WASHINGTON, June 5 -- The White House issued the following remarks on June 4, 2024, by First Lady Jill Biden at the White House congressional picnic: * * * As Prepared for Delivery Welcome to the White House! It's so wonderful to see so many friends here. My heart is filled with gratitude as I look out at this crowd. Over these past three and a half years, so many of you have welcomed me to your districts and your states, as we've worked together on issues that bring us all together: Lifti  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release: Secretary Buttigieg speaks at the news conference in Steelton Steelton, PA - After touring the oldest continually operating steel mill in America and meeting with union workers, U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg joined Governor Josh Shapiro and local leaders for a news conference to highlight how American-made steel is the backbone of the American economy and will be the future of American  more

NEW YORK, June 6 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York issued the following news release on June 5, 2024: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Edward A. Caban, the Commissioner of the New York City Police Department ("NYPD"), announced today the filing of a Complaint in Manhattan federal court charging JERMAINE GREENE with firearms and narcotics offenses in connection with a March 28, 2024, incident at the New   more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, June 6 -- Pennsylvania Auditor General Timothy DeFoor issued the following news release on June 5, 2024: Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor today announced the release of tobacco settlement fund audits for 31 health care facilities in Allegheny, Bedford, Berks, Blair, Bucks, Cambria, Centre, Chester, Clarion, Clinton, Cumberland, Delaware, Lackawanna, Lehigh, Luzerne, Montgomery, Philadelphia, Schuylkill, Susquehanna and York counties. "Our audits ensure hospitals have  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, June 5 -- The Pennsylvania House Republicans issued the following news on June 4, 2024: Yesterday, House Bill 82, introduced by Rep. Craig Williams (R-Delaware/Chester), passed unanimously out of the House Judiciary Committee. Known as the Uniform Deployed Parents Custody and Visitation Act, the bill will update and standardize the custody and visitation rights for deployed military parents, ensuring they are treated fairly in custody proceedings. It aligns Pennsylvani  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, June 6 -- The Pennsylvania Senate Democrats issued the following news release: Senator Amanda M. Cappelletti (D-Montgomery/Delaware) introduced Senate Bill 1224, legislation that would require that a state prison, or a state or county detention center provide voice communication services free of charge to incarcerated persons initiating or receiving communications. Currently, phone services in prisons and jails are currently operated by for-profit companies that pay a  more