WASHINGTON, April 8 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48484) entitled "Nontraditional Workers and Retirement Saving: An Overview and Discussion of Policy Issues." The report is written by income security analyst Elizabeth A. Myers, labor policy specialist Sarah A. Donovan and social policy analyst Zhe Li. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY Many factors influence workers' retirement preparedness, including their access to employer-sponsored pension plans.  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, ranking member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release on April 8, 2025: * * * As Trump Trade War Bludgeons US Economy, Administration Defunds Network of Centers That Boost American Manufacturing MEP Centers Created During '80's Trade War to Help Small American Manufacturers Survive and Thrive; Trump Action Undermines Decades of Investment in Manufacturing Resilience 15 Senators  more

PATUXENT RIVER, Maryland, April 8 -- The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command issued the following news release: * * * At Sea-Air-Space Expo, Navy Leaders Discuss Making Platforms Ready for Combat Surge Together with other Navy leaders, Vice Adm. Carl Chebi, Commander, Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), spoke Monday morning on a panel at the Sea-Air-Space Conference and Exposition. The panel focused on aircraft, ships and submarines and the many ways the Navy is looking to have a combat-surge read  more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal Joins Colleagues in Letter Demanding Answers, Return of Maryland Father Wrongfully Deported to El Salvador [Hartford, CT] - Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and 24 of his colleagues wrote to U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Acting Director Tedd Lyons urging them to return Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a father wh  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on April 8, 2025: * * * California Man Pleads Guilty to Attempted Murder of Supreme Court Justice in Maryland Nicholas John Roske, 29, of Simi Valley, California, pleaded guilty today to attempting to kill a U.S. Supreme Court Justice. "This calculated attempt on the life of a sitting U.S. Supreme Court Justice was a heinous attack on the Court itself," said Attorney General Pamela Bondi. "Anyone who thin  more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Rep. April McClain Delaney, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on April 7, 2025: * * * Congresswoman April McClain Delaney Calls for Revocation of Trump's Tariff Powers WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congresswoman April McClain Delaney (D-MD) released a statement urging Congress to immediately revoke President Trump's tariff authority, warning that his worsening tariffs are harming American families, leading to significant job loss and destabilizing the economy. "P  more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for April 8, 2025 ARMY Gideon Contracting LLC,* San Antonio, Texas (W912HY-25-D-0016); Randy Kinder Excavating Inc.,* Dexter, Missouri (W912HY-25-D-0018); Central Environmental Inc.,* Anchorage, Alaska (W912HY-25-D-0019); Tybe-Garney Federal JV LLC,* Newbern, Tennessee (W912HY-25-D-0020); Ahtna-Great Lakes E&I JV,* West Sacramento, California (W912HY-25-D-0021); Flatiron Dragados Constructors In  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Rep. Sarah Elfreth, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on April 7, 2025: * * * Elfreth Honors Maryland Firefighters, Calls Out DOGE Cuts to NIOSH WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congresswoman Sarah Elfreth (MD-03) honored Maryland firefighters who lost their lives in the line of duty. Among these first responders are Mark Falkenhan, a Baltimore County Volunteer Firefighter and Secret Service Agent, Nathan Flynn, a Howard County Firefighter, and Captain Josh Laird fro  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Rep. Sarah Elfreth, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on April 7, 2025: * * * Elfreth Statement on Firing of U.S. Navy Vice Admiral Shoshana Chatfield WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congresswoman Sarah Elfreth (MD-03), a member of the House Armed Services Committee and the representative of the U.S. Naval Academy in the House of Representatives, released the following statement on the firing of three-star U.S. Navy Vice Admiral Shoshana Chatfield. "U.S. Navy Vice   more

WASHINGTON, April 9 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration has reopened the public comment period for its draft guidance titled "Type VII Veterinary Master File for Research and Development and Risk Reviews," following a request from stakeholders for additional time to respond. Initially released in the Federal Register on January 7, 2025, the draft guidance, identified as GFI #260, outlines the use of Type VII Veterinary Master Files (VMFs) for  more

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, April 8 -- Gov. Wes Moore, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Moore Signs Legislation to Strengthen Maryland's Workforce Governor Wes Moore today presided over the first bill signing ceremony of 2025, which included bills under the Moore-Miller Administration's legislative agenda to strengthen Maryland's workforce. The legislation signed today strengthens the apprenticeship pipeline in Maryland, creates pathways to meaningful employment for Mary  more

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, April 7 -- Gov. Wes Moore, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Wes Moore released the following statement on Sine Die:  "This legislative session, the Moore-Miller Administration set out to achieve three core objectives: To reform the tax code by giving middle-class families tax relief, to grow the e conomy, and to invest in our people. "I'm proud of the b udget deal we crafted with the Maryland General Assembly to flip the deficit we inherited  more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Hoyer Joins Mfume, Maryland Congressional Delegation Members to Demand Answers on Tariff Impact on Port of Baltimore WASHINGTON, DC \- This week, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) joined a letter led by U.S. Representative Kweisi Mfume (MD-07) alongside U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks (both D-MD) and Representatives Jamie Raskin (MD-08), Glenn Ivey (MD-04), Sarah Elfreth (MD-  more

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, April 9 -- The Maryland Department of Agriculture issued the following news release on April 8, 2025: * * * Maryland's Best Native Plants Program is Now Live! Program Highlights Retailers and Wholesalers Carrying Maryland Native Plants ANNAPOLIS, MD (April 8, 2025) - The Maryland Department of Agriculture's Maryland's Best program, in partnership with the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, University of Maryland Extension and the Maryland Native Plant Society, is  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 8 -- The Maryland Public Interest Research Group issued the following news release on April 7, 2025: * * * Maryland legislature makes groundbreaking changes to utility regulation, lowering energy costs Annapolis, MD -- On the last day of the legislative session, the Maryland General Assembly passed bipartisan legislation to reform utility regulation in the state, protecting consumers from wasteful utility spending, including mounting methane gas pipeline spending th  more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Rep. Kweisi Mfume, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Mfume, Maryland Congressional Delegation Members Demand Answers on Tariff Impact on Port of Baltimore WASHINGTON, D.C. - Yesterday, U.S. Representative Kweisi Mfume (D-MD-07) led a letter alongside U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks (both D-MD) and Representatives Steny Hoyer (D-MD-05), Jamie Raskin (D-MD-08), Glenn Ivey (D-MD-04), Sarah Elfreth (D-MD-03), April McClain Delaney (D-  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 8 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news: * * * North State Bank and Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta Award $1 Million to the Raleigh Rescue Mission for a New Women's and Children's Housing Campus in Knightdale, North Carolina RALEIGH, N.C. - North State Bank and the Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta (FHLBank Atlanta) have committed $1 million in grant funding to support Raleigh Rescue   more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Rep. Johnny Olszewski, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on April 8, 2025: * * * Olszewski, Maryland Congressional Delegation Members Demand Answers on Tariff Impact on Port of Baltimore WASHINGTON, D.C. - Yesterday, U.S. Representative Johnny Olszewski (D-MD-02) joined U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks (both D-MD) and Representatives Kweisi Mfume (D-MD-07), Steny Hoyer (D-MD-05), Jamie Raskin (D-MD-08), Glenn Ivey (D-MD-04), Sarah Elfreth  more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Raskin and Sen. Blumenthal Demand Answers After Trump Coerces Big Law Firms Into Submission As Part of Assault on the Rule of Law "If every law firm targeted by the President were to accede to his unlawful demands, the resulting threat to Americans' constitutional protections would erode our democratic values and cherished civil   more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Raskin's Opening Statement at Bicameral Spotlight Hearing on Trump's Pro-Crime, Pro-Corruption Agenda Washington, D.C. (April 7, 2025)--Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, delivered opening remarks at the Bicameral Spotlight Hearing entitled "Restoring Accountability: Exposing Trump's Attack  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Raskin's Opening Statement at Subcommittee Hearing on Government Surveillance and the Protection of Americans' Sensitive Data Washington, D.C. (April 8, 2025)--Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, delivered opening remarks at the Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance heari  more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Raskin's Statement on Trump DOJ's Intimidation Campaign Against Wrongfully Fired Pardon Attorney Liz Oyer, Ahead of Bicameral Spotlight Hearing Washington, D.C. (April 7, 2025)--Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Committee on the Judiciary, issued the following statement rebuking the Trump Department of Justice  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on April 8, 2025: * * * Raskin, Padilla, Durbin, Jayapal Statement on SCOTUS Alien Enemies Act Ruling WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Representative Jamie Raskin (D-Md.-08), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Immigration Subcommittee, Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-I  more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce issued the following news release: * * * Secretary Lutnick Announces Speaker Lineup for 2025 SelectUSA Investment Summit, including Global Business Leaders and U.S. Governors Tuesday, April 8, 2025 Office of Public Affairs publicaffairs@doc.gov (link sends email) Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick announced the first wave of global business leaders, and U.S. Governors participating at the 2025 SelectUSA Investment Summ  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release on April 8, 2025: * * * Sen. Cruz Blasts USA Fencing Over Failure to Protect Female Athletes, Blatant Disregard for Federal Law Organization still allowing men to compete in the women's division WASHINGTON, D.C. - This week, U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Cruz (R-Texas) called out USA Fencing for violating federal law by letting   more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Rep. Marilyn Strickland, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Strickland Leads Bipartisan Letter on Impact Aid and Education Department Cuts Washington, DC - Today, Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) sent a letter with 40 of her colleagues to the Department of Education expressing deep concern for the disbursement of Impact Aid. The letter addresses the impact on school districts and how the program fills funding gaps. "We demand the immediate   more

COLUMBIA, Maryland, April 9 -- TEDCO, the Maryland Technology Development Corp., issued the following news release on April 8, 2025: * * * TEDCO Invests in Din Din, Inc. Company offering a meals-as-a-service platform receives investment from TEDCO's Venture Funds COLUMBIA, Md., (April 8, 2025) -- TEDCO, Maryland's economic engine for technology companies, announced a recent $250,000 Venture Funds investment in Din Din, Inc. TEDCO's evergreen Venture Funds are dedicated to funding and growing  more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen Leads 24 Colleagues in Letter Demanding Answers, Return of Maryland Father Wrongfully Deported to El Salvador Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and 24 Senators wrote to U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Acting Director Tedd Lyons urging them to return Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a father who was living legally, under protecte  more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Joins Van Hollen, 23 Senate Colleagues in Letter Demanding Answers, Return of Maryland Father Wrongfully Deported to El Salvador WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) joined Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and 23 Senators in writing to U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Acting Director Tedd Lyons urging them to return Ki  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on April 8, 2025: * * * WTAS: Widespread Industry Support of Bipartisan SUPPORT Act WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, led by Chairman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), will mark up 26 bills, including H.R. 2483, the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act of 2025. This bipartisan legislation, which is co-led by Cha  more