WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst Leads 41 Senate Republicans in Celebrating Small Businesses Driving America into the Golden Age WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship Chair Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) led 41 of her Senate Republican colleagues in declaring this week "National Small Business Week" to recognize the entrepreneurs and innovators driving growth and creating jobs across America. The Senate Com  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, chair of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, posted the following news release on May 6, 2025: * * * Ernst Leads 41 Senate Republicans in Celebrating Small Businesses Driving America into the Golden Age WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship Chair Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) led 41 of her Senate Republican colleagues in declaring this week "National Small Business Week" to recognize the entrepreneur  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: * * * Eyes in the Sky for Aquaculture Farmers: Location Scouting Using Satellite Data When you're looking to start an oyster farm, there are a lot of environmental factors to consider. How cold is the water? What kinds of algae are found there, and how abundant are they? How do weather and water conditions change throughout the year? All of these factors influence how fast an oyster can grow, h  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: * * * Eyes in the Sky for Aquaculture Farmers: Location Scouting Using Satellite Data When you're looking to start an oyster farm, there are a lot of environmental factors to consider. How cold is the water? What kinds of algae are found there, and how abundant are they? How do weather and water conditions change throughout the year? All of these factors influence how fast an oyster can grow, h  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Falmouth, Cumberland Students to Attend US Service Academies, Pingree Announces Today, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) announced that the two Maine students she nominated to attend U.S. Service Academies have both been accepted. Falmouth High School senior Samuel Yoon will attend the Air Force Academy in Colorado and Greely High School senior Riley Record will attend the United States Military  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Marshals Service issued the following news release: * * * Federal Arrest Warrant Issued for Kristofer Haken Portland, ME - The U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) Maine Violent Offender Task Force (MVOTF) announce the issuance of a federal arrest warrant for fugitive Kristofer Haken charging Unlawful Flight to Avoid Prosecution. Haken is wanted on a November 8, 2024, Portland Maine Police Department arrest warrant for Criminal Conspiracy and two   more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- The General Accountability Office (GAO) has dismissed a bid protest filed by Auburn Manufacturing Inc., a woman-owned small business located in Mechanic Falls, Maine. Auburn Manufacturing challenged the Defense Logistics Agency's (DLA) award of a contract for silica glass cloth to Elite Textile Trading LLC, a small business based in Mission Viejo, California. In its protest, Auburn Manufacturing argued that the DLA's evaluation of Elite Textile's quotation was unreasonable,  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley, Ernst, Colleagues Celebrate National Small Business Week WASHINGTON - Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) joined Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee Chair Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and 80 Senate colleagues in a bipartisan resolution declaring the week of May 5 th as "National Small Business Week." The measure recognizes the entrepreneurs and innovators that promote growth and create jobs acr  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich Announces Legislation to Protect Access to Mifepristone The Stop Comstock Act would repeal an 1873 law that could be misused to limit abortion access in New Mexico WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) co-sponsored the Stop Comstock Act, legislation to repeal the Comstock Act, an arcane 1873 law that anti-choice extremists have threatened to invoke as a backdoor means to   more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Pingree Reintroduces Bipartisan Legislation to Boost Trade and Deepen US-Iceland Economic Partnership Today, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) and Congressman Greg Murphy (R-N.C.) reintroduced the Iceland Commercial and Economic Leadership for Arctic and National Development (ICELAND) Act. This bipartisan legislation would add Iceland to the list of nations eligible for investment and trade in t  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Rep. Maria Salazar, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Maria Salazar Leads Bill to Boost U.S. Blue Economy and Support Coastal Communities WASHINGTON, D.C.--Last week, U.S. Representatives Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL), Chellie Pingree (D-ME) and U.S. Senators Murkowski (R-AK) and Cantwell (D-WA) introduced H.R. 3048 (link is external) to strengthen coastal communities and the blue economy across the U.S.-- through advanced research and development, jo  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, chairwoman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on May 6, 2025: * * * Senator Collins Questions Secretary of Agriculture on Delayed USDA Funding, UMaine PFAS Center of Excellence Washington, D.C. - At a hearing to review the Fiscal Year 2026 budget request for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Chair of the Appropriations Committee, questioned Secretary of the U.S. Department  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * SENS. HYDE-SMITH & KING INTRODUCE 'SAVE HEALTHCARE WORKERS ACT' Bipartisan Bill Would Set First Federal Criminal Penalties for Violence Against Healthcare Workers WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and Angus King (I-Maine) on Monday introduced legislation to address escalating incidences of violence against healthcare workers by establishing federal criminal penalties  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Senators Katie Britt, Kevin Cramer, Eric Schmitt Introduce MOMS Act to Help Build Culture of Life, Support Women, Strengthen Families WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Ahead of Mother's Day this Sunday, U.S. Senators Katie Britt (R-Ala.), Kevin Cramer (R-N.Dak.), and Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.) are leading colleagues in the More Opportunities for Moms to Succeed (MOMS) Act. This legislation would provide critical suppo  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * VA Secretary Stonewalls King When Asked About Cancelled Contracts WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME), in a hearing of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee (SVAC), pressed Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Doug Collins to provide some details about the 585 VA contracts he has announced he plans to cancel nationwide. The hearing comes two months after Senator King wrote a   more