswoman Gwen Moore hosted a press conference to highlight the re-introduction of H.R. 2338, the Worker Credit and Reform (WRCR) Act, which would expand and modernize the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). She was joined by Congresswoman Judy Chu, who is a cospons more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Shontel Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Shontel Brown Slams Reckless Plan to Sell Cleveland's Celebrezze Federal Building Cleveland, OH - Today, Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11) slammed the U.S. General Services Administration's (GSA) decision to dispose of the Anthony J. Celebrezze Federal Building. "The Trump Administration is delivering a slap in the face to the City of Cleveland by rushing to sell the Celebrezze build more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news: * * * Cornyn, Padilla Bill to Safeguard U.S. Research Against Foreign Adversaries Passes House WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Alex Padilla (D-CA) released the following statements after their U.S. Research Protection Act, which would shield American research from malign foreign influence by updating language in the CHIPS and Science Act to include additional restrictions against programs sponsored more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Cortez Masto Reintroduces Bipartisan Legislation to Boost the American Mining Workforce Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) introduced bipartisan legislation with Senators John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) and John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.) to bolster America's mining workforce. The Mining Schools Act will establish a grant program for use by higher education institutio more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Daines on Mornings with Maria: Trump is a Results-Orientated President, China Must Take Action on Fentanyl Daines Recaps Recent China Trip, Discussions on Fentanyl, Trade WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Steve Daines today joined Fox Business' Mornings with Maria to discuss his recent trip to China. Daines delivered President Trump's America First message to leaders in China last week highlighting  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * Delegation Hails AIDEA's Coastal Plain Court Victory Washington, DC-- U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan and U.S. Representative Nick Begich (all R-Alaska) today issued the following statements after the U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska ruled that the Biden administration illegally canceled seven leases in the non-wilderness Coastal Plain of ANWR in 2023. The leases were bi more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Rep. Chris Deluzio, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Deluzio, Colleagues Take Over the House Floor to Tell Democratic Party Establishment: Time to "Wake the Hell Up," Embrace Economic Patriotism and Populism WASHINGTON, D.C. -- This afternoon, Congressman Chris Deluzio (D-PA-17) and several Democratic colleagues from across the ideological spectrum took to the floor of the House of Representatives for a critical take on the state of the Democrat more PR

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Rep. Tom Emmer, R-Minnesota, issued the following news release on March 26, 2025: * * * Emmer Reintroduces Legislation to Provide Regulatory Clarity for Digital Assets Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman Tom Emmer reintroduced his bipartisan Securities Clarity Act with Congressman Darren Soto. The legislation will bring regulatory clarity to the digital assets ecosystem, providing market certainty for American innovators and investors and clear jurisdictional boundar more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF11140) on March 25, 2025, by economic development policy analyst Julie M. Lawhorn. Here are excerpts: * * * Federal Regional Commissions and Authorities: Overview of Structure and Activities Federal regional commissions and authorities (FRCAs) address perceived regional economic underdevelopment. These organizations accommodate multileveled and multijurisdictional participatio more PR

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Rep. Julie Fedorchak, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Fedorchak joins President Trump at White House to discuss priorities for North Dakota, nation Washington, D.C. -- Congresswoman Julie Fedorchak (R-ND) joined President Donald Trump and her freshman House Republican colleagues at the White House yesterday and emphasized the importance of the administration's strong leadership to secure our country, fight for peace in the world, grow energy re more PR

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Rep. Julie Fedorchak, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Fedorchak meets with nation's top grid operators to tackle energy challenges Washington, D.C. -- This week, Congresswoman Julie Fedorchak (R-ND) met with energy leaders from across the country to discuss the urgent challenges facing America's power grid and the need for more reliable, affordable energy to meet rising demand. "Our electric grid is at a crossroads, and I appreciated the oppo more PR

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Rep. Glenn Grothman, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Grothman Introduces Bill to Protect Workers and Small Businesses from Unnecessary Litigation Congressman Glenn Grothman (R-WI) has introduced the Ensuring Workers Get PAID Act, legislation that permanently reinstates the Payroll Audit Independent Determination (PAID) program, which allows businesses to quickly resolve wage discrepancies for workers. Initially launched under the Trump Administrat more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Hickenlooper, Barrasso Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Boost American Mining Workforce U.S. has only 600 students enrolled in mining programs, compared to China's 12,000 students Legislation would support more mining schools like the Colorado School of Mines WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and John Barrasso introduced the bipartisan Mining Schools Act of 2025 to bolster Am more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. John James, R-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * John James, Don Davis Introduce Legislation to Procure More Fighters for the Air National Guard WASHINGTON, D.C. - This week, Representatives John James (MI-10) and Don Davis (NC-1) introduced the Air National Guard Squadron Preservation Act, which requires the Air Force to sustain fighter aircraft procurement and production to fully recapitalize the Air National Guard. This legislation would ensure  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Kennedy explains how Canada could fend off new American tariffs: "Reduce your tariffs to zero" Watch Kennedy's comments here. WASHINGTON - Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) argued that Canada should consider dropping its tariffs against the U.S. to zero if it would like to avoid the reciprocal tariffs that the Trump administration is using to level the playing field for American producers in a speech on more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * King: Top Three Shipbuilding Challenges: "Workforce, Workforce, Workforce" WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In a Senate Armed Services subcommittee (SASC) hearing on sea power, U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME) discussed the importance of supporting our nation's shipbuilding capacity with senior U.S. Navy and government personnel. In a conversation with witnesses Dr. Brett A. Seidle, Acting Assistant Secretary o more PR

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Rep. Mike Lawler, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Lawler Recognized As Most Effective Freshman Lawmaker in the 118th Congress Congressman Lawler rated the most effective freshman lawmaker in the 118th Congress, 8th overall, surpassing dozens of committee chairs. Washington, D.C. - 3/26/2025... Today, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) was named to the the Top-10 of the Most Effective Lawmakers in the House of Representatives for the 118th Congress (2 more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES: "DEMOCRATS ARE GOING TO PUT FAMILIES OVER BILLIONAIRES" Washington, DC - Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries spoke at a rally where he emphasized that while Republicans are focused on giving tax cuts to their billionaire donors and Elon Musk, Democrats are going to continue to defend Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security and stand up for everyday  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES: "DEMOCRATS ARE GOING TO PUT FAMILIES OVER BILLIONAIRES" Washington, DC - Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries spoke at a rally where he emphasized that while Republicans are focused on giving tax cuts to their billionaire donors and Elon Musk, Democrats are going to continue to defend Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security and stand up for everyday Americans. LEADER JEFFRI more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Statement on New Nonpartisan Government Data Exposing How the Republican Budget Plan Will Explode Debt and Deficit for Decades Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following statement after the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) published 10- and 30-year projections of the debt and deficit if Congressional Re more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Klobuchar, Colleagues Press USDA to Not Take Food Away from Food Banks and Hungry Families Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, joined U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and 24 of their colleagues in pressing the U. more PR

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following news release on March 26, 2025: * * * Merkley Statement on Republican Push to Use a Budget Gimmick that Adds $37 Trillion to the National Debt Republican Leadership's Obsession with Using "Current Policy Baseline" Will Explode the National Debt WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, released the below stat more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Jared Moskowitz, D-Florida, issued the following news release on March 25, 2025: * * * Moskowitz, Hunt Reconstitute Bipartisan Congressional Sneaker Caucus for the 119th Congress Moskowitz Welcomes Hunt as New Co-Chair, Announces May 21 as "Sneaker Day on the Hill" WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, Congressmen Jared Moskowitz (D-FL-23) and Wesley Hunt (R-TX-38) announced that they filed to reconstitute the bipartisan Congressional Sneaker Caucus with the U.S. House of Rep more PR

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Warren Presses OCC Nominee Gould on Weakening Bank Safeguards, Bank Consolidation, and Conflicts of Interest Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, wrote to Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OC more PR

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Washington, ranking member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release on March 26, 2025: * * * Ranking Members Larsen, Norton Statements from Hearing on American Trucking Washington, D.C.--The following are opening remarks, as prepared for delivery, from Ranking Member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Rick Larsen (D-WA) and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Highways and more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Reed & Young Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Promote Service & Boost Civic Engagement WASHINGTON, D.C. - In an effort to bring Americans together through service to the nation and their fellow citizens, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Todd Young (R-IN) reintroduced legislation that would create a whole of government approach to addressing military, national, and public service needs. This legisl more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Reed Leads Bipartisan Effort to Preserve Support for Public Libraries & Museums WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Jack Reed, the leading champion for public libraries in the U.S. Congress, today led the co-authors of the last reauthorization of the Museum and Library Services Act in sending a letter to the acting director of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) seeking assurances that a more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Yassamin Ansari, D-Arizona, issued the following news release on March 24, 2025: * * * Rep. Ansari Introduces Legislation Honoring Nowruz and Designating Iranian American Heritage Month WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Representative Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03) introduced legislation expressing support for the establishment of Iranian American Heritage Month in the United States and, along with Representative Zoe Lofgren, recognizing the cultural significance of Nowruz, the  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, issued the following statement, which was published in the Congressional Record on March 25, 2025: * * * Mr. Speaker, I rise today to condemn in the strongest terms possible President Trump's executive order that threatens millions of students and local public schools through the dismantling of the Department of Education. This is an illegal and unconstitutional abuse of power straight out of the Project 2025 playbook. Congress created  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Christopher R. Deluzio, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following statement, which was published in the Congressional Record on March 25, 2025: * * * Mr. Speaker, I am honored and proud to represent the people of Pennsylvania, good, hardworking, patriotic people who are pretty frustrated. We are not living in normal times. This should not be a normal run-of-the-mill Special Order hour. What I will convene today, my colleagues on the Democratic side of the aisle, who yo more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Doug LaMalfa, R-California, issued the following statement, which was published in the Congressional Record on March 25, 2025: * * * Mr. Speaker, the previous administration, the Biden administration, spent most of its years forcing extreme energy mandates onto everyday appliances: our gas stoves, our water heaters, dishwashers, air conditioners, you name it. These rules really aren't about efficiency, as the manufacturers have worked for decades to make them more more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-California, posted the following statement in the extensions of remarks section of the Congressional Record on March 25, 2025: * * * Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of H.R. 1325, the "Commercial Remote Sensing Amendment Act of 2025." I would like to thank the gentleman from Oklahoma, Congressman Frank Lucas, who was former Chair of the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology where I serve as Ranking Member, for reintroducing this legislati more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Jimmy Panetta, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Panetta Hosts Roundtable with UC Santa Cruz on Impact of NIH Funding Freezes on Research Santa Cruz, CA - United States Representative Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) convened a roundtable discussion with leaders, professors, and researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC) to hear firsthand how the ongoing federal funding freeze is undermining scientific progress, educational oppor more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. David Schweikert, R-Arizona, issued the following statement, which was published in the Congressional Record on March 25, 2025: * * * Mr. Speaker, this one is going to be a little thick, so put on your economics hat, and let's have a ride here. On Friday, the Congressional Budget Office responded to a request I made in my capacity as chairman of the Joint Economic Committee. I was trying to get an answer to whether the economists' projections from the Joint Econom more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Sanford D. Bishop Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * REPS. SANFORD BISHOP, AUSTIN SCOTT, SENATORS JON OSSOFF, AND REV. WARNOCK REINTRODUCE BIPARTISAN, BICAMERAL BILL TO ESTABLISH OCMULGEE MOUNDS AS GEORGIA'S FIRST NATIONAL PARK & PRESERVE WASHINGTON - U.S. Representatives Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) and Austin Scott (GA-08), alongside U.S. Senators Jon Ossoff and Reverend Raphael Warnock, reintroduced the bipartisan Ocmulgee Mounds Nationa more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Rosen, Cortez Masto Press USDA to Not Take Food Away from Food Banks and Hungry Families WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senators Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) joined Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn) and 23 of their colleagues in a letter pressing the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for more information about the cancellation of previously-approved funding through The Emergency Food A more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Insight white paper (No. IN12532) on March 25, 2025, by Rebecca M. Nelson, international trade and finance specialist. Here are excerpts: * * * Russia's Central Bank Assets After Russia launched a full-scale war on Ukraine in February 2022, the Group of 7 countries (G7, including Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States) announced coordinated sanctions against Russ more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Scalise: Budget Bill Will Accelerate Trump's Pro-Growth Agenda Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) appeared on Fox Business Network's Kudlow to discuss the impact of House Republicans' one big, beautiful budget bill. Leader Scalise emphasized the need to continue the Trump tax cuts and explained how this bill would unleash American energy, lower costs, and fuel eco more PR

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Rep. Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release on March 26, 2025: * * * Scalise: Budget Bill Will Accelerate Trump's Pro-Growth Agenda WASHINGTON, D.C.--Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) appeared on Fox Business Network's Kudlow to discuss the impact of House Republicans' one big, beautiful budget bill. Leader Scalise emphasized the need to continue the Trump tax cuts and explained how this bill would unleash American energy, lower  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Schatz, Blackburn Introduce Bipartisan Legislation To Boost U.S. Cultural Trade Amid Competition From China WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senators Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i) and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) introduced the Cultural Trade Promotion Act of 2025, bipartisan legislation to strengthen America's creative industries and expand cultural exports. By bolstering the creative economy, this legislation wil more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Bradley Schneider, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * SCHNEIDER, WILSON INTRODUCE BIPARTISAN RESOLUTION HONORING HISTORIC US-MOROCCO PARTNERSHIP WASHINGTON, DC - Rep. Brad Schneider (IL-10) and Rep. Joe Wilson (SC-02), co-chairs of the Congressional Morocco Caucus, introduced a bipartisan resolution recognizing the longstanding friendship and diplomatic partnership between the United States and Morocco, as the two nations approach the 250th anniv more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Cruz Introduces Bill to Block Federal Reserve from Issuing Central Bank Digital Currency WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) introduced the Anti-CBDC Surveillance State Act, legislation that prohibits the Federal Reserve from issuing a central bank digital currency (CBDC). Upon introduction, Sen. Cruz said, "Cryptocurrency represents financial freedom, innovation, and privacy. A Central more PR

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following floor remarks on March 25, 2025: * * * Mr. President, let me take you back to January of 1985. Ronald Reagan had just begun his second term as President, and one of his policy priorities was to include the abolition of the Department of Education. What did it finally take to get him to back down from that commitment? Congress. Congress stood firm to protect this vital Agency in 1985. In a letter to Senator Orrin more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, D-Massachusetts, issued the following floor remarks on March 25, 2025: * * * Mr. President, I want to talk a few minutes tonight about a couple of topics--only one, if I run short of time, because I don't want to delay our vote. The first topic I would like to talk about--I know it is very sensitive--is trade and tariffs. They have both been much in the news lately. There are really only two reasons why a country would impose a tariff, and every more PR

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following floor remarks on March 25, 2025: * * * Mr. President, in the last couple of weeks, I have had the opportunity to travel in many parts of our country, and I have been able to talk to folks in Nebraska, in Iowa, Wisconsin, Michigan, Nevada, Colorado, and Arizona. What I am hearing from in all of these States and, in fact, all over the country is that our Nation right now faces enormous crises-unprecedented crises in th more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Reverend Warnock, Ossoff, Join Congressmembers Scott, Bishop, to Reintroduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill to Establish Ocmulgee Mounds as Georgia's First National Park & Preserve Bipartisan, bicameral bill would establish Georgia's first U.S. National Park & Preserve Bill introduction follows years of advocacy by Muscogee (Creek) Nation, Middle Georgia leaders Senator Reverend War more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Sens. Ossoff & Rev. Warnock, Reps. Scott & Bishop Reintroduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill to Establish Ocmulgee Mounds as Georgia's First National Park & Preserve Lawmakers successfully passed bipartisan bill through Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee last year, marking historic progress Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senators Jon Ossoff and Reverend Raphael Warnock, alongside U.S. Representatives more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Sens. Ossoff, Rev. Warnock Urging Trump Administration to Unfreeze Federal Funding for Georgia School Districts Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senators Reverend Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff today urged the Trump Administration to unfreeze Federal support for Georgia school districts. Sens. Ossoff and Rev. Warnock urged Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin to honor Federal rebat more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Shaheen, Colleagues Press USDA to Not Take Food Away from Food Banks and Hungry Families (Washington, DC) -- U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee responsible for funding the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), joined U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry more PR

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Steil and Hill Introduce STABLE Act WASHINGTON, DC - Digital Assets, Financial Technology, and Artificial Intelligence Subcommittee Chairman Bryan Steil (WI-01) and House Financial Services Committee Chairman French Hill (AR-02) today introduced the Stablecoin Transparency and Accountability for a Better Ledger Economy (STABLE) Act, legislation to establish a framework for the issuance and operatio more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Tillis, Warner Introduce Legislation to Update Performing Artist Tax Deduction WASHINGTON, D.C. - This week, Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Mark Warner (D-VA) introduced the Performing Artist Tax Parity Act, bipartisan legislation that would update the Qualified Performing Artist (QPA) tax deduction, an above-the-line tax deduction which allows certain performing artists to deduct the cost of more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF11016) on March 25, 2025, by Shayerah I. Akhtar, international trade and finance specialist: * * * U.S. Trade Policy: Trade Functions of Key Federal Agencies U.S. trade policy lies at a nexus of foreign and domestic policy. It comprises issues that shape U.S. participation in the global economy and relations with trading partners. It also affects the U.S. domestic economy, wit more PR