WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48485) on April 7, 2025, entitled "Economic Effects of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act" by economic policy senior specialist Jane G. Gravelle and public finance specialist Donald J. Marples. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY The 2017 tax cuts (P.L. 115-97), popularly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), made significant changes to the federal tax system, including reducing taxes on corporations a  more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: * * * As Republicans Attack Public Education, Pressley Reintroduces Bills to Invest in Safe, Nurturing Learning Environments for All Students Pair of Bills Would Address Pushout of Black Girls, Invest in Counselors and End Over-Policing of Public K-12 Schools Ending PUSHOUT Act | Counseling Not Criminalization in Schools Act WASHINGTON - Today, as Donald Trump, Elon Musk, and Republicans attack public  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * As Republicans Attack Public Education, Rep. Omar Joins Rep. Pressley in Reintroduces Bills to Invest in Safe, Nurturing Learning Environments for All Students Pair of Bills Would Address Pushout of Black Girls, Invest in Counselors and End Over-Policing of Public K-12 Schools Ending PUSHOUT Act (link is external) | Counseling Not Criminalization in Schools Act (link is external) WASHINGTON - As   more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, April 10 -- Gov. Tim Walz, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release on April 9, 2025: * * * Commission on Judicial Selection Recommends Second Judicial District Candidates to Governor Walz [ST. PAUL, MN] - The Commission on Judicial Selection announced today that it is recommending three candidates for consideration to fill the vacancy in Minnesota's Second Judicial District. The vacancy occurred upon the death of the Honorable Patrick C. Diamond. This seat will be   more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minnesota, ranking member of the House Agriculture Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Craig, Boyle, Pallone, Casar, Schneider, Correa Lead Fight Against Draconian Republican Cuts to SNAP and Medicaid Leading Democrats Introduce the Hands Off Medicaid and SNAP Act As Republicans push a far-right budget that hands $7 trillion in giveaways to billionaires and big corporations, leading Democrats introduced legislation to block the extr  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Duckworth Joins Durbin, Midwest Colleagues to Demand Answers on Closure of Chicago Head Start Office April 09, 2025 [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) joined U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Tina Smith (D-MN) today in sending a letter to U.S. Secretary   more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Leads Colleagues In Demanding Answers About Closure Of Head Start Office In Chicago April 09, 2025 WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today led U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Gary Peters (D-MI), Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), and Tina Smith (D-MN) in sending a letter to U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Rober  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The Federal Trade Commission has released the following public communication dated March 24, 2025, from Americans for Financial Reform Education Fund: * * * To: Federal Trade Commission Office of the Secretary 600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite CC-5610, (Annex H) Washington, DC 20580 Re: SFR Housing Study, P251200 * * * Americans for Financial Reform Education Fund (AFREF) strongly supports the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) proposed 6(b) study of large-scale sing  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families has released the following public communication dated March 19, 2025, from Minnesota Department of Children, Youth and Families Child Support Division: * * * RE: Name Change From Office of Child Support Enforcement to Office of Child Support Services (Department of Health and Human Services Docket No. ACF-2024-30987) * * * The Minnesota Child Support Division submits these comment  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families has released the following public communication dated March 20, 2025, from the Minnesota Family Support and Recovery Council: * * * Office of Child Support Services Attention: Director of Policy and Training 330C Street SW Washington, DC 20201 RE: RIN 0970-AD06 Reopening of the Rulemaking titled Name Change from the Office of Child Support Enforcement to the Office of Child Suppor  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Hirono, Colleagues Demand HHS Restore Title X Family Planning Funding Immediately to Protect Health Care Services for Millions WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senators Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), Brian Schatz (D-HI), Tina Smith (D-MN), and Adam Schiff (D-CA) led a group of 29 senators urging the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to immediately reinstate Title X family planning funding in   more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Klobuchar, Capito, Colleagues Press Administration on Recent FAA System Outages WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), along with Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Jerry Moran (R-KS), and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and Representatives Pete Stauber (R-MN) and Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA) are pressing the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for information regarding the recent Notice to Airmen   more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, ranking member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, issued the following news release on April 9, 2025: * * * Klobuchar, Grassley, Rounds, Slotkin Press USDA on Avian Flu Response WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and Senators Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Mike Rounds (R-SD), and Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) are pressing U.S. Secreta  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, April 10 -- Gov. Tim Walz, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release on April 9, 2025: * * * Governor Walz Creates Dashboard to Track Federal Funding Cuts Impacting Minnesota [ST. PAUL, MN] - Governor Tim Walz today announced a new dashboard Minnesotans can use to track disruptions and cancellations of federal funding and their impact on services available to Minnesotans. Federal disruptions and cuts so far include grants to track measles and avian influenza, provide  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, April 10 -- The Minnesota House Democratic-Farmer-Labor Caucus issued the following news release on April 9, 2025: * * * RELEASE: House Public Safety Committee Passes Public Safety Budget Bill SAINT PAUL, Minn. - Today, the Minnesota House Public Safety Committee passed HF 2432, the Public Safety budget bill. The bill reflects the bipartisan agreements between the House DFL and GOP caucuses. It includes $50 million in additional funding over the base per biennium. The bi  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Trust for Public Land (TPL), in its Green Paper titled "Economic Benefits of Mountain Biking", highlights the significant direct and indirect economic advantages that mountain biking can bring to smaller rural communities across the United States. The report, primarily authored by Jennifer Clinton, underscores how leveraging natural resources for mountain biking can tap into the expanding outdoor recreation economy, generating substantial financial benefits through tourism  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minnesota, ranking member of the House Agriculture Committee, issued the following news release on April 8, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Angie Craig Opening Statement at SNAP Hearing Today, House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Angie Craig (MN-02) delivered the following opening statement at a full committee hearing titled "The Power of Work: Expanding Opportunity through SNAP." Watch the full hearing here. Thank you, Chairman Thompson. This hea  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Insight white paper (No. IN12541) on April 8, 2025, by American national government analyst Barry J. McMillion. Here are excerpts: * * * Recommendation for New U.S. Circuit and District Court Judgeships by the Judicial Conference of the United States (119th Congress) Congress determines through legislative action both the size and structure of the federal judiciary, including the number of U.S. circuit and distric  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Rep. Kelly Morrison, D-Minnesota, issued the following statement, which was published in the Congressional Record on April 7, 2025: * * * Mr. Speaker, today I rise with a letter. This is a letter from Republican State legislators from my home State of Minnesota, addressed to President Trump and Republicans in Congress. Please listen carefully. Dear Mr. President, Congressman Emmer, Congressman Finstad, Congresswoman Fischbach, Congressman Stauber, and Ms. Carlton, Minn  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Craig, Jayapal, Deluzio, Ryan Launch Monopoly Busters Caucus to Fight Corporate Greed and Lower Costs for Everyday Americans WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Representatives Angie Craig (MN-02), Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Chris Deluzio (PA-17) and Pat Ryan (NY-19) launched the Monopoly Busters Caucus, a new caucus with nine founding Members to fight corporate greed, lower costs and promote a pro-wor  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Schatz, Senators Demand HHS Restore Title X Family Planning Funding Immediately To Protect Health Care Services For Millions WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i), along with U.S. Senators Tina Smith (D-Minn.), Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), and Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawai'i), led a group of 29 senators urging the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to immediately reinstate Title X f  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Sen. Tina Flint Smith, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Senator Tina Smith Introduces Legislation to Protect the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness from Sulfide Mining WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Tina Smith (D-MN) introduced legislation that would protect the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW) from the threat posed by sulfide mining in the surrounding watershed. The Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection Act would permanen  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Sen. Tina Flint Smith, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Senators Tina Smith, Elizabeth Warren, Patty Murray Introduce Bill to Protect Federal Funding for Birth Control, Reproductive Health Care Services WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Tina Smith (D-MN), Patty Murray (D-WA), and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) introduced the Expanding Access to Family Planning Act, a bill that would safeguard funding for Title X - the country's only federal prog  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture has released the following public communication on March 20, 2025, from Verdova Inc.: * * * Comments on Technical Guidelines for Climate-Smart Agriculture Crops Used as Biofuel Feedstocks Docket No. USDA-2024-0003 * * * Thank you for the opportunity to comment on Technical Guidelines for Climate-Smart Agriculture Crops Used as Biofuel Feedstock. We represent Verdova, Inc., a grower-focused agricultural data company that was founded   more