WASHINGTON, March 20 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R46727) on March 19, 2021, entitled "Defining a Socially Disadvantaged Farmer or Rancher: In Brief" by agricultural policy specialist Renee Johnson: A socially disadvantaged farmer or rancher (SDFR) refers to a farmer or rancher who is a member of a group whose members have been subjected to racial or ethnic discrimination (7 U.S.C. Sec.2279) and in some cases, racial, ethnic, or gender discrimination (7  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- The House on March 18, 2021, published 28 executive communications involving regulations that were published in the Federal Register: EC-629. A letter from the Congressional Assistant II, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, transmitting the Board's interim final rule -- Loans to Executive Officers, Directors, and Principal Shareholders of Member Banks [Regulation O; Docket No.: R-1740] (RIN: 7100-AG10) received March 18, 2021, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following op-ed to the Wall Street Journal: * * * NY Times Reaffirms Sen. Marshall's "One Shot is Better than None" The New York Times published its Morning Newsletter highlighting Britain's vaccine success and reaffirming U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D.'s WSJ opinion that we could save tens of thousands of lives if we follow the science and give one shot of the COVID vaccine to as many people as possible and came back for a   more