WASHINGTON, June 8 -- The House Administration Subcommittee on Elections issued the following testimony by Matletha Bennette, a senior staff attorney in the Voting Rights Practice Group at the Southern Poverty Law Center, involving a hearing on May 25, 2022, entitled "Voting in America: Access to the Ballot in Florida": * * * I am Matletha Bennette, a Senior Staff Attorney in the Voting Rights Practice Group at the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC). Thank you for the opportunity to speak bef  more

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense issued the following statement by Lt. Gen. Richard W. Scobeee, chief of the U.S. Air Force Reserve, involving a hearing on May 24, 2022, entitled "National Guard and Reserve": * * * As an integral component of the Total Force, the Air Force Reserve provides accessible and experienced surge capacity at a fraction of the cost of a standing force. We execute the full spectrum of Department of the Air Force (DAF) missions, prov  more

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense issued the following statement by Lt. Gen. David G. Bellon, commander of the U.S. Marine Corps Forces South and USMC Forces Reserve, involving a hearing on May 24, 2022, entitled "National Guard and Reserve": * * * It is my privilege to appear before you and provide an overview on the current state of the Marine Corps Reserve. The Marine Corps Reserve, as part of a single, integrated Total Force Marine Corps, remains a vit  more

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- Rep. James McGovern, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Rules Committee Chairman James P. McGovern (D-MA) and Congressman Tracey Mann (R-KS) introduced a resolution expressing the commitment of the House of Representatives to building on the twenty years of success of the George McGovern-Robert Dole Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program. Full Text of Resolution Here (https://mcgovern.house.gov/UploadedFiles/MCGOVE_041_xml.pdf) The McGovern-Dole   more

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on June 7, 2022: U.S. Senators Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-KS) and Michael Bennet (D-CO) co-led a hearing on building drought resiliency in the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry's Subcommittee on Conservation, Climate, Forestry, and Natural Resources. During his opening statement, Senator Marshall summarized how recent droughts in the United States are hurting Kansas' agricultural ind  more

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release and letter on June 7, 2022: U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (Kan.) - the lead Republican on the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science (CJS), and Related Agencies - along with 15 colleagues today called on U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland to investigate and work to prevent violence against pro-life organizations. After a draft opinion in the Supreme Court case Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Hea  more