WASHINGTON, July 19 -- The House Judiciary Committee issued the following testimony by Human Rights Campaign Legal Director Sarah Warbelow involving a hearing on July 14, 2022, entitled "What's Next: The Threat to Individual Freedoms in a Post-Roe World": * * * Thank you for the opportunity to submit testimony to the Committee on the Judiciary regarding the threat to individual freedoms in a post-Roe world. My name is Sarah Warbelow, and I am the legal director at the Human Rights Campaign, Am  more

WASHINGTON, July 19 -- The House Oversight and Reform Committee issued the following testimony by Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Erin Morrow Hawley involving a hybrid hearing on July 13, 2022, entitled "The Impact of the Supreme Court's Dobbs Decision on Abortion Rights and Access Across the United States": * * * Fifty years ago, in 1973, a young woman with an unexpected pregnancy faced a challenging road ahead. She might get fired by her employer for being pregnant, leaving her wit  more

WASHINGTON, July 19 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) announced that the House Appropriations Committee has approved all fifteen Community Project Funding requests submitted by the Congressman. Totaling more than $39 million, the funding will go toward fifteen separate projects throughout the Fifth Congressional District focused on economic development, public safety, affordable housing, environmental justice,   more

WASHINGTON, July 19 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: Representative Sharice Davids introduced legislation to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), enshrining marriage equality in federal law. The Respect for Marriage Act would also provide additional legal protections for marriage equality from those seeking to undermine it at the state level. The introduction follows a concurring opinion issued by Justice Clarence Thomas in Dobbs v Jackson where the Jus  more

WASHINGTON, July 19 -- Rep. Tracey Mann, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Tracey Mann (KS-01) released the following statement in response to the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC)'s ruling in its investigation concerning urea ammonium nitrate (UAN) solution fertilizer from Trinidad and Tobago. "Today, the U.S. International Trade Commission rejected imposing final duties on urea ammonium nitrate (UAN) in its determination that anti-dumping activity surro  more

WASHINGTON, July 19 -- Rep. Jesus Chuy Garcia, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Last week, Congressman Jesus "Chuy" Garcia (IL-04) and Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14) introduced H.R. 8380, the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation Shab-eh-nay Band Reservation Settlement Act of 2022, an important bipartisan effort to right a historic wrong against the tribal community. This legislation settles ownership interests of the Prairie Band and current non-Native occupants within the Reser  more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following column: A mental health crisis requires help from trained professionals much like any health care emergency. Starting today, Americans experiencing a mental health crisis can dial 9-8-8 to immediately speak to a trained counselor at the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. Just like Americans reach for their phones to dial 9-1-1 in an emergency, this three-digit number for the suicide prevention lifeline can provide a lif  more

WASHINGTON, July 19 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on July 18, 2022: U.S. Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) - members of the Senate Hunger Caucus - today introduced a resolution expressing their commitment to build on 20 successful years of the George McGovern-Robert Dole Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program. Since its establishment in 2002, the George McGovern-Robert Dole International Food for Education  more

WASHINGTON, July 19 -- Sen. Patrick J. Leahy, D-Vermont, issued the following news release on July 18, 2022: U.S. Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) - members of the Senate Hunger Caucus - today introduced a resolution expressing their commitment to build on 20 successful years of the George McGovern-Robert Dole Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program. Since its establishment in 2002, the George McGovern-Robert Dole International Food for Edu  more