WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for Jan. 30, 2025 AIR FORCE BAE Systems Technology Solutions & Services, Rockville, Maryland, has been awarded an increased ceiling modification (P00790) of $1,192,897,112 to a previously awarded contract (FA8214-13-C-0001) for sustaining engineering services. The modification brings the total cumulative face value of the contract to $3,134,640,338 from $1,941,743,226. Work will be performed at   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich Introduces Legislation to Improve Access to Chiropractic Services WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) introduced the Chiropractic Medicare Coverage Modernization Act, legislation to expand Medicare coverage of chiropractic services to ensure patients enrolled in the program can access care as a non-drug alternative for pain management. Additionally, it would expand Medi  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Cassidy, Grassley Introduce Bipartisan Halt All Lethal Trafficking of Fentanyl Act Bipartisan legislation would permanently place fentanyl-related substances into Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act, helping law enforcement combat fentanyl trafficking, while advancing scientific and medical research WASHINGTON -- Today, U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Bill Cassidy (R  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Sheehy Introduce Bipartisan Aerial Firefighting Enhancement Act WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Tim Sheehy (R-Mont.) introduced the bipartisan Aerial Firefighting Enhancement Act of 2025 to strengthen the aerial wildfire suppression fleet and better combat the year-round threat of catastrophic wildfire. "I have worked for years to expand the operations of Ver  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security and Enforcement released the following testimony by David J. Bier, director of immigration studies at the Cato Institute, from a Jan. 22, 2025, hearing entitled "Restoring Immigration Enforcement in America": * * * Chairman McClintock, Ranking Member Jayapal, and distinguished members of the subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to testify. My name is David Bier. I am the Director of Immigration St  more

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, Feb. 1 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa issued the following news release on Jan. 31, 2025: * * * Victim Falsely Prosecuted, Jailed, and Forcibly Medicated with Psychotropic Drugs * * * An Iowa hospital administrator who lived under a false identity for more than 30 years and caused the false imprisonment, involuntary hospitalization, and forced medication of his victim was sentenced today to 12 years in federal prison. Matthew David K  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * KEY MOMENTS: In Back-to-Back Nomination Hearings, Lujan Presses RFK Jr. and Howard Lutnick on their Commitment to Working for the American People Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Finance and the Senate Committee on Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, pressed Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Howard Lutnick in their respecti  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Calls Out Trump Administration Chaos and Confusion, Exposes Threat of Budget Office Nomination Vought as Budget Director Would Fuel Chaos and Confusion of Trump Administration Efforts to Withhold Approved Federal Funding, Hurt New Mexico Families WATCH HERE : Senator Lujan Warns How Russell Vought Would Hurt New Mexicans Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), a m  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Meets with Hermit's Peak Fire Victims to Address Unsettled Claims and Push for Urgent Improvements Washington, D.C. - Yesterday, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) convened a meeting with claimants who have unsettled total loss claims from the Hermit's Peak/Calf Canyon Fire and Claims Office Director Jay Mitchell. The meeting provided an opportunity for claimants to share their concerns ab  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Named Ranking Member of Agriculture Subcommittee on Nutrition and Specialty Crops Subcommittee Oversees Key New Mexico Priorities Including Food Assistance Programs, Specialty Crop Produces, and Healthy Food Initiatives Washington, D.C. - This week, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) was named Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry's Subcommittee on  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Statement on Trump Administration Efforts to Withhold Approved Federal Funding Trump Effort Defies Federal Law, Constitution to Withhold Approved Federal Funding Impact on New Mexico Would Be Unprecedented Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) issued the following statement regarding President Trump's unlawful executive orders and new memoranda from the White House Offi  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Wyden, Finance Democrats Press RFK Jr. to Reject Big Pharma Pause on Medicare Negotiation Following Noncommittal Answer in Committee and Statement by CMS, Finance Democrats Press for Commitment to Continuing Medicare Drug Price Negotiation on Schedule Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), and all Democratic mem  more

SANTA FE, New Mexico, Feb. 1 -- New Mexico Attorney General Raul Torrez issued the following news release on Jan. 31, 2025: Attorney General Raul Torrez today announced an initial victory in his lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump's Office of Management & Budget's memo freezing federal grants and loans. Today a federal judge in Rhode Island issued a temporary restraining order in the lawsuit filed by New Mexico and a coalition of 22 other states. The temporary restraining order prohibits  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- Rep. Tom Tiffany, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release on Jan. 31, 2025: * * * The Pet and Livestock Protection Act returns wolf management back to individual states and prevents activist judges from relisting the gray wolf by judicial fiat * * * Today, Congressman Tom Tiffany (WI-07) and Congresswoman Lauren Boebert (CO-04) led 30 members of Congress in reintroducing legislation to remove the gray wolf from the Endangered Species List, ensure that action is  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily: * * * Union membership rates highest in Hawaii and New York, lowest in North Carolina in 2024 January 31, 2025 The union membership rate in the United States (the percentage of wage and salary workers who were members of unions) was 9.9 percent in 2024, little changed from the prior year. The number of wage and salary workers belonging to unions, at 14.  more