WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Committee Advances Senator Hassan's Bill to Increase Health Care Price Transparency * WASHINGTON - The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee advanced bipartisan legislation that U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan helped introduce to help patients better understand the cost of their health care before they receive it. The Patients Deserve Price Tags Act would require hospital  more

HANOVER, New Hampshire, July 28 (TNSjou) -- Dartmouth College issued the following news: * * * Working to Combat Propaganda in Overlooked Languages Fabrice Niyigaba '27 builds the first AI tool to flag misinformation in a Bantu language. Written by Morgan Kelly A new study led by Fabrice Niyigaba '27 reports the first digital tool for identifying online propaganda in Kinyarwanda, the national language of Rwanda's 15 million people--and possibly the first for any of the Bantu languages spoke  more

VICKSBURG, Mississippi, July 28 -- The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center issued the following news story: * * * ERDC-EL Director Dr. Edmond Russo retires after 30+ years of service By Justus Reed, Public Affairs Specialist, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center After more than three decades of service to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Dr. Edmond Russo, director of the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center's (ERDC) Environmental Laboratory  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, July 26 [Category: Environment] -- The Nature Conservancy issued the following news: * * * Historic Magalloway Collaborative Conserves 78,000 Acres in Western Maine * Four conservation organizations today announced the successful completion of a landmark project that has conserved more than 78,000 acres in the Magalloway River region of western Maine. Rangeley Lakes Heritage Trust, Forest Society of Maine, Northeast Wilderness Trust and The Nature Conservancy-together, t  more

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Lankford Testifies Before House Appropriations Committee on Ending Government Shutdowns Forever * WASHINGTON, DC -US Senator James Lankford (R-OK) testified Wednesday before the House Appropriations Committee in support of his bipartisan, bicameral Prevent Government Shutdowns Act, which would take government shutdowns off the table and require Congress to stay in Washington until its work  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, July 28 -- Gov. Kelly Ayotte, R-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on July 27, 2026: * * * New Hampshire Ranks #1 in the Nation for Healthcare New Hampshire once again earned the top national ranking in WalletHub's 2026 "Best & Worst States for Healthcare" report released today. The annual report evaluates states based on cost, access, and outcomes using 44 key indicators. "I'm proud that New Hampshire once again ranks #1 for healthcare, and we're going   more

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Technology Modernization released the following testimony by Jeremy Villanueva, associate legislative director of the Paralyzed Veterans of America, from a July 13, 2026, hearing entitled "PACT Act Implementation: Modernizing VA Disability Claims Through Effective Technology." The PACT Act is the Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act. * * * Chairman Barrett, Ranking Member Budzinski, and members of the subcommittee, Paral  more

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Hassan Discusses Rising Food & Grocery Costs, Impact of Trump's Tariffs at Portsmouth Grocery Store * PORTSMOUTH - U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan visited Richardson's Market in Portsmouth to hear from the owners of the locally owned grocery store about how President Trump's reckless tariffs and his war in Iran are raising food and grocery costs for families. "President Trump promised to   more

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Shaheen Helps Introduce New Bipartisan Legislation to Promote Renewable Fuels * (Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) joined her colleagues to introduce new bipartisan legislation that would expand the use of biomass from wood waste and low-value timber for renewable fuels. The Wildfire Reduction Market Expansion Act proposes to modernize the definition for renewable biomass   more

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Shaheen Joins Colleagues in Investigating Whether IRS Misled Congress and Public About Agency Staffing Shortage While Customer Service Dropped Off During Filing Season * U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) joined 13 of her Senate colleagues in investigating whether Frank Bisignano, Chief Executive Officer of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS), misled Congress and the public about his age  more

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee released the following written testimony by Brian Waller, vice president of external relations for Shelter Insurance Companies, Columbia, Missouri, on behalf of the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies, from a July 15, 2026, hearing entitled "Reforming FEMA: Ensuring the Nation's Disaster Readiness Works for Americans." FEMA is the Federal Emergency Management Agency. * * * Chairman Graves, Ranking Membe  more

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Shares New Data on Rising Farm Fuel Prices Under Trump; Vermont Farmers Paying $1,479 More on Average to Refill Fuel Tank * WASHINGTON, D.C. -New data shared by U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Agriculture Subcommittee on Rural Development, Energy, and Credit, shows Vermont farmers have been forced to spend at least $1,479 more to fill their farm fuel tank because of the   more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Rep. French Hill, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, posted the following news release: * * * WTAS: Financial Services Highlights Support for Committee's Bipartisan Main Street Capital Access Act There is strong and widespread support for the Committee's bipartisan Main Street Capital Access Act, which passed the House on Tuesday by a bipartisan vote of 270-155-1. To date, over 100 organizations have expressed support for the bill. For a on  more