WASHINGTON, March 18 -- The Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Subcommittee on Conservation, Forestry, Natural Resources and Biotechnology released the following testimony by Robert Gordon, senior vice president of the American Property Casualty Insurance Association, from a March 6, 2025, hearing on the Fix Our Forests Act (H.R. 471): * * * Chairman Marshall and Ranking Member Bennet, thank you for holding today's hearing to examine the Fix Our Forests Act, H.R. 471, introduced by Hou  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Rep. Jack Bergman, R-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Bergman Leads Bipartisan Bill to Protect Postal Performance Last week, Representatives Jack Bergman (MI-01) and Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) introduced a bipartisan bill, the 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

AUGUSTA, Maine, March 17 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following news: * * * Governor Mills Announces Award of $2 Million in Recovery and Resilience Grants to Support Maine Businesses Harmed by Severe Storms Awards are last from historic $60 million storm relief package established by Governor Mills with bipartisan support of the Legislature last year Governor Janet Mills announced today that her Administration has awarded $2 million in grants to 40 Maine businesses and nonprofit  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has released the following public communication dated Feb. 27, 2025, from the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council and New England Fishery Management Council: * * * To: Lindy Nelson Office of Renewable Energy Programs Bureau of Ocean Energy Management 45600 Woodland Road Sterling, VA 20166 Dear Ms. Nelson, Please accept these comments from the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Mid- Atl  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * King, Collins Praise Passage of Bipartisan Bill to Combat Illicit Fentanyl Trafficking WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senators Angus King, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) and the Select Senate Committee on Intelligence (SSCI), and Susan Collins, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee and member of SSCI and the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, today la  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * News: Sen. Schiff Joins Sens. Padilla and Durbin in Push to Save Task Force Combating Threats to Election Officials Senators to Attorney General: "In this challenging environment for election officials, it is essential to our democracy that they can continue to rely on [DOJ] to uphold the law" WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) joined Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.),   more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * NEWS: Sen. Schiff Leads Senate Democrats in Demanding USDA Reverse $1 Billion in Canceled Local Food Purchases for Schools, Farmers Sens. Schiff, Lujan, Klobuchar, and Shaheen spearhead effort to stop "further pain at a time of high food prices and instability within U.S. agricultural markets" Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee,   more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla, Durbin Lead Push to Save Task Force Combating Threats to Election Officials Senators to Attorney General: "In this challenging environment for election officials, it is essential to our democracy that they can continue to rely on [DOJ] to uphold the law" WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration,  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Pingree, 80+ House Democrats Blast USDA For Cancelling Program That Feeds Children, Supports Farmers and Food Banks More than 80 Members of Congress, led by Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), Congressman Jim McGovern (D-Mass.), and Congresswoman Alma Adams (D-N.C.), are demanding answers from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) after the Trump Administration cancelled two agency program  more