WASHINGTON, May 6 -- The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities issued the following report on April 22, 2021, entitled "Asking Wealthiest Households to Pay Fairer Amount in Tax Would Help Fund a More Equitable Recovery". The report was co-authored by Chuck Marr, senior director of federal tax policy, Senior Tax Legal Analyst Samantha Jacoby, Research Assistant Sam Washington and Senior Policy Analyst George Fenton. * * * To fund the investments that would help build a more equitable recovery  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R43835) on May 4, 2021, entitled "State Sponsors of Acts of International Terrorism - Legislative Parameters: In Brief" by foreign policy legislation specialist Dianne E. Rennack: * * * Introduction The United States currently designates as state sponsors of acts of international terrorism the governments of Syria, Iran, North Korea, and Cuba. A terrorism designation is but one part in the bilateral relat  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the following news release on May 7, 2021: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) Acting Chairman Robert Adler and U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-23) announced today five awardees of a grant program aimed at preventing pool and spa drownings and drain entrapments. The state and local governments, selected by CPSC, will receive more than $860,000 in Pool Safely Grant Program (PSGP) grant funds. This funding will p  more

WASHINGTON, May 4 -- The House Oversight and Reform Committee issued the following testimony by Democracy Fund Senior Advisor Rudy A. Mehrbani as part of a hybrid hearing entitled "Improving Government Accountability and Transparency": * * * Thank you for the opportunity to submit this testimony in support of efforts to enhance accountability and transparency, improve efficiency, combat waste and fraud, and build public trust in the federal government. Reforms are sorely needed to revitalize a  more

WASHINGTON, May 4 -- The House Oversight and Reform Committee issued the following testimony by Liz Hempowicz, director of public policy at the Project on Government Oversight, as part of a hybrid hearing entitled "Improving Government Accountability and Transparency" on May 3, 2021: * * * I am Liz Hempowicz, director of public policy at the Project On Government Oversight (POGO). POGO is a nonpartisan independent watchdog that investigates and exposes waste, corruption, abuse of power, and wh  more

FORT LEE, Virginia, May 8 -- The Defense Contract Management Agency issued the following news: May celebrates two stalwarts of the American experience. Defense Contract Management Agency commemorates Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month and Jewish American Heritage Month in May. In May and throughout 2021, the Department of Defense is highlighting the contributions and dedicated service of past and present Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in defense of the nation. The webs  more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- Rep. Barbara Lee, D-California, issued the following statement: * * * Congresswoman Barbara Lee (CA-13), Chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on State and Foreign Operations released a statement marking the eighteenth anniversary of President Bush declaring victory in the Iraq War by saying, "major combat operations in Iraq have ended" with a banner in the background that read "mission accomplished": "Eighteen years after former President George W. Bush stood in  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following statement: * * * U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today released the following statement after the Biden Administration announced it would raise the Fiscal Year 2021 refugee admissions target to 62,500: "Facing the greatest refugee crisis in our time, the United States must return to our longstanding bipartisan tradition of providing safety to the world's most vu  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- The White House issued the following transcript of a news briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on May 7, 2021: * * * MS. PSAKI: Hey. Hi, everyone. We were a little early today. I apologize for that. Okay, so good afternoon and happy "Jobs Day." Today I'm honored to have Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen join me here. Secretary Yellen has almost 50 years of experience in academia and public service. She's the first person in histo  more