WASHINGTON, July 29 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a report (GAO-21-104071) entitled "2020 Census: Office Managers' Perspectives on Recent Operations Would Strengthen Planning for 2030". The report was sent to Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, chairman, Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, chairman, Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, ranking member of the Senate Appropriations   more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Rep. Cori Bush, D-Missouri, issued the following news release on July 28, 2021: Congresswoman Cori Bush (MO-01) introduced the Unhoused Bill of Rights, a federal resolution calling on Congress to permanently end the unhoused crisis by 2025. The resolution calls on the federal government to declare the crisis a life-threatening public health emergency, and provides a comprehensive list of more than 30 recommendations to guarantee housing, health care and liveable wages for  more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release on July 28, 2021: U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) announced that 46 venues in the Fifth Congressional District of Missouri will receive more than $43.5 million in Shuttered Venue Operators Grants (SVOG). Congressman Cleaver was an ardent advocate of federal relief for live entertainment venues and voted to establish the SVOG program--which provides support to hard-hit businesses in the musi  more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Rep. Jim Costa, D-California, chairman of the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture, issued the following statement on July 28, 2021, at a hearing entitled "State of the Beef Supply Chain: Shocks, Recovery and Rebuilding": * * * To start, I'd like to thank our witnesses, my Ranking Member Mr. Johnson, and the other members of the Subcommittee for participating in today's hearing to discuss a topic that continues to garner a great degree of a  more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, ranking member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on July 28, 2021: The Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee voted to pass the Guaranteeing Healthcare Access to Personnel Who Served (GHAPS) Act, legislation introduced by U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) - ranking member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee (SVAC) - that would address gaps in veteran health care to ensure the Department of Veterans A  more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Roger Marshall, M.D. and Jerry Moran and U.S. Representative Jake LaTurner (KS-02) announced a $480,000 USDA Rural Development loan awarded to the city of Erie to help purchase and operate Stubs Market. "This loan through USDA's Rural Economic Development Loan and Grant Program will allow the city of Erie to continue operating its local grocery store, Stub's Market," said Senator Marshall. "T  more