WASHINGTON, July 13 -- The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs issued the following news release: More Department of Veterans Affairs key appointments are filled. Matthew Quinn, under secretary for Memorial Affairs, National Cemetry Administration - Quinn leads 155 VA national cemeteries and 119 VA grant funded state and tribal Veteran cemeteries in providing a dignified burial in national shrines for Veterans and eligible family members. His responsibilities include maintaining the cemeteries  more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, ranking Republican member of the House Budget Committee, issued the following commentary on July 16, 2021, to the Washington Times: * * * There is probably no acronym in the English language that provokes more fear for the average American taxpayer than the initials I-R-S. In fact, polling recently showed a whopping 65 percent of Americans believe the Internal Revenue Service is already too powerful. But, for President Joe Biden, the IRS is   more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, issued the following Capitol Report column: There is probably no acronym in the English language that provokes more fear for the average American taxpayer than the initials I-R-S. In fact, polling recently showed a whopping 65 percent of Americans believe the Internal Revenue Service is already too powerful. But, for President Joe Biden, the IRS is the key to jumpstarting his radical, progressive agenda. As the Republican Leader of the House  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, July 17 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on July 16, 2021: U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger today gathered with Central Virginia veterans -- including Atomic Veterans -- at the Virginia War Memorial to mark President Joe Biden's proclamation of July 16 as "National Atomic Veterans Day." Atomic Veterans participated in nuclear tests between 1945 and 1962, served with U.S. military forces in or around Hiroshima and Nagasaki befor  more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following floor statement, which was published in the Congressional Record on July 15, 2021: Madam President, I rise today to discuss the protests we have seen erupt in Cuba over the past several days. On Sunday, shouts of "libertad!"--freedom!--were heard in dozens of cities and towns all over Cuba as people took to the streets to protest the communist government that has had a stranglehold on that nation for 62 years. This socialist   more