WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Bennet, Colleagues Introduce Resolution to Condemn Pardons of Individuals Found Guilty of Assaulting Capitol Police Officers Resolution Comes After President Trump Issued Pardons to 1,500 January 6 Offenders Washington, D.C. -- Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet joined 47 Senate colleagues to introduce a resolution condemning the pardons of individuals who were found guilty of assaulting Ca  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for Jan. 29, 2025 AIR FORCE L3Harris Technology Inc., Chantilly, Virginia, has been awarded an $89,996,615 cost-plus-fixed fee, cost delivery order for Advanced Tracking and Launch Analysis System (ATLAS) with a base plus two option periods. This delivery order provides for developing, integrating and delivering mission thread software within ATLAS to meet ATLAS initial operational capability an  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily: * * * Employment up in 33 states in 2024 January 29, 2025 Nonfarm payroll employment increased in 33 states and was essentially unchanged in 17 states and the District of Columbia from December 2023 to December 2024. * Chart* Chart Data Change in nonfarm employment by state, December 2023 to December 2024 # Change in nonfarm employment by state,  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Jan. 28 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following news: * * * Governor Mills: Coming Together to Pass a Balanced Budget Will Be Hard Work -- But We've Done It Before Governor makes strong case for her balanced biennial budget proposal which continues core commitments to Maine people and makes Free Community College permanent During her State of the Budget Address tonight, Governor Janet Mills urged lawmakers to do the hard work and to make the tough fiscal decisions  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan Introduce Resolution Condemning Pardons of Individuals Found Guilty of Assaulting Capitol Police Officers Resolution comes after Trump pardons 1,500 criminals convicted of violently assaulting police officers WASHINGTON -- Today, U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) introduced a new resolution condemning the pardons of individuals who were found guil  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Kennedy, Booker introduce bill to protect animals from unnecessary drug testing at the FDA WASHINGTON - Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today joined Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and colleagues in introducing the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Modernization Act 3.0. The bill would require the FDA to implement the FDA Modernization Act 2.0 (FDAMA 2.0) to update drug testing to meet modern standards. In   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * King to White House: Measured Approach to Implementation of Hiring Freeze Will Prevent Harmful Impacts on Maine's Veterans WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME), a member of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee (SVAC), is highlighting the catastrophic consequences that could result from the immediate federal hiring freeze enacted by the new administration. In a letter to Presi  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy, Schatz, Cruz, Britt Introduce Bipartisan Legislation To Keep Kids Safe, Healthy, Off Social Media WASHINGTON- U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), and Katie Britt (R-Ala.) introduced the Kids Off Social Media Act, bipartisan legislation to keep kids off social media and help protect them from its harmful impacts. The bill would establis  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Pingree: Federal Funding Freeze an Unprecedented and Unlawful Assault on Constitutional Power Maine First District Congresswoman Chellie Pingree, a top Appropriator in the House, released the following statement on the Trump Administration's memo to the Office of Management and Budget, pausing all federal funding: I am outraged by President Trump's reckless directive to freeze federal funding. Thi  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 (TNSrep) -- The Government Accountability Office issued the following report: Here are excerpts: * * * Public Health Preparedness: HHS and Jurisdictions Have Taken Some Steps to Address Challenging Workforce Gaps Fast Facts The public health workforce protects community health by tracking disease, inspecting water quality, and more. But there aren't enough public health workers in some occupations, e.g., nursing. The workforce also needs more skills--like data analytics  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Pingree Condemns Unlawful Funding Freeze, Warns of Devastating Impacts on Tribal Communities and Environment House Appropriations Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Ranking Member Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) is sounding the alarm over the Trump Administration's illegal and unprecedented directive to pause all federal financial assistance. On Tuesday, Pingree released the follow  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release on Jan. 29, 2025: Today, U.S. Senators John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) and Angus King (I-Maine) introduced legislation to update 911 emergency call centers inside the National Park System (NPS). The Making National Parks Safer Act directs the U.S. Department of the Interior to develop a plan to upgrade NPS 911 call centers with Next Generation 911 (NG911) technology. This technology will enable call centers to recei  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, chairwoman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement on Jan. 29, 2025: * * * U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued a statement on the decision of the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to rescind the memo to temporarily freeze certain federal funding. "I am pleased that OMB is rescinding the memo imposing sweeping pauses in federal programs. "While it   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, chairwoman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 29, 2025: Today, U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair and Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee respectively, announced the Senate Appropriations subcommittee chairs, ranking members, and full rosters for the 119th Congress. The Senate Appropriations subcommittee rosters for the 119th Congress are as follows  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Collins' Statement on OMB Rescinding Memo to Freeze Federal Funding Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued a statement on the decision of the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to rescind the memo to temporarily freeze certain federal funding. "I am pleased that OMB is rescinding the memo imposing sweeping pauses   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Markey and Cruz Reintroduce Bill to Keep AM Radio in New Vehicles Bill Text (PDF) Washington (January 29, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, and Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, today reintroduced the AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act. This legisl  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Senator Katie Britt to Chair Homeland Security Subcommittee on Appropriations Voices continued commitment to securing border, making America safer WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) today announced she will serve as Chair of the Homeland Security Subcommittee on the Senate Committee on Appropriations in the 119 th Congress. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) will serve as Ranking   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch, Collins Introduce Bipartisan Bills that Support Vermont's Maple Industry WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) recently joined Senator Susan Collins (R-Maine) to introduce the Making Agricultural Products Locally Essential ( MAPLE) Act and the Supporting All Producers ( SAP) Act, two bipartisan, bicameral bills to support Vermont's maple industry. The MAPLE Act would provide a n  more