WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-New York, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following opening remarks on March 25, 2021, during a Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet hearing entitled "The Importance of a Diverse Federal Judiciary": * * * "Mr. Chairman, I will begin my remarks by quoting from the confirmation hearing of a current Supreme Court justice: 'When I get a case about discrimination, I have to think about people in my own f  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: This week, Congressman Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-03) led a letter signed by the Missouri Republican Congressional delegation to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) urging the agency to reconsider its decision to list over forty bodies of water as "impaired," including Lake of the Ozarks and Truman Reservoir. "Unfortunately, the EPA used old and unverified data and failed to work with Missouri off  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. issued the following statement after the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $500,000 in solar research funding for Wichita State University. "Wichita State University's continued commitment to new and innovative research and development will benefit Kansans - and Americans - for years to come," said U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. "Kansas is a proven leader in re  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Roger Marshall has cosponsored the Haulers of Agriculture and Livestock Safety (HAULS) Act, a bipartisan bill that would deliver much-needed flexibility for livestock and ag haulers. "Livestock and ag haulers have gone above and beyond to minimize disruptions in the food supply chain caused by the COVID-19 pandemic," said Senator Marshall. "The HAULS Act provides common sense solutions to pro  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) spoke this week during a press conference on the impact H.R. 1, the For the People Act, would have on the future of American elections. "I've seen a few monstrous bills in my time in the Senate and the House; this is one of the worst bills that I've seen that has a chance at becoming law," said Sen. Moran. "This legislation is a monstrosity because it takes something that is  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- The Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee issued the following testimony by Carlos M. Rodriguez, president and CEO of Community FoodBank of New Jersey, at a hearing entitled "Child Nutrition Reauthorization: Healthy Meals and Healthy Futures" on March 25, 2021: * * * My name is Carlos Rodriguez. I have the privilege of serving as President and CEO for the Community FoodBank of New Jersey (CFBNJ), which provides food and access to other critical resources   more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on March 26, 2021: Senator James Lankford (R-OK) joined Senators Mike Lee (R-UT), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Jerry Moran (R-KS), Mike Braun (R-IN), and Rick Scott (R-FL) to introduce a resolution recognizing the mutual history and special relationship between the United States and the United Kingdom, and expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States President should lay the groundwork for a mutually  more