WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- Rep. Jennifer Wexton, D-Virginia, issued the following statement, which was published in the Congressional Record on Oct. 22, 2021, entitled "In Recognition of Tina Ballard": I rise to congratulate Ms. Tina Ballard on her retirement and thank her for 30 years of dedicated federal service. Most recently, she served as the Executive Director of the Commission, an independent federal agency responsible for directing and managing the AbilityOne Program through which federal   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on Oct. 25, 2021: U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. today sent a letter requesting Health, Education, Labor, and Pension (HELP) Committee Chairwoman Patty Murray and Ranking Member Richard Burr hold a hearing to discuss President Joe Biden's pending COVID-19 vaccine mandates. The hearing would bring rank-and-file union workers from Kansas to Capitol Hill who are at risk of losing their jobs over the mandate   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 -- The Senate Judiciary Committee issued the following testimony by Jon Greenbaum, chief counsel for the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, for an Oct. 6, 2021, hearing entitled "Protecting a Precious, Almost Sacred Right: The John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act": * * * My name is Jon Greenbaum and I serve as the Chief Counsel for the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law ("Lawyers' Committee"). Thank you for the opportunity to testify today on "  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- The Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee issued the following information for a hearing entitled: "Success After Service: Improving Veterans' Employment, Education, and Home Loan Opportunities" at 3 p.m. on Oct. 27, 2021, at 418 Russell Senate Office Building: Witnesses * Margarita Devlin, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Operations and Management, Veterans Employment and Training Service, Department of Labor * Ronald Burke, Jr., Deputy Under Secretary for Policy and Oversi  more