WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Rep. Nanette Barragan, D-California, issued the following news release on April 14, 2021: Today Congresswoman Nanette Diaz Barragan's bipartisan bill, the John Lewis National Institutes on Minority Health and Health Disparities Research Endowment Revitalization Act, passed the House of Representatives on voice vote. The Research Endowment Program at the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) provides funding to the endowments of academic in  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: Representative Sharice Davids (KS-03) announced she has hired Rani Williams to serve as Legislative Assistant handling Indian Country issues and as Democratic Director for the Congressional Native American Caucus on behalf of Davids. "I am thrilled to welcome Rani to my team," said Davids. "Her knowledge and experience in tribal law and policy will help us be responsive to tribes, amplify their voices, an  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Rep. Barry Moore, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: Rep. Barry Moore (AL-02), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity of the U.S. House Committee on Veterans' Affairs introduced the Col. John McHugh Tuition Fairness for Survivors Act. The bill was co-sponsored by Rep. David Trone (MD-06), and a companion bill was introduced in the U.S. Senate by Ranking Member Jerry Moran (R-KS) and Chairman Jon Tester (D-MT) of the Committee on Veterans' A  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Rep. David Trone, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: This week, U.S. House and Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee members - U.S. Representatives David Trone (D-Md.) and Barry Moore (R-Ala.) and U.S. Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and Jon Tester (D-Mont.) - introduced legislation to expand in-state tuition eligibility for the families of veterans who die from service-connected disabilities. The Survivors' and Dependents' Education Assistance (DEA) program prov  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, ranking member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on April 14, 2021: This week, U.S. House and Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee members - U.S. Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and Jon Tester (D-Mont.) and U.S. Representatives Barry Moore (R-Ala.) and David Trone (D-Md.) - introduced legislation to expand in-state tuition eligibility for the families of veterans who die from service-connected disabilitie  more