WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Maggie Goodlander, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Feb. 11, 2025: * * * IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: Representative Goodlander Visits Small Businesses Across New Hampshire, Discusses Priorities Claremont, N.H. -- Last month, Representative Maggie Goodlander, a Member of the House Small Business Committee, toured locally owned small businesses across the state. In Berlin, she visited Exile Burrito. In Claremont, she visited Claremont Spice & Dry Good  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Feb. 13 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 12, 2025, entitled "Consumer Price Index, Northeast region - January 2025": * * * Regional prices were up 0.8 percent in January, up 3.7 percent over the year * * * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Northeast region increased 0.8 percent in January, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statis  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Hoeven, Shaheen, Moran & Bennet Reintroduce Legislation to Establish Permanent Air Guard Tuition Assistance Program WASHINGTON - Senators John Hoeven (R-N.D.), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) reintroduced legislation to establish a permanent federal tuition assistance (FTA) program benefitting Air National Guard members. The Air Guard Standardizing Tuiti  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Kelly, Cramer, Bost, Pappas Reintroduce Bill to Ensure Federally Funded Water Projects are Protected from Default and Completed on Time Today, Senators Mark Kelly (D-AZ) and Kevin Cramer (R-ND) reintroduced the Water Infrastructure Subcontractor and Taxpayer Protection Act, bipartisan legislation to keep federal projects on time and protect local communities and workers. By requiring any primary contra  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * On Senate Floor, Senator Hassan Speaks Out About Danger RFK Jr. Poses to Families and Public Health WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) today voted against the nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Yesterday, Senator Hassan delivered remarks on the floor of the U.S. Senate to highlight Kennedy's lack of basic knowledge about th  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * On Senate Floor, Shaheen Speaks Out Against the Confirmation of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for Health and Human Services Secretary (Washington, DC) - Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) delivered remarks on the floor of the U.S. Senate to oppose the confirmation of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., for Health and Human Services Secretary. In her remarks, Shaheen highlighted Kennedy's troubling record   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Pappas Helps Reintroduce Bipartisan SHRED Act Last week Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) joined Congressman Joe Neguse (CO-02) and Congressman Blake Moore (UT-01) in reintroducing bipartisan legislation to support ski areas across the country. The Ski Hill Resources for Economic Development (SHRED) Act (link is external) would invest in outdoor recreation by enabling National Forests to retain   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- President Trump sent 68 nominations to the Senate on Jan. 20, 2025: Scott Bessent, of South Carolina, to be Secretary of the Treasury. Keith Bass, of Texas, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense. Pamela Bondi, of Florida, to be Attorney General. Jayanta Bhattacharya, of California, to be Director of the National Institutes of Health. Douglas Burgum, of North Dakota, to be Secretary of the Interior. James Bishop, of North Carolina, to be Deputy Director of the Offic  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Joe Wilson, R-South Carolina, posted the following statement in the extensions of remarks section of the Congressional Record on Feb. 12, 2025: * * * Mr. Speaker, just recently, Karoline Leavitt gave her welcomed first press conference as White House Press Secretary serving with President Donald Trump. As a 2019 graduate from Saint Anselm College in New Hampshire, Karoline is the youngest person to hold this critical position as the public voice of the President.   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Shaheen, Hoeven Call on Acting FAA Administrator to Urgently Address Air Traffic Controller Staffing Shortages **Citing the deadly collision at Reagan National Airport and increasingly frequent near-misses at airports across the country, Senators request that the FAA work with Congress on ways to prevent future tragedies** (Washington, DC) - Following the deadliest commercial aviation incid  more