WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 -- Eleven attorneys general and three state labor organizations have submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Labor regarding proposed changes by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). The letter expresses opposition to OSHA's proposal that could significantly diminish safety protections for workers engaged in "inherently risky" activities. The aimed regulatory shift targets the general duty clause of the Occupational Safety and Health Ac  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- A coalition of 263 reproductive health researchers, through the UCLA Law Center for Reproductive Health, Law, and Policy and UCSF Advancing New Standards in Reproductive Health, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), expressing their support for existing citizen petitions advocating for unrestricted access to mifepristone, a medication used for medication abortion and the management of early pregnancy loss. The letter emphasiz  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- The Garden Club of Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor, Maine, has voiced opposition in a public comment letter to the Bureau of Land Management regarding its proposed rescission of the Conservation and Landscape Health Rule. This rule, finalized in May 2024, has received support from organizations such as the Garden Club of America, indicating widespread concern among conservation advocates about the proposed changes. The Public Lands Rule establishes a balanced framework for   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * King Questions Experts on Improving Veterans Shifting to Civilian Life * WASHINGTON, D.C. U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME) spoke with Jared Lyon, National President and Chief Executive Officer of Student Veterans of America, and retired Colonel Barbara Carson, the Managing Director of Programs and Services at Syracuse University's D'Aniello Institute for Veterans and Military Families, in a hearing   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 (TNSbrep) -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 6, 2025: * * * November 06,2025 Trumpcare is Gutting Americans' Health Care "Republicans are lying when they say the harms of this law will not be felt in the near term." Monthly Tally of Hospitals, Patients, and Health Care Workers Getting Harmed Continues to Grow * Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., released the late  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Collins Receives Family Caregiver Congressional Champion Award * Click HERE, HERE, and HERE for individual photos WASHINGTON, D.C. - Last night, U.S. Senator Susan Collins was awarded the Care In Action Congressional Award from the National Alliance for Caregiving (NAC) at the organization's Caregiver Nation Summit in Washington. Senator Collins received the award in recognition of her wo  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Collins, Slotkin Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Protect American Farmers and End Unfair Trade Practices * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) today introduced the Fairness for Fruits and Vegetables Act. This bipartisan bill would create more mechanisms to address unfair trade practices and prevent American specialty crop producers from being underc  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch, Collins, Blunt Rochester Reintroduce Bipartisan Bill to Expand Farm to School Program * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, today joined U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) in reintroducing the Farm to School Act, bipartisan legislation to get more fresh, locally grown foods in schools across the   more