WASHINGTON, April 20 -- The U.S. House of Representatives conducted 24 committee hearings on April 15, 2021: INCREASING RISKS OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND NOAA'S ROLE IN PROVIDING CLIMATE SERVICES Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies held a hearing entitled "Increasing Risks of Climate Change and NOAA's Role in Providing Climate Services". Testimony was heard from Nicole LeBoeuf, Acting Assistant Administrator, Ocean Services and Coastal Zone M  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release on April 20, 2021: At a House Small Business Committee hearing today Representative Sharice Davids asked government oversight officials to address issues of fraud and identity theft in small business loan programs to help victims of fraud in Johnson County. Numerous cases of identity fraud have been reported in the Emergency Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program, which was expanded by Congress to provide rel  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following statement on April 20, 2021: * * * "Today was a step toward justice. I hope the verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial gives George's Floyd's family some sense of closure, something that hasn't been afforded to countless Black families who have suffered centuries of injustice in this country. "And although we saw accountability today, there have been far too many instances in our country's history when we have not seen it  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Rep. Sam Graves, R-Missouri, issued the following news release on April 20, 2021: U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (Mo.), along with U.S. Representatives Sam Graves (Mo.) and Emanuel Cleaver II (Mo.), led a bipartisan, bicameral letter urging the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to quickly and fully utilize the tools and resources Congress provided in the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2020 and the FY2020 Energy and Water appropriations bill to reduce flood risk and  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: United States Representatives Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) and Sam Graves (R-MO), along with U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (R-MO), led a bipartisan, bicameral letter urging the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to quickly and fully utilize the tools and resources Congress provided in the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2020 and the FY2020 Energy and Water appropriations bill to reduce flood risk and  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Missouri, issued the following news release on April 20, 2021: U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (Mo.), along with U.S. Representatives Sam Graves (Mo.) and Emanuel Cleaver II (Mo.), led a bipartisan, bicameral letter urging the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to quickly and fully utilize the tools and resources Congress provided in the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2020 and the FY2020 Energy and Water appropriations bill to reduce flood risk and   more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. issued the following statement after Wichita native, Margaret McMullen, was announced as the winner of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's 2021 National Junior Duck Stamp Art Contest. "Congratulations to Margaret McMullen for going head to head with some of the greatest artistic talent in the nation, and bringing this victory back to the great state of Kansas for the fir  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following excerpt of an interview on Fox Business: * * * U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. appeared on FOX Business to discuss ongoing mask mandates and Dr. Fauci's continued changes in COVID-19 policies saying in part, "We've been doing lots of listening groups as well on what is causing the vaccine hesitancy, and Dr. Fauci's vague comments are adding to it. We feel like he's not being truthful or honest with us. Americans can  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- The Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee issued the following testimony by Stacy Mitchell, co-executive director at the Institute for Local Self-Reliance, as part of a remote hearing entitled "An Economy that Works For Everyone: Investing in Rural Communities" on April 20, 2021: * * * My name is Stacy Mitchell. I am the co-director of the Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR), a public interest research and advocacy organization. Since 1974, we've work  more