WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial and Administrative Law issued the following testimony by Farm Action President Joe Maxwell involving a Jan. 19, 2022, hearing entitled "Reviving Competition, Part 5: Addressing the Effects of Economic Concentration on Americas Food Supply": * * * Thank you for this opportunity to testify regarding the Effects of Economic Concentration on America's Food Supply. I will be highlighting the on-the-ground implications   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 -- The House Small Business Committee issued the following statement by Sandra Karas, secretary-treasurer of Actors' Equity Association, involving a remote hearing on Jan. 19, 2022, entitled "The Power, Peril and Promise of the Creative Economy": * * * I'm Sandra Karas, an actor, Secretary-Treasurer of Actors' Equity Association, a member of SAG-AFTRA's New York local board and an alternate to the SAG-AFTRA national board. I also appear before you as a small business owner.  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 -- The House Small Business Committee issued the following testimony by Carson Elrod, director of government affairs at Arts Workers United, involving a remote hearing on Jan. 19, 2022, entitled "The Power, Peril and Promise of the Creative Economy". Elrod is also the co-founder of Be An #ArtsHero campaign. * * * Thank you for holding this groundbreaking hearing on the Creative Economy. I am an Arts Worker. I'm a classically trained professional actor, director, teacher,   more

KANSAS CITY, Kansas, Jan. 26 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release on Jan. 25, 2022: Representative Sharice Davids toured Workforce Partnership and sat down with their Executive Director to learn about the services they provide for both job seekers and employers in the Greater Kansas City Area. With career centers in Johnson, Leavenworth, and Wyandotte Counties, Workforce Partnership offers professional expertise and funding resources to employers and eligible job   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release on Jan. 25, 2022: U.S. Representatives Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) and Sam Graves (R-MO) introduced a bipartisan resolution to officially designate the week of January 23, 2022, as National Passenger Safety Week. The resolution highlights the important role passengers play in reducing traffic fatalities and the need to educate and encourage passengers to advocate for their own safety to prevent dangerous,   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) is joining U.S. Senators Tim Scott (R-South Carolina), Pat Toomey (R-Pennsylvania) and six additional colleagues in introducing legislation to reform the governance of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). The bill is designed to better insulate the agency from political interference and preserve its independence. The FDIC Board Governance Reform Act would remove th  more

CHANUTE, Kansas, Jan. 26 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on Jan. 25, 2022: U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. today launched a monthly video series titled: Ag Talk with Doc, in which he sits down with various leaders in agriculture for discussions on the latest news affecting America's farmers, ranchers, and producers. For the first episode, Senator Marshall sat down with former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, Sonny Perdue at the American Farm Bureau Conventio  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jerry Moran (Kan.) and Roy Blunt (Mo.) this week led 14 of their colleagues in urging Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra to reverse the administration's flawed national liver distribution policy, which is disproportionately harmful to patients living in the Midwest and South. "For many years, Members of the Senate have expressed serious concerns about the Department of Heal  more