WASHINGTON, May 24 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittees on the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and Education issued the following information for a virtual hearing entitled "Fiscal Year 2023 Public Witness Day" at 10 a.m. on May 26, 2022: Witnesses * Julie Ajinkya, Senior Vice President & Chief Strategy Officer, APIA Scholars * Mark Anthony Figueroa, GEAR UP Alumnus, National Council for Community and Education Partnerships * Thomas A. Fleisher, Executive Vice President,  more

NEW CENTURY, Kansas, May 25 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: Representative Sharice Davids visited Logistics Park Kansas City and the Johnson County Airport Commission New Century Shortline Railroad to discuss federal efforts to improve our supply chains and lower costs for Kansans. The Johnson County railroad offers last-mile transportation for goods coming in from around the country to around 60 multinational companies. Shortline railroads touch approximat  more

MCALLEN, Kansas, May 25 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Roger Marshall and Kansas Sheriffs Calvin Hayden (Johnson County), Brian Hill (Shawnee County), Roger Soldan (Saline County), Jeff Richards (Franklin County), and Tim Morse (Jackson County) toured the southern border last weekend for briefings, tours, and meetings with border patrol officials, within DHS and the state of Texas. The trip came amid the growing fentanyl crisis that is wreaking  more

WASHINGTON, May 25 -- The Senate Judiciary Committee issued the following testimony by Commerce Bancshares CFO Charles G. Kim involving a hearing on May 4, 2022, entitled "Excessive Swipe Fees and Barriers to Competition in the Credit and Debit Card Systems": * * * My name is Chuck Kim, and I am the Chief Financial Officer of Commerce Bancshares. I am pleased to testify before you today on behalf of Commerce Bank team members who serve communities up and down America's heartland. Commerce is   more

WASHINGTON, May 25 -- The Senate Judiciary Committee issued the following testimony by Doug Kantor, general counsel of the National Association of Convenience Stores, involving a hearing on May 4, 2022, entitled "Excessive Swipe Fees and Barriers to Competition in the Credit and Debit Card Systems": * * * Thank you for providing me with the opportunity to testify on the swipe fees that are imposed by the credit card industry on merchants. Most consumers are not aware of these fees and do not s  more

WASHINGTON, May 25 -- The Senate Judiciary Committee issued the following testimony by Doug Kantor, general counsel of the National Association of Convenience Stores, involving a hearing on May 4, 2022, entitled "Excessive Swipe Fees and Barriers to Competition in the Credit and Debit Card Systems": * * * (Continued from Part 1 of 2) 54 Renee Haltom and Zhu Wang, "Did the Durbin Amendment Reduce Merchant Costs?" (Dec. 2015) at 4, available here. 55 Bank of America spokeswoman, Anne Pace, quo  more

WASHINGTON, May 25 -- The Senate Judiciary Committee issued the following testimony by Ed Mierzwinski, senior director for federal consumer programs at the U.S. Public Interest Research Group, involving a hearing on May 4, 2022, entitled "Excessive Swipe Fees and Barriers to Competition in the Credit and Debit Card Systems": * * * My name is Ed Mierzwinski. I am senior director for federal consumer programs at the U.S. Public Interest Research Group. U.S. PIRG is an advocate for the public int  more

WASHINGTON, May 25 -- The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action and Federal Rights issued the following written testimony by Amanda Frost, professor at the American University Washington College of Law, involving a hearing on May 3, 2022, entitled "An Ethical Judiciary: Transparency and Accountability for 21st Century Courts": * * * I. Introduction Thank you for inviting me to testify on judicial ethics and the role of the U.S. Congress in regulating the et  more

WASHINGTON, May 25 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) introduced bipartisan legislation to help communities prepare for the eventual integration of advanced air mobility technologies. The Advanced Aviation Infrastructure Modernization (AAIM) Act would establish a pilot program to help state, local and Tribal governments prepare for anticipated advanced air mobility operations and ensure communities can  more