WASHINGTON, June 22 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R44865) on June 21, 2021, entitled "Juneteenth: Fact Sheet" by reference and instruction librarian Erin M. Smith: * * * Introduction Juneteenth celebrates the end of slavery in the United States. It is also known as Emancipation Day, Freedom Day, Jubilee Day, Juneteenth Independence Day, and Black Independence Day. On June 19, 1865, Major General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, TX, and announced th  more

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- The House Small Business Subcommittee on Underserved, Agricultural and Rural Development issued the following testimony by Peggy Schaffer, executive director of the ConnectMaine Authority, as part of a hybrid hearing entitled "Supporting Small Entities through Investments in the National Infrastructure: Broadband": * * * I am Peggy Schaffer, Executive Director of the ConnectMaine Authority, and I wish to thank you for this invitation to testify in front of the Committee   more

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following statement on June 22, 2021: * * * Representative Sharice Davids (KS-03) issued the following statement on the Senate Republicans decision to block S.1., the For the People Act, from being debated on the Senate floor: "I am disappointed that Republicans in the Senate did not meet the moment and deliver on the will of the people today, instead choosing to block the For the People Act from even coming to the floor for deb  more

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. issued the following statement after voting against the Democrats' unapologetic power grab and attempt to undermine the integrity of U.S. elections: "Our goal has always been to make it easier to vote and harder to cheat. When you eliminate voter I.D., it makes it easier to cheat. When you promote ballot harvesting, it makes it easier to cheat," said Senator Marshall. "Thi  more

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following statement on June 22, 2021: * * * U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) today released the following statement after voting against the motion to proceed on S.1, the For the People Act: "Today, the Democrats forced a vote on S.1, the partisan 'For the People Act' on the U.S. Senate floor. This legislation is an unprecedented power grab that will undermine the sanctity of our elections. I've said it before: this is one of the   more

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on June 22, 2021: U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and Congressman Ron Estes (KS-04) today announced they will host an information session on the Aviation Manufacturing Jobs Protection (AMJP) Program with U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) AMJP Program Director Elliott Black on Friday in Wichita. Local aviation manufactures are invited to attend to learn more about the AMJP Program and gain helpful insigh  more

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, and U.S. Senator Richard Burr (R-North Carolina), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, reintroduced the Lower Costs, More Cures Act (LCMCA) to lower prescription drug prices, bring greater transparency to the prescription drug industry, and encourage American ingenuity in the development of  more

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on June 22, 2021: U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, and U.S. Senator Richard Burr (R-North Carolina), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, reintroduced the Lower Costs, More Cures Act (LCMCA) to lower prescription drug prices, bring greater transparency to the prescription drug  more

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on June 22, 2021: U.S. Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and Tim Kaine (D-Va.) today introduced legislation that would freeze the daily allowances permitted for federal employees on government travel at their higher, pre-pandemic amounts for the next two years to help hotels that serve government travel receive a fair rate for the services they provide. "Federal travelers are a significant part of the hotel indust  more

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Michigan, chairwoman of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, issued the following news release on June 22, 2021: U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and John Boozman, (R-Ark.), Ranking Member, today announced witnesses for the Committee's upcoming hearing titled, "Examining Markets, Transparency, and Prices from Cattle Producer to Consumer."   more