WASHINGTON, June 10 -- The House Small Business Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Tax, and Capital Access issued the following information for a hearing entitled: "Reversing the Decline in Women Entrepreneurship: Opportunities for Rebuilding the Economy" at 10 a.m. on June 15, 2021, at 2360 Rayburn House Office Building: Women-owned small businesses have been severely impacted by the coronavirus pandemic with many reporting a decline in sales and fear of permanent closure. Yet, as the nation beg  more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on June 9, 2021: During today's Judiciary Committee hearing, U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, questioned Eunice C. Lee, nominee to be United States Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit; and Veronica S. Rossman, nominee to be United States Circuit Judge for the Tenth Circuit. Durbin highlighted their extensi  more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on June 9, 2021: During today's Judiciary Committee hearing, U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, questioned Eunice C. Lee, nominee to be United States Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit; and Veronica S. Rossman, nominee to be United States Circuit Judge for the Tenth Circuit. Durbin highlighted their extensive and impressive professional backgrounds a  more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. joined his colleagues in introducing the Defending Keystone Jobs Act, which would require the Department of Labor to submit a report to Congress on the number of jobs lost as a direct or indirect result of the Biden administration's move to cancel construction of the Keystone XL pipeline. Cancelation of Keystone construction stands in contrast with the Biden administration'  more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. joined his colleagues in sending a letter to Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Republican Leader Mitch McConnell urging them to bring the Protecting Individuals with Down Syndrome Act to the Senate floor for a vote during the June work period. The Senators wrote in part, "...All individuals have inherent value, regardless of their age, status, disability, race, sex or any   more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. issued the following statement addressing concerns with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's proposal of new federal clean-water regulations that reverse the deregulatory actions of the previous administration, and target private landowners. "This is the Administration's attempt to revive the Obama era WOTUS rule which was already blocked by the courts, and is furthe  more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on June 9, 2021: U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and 10 of his Senate Republican colleagues today introduced the Defending Keystone Jobs Act, which would require the Department of Labor to submit a report to Congress on the number of jobs lost as a direct or indirect result of the Biden administration's move to cancel construction of the Keystone XL pipeline. This project was expected to provide approximately  more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) joined Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and 9 additional Senate Republican colleagues in introducing the Defending Keystone Jobs Act, which would require the Department of Labor to submit a report to Congress on the number of jobs lost as a direct or indirect result of the Biden Administration's move to cancel construction of the Keystone XL pipeline. Cancelation of Keystone construction sta  more