WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Daines, Heinrich, King Introduce Bill to Support Medical Students * Provides Equal Opportunities for Doctors of Osteopathic Medicine U.S. SENATE - U.S. Senators Steve Daines, Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), and Angus King (I-Maine) today introduced the "Fair Access in Residency" Act. This bill would address disparities and barriers within Medicare-funded Graduate Medical Education (GME) programs that of  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 (TNSFR) -- The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has prepared an environmental assessment for the Mattaceunk Hydroelectric Project in Maine. The project is located on the Penobscot River in Aroostook and Penobscot counties and does not occupy federal land. The document reviews an application from Great Lakes Hydro America LLC for a temporary variance of its license for the project. The application proposes a temporary drawdown of the impoundment to perform repair work on   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Rep. Jen Kiggans, R-Virginia, issued the following news: * * * Kiggans, Suozzi Lead Effort to Prevent Soaring Health Care Premiums for Thousands of Virginians * Washington, D.C. -- Today, Reps. Jen Kiggans (VA-02) and Tom Suozzi (NY-03) introduced the Bipartisan Premium Tax Credit Extension Act, a bill to protect Virginia families, seniors, and small business owners from massive health care premium increases. Rep. Kiggans said, "As a nurse practitioner, military spou  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla, Durbin, Kelly Lead Senate Democrats in Calling Out Trump Administration's Wrongful Targeting of DACA Recipients * Senators to Sec. Noem: "Actions like this one, targeting DACA holders who are lawfully in the United States, and who have committed no crime, help explain why a majority of the American public disapproves of the Trump Administration's track record on immigration" WASHINGTON  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Rep. Brad Finstad, R-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Finstad, Pingree Introduce ASPIRE Act to Invest in Ag's Next Generation * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Representatives Brad Finstad (MN-01) and Chellie Pingree (ME-01), both members of the House Agriculture Committee, introduced the bipartisan Agriculture Skills Preparation for Industry Recruitment Efforts (ASPIRE) Act. Companion legislation was introduced in the U.S. Senate by Senator Tina Smi  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Collins Announces More Than $14 Million for Airport Improvements Across Maine * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that multiple Maine airports will receive a total of $14,262,173 to support important infrastructure improvements. The funding comes from the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) Fiscal Year 2025 Airport In  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Sept. 4, 2025: * * * Smith secures $50 million in federal funding for state-of-the art vessel for dredging Today's House-passed FY26 Energy & Water Appropriations Act (HR 4553) includes $50 million in dedicated funds for a new shallow draft dredging vessel, which Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) specifically sought to address dangerous shoaling issues at the Manasquan Inlet and other locations. "A vote 'NO' on  more