WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * As Trump Pushes Toward Recession, Heinrich & Lujan Demand Answers on Cuts to New Mexico Manufacturing Center WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) are demanding answers on the Administration's decision to cancel funding for ten National Institute of Standards and Technology Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Centers across the country, including in  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration has released the following public communication dated March 27, 2025, from the Essential Minerals Association: * * * To: Jennifer Ross Office of the Chief Scientist Food and Drug Administration 10903 New Hampshire Ave. Building 1 Room 4332 Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002 Re: Department of Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration's Proposed Rule on Testing Methods for Detectin  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration has released the following public communication dated March 27, 2025, from Vanderbilt Minerals LLC, Norwalk, Connecticut. Here is the cover letter: * * * To: Dockets Management Staff (HFA-305) Food and Drug Administration 5630 Fishers Lane Rm. 1061 Rockville, MD 20852 * To: Jennifer Ross Office of the Chief Scientist Food and Drug Administration 10903 New Hampshire Ave. Building 1 R  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Maggie Goodlander, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Goodlander Demands Answers on Mohsen Mahdawi's Arrest, a Permanent Vermont Resident and College Student Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander joined Rep. Becca Balint and 66 colleagues in writing to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of State Secretaries to demand answers on the abduction and arrest of Mohsen Mahdawi. On Monday, April 14th, masked, h  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Maggie Goodlander, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Goodlander Demands Attorney General Bondi Reinstate DOJ Lawyer Fired for Telling the Truth About Kilmar Abrego Garcia's Unlawful Deportation, Facilitate the Return of Garcia to America Washington, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander joined 5 of her colleagues urging Attorney General Pam Bondi to reinstate Erez Reuveni, Acting Deputy Chief of the Office of Immigration Litigation,  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Maggie Goodlander, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Goodlander, Pappas Highlight Impact of Trump's Tariffs on Small Businesses, Call on Administration to Reverse Course Washington, DC \- Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander (NH-02), a member of the Small Business Committee, and Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), a small business owner, are highlighting the impact President Trump's widespread, indiscriminate tariffs will have on New Hampshire's s  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, April 18 -- The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services issued the following news release on April 17, 2025: * * * Coastal Program and Partners Kick Off Four Coastal Resilience Grant Projects Portsmouth, NH --The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (NHDES) Coastal Program is excited to announce that four new grant projects have kicked off, mobilizing $85,886 in federal grant funding and $38,136 in non-federal match from grantees to enhance res  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, April 18 -- The New Hampshire Department of Insurance issued the following news release on April 17, 2025: * * * New Hampshire Insurance Department Implements Statewide Protections Against Surprise Medical Bills CONCORD, NH (April 17, 2025) - The New Hampshire Insurance Department (NHID) continues to lead efforts to protect Granite Staters from surprise medical billing by fully implementing Senate Bill 173 (2024), which enhances the state's existing protections and str  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Pappas Slams Trump's Tariffs on Costs for Small Businesses and Housing Construction, Meets with Forest Products Industry Leaders Yesterday Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), a small business owner, met with New Hampshire forest products industry leaders to discuss how President Trump's sweeping and chaotic tariffs, which amount to a national sales tax, are raising costs for small businesses (li  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Pappas, Kiggans Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation to Cut Red Tape on Trucking Apprenticeship Programs for Veterans Today Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), Ranking Member of Economic Opportunity Subcommittee of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee (HVAC), and Congresswoman Jen Kiggans (VA-02), member of HVAC, introduced the Veterans' Transition to Trucking Act, bipartisan legislation to cut r  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Hassan Statement on RFK Jr.'s Comments on Children with Autism WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) released the following statement in response to U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s description of children with autism as, "...kids who will never pay taxes. They'll never hold a job. They'll never play baseball. They'll never write a poem. They'l  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Reverend Warnock, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Expand Childcare Relief The Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit Enhancement Act permanently expands childcare tax credits to alleviate childcare costs for working families Senator Reverend Warnock has long been a champion for providing tax cuts to working families Last week, Senator Reverend Warnock introduced the American Famil  more