WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Joint Economic Committee, issued the following news release on June 26, 2025: * * * As Seniors Face Highest-Ever Rate of Disconnected Social Security Calls, Senator Hassan Presses Social Security Administration to Restore Public Information on Wait and Processing Times The Joint Economic Committee - Minority Found the Agency Removed Critical Information That in March 2025 Showed the Highest Rate on Record of Dis  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Duckworth, Booker Renew Push to Ban the U.S. Sale and Manufacturing of "K-Leather" and Protect Kangaroos from Largest Commercial Slaughter in the World * June 25, 2025 [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Today, U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and Cory Booker (D-NJ) reintroduced legislation to ban the sale and manufacturing of products made from kangaroo skin, also known as "k-leather." After years of th  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * NEWS: Sanders, Klobuchar Call on Defense Department to Fund Lifesaving Programs for Service Members and Families * WASHINGTON, June 26 - Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) led a letter to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth calling on the Department of Defense to fully fund lifesaving programs for U.S. service members and their families. In the most recent government funding bi  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- The U.S. Census Bureau issued the following news release: * * * Older Adults Outnumber Children in 11 States and Nearly Half of U.S. Counties * JUNE 26, 2025 -- The U.S. population age 65 and older rose by 3.1% (to 61.2 million) while the population under age 18 decreased by 0.2% (to 73.1 million) from 2023 to 2024, according to the Vintage 2024 Population Estimates released today by the U.S. Census Bureau. The data show the population continued to age, with the shar  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on June 26, 2025: * * * Readout of Senators Shaheen and Coons Meeting with President Ursula von der Leyen of the European Commission THE HAGUE - On Tuesday, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and co-Chair of the Senate NATO Observer Group, and Senator Chris Coons (D-DE), Ranking Member  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release (No. 25-cv-00242; D.N.H. filed June 26, 2025) involving Robynne Alexander: * * * On June 26, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission charged Manchester, New Hampshire resident Robynne Alexander with defrauding investors through real estate investment schemes resulting in investor losses of at least $3 million. According to the SEC's complaint, from 2018 through 2024, Alexander solicited   more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Hassan Recognizes Lynette Kaichen of Effingham as June's Granite Stater of the Month * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan recognized Lynette Kaichen of Effingham as June's Granite Stater of the Month. Lynette founded The Pass Along Project, which provides clothing to children in foster care. Ten years ago, Lynette and her husband became foster parents for children in emergency   more