WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Rep. Chris Deluzio, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Deluzio, Warren, Lawmakers Renew Fight to Honor WWII Cadet Nurses * Washington, DC - United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Steve Daines (R-Mont.), and Angus King (I-Maine), along with U.S. Representatives Chris Deluzio (D-Pa.), Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.), and Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.), reintroduced the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps Service Recognition Act, a bill  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich Legislation to Ensure New Mexico Schools Offer More Dairy & Non-Dairy Options Passes Senate * WASHINGTON U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, and the Food and Drug Administration, welcomed the Senate passage of the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act, legislation he cosponsored that will allow scho  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * King Statement on the Passing of World War II Veteran Charles Shay * WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME) released the following statement following the passing of Charles Shay, a member of the Penobscot tribe who served as an Army medic during World War II. He was awarded the Silver Star for his bravery carrying critically wounded soldiers to safety during the D-Day invasion in   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 (TNSdok) -- The Maine Public Utilities Commission on Dec. 3, 2025, issued an order identifying six generating projects from an interstate solicitation as beneficial for Maine ratepayers, furthering the state's effort to secure zero carbon electricity. The decision, titled "Coordinating Procurement for Zero Carbon Electricity Generating Resources" (Docket No. 2025-00311), follows the PUC's action on October 7, 2025, to join a regional procurement initiated by the Connecticut D  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 (TNSLrpt) -- The Private Equity Stakeholder Project, Chicago, Illinois, issued a report detailing 2025 state legislative efforts to curb private equity's influence in healthcare amid hospital closures and financial instability. The analysis categorizes reforms into transparency/reporting, approval authority, targeted prohibitions, and corporate practice of medicine enforcement, highlighting successes in seven states while noting pending and failed bills elsewhere. Massachuset  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Reed Joins Bipartisan, Bicameral Resolution Recognizing the 50th Anniversary of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act * WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) has joined with U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and Bill Cassidy (R-LA) to introduce a resolution marking 50 years since Congress passed the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). The bipartisan, bicamer  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Rep. Hillary Scholten, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Scholten, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Resolution Recognizing the 50th Anniversary of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act * Washington, D.C. Today, U.S. Representative Hillary Scholten led a bipartisan, bicameral group of colleagues in introducing a resolution recognizing the 50th anniversary of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Signed into law by   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- The Senate Indian Affairs Committee issued a report (S.Rpt. 119-54) on the Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies Act (S. 761), which aims to establish the Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies in the U.S. The report was advanced by Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, on July 31, 2025. Here are excerpts: * * * PURPOSE To establish a Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies (Commission) in the United St  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Collins' Statement on the Passing of Charles Norman Shay * Click HERE for a full-resolution image WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Susan Collins issued the following statement on the passing of Charles Norman Shay, a decorated World War II and Korean War veteran and member of the Penobscot Nation, at the age of 101: "I am deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Charles Norman Shay, a   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Collins' Substance Use and Mental Illness Provisions Signed into Law * WASHINGTON, D.C. - The President signed into law the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act, a bipartisan bill that strengthens prevention, treatment, and recovery services for Americans with substance use disorders and mental illness. The legislation contains several provisions authored and supported b  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Lawler, Lawmakers Renew Fight to Honor WWII Cadet Nurses * Bill would recognize the nearly 120,000 women who served as Nurse Cadets during WWII, never received honorary veteran status for their service Bill Text (PDF) | One-Pager (PDF) Washington, DC - United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Steve Daines (R-Mont.), and Angus King (I-Maine), along with U.S. Representat  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 (Rep.) -- House Republican Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Whip Emmer touts key stakeholder support for the SCORE Act * WASHINGTON - House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) today announced key stakeholder support for the Student Compensation and Opportunity through Rights and Endorsements (SCORE) Act, which creates a national Name,, and Likeness (NIL) framework that supports student-athletes and recenters the educational mission of col  more