WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following insight paper (No. IN10961) on Jan. 7, 2022, entitled "Senators Lying in State in the U.S. Capitol" by Congress specialist Jacob R. Straus: * * * On January 12, 2022, Senator Harry M. Reid, who died on December 28, 2021, is to lie in state in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol. Traditionally an honor bestowed upon American political and military leaders, 36 individuals (not including Senator Reid) have lain in state or   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Jan. 11, 2022: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today spoke on the Senate Floor regarding Senate Democrats' attempts to radically change the Senate filibuster rules and abolish the 60-vote threshold when considering legislation. HIGHLIGHTS: DEMOCRATS' HYPOCRISY: "I'd like to remind President Biden where he was when he was Senator Biden and what he had to say about eliminating the  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) yesterday spoke on the Senate Floor regarding Senate Democrats' attempts to radically change the Senate filibuster rules and abolish the 60-vote threshold when considering legislation. HIGHLIGHTS: DEMOCRATS' HYPOCRISY: "I'd like to remind President Biden where he was when he was Senator Biden and what he had to say about eliminating the filibuster o  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., has introduced legislation (S. 3507) to "improve air quality management and the safety of communities using the best available monitoring technology and data." The bill was introduced on Jan. 13 and has 11 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Tina Smith, D-Minn., Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., Richard J. Durbin, D-Ill., Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., Michael Bennet, D-Colo., Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., Chris Van Hollen, D-Md  more