WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Andy Harris, R-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Harris Supports Pause Of USDA Funds To University Over Refusal To Protect Women's Sports Washington, D.C. - Congressman Andy Harris, M.D., Chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, and Food and Drug Administration, issued the following statement after the Trump Administration's pause of federal U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) funds to the Uni  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following news release on March 13, 2025: * * * Department of Labor announces senior Trump Administration appointees WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor today announced senior political appointees who will help Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer execute President Donald Trump's mission of putting American workers and retirees first. Bureau of International Labor Affairs John Clark will serve as policy advisor to the Bureau of   more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Duckworth, Collins, Shaheen, Capito Introduce Bipartisan Resolution to Honor Girl Scouts of America March 12, 2025 [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Susan Collins (R-ME), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV)--co-chairs of the Girl Scouts' Honorary Troop Capitol Hill--introduced a bipartisan resolution to recognize the 113th birthday of the Girl Scouts   more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance released the following written testimony by Jean Bruggeman, executive director of Freedom Network USA, from a Feb. 27, 2025, hearing entitled "Protecting Victims of Human Trafficking and Online Exploitation": * * * About FNUSA Freedom Network USA is the nation's largest coalition of survivors, advocates, and service providers working to end human trafficking in the US and is a leader in human  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, March 13 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following news: * * * Governor Mills Statement on Senate's Failure to Enact Supplemental Budget as Emergency Measure Governor Janet Mills issued the following statement after the Maine Senate failed to pass her supplemental budget proposal as an emergency measure: "The refusal of Senate Republicans to support the bipartisan agreement on the supplemental budget is harmful for Maine health care providers and their patients. Pro  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * King Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Secure Critical Minerals, Rare Earth Supply Chains and Curb Reliance on China WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME) is introducing bipartisan legislation to help secure U.S. access to critical mineral supply chains and reduce China's influence in America's economy. The Critical Minerals Security Act would direct the U.S. Department of the Interior t  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, March 13 -- The Maine Secretary of State issued the following news release on March 12, 2025: * * * Public comment period now open on wording of ballot question AUGUSTA -- Secretary of State Shenna Bellows is now accepting public comment on the wording of a citizen initiative question that will appear on the Nov. 4, 2025 General Election ballot, unless enacted by the Legislature as written. The department's Bureau of Corporations, Elections and Commissions certified An Act to  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries released the following testimony by Paul Weiland, a partner in Nossaman LLP, from a Feb. 26, 2025, hearing entitled "Evaluating the Implementation of the Marine Mammal Protection Act and the Endangered Species Act": * * * My name is Paul Weiland, and I am a partner in the Irvine, California office of the law firm Nossaman LLP. I have been an associate and then partner at Nossaman for over 20 years  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations released the following testimony by Cecilia Fire Thunder, president of the Oglala Lakota Nation Education Coalition from a Feb. 12, 2025, hearing entitled "Leaving Indian Children Behind: Reviewing the State of BIE Schools." BIE is the Bureau of Indian Education. * * * Chairman Gosar, Ranking Member Dexter, and members of the House Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, thank you for the opp  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Pingree Statement on Northern Light Inland Hospital Closure Today, in response to news that Northern Light Health will be closing the Inland Hospital in Waterville, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) released the following statement: The closure of Northern Light Inland Hospital is a devastating loss for patients and the entire Waterville community--particularly for low-income Mainers who al  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Pingree, House Ag Committee Democrats: Trump's Trade Policy is a Bad Deal for Farmers and a Bad Deal for Americans Today, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree and Democrats on the House Agriculture Committee urged Secretary of Commerce Harold Lutnick to rein in the Trump Administration's disastrous trade policies, including its escalating trade wars with Canada and Mexico. Pingree and her colleagues under  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Schatz, Thompson Introduce Bipartisan Legislation To Protect, Improve TSA's Frontline Workforce Amid Trump Attacks WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i) and U.S. Representative Bennie G. Thompson (D-Miss.) recently reintroduced bicameral legislation to ensure that all of the more than 65,000 Transportation Security Administration (TSA) employees - including frontline Transportation Secu  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Johnson Joins Reps. Wied, Golden in Introducing Bipartisan Safe Routes Act of 2025 WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) joined Representatives Tony Wied (R-Wis.) and Jared Golden (D-Maine) in introducing the bipartisan Safe Routes Act of 2025 to allow logging trucks to travel on federal interstates for short-haul trips. Currently, loaded logging trucks are forced to travel on non  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Collins Announces University of Maine's USDA Funding Restored Washington, D.C. -- After consulting with the Administration, Senator Collins today announced USDA funding to the University of Maine has been restored. On Monday, the University received notice from the USDA that its funding had been paused. Funding for these important programs has resumed. "This USDA funding is critically im  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Collins, Ossoff Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Help Veterans in Rural Areas Access VA Health Care According to the VA, more than 6 in 10 veterans in Maine reside in rural areas. Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Jon Ossoff (D-GA) introduced the Rural Veterans Transportation to Care Act. This bipartisan legislation would help more veterans in rural areas get transportatio  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Coons, Kaine, colleagues formally file legislation to undo President Trump's senseless taxes on Canadian goods WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), and Mark Warner (D-Va.) introduced a new resolution to reverse President Trump's wildly unpopular tariffs on Canadian goods, which amount to a 25 percent tax on goods imported from on  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Shaheen, Collins, King Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Monitor Mountain Snowpack Across Northeast, Support Outdoor Recreation Economy (Washington, DC) - U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Susan Collins (R-ME) and Angus King (I-ME) are reintroducing the bipartisan Snow Survey Northeast Expansion Act to establish a network of snow and weather monitoring stations across the Northeast to t  more