WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- A bipartisan collective of 120 state legislators has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Transportation emphasizing the critical need to maintain and enhance federal transportation programs aimed at reducing wildlife-vehicle collisions and improving habitat connectivity. The diverse group, led by Colorado State Sen. Cleave Simpson and Maryland State Del. Sheila Ruth, represents a variety of political perspectives and underscores their commitment t  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- The Coalition for Sludge Free Land submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency urging the agency to broaden its draft risk assessment for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in sewage sludge. The coalition, representing 26 national organizations working to prevent land contamination from sewage sludge, argues that the current assessment does not fully capture the risks associated with PFAS, commonly known as "forever chemicals." Th  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan Call Out Trump Administration's Wrongful Targeting of DACA Recipients * WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) joined 39 Senate Democrats to press U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem on the Trump Administration's wrongful targeting of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients in its cruel mass de  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * King Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Help the American Horticulture Industry Bloom * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME), alongside Senators Dan Sullivan (R-AK), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and Adam Schiff (D-CA), has introduced bipartisan legislation to prioritize domestic horticulturists and farmers, and strengthen the American floral industry. The American Grown Act would require the Ex  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Sept. 9 -- The Maine Secretary of State issued the following news release on Sept. 8, 2025: * * * Secretary of State denies Justice Department demand for Personally Identifying Information (PII) of more than 1 million Mainers Secretary Bellows cites e-Government Act and Privacy Act laws, government data breaches * Secretary of State Shenna Bellows today issued a formal letter of response to the Department of Justice's second demand for every Maine citizen's voter information  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * Murkowski Joins Colleagues in Introducing the American Grown Act * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski, Dan Sullivan (both R-Alaska), Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), and Angus King (I-Maine) introduced the American Grown Act, legislation requiring the Executive Office of the President, the Department of Defense, and the Department of State to only procure cut flowers and cut greens grown in the  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * Sullivan, Schiff, Murkowski, and King Introduce American Grown Act * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), and Angus King (I-Maine) introduced the American Grown Act, legislation requiring the Executive Office of the President, the Department of Defense, and the Department of State to only procure cut flowers and cut greens grown in the  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following commentary: * * * Thune: Democrats' Historic Obstruction Coming to an End * Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today delivered the following remarks on the Senate floor: Thune's remarks below (as delivered): "Mr. President, 'for decades, Democrats and Republicans have regularly cooperated to swiftly confirm the many, many individuals selected by each Pr  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Democratic Colleagues Press Trump Administration Decision to Raise Student Loan Payments for Low-Income Americans * Letter to Department of Education follows reporting the administration plans to gut Biden-era Income-Driven Repayment plans Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today led 11 of his Democratic Senate colleagues in demanding answers from the Trump administration about   more