WASHINGTON, March 25 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for March 25, 2025 NAVY General Dynamics Electric Boat Corp., Groton, Connecticut is awarded a not-to-exceed $1,065,310,000 undefinitized contract action modification to a previously awarded contract (N00024-24-C-2110) for long lead time material associated with the Virginia-class Block VI submarines. Work will be performed in Sunnyvale, California (30%); Florence, New Jersey (5%); York, Pennsy  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 (Rep.) -- House Republican Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minnesota, issued the following news release on March 25, 2025: * * * Emmer: The mandate to enact President Donald Trump's agenda is urgent WASHINGTON -- Today, Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) joined House Republican leadership to discuss the urgent need to enact President Trump's agenda in Congress through reconciliation. Whip Emmer: "For four years, the Biden administration allowed millions of illegal aliens into the Unit  more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has released the following public communication on March 14, 2025, from Brad Reimer, senior vice president and chief information officer of Sanford Health: * * * To: Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Department of Health and Human Services 200 Independence Ave., SW Washington, D.C. 20201 * To: Acting Director Anthony Archeval Office of Civil Rights, Department of Health and Human Services 200 Independence Ave., SW   more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has released the following public communication dated March 7, 2025, from UnitedHealth Group, Minneapolis, Minnesota: * * * To: The Honorable Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Secretary of Health and Human Services U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Hubert H. Humphrey Building 200 Independence Avenue SW Washington, DC 20201 Re: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking; HIPAA Security Rule to Strengthen the Cybersecurity of Elec  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, ranking member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Klobuchar, Colleagues Press USDA to Not Take Food Away from Food Banks and Hungry Families WASHINGTON -- Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, led 25 of her colleagues in pressing the U.S. Department of Agriculture for more information about the canc  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, March 26 -- Gov. Tim Walz, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Walz Announces Change to State Telework Policy [ST. PAUL, MN] - Governor Tim Walz today announced an update to the telework policy for state employees, requiring most state agency employees to work in-person for at least 50% of scheduled workdays beginning June 1. Around 60% of state employees already work in-person and did so throughout the entirety of the COVID-19 pandemic. "This  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, March 26 -- Gov. Tim Walz, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Walz Issues Writ of Special Election to Fill Vacancy in Senate District 6 [ST. PAUL, MN] - Governor Tim Walz today issued a writ of special election to fill a vacancy in Senate District 6 in Cass, Crow Wing, and Itasca Counties. A special election to fill the vacancy will be held on Tuesday, April 29, 2025. If necessary, a special primary election for nomination of candidates will b  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minnesota, ranking member of the House Agriculture Committee, issued the following news release on March 25, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Angie Craig Opening Statement at Hearing on CFTC 50th Anniversary Hearing Today, House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Angie Craig (MN-02) delivered the following opening statement at a full committee hearing titled "The CFTC at 50: Examining the Past and Future of Commodity Markets." Watch the full hearing her  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minnesota, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, issued the following news release on March 25, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Omar Opening Remarks at Subcommittee Hearing on the Future of the Fair Labor Standards Act WASHINGTON - Ranking Member Ilhan Omar (MN-05) delivered the following opening statement at Workforce Protections Subcommittee hearing entitled, "The Future of Wage Laws: Assessing the FL  more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Rep. Pat Fallon, R-Texas, posted the following statement in the extensions of remarks section of the Congressional Record on March 24, 2025: * * * Mr. Speaker, I rise today to celebrate the grand opening of Lionshead Specialty Tire and Wheel's newest facility in Paris, Texas. Since 1993, Lionshead has specialized in state-of-the-art contract manufacturing to produce and distribute a wide range of options for tires, wheels, and vehicle components for the trailer and rec  more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minnesota, posted the following statement in the extensions of remarks section of the Congressional Record on March 24, 2025: * * * Mr. Speaker, I rise today to extend congratulations and to recognize the continued leadership of Heather Edelson, who was elected in 2024 as the Hennepin County Commissioner for District 6, after serving in the Minnesota House of Representatives for six years. Ms. Edelson was raised in North and Northeast Minneapolis and  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Kelly Morrison, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release on March 25, 2025: * * * U.S. Rep. Kelly Morrison Calls for Resignation of Hegseth and Waltz Amid High-Risk National Security Failure Rep. Morrison calling for Republican majority in Congress to immediately hold oversight investigations to protect the safety and lives of our troops and our national security Today, U.S. Representative Kelly Morrison (MN-03) released the following statement after the Tr  more