JOHNSTON, Rhode Island, Sept. 28 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on Sept. 27, 2022: Vladimir Putin's illegal invasion of Ukraine is having a chilling effect in Rhode Island and across the globe: it's causing the cost of heating homes worldwide to spike this winter. And the problem is exacerbated by broken supply chains recovering from the shock of the pandemic; above average hot summer temperatures that had more people cranking up their air conditioning this  more

NORWICH, Connecticut, Sept. 28 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release and letter: After leading the effort in Congress to provide more resources to help Americans lower their home heating costs, Rep. Joe Courtney (CT-02) highlighted the substantial increase in funding that has now been proposed for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) in the Continuing Appropriations Act (CR) for FY 2022. As winter approaches, funding for LIHEAP is important for  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 (TNSres) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet: * * * The Biden-Harris Administration Announces More Than $8 Billion in New Commitments as Part of Call to Action for White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health For the first time in more than half a century, President Biden is hosting the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health to catalyze action for the millions of Americans struggling with food insecurity and diet-related disease  more

WESTBOROUGH, Massachusetts, Sept. 28 (TNSgov) -- The New England First Amendment Coalition issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2022: The New England First Amendment Coalition joined several open government advocates today to demand Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis follow his state's public records law and release information pertaining to the recent flight of Venezuelan migrants to Massachusetts. The migrants were flown from San Antonio, Texas, and through Florida before landing on Martha'  more

MANCHESTER, New Hampshire, Sept. 28 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: This month, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), alongside U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH), and Representative Annie Kuster (NH-02) applauded the U.S. Department of Agriculture's announcement that the agency is awarding $30 million to the New England Forestry Foundation (NEFF). This funding will support the implementation of climate-smart forest practices by f  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: This month, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), alongside U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH), and Representative Annie Kuster (NH-02) applauded the U.S. Department of Agriculture's announcement that the agency is awarding $30 million to the New England Forestry Foundation (NEFF). This funding will support the implementation of climate-smart forest practices by forest landowners  more