WASHINGTON, July 26 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * After GOP Cuts Threaten Rural Healthcare, Lujan and Heinrich Demand Transparency on Administration's Inadequate Rural Health Slush Fund and Backroom Deals * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), joined Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, Ron Wyden (D-OR)  more

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * After GOP Cuts Threaten Rural Healthcare, Lujan and Heinrich Demand Transparency on Administration's Inadequate Rural Health Slush Fund and Backroom Deals * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), joined Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, Ron Wyden (D-OR)  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * After Republicans' Cuts Threaten Rural Healthcare, Heinrich & Lujan Demand Transparency on Trump Administration's Inadequate Rural Health Slush Fund & Backroom Deals * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, joined Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, Ron   more

WASHINGTON, July 27 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF11672) on July 24, 2025, by naval affairs specialist Ronald O'Rourke. Here are excerpts: * * * Coast Guard Waterways Commerce Cutter (WCC) Program: Background and Issues for Congress Introduction The Coast Guard's Waterways Commerce Cutter (WCC) program envisages procuring 30 replacements for the Coast Guard's 35 aging river buoy tenders (WLRs), inland construction tenders (W  more

WASHINGTON, July 27 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service has issued a notice seeking electronic comments on properties nominated for listing or related actions in the National Register of Historic Places. These nominations cover a diverse range of historical and architectural sites across Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, Wisconsin and Wyoming. The notice details a range of properties under consideration across thes  more

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- Rep. Wesley Bell, D-Missouri, posted the following statement in the extensions of remarks section of the Congressional Record on July 23, 2025: * * * Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor and remember the Honorable William Lacy Clay, Sr. "We have no permanent friends, no permanent enemies, just permanent interests." Our country lost a trailblazer. Congressman Clay passed away after a lifetime of service that reshaped St. Louis and our Nation. Already a civil rights icon before   more