WASHINGTON, April 23 -- 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 23 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news on April 22, 2025: * * * BORDER BRIEF: Record-Low March Border Encounters Reveal President Trump's Success, Democrat Hypocrisy WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the House Committee on Homeland Security released its newest "Border Brief" factsheet, highlighting the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) data for March, which revealed a 94% drop in Southwest border appre  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release on April 23, 2025: * * * Chairman Cruz Announces Executive Session for April 30th WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, will convene a full committee Executive Session on Wednesday, April 30, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. EST to consider the following nominations an  more

BETHESDA, Maryland, April 24 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the following statement on April 23, 2025, by Commissioner Richard Trumka Jr.: * * * CPSC Saves Babies from Nursing Pillow Risk that Kills 12 per Year Today, a CPSC safety standard goes into effect to address the 12 infant deaths that have happened each year, on average, in nursing pillows. Babies were dying in nursing pillows mainly because many of their designs made people think they were for sleep. But instead of  more

BETHESDA, Maryland, April 24 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the following statement on April 23, 2025, by Commissioner Richard Trumka Jr.: * * * CPSC Set to Vote on Proposed Solution to E-bike Lithium-Ion Battery Fires CPSC is finally moving forward to solve the lithium-ion battery fire problem that has been wreaking havoc across the country. At this point, the Commission has heard from a range of stakeholders, all of whom--including industry representatives, firefighters, a  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- The Smithsonian Institution issued the following news release: * * * Hotter Temps Trigger Wetlands To Emit More Methane as Microbes Struggle To Keep Up Scientists Dial Up Heat and Carbon Dioxide in Futuristic Experiment Rising temperatures could tip the scale in an underground battle that has raged for millennia. In the soils of Earth's wetlands, microbes are fighting to both produce and consume the powerful greenhouse gas methane. But if the Earth gets too hot, a key  more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Hoyer Statement on the Retirement of Senator Dick Durbin WASHINGTON, DC -- Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) issued the following statement after Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) announced that he will not run for re-election in 2026: "I've been proud to serve alongside my friend Senator Dick Durbin ever since he became a Member of the House of Representatives in 1983. He is the same person now that  more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Hickenlooper Highlights Trump Admin Chaos at Town Halls in Grand Junction, Colorado Springs, Events Across Western Slope In case you missed it, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper recently held town halls in Grand Junction and Colorado Springs, and made stops in Breckenridge, Eagle, and Glenwood Springs to discuss how the Trump administration's policies are raising costs and harming communit  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * In Letter to Kash Patel, Ranking Member Raskin Demands Inquiry Into Ed Martin's Failure to Disclose 150+ Appearances on Russian State Propaganda Outlets In Separate Letter, Raskin Also Urges Senate Judiciary Leaders to Place a Hold on Martin's Nomination Pending Investigation Into His Hidden Ties to Russian Propaganda Networks Washington, D.C  more

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, April 24 -- The Maryland Department of Natural Resources issued the following news on April 23, 2025: * * * Board of Public Works Approves $15.7 Million for Recreation and Land Conservation in Baltimore, Carroll, Montgomery and Other Counties Funding from DNR's Program Open Space will enable Baltimore County to purchase waterfront property for a new park and help Carroll County improve three parks The Board of Public Works today approved more than $15.7 million in grants  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on April 23, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Raskin, Sens. Schiff, Booker Seek Details on DOJ's 'Thuggish' Attempt to Block Former Pardon Attorney from Participating in Congressional Oversight Hearing The Department of Justice threatened to send armed Special Deputy U.S. Marshals to the house of former Pardon Attorney Liz Oyer ahead of her appearance at S  more

WOODLAWN, Maryland, April 24 -- The Social Security Administration's Office of the Inspector General issued the following news release: * * * SSA Abandoned $160 Million+ Next Generation Telephony Project Key findings from a Social Security Administration (SSA) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) Audit Report (02234) revealed SSA's contract for an updated telephone system with Verizon Business Network Services, Inc. (Verizon) lacked sufficient performance-based quality standards and associat  more