WASHINGTON, March 15 -- Rep. Nikki Budzinski, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on March 14, 2025: Budzinski Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Protect Postal Performance SPRINGFIELD, IL -- Today, Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) introduced the bipartisan Protect Postal Performance Act to prevent the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) from downsizing facilities in underserved areas, provide more oversight over modifications to delivery schedules, and increase public transparency on propose  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for March 14, 2025 AIR FORCE General Electric Aerospace, Cincinnati, Ohio, has been awarded a firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity $5,000,000,000 ceiling contract for F110 Foreign Military Sales (FMS) engines. This contract provides five years of pricing for F110-129 install and spare engines, with modernized engine monitoring system computers and spare engine accessories s  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 (TNSFR) -- The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a final order permanently debarring Bernardo Garmendia, also known as Bernardo Germendia, from providing services in any capacity to entities with approved or pending drug product applications. The decision follows Garmendia's conviction for conspiracy to commit wire fraud related to falsified clinical trial data at AMB Research Center, Inc., a Florida-based medical clinic conducting drug trials. Garmendia, co-own  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 (TNSFR) -- The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced the withdrawal of approval for ZULRESSO (brexanolone) solution, 100 mg/20 mL, following a request from its manufacturer, Sage Therapeutics, Inc. The company, headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, informed the agency that the drug is no longer being marketed and requested the withdrawal of its new drug application (NDA 211371). The FDA confirmed that the approval will be officially withdrawn as of April 14  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 (TNSFR) -- The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced the withdrawal of approval for eight abbreviated new drug applications (ANDAs) submitted by multiple pharmaceutical companies. The affected drug products, which are no longer marketed, include treatments for bacterial infections, cardiovascular conditions, ophthalmic disorders, and allergies. The withdrawal follows formal requests from the applicants, who have waived their right to a hearing. Among the withdr  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 (TNSFR) -- The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced the withdrawal of approval for four abbreviated new drug applications (ANDAs) following requests from the respective pharmaceutical companies. These drug products, which are no longer being marketed, include treatments for inflammatory conditions, cancer, and epilepsy. The companies have waived their right to a hearing, and the withdrawal is set to take effect on April 14, 2025. Among the withdrawn approvals   more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- Rep. Maggie Goodlander, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on March 14, 2025: * * * Goodlander Helps Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Support Hydropower Investment Washington, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander joined with a bipartisan group of her colleagues, including Reps. Adrian Smith (R-NE), Suzan DelBene (D-WA), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Kim Schrier (D-WA), and Claudia Tenney (R-NY), to introduce the Maintaining and Enhancing Hydroelectrici  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, March 14 -- New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella issued the following news release: * * * Indictment of Carlene Maroun Concord, NH - Attorney General John M. Formella announces that a Rockingham County Grand Jury has returned indictments against Carlene Maroun for her role in drug trafficking and sales of "pressed" counterfeit pills in Derry. Ms. Maroun is charged with two counts of sale of fentanyl in quantities greater than one gram and two counts of sale o  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance released the following testimony by Knife Rights Inc, Chairman Doug Ritter from a March 4, 2025, hearing entitled "The Right to Self Defense": * * * Chairman Biggs, Ranking Member McBath, and members of the committee, thank you for inviting me to testify about the Knife Owners' Protection Act or "KOPA". This bill is a commonsense criminal justice reform solution that would protect law-abiding   more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following weekly report entitled "Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims" for week ending March 8, 2025. * * * SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending March 8, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 220,000, a decrease of 2,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 1,000 from 221,000 to 222,000. The 4-week moving average was 226,000, an increase of 1,500 from   more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla, Schiff Seek Judiciary Committee Hearing as California Prison Whistleblower Raises Alarm on Prison Workers Handling Immigration The two Senate Judiciary Committee Democrats joined their colleagues urging Attorney General Pam Bondi to reverse course on policies known to create unconstitutional detention conditions WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senators Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff (both D-Cal  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Hassan Statement on Dangers of a Government Shutdown WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) released the following statement today after voting to close debate on a government funding measure in order to allow a vote to keep the federal government open: "There were no good options in the Senate today. The choice today was between a federal government shutdown that would hurt  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, March 15 -- The New Hampshire Community Development Finance Authority issued the following news on March 14, 2025: * * * Town of Gorham Awarded $500,000 to Support Expansion of Gorham Community Learning Center Federal Community Development Block Grant Resources to Help Increase Access to Quality Child Care in the North Country (Concord, N.H.) - The New Hampshire Community Development Finance Authority (CDFA) has awarded $500,000 in Community Development Block Grant (C  more