WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Amid Coast Guard Recruitment Challenges, Duckworth Leads Colleagues in Calling for Increased Funding for Great Lakes Workforce April 29, 2025 [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)--a member of both the U.S. Senate Armed Services (SASC) and Veterans' Affairs (SVAC) Committees--led four of her fellow Senate Democratic colleagues in calling on the Trump Admin  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Bipartisan Klobuchar Bill to Protect Online Privacy and Combat Explicit Deepfakes Passes Congress The TAKE IT DOWN Act criminalizes the nonconsensual publication of explicit images, real and AI-generated, and requires websites to remove them WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Ted Cruz (R-TX) announced that their bipartisan TAKE IT DOWN Act passed the House and is headed   more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Connecticut Congressional Delegation Applauds Attorney General Tong for Suing Trump Administration to Stop Dismantling of AmeriCorps Hartford, CT - Today, members of the Connecticut Congressional Delegation joined Attorney General William Tong to announce a multistate lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration's termination of AmeriCorps grants and the dismantling of the agency though an 85   more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for April 29, 2025 AIR FORCE Integrated Data Services Inc., Henderson, Nevada, was awarded a $99,000,000 ceiling follow-on, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for program management resource tools. This contract provides for a suite of Air Force enterprise applications designed to support several key facets of program and financial management, acquisition reporting, and leadership  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, April 30 -- The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development issued the following news release on April 28, 2025: * * * DEED Awards $2.7 Million to Four Minnesota Communities Transitioning from Fossil Fuels St. Paul, MN - The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) today announced more than $2.7 million in grants to help drive economic development and community sustainability in four Minnesota communities with power plants that ha  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, April 30 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis issued the following analysis on April 29, 2025, by Erik Hembre entitled "Roofs, repairs, and rodents: How housing quality has climbed in the Twin Cities": Here are excerpts: * * * Roofs, repairs, and rodents: How housing quality has climbed in the Twin Cities Alongside paying higher housing costs, Twin Cities area households have bigger, better places to call home than they did in in 1997 Article Highlights * Hous  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Feenstra Introduces Legislation to Continue Safe Exports of Iowa Agricultural Products in Event of Foreign Animal Disease Outbreak WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Reps. Randy Feenstra (R-IA) and Jimmy Panetta (D-CA) and U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-MS), Katie Britt (R-AL), Tina Smith (D-MN), and Chris Coons (D-DE) introduced the Safe American Food Exports (SAFE) Act, which would codify USDA's role in  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Rep. Brad Finstad, R-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Finstad Applauds Committee Passage of Armed Services Reconciliation Legislation WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Brad Finstad (MN-01) released the following statement following the House Armed Services Committee markup and full committee passage of historic legislation that will invest $150 billion in revitalizing and modernizing our Armed Forces: "Under the previous administration, our na  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, April 30 -- The Minnesota House Democratic-Farmer-Labor Caucus issued the following news release on April 29, 2025: * * * Minnesota House Passes Housing Budget Bill St. Paul, MN - Today, the Minnesota House of Representatives passed SF 2298/HF 2445, the House's bipartisan Housing budget proposal, on a vote of 106-25. The bill, authored by Housing Committee Co-Chairs Rep. Michael Howard (DFL - Richfield) and Rep. Spencer Igo (R - Wabana Township), makes strategic investmen  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Rep. Pete Stauber, R-Minnesota, issued the following floor remarks on April 28, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Madam Speaker refers to the presiding officer of the House at the time of the speech): * * * Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of my legislation, H.R. 452, the Miracle on Ice Congressional Gold Medal Act. Who can forget those words from legendary announcer Al Michaels: "Eleven seconds. You've got 10 seconds to go. The countdown going on right now  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * WHAT THEY ARE SAYING: Leaders Thank EPA for E15 Year-Round Ahead of the Summer Driving Season WASHINGTON - Yesterday, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin announced that the agency issued an emergency fuel waiver allowing the sale of E15 gasoline nationwide throughout the summer season. This action will grant relief to American consumers filling up their tank acr  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * WTAS: Bipartisan, Bicameral TAKE IT DOWN Act to Criminalize the Spread of Deepfake Revenge Porn Heads to President Trump's Desk Washington, D.C. - Yesterday, the bipartisan, bicameral TAKE IT DOWN Act, introduced in the Senate by Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and co-led by Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), passed the U.S. House of Representatives by a vote of 409-2 and heads to President Trum  more