WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Cassidy Delivers Speech Ahead of 20th Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina * (Click here to download and here to watch) WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) delivered a speech on the U.S. Senate floor commemorating the anniversary of Hurricane Katrina and emphasizing the significant progress made since the storm to rebuild and strengthen our infrastructure. "It is a heartbreaking an  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Census Bureau issued the following report (No. P30-10) by Isabelle R. Notter and Sara Robinson entitled "Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates: 2021." Here are excerpts: * * * HIGHLIGHTS * Based on median household income estimates for the 3,142 counties in the United States, 73.1 percent (2,298 counties) did not experience a significant change in real median household income between 2007 - the year before the Great Recession - and 2021. In the sam  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration issued the following warning letter to 911 Vapor Inc. from Center for Tobacco Products: * * * Recipient: 911 Vapor Inc., 860 South Main Street, Jacksonville, IL 62650, United States Issuing Office: Center for Tobacco Products, United States WARNING LETTER To Whom It May Concern: The Center for Tobacco Products of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently reviewed our inspection r  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration issued the following warning letter to Atomic Vapor LLC from Center for Tobacco Products: * * * Recipient: Atomic Vapor LLC, 2145 Fremont Drive, Canon City, CO 81212, United States Issuing Office: Center for Tobacco Products, United States WARNING LETTER To Whom It May Concern: The Center for Tobacco Products of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently reviewed our inspection re  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration issued the following warning letter to Xhale Vapor N Smoke from Center for Tobacco Products: * * * Recipient: Xhale Vapor N Smoke, 5 Lake Street, Kirkland, WA 98033, United States Issuing Office: Center for Tobacco Products, United States WARNING LETTER To Whom It May Concern: The Center for Tobacco Products of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently reviewed our inspection rec  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * New Hampshire Delegation Urges Commerce Secretary to Reverse BEAD Program Changes That Will Derail Broadband Expansion in Rural Communities * (Washington, DC) - Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH), alongside U.S. Representatives Chris Pappas (NH-01) and Maggie Goodlander (NH-02), are calling on U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick to reverse recently annou  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * New Hampshire Guardsmen Deliver Hope to Cabo Verde After Storm * In a swift response to the devastation resulting from Tropical Storm Erin, which hit the Cabo Verde Islands off the west coast of Africa Aug. 11, airmen assigned to the New Hampshire Air National Guard loaded nearly 40,000 pounds of life-saving resources onto a KC-46 Pegasus bound for the storm-stricken region. Since 2021, the New Hampshire  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * NH Delegation Urges Commerce Secretary to Reverse BEAD Program Changes That Will Derail Broadband Expansion in Rural Communities * Today Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) joined Senators Jeanne Shaheen (NH) and Maggie Hassan (NH) and Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander (NH-02) in calling on U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick to reverse recently announced changes to the Broadband Equity, Acce  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 28, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Shaheen, Senator Ernst, Representative Wilson Statement on Israeli Strikes in Damascus Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Joni Ernst (R-IA) and Representative Joe Wilson (R-SC), Co-Chairman of the Helsinki Commission, released the fol  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Hassan Recognizes Sarah Guinther of Bow as August's Granite Stater of the Month * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan recognized Sarah Guinther of Bow as August's Granite Stater of the Month. Sarah donates half of the proceeds from her cookie company to domestic violence survivor support organizations. Sarah started the Maddi Hatter Cookie Company, named after her 9-year-old dau  more