WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 -- The Library of Congress issued the following news: The Library of Congress has announced the selection of 85 organizations that will receive approximately $4.25 million in grants through its Teaching with Primary Sources program. These organizations will connect the Library to diverse learner communities across the United States by delivering educational programs, creating primary source-based educational materials and tools, conducting research, and convening gatherings  more

KANSAS CITY, Kansas, Oct. 13 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release on Oct. 12, 2021: Representative Sharice Davids welcomed the First Lady Jill Biden and Small Business Administrator Isabel Casillas Guzman to Kansas City, Kansas for a roundtable discussion with Hispanic small business owners and community members. Davids joined the First Lady, Administrator Guzman, Governor Kelly, Mayor Alvey, and Former Mayor Marinovich at El Centro Academy for the final week of  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. questioned U.S. Department of Labor Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training nominee Jose Javier Rodriguez recently on how he plans to handle the upcoming spike in unemployment rates caused by President Biden's vaccine mandate. During the hearing, Senator Marshall said in part, "We had record unemployment through the COVID pandemic...Kansas like many states just did  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 -- The House Small Business Committee issued the following testimony by Mark Madrid, associate administrator of the Office of Entrepreneurial Development at the Small Business Administration, as part of an Oct. 6, 2021, hybrid hearing entitled: "SBA's Entrepreneurial Development Programs": * * * Thank you for the invitation to discuss the SBA's Office of Entrepreneurial Development. Our mission is to help small businesses start, grow, and expand by providing quality trainin  more