WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Bennet, Hickenlooper, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Increase Transparency in Immigration Enforcement * Washington, D.C. -- Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper joined U.S. Senators Mark Warner (D-Va.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), and Angus King (I-Maine) to introduce the Immigration Enforcement Identification Act to increase transparency, accountability, and safety in immigr  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Bill to Fund Key Health, Workforce, and Education Programs in Maine Clears Appropriations Committee * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Chair of the Appropriations Committee, announced that she secured significant funding and provisions for Maine in the Fiscal Year 2026 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act. The bill, which was officially  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Aug. 1 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Business Employment Dynamics in Virginia -- Fourth Quarter 2024 * From September 2024 to December 2024, gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments in Virginia were 193,916, while gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments were 185,156, the U.S. Bure  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R45997) on July 31, 2025, entitled "Federal Regional Commissions and Authorities - Structural Features and Function:" (Continued from Part 2 of 5) * * * Great Lakes Authority The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (P.L. 117-328, Division O, Title IV, Sec.401) amended 40 U.S.C. Sec.15301(a) to establish the Great Lakes Authority (GLA). The structure and functions of the GLA are based on the   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * King, Pingree Introduce New Policy Proposal Offering Tax Credits to Working Waterfronts at Risk of Natural Disaster Damage * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- As America enters hurricane and storm season, U.S. Senators Angus King (I-ME) and Bill Cassidy (R-LA) -- along with Representative Chellie Pingree (D-ME) and Greg Murphy (R-NC) -- are introducing bipartisan, bicameral legislation to offer a disaster mitig  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * More Than $13 Million for Maine's Health Care Workforce Advanced by Senator Collins in Funding Bill * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that she advanced $13,085,000 in Congressionally Directed Spending for health care workforce training in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Labor, Health, and Human Services, and Education Appropriations   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * More Than $4.6 Million for Maine Child Care and Education Programs Advanced by Senator Collins in Funding Bill * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that she advanced $4,603,000 in Congressionally Directed Spending for Maine child care and education programs in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Educatio  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Collins Announces Contract Award to Bath Iron Works for the Navy's Newest DDG-51 Destroyer * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced today that the Navy has awarded Bath Iron Works (BIW) the contract to build the next DDG-51 Arleigh Burke-class destroyer. This new ship, the DDG-148, will be named after Kyle Carpenter - the youn  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2025: * * * Senator Murray Urges Passage of Military Construction-VA, Agriculture-FDA, and Legislative Branch Funding Bills Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, delivered the following remarks on the Senate floor as the Senate moved to consider its first appropriations package of Fiscal Yea  more