WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R45951) on November 22, 2021, entitled "Apportionment and Redistricting Process for the U.S. House of Representatives" by American National Government analyst Sarah J. Eckman: * * * SUMMARY The census, apportionment, and redistricting are interrelated activities that affect representation in the U.S. House of Representatives. Congressional apportionment (or reapportionment) is the process of dividing se  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Nov. 24 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following statement on Nov. 23, 2021: * * * U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) released the following statement after Kevin Strickland was exonerated by a judge in Missouri. "After one of the longest wrongful convictions in U.S. history, I welcome the exoneration and release of Kevin Strickland today. And I know the people of Kansas City do, too. "I want to thank Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters B  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 24 -- Rep. Jake LaTurner, R-Kansas, issued the following commentary to the Atchison Globe: * * * Congressman Jake LaTurner penned an op-ed in the Atchison Globe outlining the radical policies inside President Biden's Build Back Better agenda and how this legislation will negatively impact Kansans. The Atchison Globe (https://www.atchisonglobenow.com/voices/the-build-back-broke-agenda/article_8599c294-4be1-11ec-8b90-df45a3c5e6b8.html): The Build Back Broke Agenda Rep. Jake La  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 24 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Jim Risch (R-Idaho) joined Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kansas) and 12 additional colleagues in urging the Federal Maritime Commission to re-evaluate the new fees imposed for shipping container carriers at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach that will be imposed starting November 22. The members expressed concerns that these increased shipping costs will eventually be passed   more