WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48406) on Feb. 6, 2025, entitled "Connecting Veterans and Veterans Organizations to Federal Transportation Assistance" by senior research librarians Tamar B. Breslauer and Michele L. Malloy: * * * SUMMARY Many veterans have transportation needs that affect their daily lives. Specifically, veterans often require access to medical facilities for their own care and may not have access to transport  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48413) on Feb. 5, 2025, entitled "Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Block Grant: A Primer" by social policy specialist Gene Falk. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant provides federal grants to the 50 states, District of Columbia, and territories (collectively, "states"), as well as Indian tribes. TANF helps fund state-run progra  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication on Feb. 5, 2025, from the Department of Energy National Nuclear Security Agency Assistant Manager for Engineering James Fife: * * * To: US Environmental Protection Agency National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Multi-Sector General Permit Docket ID: EPA-HQ-OW-2024-0481 Subject: Sandia National Laboratories, New Mexico (SNL/NM) Submittal of Comments to EPA Regarding the Dr  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan Demand VA Secretary Collins Step Up and Defend Veterans' Private Information from Elon Musk WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) joined 25 Senate Democrats to urge Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Doug Collins to immediately secure veterans' personal information provided by the VA or other agencies to Elon Musk and his "Department of  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan Demand VA Secretary Collins Step Up and Defend Veterans' Private Information from Elon Musk WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) joined 25 Senate Democrats to urge Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Doug Collins to immediately secure veterans' personal information provided by the VA or other agencies to Elon Musk and his "Department of G  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan Demand VA Secretary Collins Step Up and Defend Veterans' Private Information from Elon Musk WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) joined 25 Senate Democrats to urge Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Doug Collins to immediately secure veterans' personal information provided by the VA or other agencies to Elon Musk and his "Department of G  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan Join Colleagues in Calling for Quick Implementation of the Social Security Fairness Act Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) joined U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) and 25 of their colleagues in calling for the immediate implementation of the Social Security Fairness Act to provide full Social Security benefits for millions of p  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan Join Colleagues in Calling for Quick Implementation of the Social Security Fairness Act Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) joined U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) and 25 of their colleagues in calling for the immediate implementation of the Social Security Fairness Act to provide full Social Security benefits for millions of p  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan, Colleagues Call on Trump Administration to End Harmful Freeze on Health Communications and Funding Senators emphasize the damage Trump's freeze on funding has already inflicted on patient care and public health oversight WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) joined 34 Senate Democrats to call on Acting Secretary of the Department of He  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan, Colleagues Call on Trump Administration to End Harmful Freeze on Health Communications and Funding Senators emphasize the damage Trump's freeze on funding has already inflicted on patient care and public health oversight WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) joined 34 Senate Democrats to call on Acting Secretary of the Department of Heal  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan, Colleagues Call on Trump Administration to End Harmful Freeze on Health Communications and Funding Senators emphasize the damage Trump's freeze on funding has already inflicted on patient care and public health oversight WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) joined 34 Senate Democrats to call on Acting Secretary of the Department of Heal  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Agriculture Committee Democrats Demand Answers for Funding Freeze Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, joined Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ranking Member on the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and all Committee Democrats in sending a letter to U.S. Department of Agricultur  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Agriculture Committee Democrats Demand Answers for Funding Freeze Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, joined Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ranking Member on the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and all Committee Democrats in sending a letter to U.S. Department of Agricultur  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Colleagues Launch Probe Into DOGE's Interference with Department of Education, Access to Federal Student Loan Data Musk's Team May Have Obtained Access to Personal Information of Millions of Borrowers; Raises Concerns About Violations of the Law, Failure to Protect Sensitive Information "The millions of families who rely on the Department of Education to help them achieve the American Dre  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Colleagues Launch Probe Into DOGE's Interference with Department of Education, Access to Federal Student Loan Data Musk's Team May Have Obtained Access to Personal Information of Millions of Borrowers; Raises Concerns About Violations of the Law, Failure to Protect Sensitive Information "The millions of families who rely on the Department of Education to help them achieve the American Dre  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Colleagues Raise Concerns About Risks in Delays to Accessing Funding for New Mexico Community Health Centers Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M) joined U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Mark R. Warner (D-VA) and 19 of their colleagues in writing a letter to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Acting Secretary Dorothy A. Fink, M.D. regarding reports that Health Re  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Colleagues Raise Concerns About Risks in Delays to Accessing Funding for New Mexico Community Health Centers Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M) joined U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Mark R. Warner (D-VA) and 19 of their colleagues in writing a letter to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Acting Secretary Dorothy A. Fink, M.D. regarding reports that Health Re  more