WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties issued the following remarks by Rep. James Clyburn, D-South Carolina, involving a remote hearing on Feb. 4, 2022, entitled "Examining the History and Importance of Lift Every Voice and Sing": * * * Before I begin, I ask unanimous consent to enter into the record two letters in supportof this legislation: one from Reverend Dr. James Forbes, Jr. and the other from Mr. Jarrett Johnson. I   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties issued the following statement by NAACP Board Chairman Leon W. Russell, involving a remote hearing on Feb. 4, 2022, entitled "Examining the History and Importance of Lift Every Voice and Sing": * * * Founded on February 12, 1909, the 100th Birthday of Abraham Lincoln, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, the NAACP, is our Nation's oldest, largest and most wide  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties issued the following statement by Dwandalyn R. Reece, associate director for curatorial affairs of the National Museum of African American History and Culture at Smithsonian Institution, involving a remote hearing on Feb. 4, 2022, entitled "Examining the History and Importance of Lift Every Voice and Sing": * * * My name is Dwandalyn R. Reece and I have the pleasure of serving as the Sm  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties issued the following statement by Naomi Andre, professor of arts and ideas in the Humanities Program of the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies and Women's Studies at the University of Michigan, involving a remote hearing on Feb. 4, 2022, entitled "Examining the History and Importance of Lift Every Voice and Sing": * * * I am happy and very honored to have my voice included i  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley this week announced that farms and other small businesses in Oregon have earned a combined total of over $32 million in rural business grants and loans from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to help them grow and continue to create job opportunities statewide. "Our rural economies thrive when small businesses thrive," Wyden said. "Grants and loans that help eme  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley this week announced that farms and other small businesses in Oregon have earned a combined total of over $32 million in rural business grants and loans from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to help them grow and continue to create job opportunities statewide. "Our rural economies thrive when small businesses thrive," Wyden said. "Grants and loans that help emergi  more