WASHINGTON, April 15 -- 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 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Davids Secures Temporary Win for Kansas Manufacturers, Pushes for Permanent Fix Davids Met with Local Manufacturer Ahead of Funding Reversal Today, Representative Sharice Davids (D-KS-03) announced that, following her advocacy, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will temporarily restore funding to the Manufacturing Extension Partnership (link is external) (MEP) program -- i  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Davids Tours Local Manufacturer to Discuss Protecting Jobs Amid Trump's Recent Cuts LENEXA, KS -- Today, Representative Sharice Davids visited SOR Controls, a Lenexa-based manufacturer and client of Kansas Manufacturing Solutions (KMS), to meet with workers and discuss the need to protect good-paying jobs and support local manufacturers. Davids highlighted her new Defend American Manufacturing Act,  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Sarah McBride, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on April 15, 2025: * * * Rep. McBride Forces Trump Administration to Reverse Harmful Manufacturing Cuts WILMINGTON, DE -- Today, Congresswoman Sarah McBride (D-DE) announced a major win for Delaware manufacturers after the Trump Administration reversed its decision to cut funding for the Delaware Manufacturing Extension Partnership (DEMEP) and nine other Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) centers   more

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Rep. Tracey Mann, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Mann, Kaptur, Budzinski Lead Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation to Prioritize Domestic Feedlots and Biofuels WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representatives Tracey Mann (KS-01), Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), and Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) reintroduced the bipartisan, bicameral Farmer First Fuel Incentives Act. The bill would restrict the eligibility of the 45Z Tax Credit to renewable fuels made only from domestical  more