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 10 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Comer Expands Investigation of Sanctuary Jurisdictions, Invites Sanctuary Governors to Testify WASHINGTON--House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) today expanded the committee's investigation of sanctuary jurisdictions that provide sanctuaries for criminal, illegal aliens by defying fede  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) has announced the initiation of an antidumping duty investigation concerning lattice-boom crawler cranes (LBCCs) imported from Japan. This investigation, identified as Investigation No. 731-TA-1742 (Preliminary), follows a petition filed by The Manitowoc Company, Inc., based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on April 10, 2025. The investigation will assess whether these imports are being sold at less than fair value in the   more

WASHINGTON, April 16 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has published the second draft of its Generic Environmental Impact Statement for the Subsequent License Renewal (SLR) of the Point Beach Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2, located in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin. This document evaluates the potential environmental impacts of extending the operating licenses for an additional 20 years. The draft, identified as Supplement 23, Second Renewal, presents the NRC staff's review of  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, issued the following opening statement at a hearing entitled "FY26 Strategic Forces Posture Hearing": * * * As Prepared Thank you, Chairman DesJarlais - and congratulations on your first Strategic Forces subcommittee hearing as Chairman. I also want to thank you for beginning this session with a very bi-partisan series of briefings to bring us all up to speed  more