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

WASHINGTON, April 15 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document on April 14, 2025, from Economics Daily: * * * Unemployment rates up in 255 metro areas, down in 97 areas, over the year ended February 2025 From February 2024 to February 2025, unemployment rates increased in 255 metro areas, decreased in 97 areas, and were unchanged in 35 areas. * * * Chart: Over-the-year change in unemployment rates for metropolitan areas, February 2025   more

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- The Transportation Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. EC2025019) on Feb. 12, 2025 entitled "A More Systematic Approach Is Needed To Identify Potential Anticompetitive Bidding on Federal-Aid Highway Projects." Here are excerpts: * * * Our Objective(s) To inform FHWA's guidance for preventing and detecting anticompetitive practices. Specifically, we (1) assessed competition in procurement for Federal-aid highway projects using statistical methods,  more

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Rep. Chuck Edwards, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Edwards nominates Greenville-Spartanburg National Weather Service team for Sammies award U.S. Congressman Chuck Edwards (NC-11) announced the Greenville-Spartanburg National Weather Service (NWS) team as his nominee for the 2025 Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medals. Edwards said, "The Greenville-Spartanburg NWS team showcased extraordinary dedication and expertise during Hurricane He  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Rep. Jim Clyburn, D-South Carolina, issued the following floor remarks on April 7, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Mr. Speaker refers to the presiding officer of the House at the time of the speech): * * * Mr. Speaker, as we talk about education and think about the Trump administration's efforts to minimize the importance of focusing on areas that have been left out of the process, I will mention a couple things here tonight that is going to run a little bit co  more

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Rep. Deborah Ross, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Ross Leads NC Democrats in Introducing Legislation to Reaffirm that Military Votes Should Count in All Elections Today, Congresswomen Deborah Ross (NC-02), Alma Adams (NC-12), and Valerie Foushee (NC-04) introduced a resolution reaffirming the long-held right of U.S. military personnel to participate in our elections even while bravely serving our country far from home. This follows a North C  more

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Sen. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Budd Leads Bipartisan, Bicameral Letter to Secure Funding for Western North Carolina Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Ted Budd (R-N.C.) led a bipartisan, bicameral letter requesting the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to approve North Carolina's Action Plan for $1.4 billion in Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funding. The lett  more

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Tillis, Warnock Introduce Legislation to Increase Investment Opportunities WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA) recently introduced legislation to increase the percentage limitation on assets of real estate investment trusts (REIT) which may be held in taxable REIT subsidiaries. "By increasing the percentage limitation on assets of real estate in  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 15 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news: * * * United Bank and Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta Award $4.7 Million to Support Affordable Housing in Washington, D.C. and Virginia WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 14, 2025) - United Bank (NASDAQ: UBSI) and the Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta (FHLBank Atlanta) announced today an investment of $4.7 million in grant funding, designated for five  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- The White House issued the following news: * * * The State of Play: Why President Trump's Tariffs Are Necessary It's cliche, yet true -- the definition of insanity is repeating the same thing over and expecting a different result. The trade policies of the past several decades have failed this nation, its workers, and our communities. Twenty years ago, The New York Times Editorial Board responded to the January 2005 trade deficit of $58.3 billion by writing an edito  more