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 13 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Capito, Duckworth, Collins, Shaheen Introduce Bipartisan Resolution to Honor Girl Scouts of America WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), Susan Collins (R-Maine), and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.)--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 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 15 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance released the following testimony by Gregory Jackson Jr., ex-deputy director of the White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention, from a March 4, 2025, hearing entitled "The Right to Self Defense": * * * Good morning Chairman Biggs, Ranking Member McBath, and members of the committee. Thank you for inviting me to be part of this important hearing. I am Greg Jackson, formerly Deputy Director of  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Golden introduces bill to limit rural postal facility closures, increase Postal Service transparency WASHINGTON -- Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) today introduced the bipartisan Protecting 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 o  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, March 14 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following news: * * * Governor Mills Announces Re-Nomination of Phil Bartlett as Chair of the Maine Public Utilities Commission During his tenure as Chair, Bartlett has led the PUC through significant initiatives to strengthen utility oversight, improve Maine's electric grid, and navigate unprecedented challenges in global energy markets Governor Janet Mills today announced that she will re-nominate Phil Bartlett as Chair of   more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Kennedy on Maine lawmaker censured after defending women's sports: "A lot of Americans agree with her" Watch Kennedy's comments here. WASHINGTON - Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) argued that the American people largely agree that it is unfair to allow biological males to compete against women in sports in a speech on the Senate floor. Kennedy highlighted the story of Rep. Laurel Libby, a Maine lawm  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * King, Sheehy Lead Bipartisan Legislation to Combat Veteran Suicide WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senators Angus King (I-ME) and Tim Sheehy (R-MT), members of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee (SVAC), introduced bipartisan legislation to reduce the risk of veteran suicide. The Saving Our Veterans' Lives Act would authorize a program through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide   more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Collins Urges Colleagues to Support Continuing Resolution, Avert Shutdown Click HERE to watch and HERE to download. Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, delivered remarks on the Senate floor today to urge her colleagues to support the continuing resolution to prevent a harmful government shutdown. A transcript of Senator Collins'   more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, chairwoman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on March 14, 2025: * * * Senator Collins Urges Colleagues to Support Continuing Resolution, Avert Shutdown Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, delivered remarks on the Senate floor today to urge her colleagues to support the continuing resolution to prevent a harmful government shutdown. A transc  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Collins, Duckworth, Shaheen, Capito Introduce Bipartisan Resolution to Honor Girl Scouts of America Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Susan Collins, Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), 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 of America and cel  more