WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * 'Bad Policy to Downright Dangerous,' King says on Floor in Preparation for Vote on Recissions Legislation * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME) today spoke on the Senate floor against the 'Recissions Package' currently being considered by the governing body. This legislation aims to remove Congressionally-approved funding from critical public services including, but not limited to, more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Andy Barr, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: * * * Barr Introduces Defend Girls Athletics Act to Hold Schools Accountable for Refusing Trump Transgender EO * Washington, D.C.-- Today, U.S. Congressman Andy Barr (R-KY) introduced legislation that reinforces and codifies President Trump's Executive Order prohibiting biological boys from participating in girls' sports. The Defend Girls Athletics Act ensures the Trump Administration can fully enforce the  more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, July 15 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the following news release: * * * CMS Expands Access to Lifesaving Gene Therapies Through Innovative State Agreements * The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced today that 33 states, plus the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, will participate in the Cell and Gene Therapy (CGT) Access Model, a bold new approach to delivering cutting-edge t more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, July 15 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Consumer Price Index, Northeast region -- June 2025 * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Northeast region increased 0.5 percent in June, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The index for all items less food and energy also rose 0.3 percent in June. Energy prices inc more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan Demand Answers on Trump Admin Re-Adding Medical Debt onto Credit Reports * WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) joined Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.), Banking Committee Ranking Member Elizabeth Warren (D- Mass.), Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and 24 other Senators in pushing the Trump ad more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * King on Potential Recissions Legislation: 'Checks and Balances Essentially have Melted Away' * WASHINGTON, D.C.-- U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME) today spoke on the Senate floor to speak on the Senate floor against the 'Recissions Package' currently being considered. This legislation aims to remove Congressionally-approved funding from critical public services including, but not limited to, the Co more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * King, Colleagues Press for Answers on "Striking Inconsistency" of Immigration Policies for Afghans Living in the U.S. * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Angus King and a number of his Senate colleagues are pressing the White House for clarity on their shifting immigration policies for Afghans living in the United States. In a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio, King and his colleagues point out th more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- MaineHealth, the largest private employer in Northern New England, submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services addressing the agency's call for recommendations aimed at deregulation to enhance health care access and innovation. The letter outlines multiple reform proposals designed to improve the health care system across the organization's service areas in Maine and New Hampshire. In her correspondence, Chief Government Affairs O more ST

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on July 14, 2025: * * * Republicans Raise Utility Bills and Energy Prices in 2026 Interior, Environment Funding Bill Harmful Bill Guts Resources for the Environmental Protection Agency, National Parks, and the Arts to Line the Pockets of Polluters * Today, House Republicans released the draft fiscal year 2026 Interior, Environment, and Related A more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, chairwoman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on July 15, 2025: * * * Senator Collins' Statement on Rescissions Package U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement on her vote against discharging the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) rescissions package. "The rescissions package has a big problem - nobody really knows what program re more PR