WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-823) on the Good Samaritan Remediation of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act (H.R. 7779), which aims to promote remediation of abandoned hardrock mines. The report was advanced by Rep. Sam Graves, R-Missouri, on Dec. 6, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * PURPOSE OF LEGISLATION The purpose of H.R. 7779 is to promote the remediation of abandoned hardrock mines, and for other purposes. BACKGROUND AND  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Feb. 11 -- The New Hampshire Department of Insurance issued the following news release on Feb. 10, 2025: * * * New Hampshire Insurance Department Announces $164.74 Million in General Fund Contributions, $6.43 Million in Consumer Recoveries, Record Licensing Growth in 2024 CONCORD, NH (February 10, 2025) - The New Hampshire Insurance Department (NHID) today announces key financial and regulatory achievements for Calendar Year 2024, including $6,431,603 in consumer recov  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- NASA issued the following news release: * * * Peyman Abbaszadeh: Hydrology and Hope for the Future Peyman Abbaszadeh works with researchers around the world to model and estimate the ways in which water flows above and below the surface of the Earth. Dr. Peyman Abbaszadeh poses outside Princeton University, where he is a postdoctoral research associate in the department of civil and environmental engineering. Peyman's research area is computational hydrology and satel  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Shaheen Speaks on Senate Floor to Condemn Trump Administration's Reckless Actions at USAID WASHINGTON - This week, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, took to the Senate floor to condemn the Trump Administration's damaging and reckless actions against the Unit  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Rep. Maggie Goodlander, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Feb. 10, 2025: * * * Representative Maggie Goodlander Hosts Telephone Town Hall, Answers Questions from Granite Staters Washington, D.C. - Today, Representative Maggie Goodlander hosted a telephone town hall with more than 3,500 people from across New Hampshire to share an update on her first 35 days in Congress and answer questions from constituents, including questions about the impact of Pr  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) reintroduced the Improve and Enhance the Work Opportunity Tax Credit Act to build the U.S. workforce and help connect individuals to good jobs. The bill will strengthen the Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC), which has a proven track record of helping disadvantaged individuals secure employment. Companion legislation was introduced in th  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) helped reintroduce the Ski Hill Resources for Economic Development (SHRED) Act, led by U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO) and John Barrasso (R-WY). The bipartisan bill would fuel investment in outdoor recreation in mountain communities by enabling National Forests like the White Mountain National Forest to retain a portion of the annual fee  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Committee released the following written testimony by Dartmouth College Professor Jennifer Lind from a Jan. 30, 3035, hearing entitled "The Malign Influence of the People's Republic of China at Home and Abroad: Recommendations for Policy Makers": * * * Chairman Risch, Ranking Member Shaheen, and distinguished members of the committee: thank you for the invitation to testify before you today. My name is Jennifer Lind: I'm a professor at Dartmo  more