ROCKVILLE, Maryland, Nov. 19 (TNSres) -- The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project issued the following statistical brief in November 2024 entitled "Overview of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)-Related Adult Inpatient Stays, 2016-2021": Here are excerpts: * * * Introduction Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is resistant to almost all antibiotics in the beta-lactam class, including penicillin, methicillin, amo  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) was named a "Pioneer for Prosperity" by Americans for Prosperity-Arkansas for his record championing policy priorities that deliver solutions to the challenges Americans face and advancing conservative principles in the 118th Congress. Americans for Prosperity (AFP) cited its "Pioneers for Prosperity" honorees standing firm against ill-advised legislation that would have de  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- The U.S. Census Bureau issued the following news release: NOV. 19, 2024 The U.S. Census Bureau today released updated versions of the Longitudinal Employer-Household Dynamics (LEHD) Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES) data product and the OnTheMap application. OnTheMap is a web-based mapping and reporting application that enables access to the LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics dataset showing where people work and where workers live. OnTheMap was  more

DALLAS, Texas, Nov. 20 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news release: ROSWELL, NEW MEXICO, November 19, 2024 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas) has provided a $250,000 charitable donation to Community Foundation of Southern New Mexico to assist with recovery from flooding in Roswell, New Mexico. Community Foundation of Southern New Mexico, based in Las Cruces, New Mexico, will provide financia  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 19, 2024: Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) hosted a historic tribal roundtable with representatives of five tribes from across the nation to discuss health care, public safety and economic development issues in Indian Country. "From the Committee's work combatting cartel crime on tribal lands in Monta  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Washington, ranking member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 19, 2024: The following are opening remarks from Ranking Member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Rick Larsen (D-WA) and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Dina Titus (D-NV) during today's hearing titled, "In the Eye of the Storm: Over  more

MUSKOGEE, Oklahoma, Nov. 20 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Oklahoma issued the following news release: The United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that five members of a drug trafficking organization pleaded guilty to Drug Conspiracy and other federal drug and drug-related crimes. Rito Alvarado Gomez, age 36, pleaded guilty to Drug Conspiracy. Jose Alberto Alvarado Gomez, age 34, Ricardo Villeda, age 26, and Iris Yoselin Lu  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Rep. French Hill, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: Rep. French Hill (AR-02) today introduced the American Detainee Transparency and Recovery Act so that members of Congress are properly briefed by the State Department on the status of an American hostage or wrongful detainee. "Congress must have transparency from the administration on the status of Americans wrongfully detained or held hostage abroad. We represent detainee families who are still pleading fo  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti led 31 state attorneys general in sending a letter yesterday to congressional leadership urging them to pass the bipartisan Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) introduced by U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), crucial legislation protecting children from online harm, before the end of the year. The coalition letter emphasized  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) spoke at a conference on social media and children's mental health hosted by the Brown University School of Public Health and the Hassenfeld Child Health Innovation Institute at the National Press Club. Senator Blackburn discussed the urgent need to pass the Kids Online Safety Act, which would be the first major reform to the tech industry in a generation if signed in  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Rep. Steve Womack, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act, which includes Congressman Steve Womack's (AR-3) legislation, the Veterans Affairs Medical Center Absence and Notification Timeline (VACANT) Act. The VACANT Act ensures the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Centers have the senior leadership they need to provide  more