WASHINGTON, April 11 -- 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

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, April 11 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report on April 10, 2025, entitled "Consumer Price Index, Northeast Region - March 2025": * * * Regional prices were unchanged in March, up 3.2 percent over the year * * * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Northeast region was unchanged in March, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported tod  more

NEW YORK, April 11 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Northeast Regional Information Office issued a report on April 10, 2025, entitled "Consumer Price Index, Boston-Cambridge-Newton - March 2025": * * * Area prices up 0.1 percent over the two months and 2.5 percent over the year * * * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Boston area ticked up 0.1 percent for the two months ending in March 2025, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statisti  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for April 10, 2025 AIR FORCE STS Government Solutions LLC, San Antonio, Texas, was awarded a $99,000,000 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for F-16 System Program Office integration engineering support. This contract provides for engineering, technical, and logistical, manpower support and technical data required to perform the organic integration activities. Work will be perform  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration has released the following public communication dated March 25, 2025, from Dan Sarapin, director of quality assurance at North Country Smokehouse, Claremont, New Hampshire: * * * To: Division of Dockets Management (HFA-305) Food and Drug Administration 5630 Fishers Lane, Room 1061 Rockville, MD 20852 RE: Docket No. FDA-2023-N-3090 - Proposed Rule for Front-of-Package Nutrition Labeling *  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Rep. Maggie Goodlander, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on April 9, 2025: * * * Goodlander Helps Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander helped introduce the Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act, bipartisan, bicameral legislation to guarantee the right of public sector employees to organize, act concertedly, and bargain collectively in states that currently do not a  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Rep. Maggie Goodlander, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on April 9, 2025: * * * Goodlander, Pappas Help Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Support Affordable Housing Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander (NH-02) and Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) helped to introduce the Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act, bipartisan legislation to support the financing and development of affordable housing across the country by expanding and st  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Pappas Continues to Stand Against Republican Budget Proposal to Slash Health Care and Food Programs, Cut Taxes for Billionaires The Senate amended resolution paves the way for the GOP to add $14 trillion to the national debt, while ripping away health care from over 200,000 Granite Staters and ending Medicaid expansion in NH Today Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) released the following state  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Pappas Cosponsors Bipartisan, Bicameral Invest to Protect Act Today Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) announced he is once again cosponsoring the bipartisan, bicameral Invest to Protect Act, reintroduced in the House of Representatives by Congressmen Josh Gottheimer (NJ-05), John Rutherford (FL-05), and Steven Horsford (NV-04) this week. This critical legislation would make targeted investments  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Pappas Statement on the SAVE Act Today Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) released the following statement after voting no on the SAVE Act : "It is already illegal to vote in our elections if you are not a citizen of the United States, and New Hampshire local officials do an excellent job of enforcing this and all other existing laws every election. I voted no on this legislation today because  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Hassan Highlights Bipartisan Ways to Cut Waste, Fraud, and Abuse at First Joint Economic Committee Hearing WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Joint Economic Committee, helped lead a hearing yesterday focused on ways to use artificial intelligence and data to improve government efficiency and reduce waste, fraud, and abuse. In her first remarks  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on April 10, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Shaheen Marking the Second Anniversary of the Sudan War: Enough is Enough WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, took to the Senate floor to mark the second anniversary of the civil war in Sudan, calling on the U.S. to resume fo  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on April 10, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Shaheen, Senator Young Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Promote U.S. Leadership in Quantum Research WASHINGTON - Today, in recognition of World Quantum Day on April 14th, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Senator Todd Young (R-IN) intro  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Rep. Val Hoyle, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Hoyle Introduces Vote at Home Act to Improve Americans' Access to the Ballot Box Introduction comes as House Republicans bring forward the SAVE Act, which threatens to jeopardize millions of Americans' ability to vote For Immediate Release: April 10, 2025 WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Representative Val Hoyle (OR-04) introduced the Vote at Home Act to provide a new path forward on voting that makes  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, posted the following statement in the extensions of remarks section of the Congressional Record on April 9, 2025: * * * Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the career of David McCormack as he retires after 34 years of service to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services agency. Over the course of his tenure, David has been a tremendous public servant in his role as a district congressional lead. David has hosted numerous congressi  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Rep. Tracey Mann, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Mann, Pappas Reintroduce Legislation to Reduce Intoxicated Driving WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representatives Tracey Mann (KS-01) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) reintroduced the End Driving While Intoxicated (DWI) Act. The bipartisan legislation would create a national ignition interlock standard by encouraging states to adopt a mandatory first-time ignition interlock law, which helps reduce recid  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Coons, Blunt Rochester, colleagues demand answers from the Trump administration regarding decision to cancel funding for Manufacturing Extension Partnership programs WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Chris Coons and Lisa Blunt Rochester (both D-Del.) joined a letter to Trump Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, led by Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce Comm  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Hassan, Paul, Hickenlooper, Lee Reintroduce Bill to Lower Prescription Drug Prices by Streamlining Generic Drug Approval Process WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Rand Paul (R-KY), John Hickenlooper (D-CO), and Mike Lee (R-UT) reintroduced bipartisan legislation to streamline the approval process for generic drugs, which will help generics enter the market more quickly  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Shaheen Joins Bipartisan Effort to Help More American Households Save Energy and Money Through Weatherization (Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) joined Senators Jack Reed (D-RI), Susan Collins (R-ME) and Chris Coons (D-DE) in introducing the Weatherization Assistance Program Improvements Act. The bipartisan legislation seeks to improve public health and lower household ene  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Shaheen, Hassan Announce 2025 Military Service Academy Day for New Hampshire Students (Concord, NH) - U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) today invite New Hampshire students interested in attending any of the U.S. military service academies to attend the New Hampshire Military Service Academy Day on Saturday, May 10, 2025, in Concord at the New Hampshire National Gua  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * To Help More American Households Save Energy, U.S. Senators Renew Bipartisan Effort to Boost Weatherization Aid WASHINGTON, DC - In an effort to make more homes energy efficient and help residents save on their utility bills, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI), Susan Collins (R-ME), Chris Coons (D-DE) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) teamed up to re-introduce the Weatherization Assistance Program Improvement  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. Tina Flint Smith, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Senators Smith, Shaheen, Warnock, Murray and Wyden Introduce Legislation to Expand Childcare Relief to Families Washington, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senator Tina Smith (D-MN) introduced the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit Enhancement Act, legislation to help more working families cover a greater share of the high cost of childcare. Senator Smith, a member of the Senate Finance Committee, w  more