WASHINGTON, July 22 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a report (GAO-22-105550) entitled "National Science Foundation - Continued Cost and Schedule Increases for Major Facilities Projects in Construction". Here are excerpts of summaries associated with the report. What GAO Found: "Since GAO's June 2021 report on the status of the National Science Foundation's (NSF) major facilities and mid-scale research infrastructure projects, NSF completed construction of the Daniel K. Inouy  more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) voted in favor of H.R. 8373, the Right to Contraception Act, to protect the fundamental right to contraception and enshrine this right in federal law. Specifically, the legislation would ensure that neither states nor a hostile Administration can limit Americans' access to contraceptives or the ability of health care providers to provide contraceptives and i  more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release on July 21, 2022: Representative Sharice Davids announced the National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded $1,487,766 to Johnson County Community College's (JCCC) STEM Scholars Program. The program works to increase STEM degree completion of low-income, high-achieving undergraduates with demonstrated financial need. In the next six years, the project will provide scholarships to 54 students pursuing associate d  more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Missouri, issued the following news release and letter on July 21, 2022: This week, the entire Missouri congressional delegation, led by U.S. Senator Roy Blunt, the top Republican on the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, and signed by Senator Josh Hawley, and U.S. Representatives Emanuel Cleaver, II, Blaine Luetkemeyer, Billy Long, Ann Wagner, Jason Smith, Sam Graves, Vicky Hartzler,   more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release and letters on July 21, 2022: U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D., introduced the EPA Transparency for Agriculture Products Act, a comprehensive bill to prevent the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from overregulating essential pesticides that the ag industry heavily depends upon. Specifically, this bill would take steps to ensure transparency and accountability within the EPA's rulemaking process for pes  more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Government Operations and Border Management issued the following statement by John Morgan, U.S. Postal Service district manager for Arizona and New Mexico, involving a hearing on July 15, 2022, entitled "Dangerous Heat: The Effects of Hot Vehicles on USPS Operations in Arizona": * * * Thank you for calling this important hearing and providing the opportunity to discuss the Postal Service's established,  more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- The Senate Judiciary Committee issued the following testimony by Denise Harle, senior counsel and director of the Center for Life of the Alliance Defending Freedom, involving a hearing on July 12, 2022, entitled "A Post-Roe America: The Legal Consequences of the Dobbs Decision": * * * A teenage girl who unexpectedly becomes pregnant walks into a state-funded pregnancy resource center where she finds a compassionate community willing to help with medical expenses, baby fo  more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- The Senate Judiciary Committee issued the following testimony by Khiara M. Bridges, a professor at the University of California-Berkeley School of Law involving a hearing on July 12, 2022, entitled "A Post-Roe America: The Legal Consequences of the Dobbs Decision": * * * My name is Khiara M. Bridges, and I am a Professor of Law at the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law, where I teach Criminal Law, Family Law, and Reproductive Rights and Justice. I also ser  more