WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * As Trump Pushes Toward Recession, Heinrich & Lujan Demand Answers on Cuts to New Mexico Manufacturing Center WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) are demanding answers on the Administration's decision to cancel funding for ten National Institute of Standards and Technology Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Centers across the country, including in New Mexico. The action came on April 1, one day b more PR

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Baldwin Demands Answers from Trump Admin on Closure of Head Start Office that Serves Grantees in Wisconsin WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) is demanding answers from U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. about the closure of five regional Head Start offices across the country, including the Region 5 office in Chicago which serves Head Start grantees in Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnes more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 11 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on April 10, 2025, entitled "Consumer Price Index, Chicago-Naperville-Elgin Area - March 2025": * * * Area prices were up 0.5 percent over the past month, up 3.7 percent from a year ago * * * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin area advanced 0.5 percent in March, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Acting Region more PR

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, April 11 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mountain-Plains Regional Information Office issued the following report on April 10, 2025, entitled "Consumer Price Index, Midwest Region - March 2025": * * * Regional prices rose 0.3 percent in March, up 2.7 percent over the year * * * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Midwest region advanced 0.3 percent in March, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The all items less food and energy index in more PR

WASHINGTON, April 11 (TNSFR) -- The Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled has issued a notice of proposed deletions from the Procurement List, potentially impacting a broad range of products and services supplied by nonprofit agencies that employ individuals who are blind or have other severe disabilities. These proposed deletions would affect vendors across multiple states, prompting concern from supporters of AbilityOne, the federal program that channels government procurement dollars toward employment opport more PR

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Rep. Andre Carson, D-Indiana, issued the following news release on April 9, 2025: * * * Congressman Carson Leads Demands to Restore KIB, National Forest Service Funding WASHINGTON, DC--Congressman Andre Carson (IN-07) is leading demands to restore funding to the US Forest Service. The Trump administration's cuts to this agency have impacted nonprofits across the country, including Keep Indianapolis Beautiful (KIB) in Indianapolis. In a letter led by Congressman Carson and Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (MI-12) and signe more PR

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for April 10, 2025 AIR FORCE STS Government Solutions LLC, San Antonio, Texas, was awarded a $99,000,000 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for F-16 System Program Office integration engineering support. This contract provides for engineering, technical, and logistical, manpower support and technical data required to perform the organic integration activities. Work will be performed at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, and is expected t more PR

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Rep. Mark Messmer, R-Indiana, issued the following news release on April 9, 2025: * * * Messmer's Pro-Family Care Legislation Clears House Education and Workforce Committee WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Rep. Mark Messmer's (R-IN) Empowering Employer Child and Elder Care Solutions Act (H.R. 2270) overwhelmingly passed the House Education and Workforce Committee. This legislation makes it easier for employers to provide childcare and dependent care assistance to employees by removing unnecessary regulations and red tape th more PR

WASHINGTON, April 11 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Interior National Park Service has opened a public comment period for the proposed listing of several historic sites in the National Register of Historic Places. The pending nominations, submitted before March 29, 2025, span communities in Washington, D.C., New York, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Kansas, Nevada, Oregon, and Indiana, and represent a wide spectrum of the nation's architectural, cultural, and social history. Among the nominations is the John Joseph Earley House on Lamo more PR

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Rep. Andre Carson, D-Indiana, posted the following statement in the extensions of remarks section of the Congressional Record on April 9, 2025: * * * Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor my fellow Hoosier, John Michael Green, for his contributions to literature, entertainment, and education, and in recognition of his latest book, Everything is Tuberculosis, which debuted on March 18, 2025. As a globally-recognized New York Times bestselling author, John's works include Looking for Alaska, The Fault in Our Stars, Paper T more PR

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Rep. Rudy Yakym, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Yakym Releases Statement on Budget Resolution WASHINGTON D.C.- Today, Congressman Rudy Yakym (IN-02) released the following statement on the passage of the budget resolution: "The budget resolution passed tonight brings us one step closer to implementing President Trump's America first agenda. This is critical so that we can pass one big, beautiful bill to cut taxes for all income levels, unleash American energy, secure our border, enhance our more PR

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Rep. Rudy Yakym, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Yakym Urges Coordination to Hold China Accountable WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Rudy Yakym (IN-02) highlighted the threat of China's overcapacity in a Ways and Means Committee hearing with United States Trade Representative (USTR) Ambassador Jamieson Greer. "China's promise to shift to a consumption economy remains just that, a promise," Rep Yakym said. "Instead, it's doubling down on constructing more factories to flood the world with subsi more PR

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Coons, Blunt Rochester, colleagues demand answers from the Trump administration regarding decision to cancel funding for Manufacturing Extension Partnership programs WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Chris Coons and Lisa Blunt Rochester (both D-Del.) joined a letter to Trump Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, led by Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce Committee, demanding answers regarding the administrat more PR

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Young, Padilla Introduce Bill to Promote U.S. Biotechnology Innovation WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.), chair of the National Security Commission on Emerging Biotechnology (NSCEB), and U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), a NSCEB commissioner, introduced the National Biotechnology Initiative Act of 2025. The legislation would set in motion a whole-of-government approach to advancing biotechnology for U.S. national security, economic  more PR