WASHINGTON, April 21 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R45184) on April 17, 2025, entitled "Teen Births in the U.S.: Overview and Recent Trends" by health policy analyst Alexandria K. Mickler and social policy specialist Jessica Tollestrup. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY Adolescent childbearing is associated with significant social, health, and financial risks for teens, their families, and society more broadly. Data from the National Center for Health   more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- 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 21 -- 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 22 -- The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has released the following public communication dated April 7, 2025, from Americans for Financial Reform Education Fund: * * * Comment Intake--Identity Theft and Coerced Debt To: Legal Division Docket Manager Consumer Financial Protection Bureau 1700 G Street NW Washington, DC 20552 Re: Docket No. CFPB-2024- 0057; Fair Credit Reporting Act (Regulation V); Identity Theft and Coerced Debt * * * Americans for Financial Reform  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- The Council on Environmental Quality has released the following public communication dated March 26, 2025, from Pos Bassett, tribal chief of Passamaquoddy Tribe at Pleasant Point, Perry, Maine: * * * To: Council on Environmental Quality 730 Jackson Place NW Washington, DC 20503 Re: CEQ-2025-0002 * * * Dear Council on Environmental Quality: I am writing on behalf of Passamaquoddy Tribe at Pleasant Point, to formally express our opposition to the interim final rule   more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration has released the following public communication dated March 18, 2025, from Katy Barnett, director of LeadingAge Home Care and Hospice Operations and Policy: * * * To: Drug Enforcement Administration Attention: DEA Federal Register Representative/DPW 8701 Morrissette Drive Springfield, Virginia 22152 Subject: Special Registrations for Telemedicine and Limited State Telemedicine Registrations * * * Dear   more

WASHINGTON, April 19 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration has released its monthly notice listing petitions filed in March 2025 under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, a no-fault alternative to traditional legal proceedings for individuals claiming harm from certain childhood vaccines. The program, established by Subtitle 2 of Title XXI of the Public Health Service Act, allows individuals to seek compensation t  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Hoeven, Rounds Introduce Legislation to Empower Farmers and Strengthen Rural Economies BISMARCK, N.D. - Senator John Hoeven (R-N.D.) recently joined Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) in introducing two pieces of agriculture legislation to expand markets for meat and poultry products and prevent against federal government overreach. The bills include: * The New Markets for State Inspected Meat and   more

AUGUSTA, Maine, April 22 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following radio address: * * * Canadian Visitors, You Are Welcome in Maine Hello, This is Governor Janet Mills and thank you for listening. Well, I don't have to tell you that recent years have brought historic challenges to the tourism industry here in Maine, and when the global pandemic closed international borders and made consumers wary of where they ate, and how they traveled, and which hotel they stayed in, we all worked  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Rep. Maria Salazar, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Salazar, Carey, Neal, Stauber Introduce Religious Workforce Protection Act WASHINGTON, D.C. -- This week, Maria Elvira Salazar (R-Fla.-27), U.S. Reps. Mike Carey (R-Ohio-15), Richard Neal (D-Mass.-01), and Pete Stauber (R-Minn.-08) introduced the Religious Workforce Protection Act, bipartisan legislation to allow religious workers already present in the U.S. on temporary Religious Worker stat  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Collins' Statement on Passing of Pope Francis Click here for a full-resolution image. Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Susan Collins issued the following statement today on the passing of Pope Francis. "Pope Francis brought faith, hope, and light to Catholics all over the world. It was an honor to meet him in 2015 when his mission to share God's grace brought him to Washington as the fi  more