WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * As Trump Pushes Toward Recession, Heinrich & Lujan Demand Answers on Cuts to New Mexico Manufacturing Center WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) are demanding answers on the Administration's decision to cancel funding for ten National Institute of Standards and Technology Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Centers across the country, including in more PR

WASHINGTON, April 15 (TNSFR) -- The Environmental Protection Agency has finalized a modification to its 2022 National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Construction General Permit (CGP), expanding permit coverage to include all Lands of Exclusive Federal Jurisdiction. These lands, where the federal government retains sole legislative authority, had not been explicitly included in the scope of the 2022 permit. The April 8, 2025 modification ensures that construction activities dist more PR

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- The Federal Election Commission issued the following weekly digest: * * * Commission meetings and hearings No open meetings or executive sessions were scheduled this week. * * * Advisory Opinions Requests Received Advisory Opinion Request 2025-06 (https://www.fec.gov/data/legal/advisory-opinions/2025-06/) (Campaign Legal Center) On April 7, the Commission made public an advisory opinion request (https://www.fec.gov/files/legal/aos/2025-06/202506R_1.pdf) from Campai more PR

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Expand Access to High Quality Meat and Poultry Products WASHINGTON - Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, joined Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) in reintroducing the New Markets for State-Inspected Meat and Poultry Act. The bipartisan legislation would allow meat and poultry products inspected by state Meat and Poul more PR

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Hundreds Turn Out for Pingree In-Person Town Hall Today, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree hosted a town hall at Camden Hills Regional High School, drawing a capacity crowd of more than 800 Mainers for a wide-ranging conversation about the future of the country--and the increasingly alarming and chaotic policies of the Trump Administration. During the 90-minute event, constituents asked questions and more PR

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Collins, King, Bipartisan Group Introduce Bill to Expand Telehealth Access WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Susan Collins, Angus King, and a bipartisan group of 58 senators introduced legislation to expand telehealth access in Maine and across the country. The Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act would permanently expand coverag more PR

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The White House issued the following fact sheet: * * * President Donald J. Trump Directs Repeal of Regulations That Are Unlawful Under 10 Recent Supreme Court Decisions REPEALING UNLAWFUL REGULATIONS: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed a Presidential Memorandum requiring agencies to rescind regulations that are unlawful under 10 recent landmark Supreme Court decisions. * This memorandum implements President Trump's Executive Order 14219, Ensuring Lawful Governanc more PR

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- The White House issued the following news: * * * Week 12's Winners: The American People The American people won big this week following President Donald J. Trump's historic announcements on restoring fair trade and more great economic news. Here is a non-comprehensive list of wins in week 12: * President Trump brought more than 75 countries to the negotiating table following his bold action on reciprocal trade -- and stood up for American workers who have seen their more PR