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 16 -- Rep. Linda T. Sanchez, D-California, issued the following news release on April 15, 2025: * * * Democrats demand unredacted DHS-IRS agreement targeting taxpayer data WASHINGTON - Representatives Linda T. Sanchez (D-Calif.), Jimmy Gomez (D-Calif.), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.), Dan Goldman (D-N.Y.), and 43 of their House colleagues today demanded the Trump administration provide an unredacted copy of the memorandum of understanding allowing taxpayer data to be used  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on April 15, 2025: * * * Justice Department Continues Efforts to Stop Unlawful Tax Return Preparers Taxpayers Must Remain Vigilant Against Dishonest Tax Preparers Today, the federal tax filing deadline, the Justice Department's Tax Division acknowledges the majority of taxpayers and tax return preparers who voluntarily meet their yearly filing obligations. The Tax Division also cautions taxpayers to cho  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * King Condemns White House for Oval Office Meeting with El Salvadorean President WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Angus King released the below statement following the President's Oval Office meeting with El Salvadorean President Nayib Bukele: "The recent actions of the Trump Administration in connection with the deportations to a prison in El Salvador, culminating in yesterday's meeting i  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 15 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Collins Urges Department of Labor to Reverse Halt on Job Corps Enrollment in Maine Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Susan Collins wrote to Department of Labor (DOL) Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer regarding the DOL's recent announcement prohibiting new enrollments at Maine's two Job Corps centers--Loring Job Corps Center (LJCC) and Penobscot Job Corps Center (Penobscot). Senator Collins asked  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Collins, Baldwin, Peters Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Give Lifeline to Winter Businesses Impacted by Mild Winters Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Susan Collins, Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), and Gary Peters (D-MI) introduced the Winter Recreation Small Business Recovery Act. This bipartisan legislation would ensure businesses that rely on winter weather can get disaster assistance during winters  more

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Collins, King, Bipartisan Group Introduce Bill to Expand Telehealth Access WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Susan Collins, Angus King, and a bipartisan group of 58 senators introduced legislation to expand telehealth access in Maine and across the country. The Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act would permanently expand covera  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch, King Introduce Legislation to Prevent Costly Falls Bill would establish a tax credit for home modifications that increase safety and accessibility WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senators Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and Angus King (I-Maine) recently introduced the Home Accessibility Tax Credit Act, legislation to help prevent dangerous and costly falls. The Senators' bill would establish a refundable tax c  more