WASHINGTON, May 31 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a report (GAO-21-470) entitled "Areas with High Poverty: Changing How the 10-20-30 Funding Formula Is Applied Could Increase Impact in Persistent-Poverty Counties". The report was sent to Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, chairman, Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, ranking member of the Senate Appropriations subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies, Rep. Matt Cartwright, D-Pennsylvania, chairman, Rep. Rob  more

WASHINGTON, May 31 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a report (GAO-21-330) entitled "NASA Lunar Programs: Significant Work Remains, Underscoring Challenges to Achieving Moon Landing in 2024". The report was sent to Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, chairman, Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, ranking member of the Senate Appropriations subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies, Rep. Matt Cartwright, D-Pennsylvania, chairman, and Rep. Robert Aderholt, R-Alabam  more

WASHINGTON, May 31 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a report (GAO-21-376) entitled "Employee Benefits Security Administration: Enforcement Efforts to Protect Participants' Rights in Employer-Sponsored Retirement and Health Benefit Plans". The report was sent to Sen. Patrick J. Leahy, D-Vermont, chairman, Sen. Richard C. Shelby, R-Alabama, vice chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, chairman, Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, Republican leader of the  more

KANSAS CITY, Kansas, June 2 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: Representative Sharice Davids visited El Centro, Inc., a community center and bilingual Pre-K academy serving the growing Hispanic community in Wyandotte and Johnson Counties, to listen to their concerns and share the impact of federal relief funds on their facilities and the families they serve. Organizations like El Centro are critical to the growth and prosperity of our communities, and even at   more

NORWICH, Connecticut, June 2 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Representatives Joe Courtney (CT-02), Glenn 'GT' Thompson (PA-15), Susan DelBene (WA-01), and Ron Estes (KS-04) re-introduced the bipartisan Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2021, legislation to fix an arbitrary Medicare policy that excludes coverage of skilled nursing care for certain patients, resulting in exorbitant and unexpected out-of-pocket costs. Under current Medicare policy  more