WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a report (GAO-22-104456) entitled "Law Enforcement - DOJ Can Improve Publication of Use of Force Data and Oversight of Excessive Force Allegations". The report was sent to Sen. Patrick J. Leahy, D-Vermont, chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, Chairwoman of the Senate Appropriations subcommittee o  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: This week, Representative Sharice Davids continued pushing for action on supply chains, voting to pass legislation to strengthen the overseas supply chain and bolster exports from American businesses. The COVID-19 pandemic has roiled supply chains around the world, creating bottlenecks that have added costs and delays for small businesses and consumers. In the global shipping industry, all major ocean carr  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- Rep. Tracey Mann, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Tracey Mann (R-KS) introduced H.R. 6145, the Community Bank Relief Act in the U.S. House of Representatives. The bill would extend regulatory flexibility for community banks throughout the country by directing regulators to maintain an 8.5% Community Bank Leverage Ratio (CBLR) through 2024. The CBLR was created by Congress in 2018 with bipartisan support to simplify capital requirements and  more

DENVER, Colorado, Dec. 11 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) and U.S. Representative Dean Phillips (D-Minn.) celebrated House passage of the Voter Choice Act as an amendment to the Protecting our Democracy Act, which passed the House 220-208. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) is also a co-sponsor of the Voter Choice Act. "House passage of the Voter Choice Act is a milestone for ranked choice voting," said Bennet. "At a ti  more