WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper on the overview of Moldova (No. IF10894) on Aug. 8, 2022, by Cory Welt, Russian and European affairs specialist. Here are excerpts: * * * Moldova is one of three post-Soviet states - together with Ukraine and Georgia - that seeks greater integration with the West in the face of Russian resistance and territorial occupation. Many Members of Congress have long supported Moldova's democrat  more

SAVANNAH, Georgia, Aug. 9 -- Rep. Sanford D. Bishop Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release on Aug. 8, 2022: The National Association of Farm Service Agency County Office Employees (NASCOE) presented Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) with its Legislator of the Year award during its national convention in Savannah, Georgia. Farm Service Agency (FSA) county office employees are the bridge between U.S. Department of Agriculture programs and farmers as well as ranchers. NASCOE's  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 -- Rep. Deborah Ross, D-North Carolina, issued the following statement on Aug. 8, 2022: * * * Congresswoman Deborah Ross (NC-02) released the following statement after Senate passage of the Inflation Reduction Act, which includes Congresswoman Ross' provision to repeal the 10-year offshore wind leasing moratorium off the coasts of North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida. "The Inflation Reduction Act is a transformational package that will mark the single greate  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 -- Rep. Nikema Williams, D-Georgia, issued the following news release on Aug. 8, 2022: On Friday, Congresswoman Nikema Williams (GA-05) introduced The John Lewis Civil Rights Fellowship Act:, bipartisan, bicameral legislation to create the John Lewis Civil Rights Fellowship within the Fulbright Scholarship Program. The fellowship will support scholars who want to study nonviolent civil rights movements abroad. Congresswoman Nancy Mace (SC-1) is co-leading introduction of the  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release on Aug. 8, 2022: Yesterday, the Senate passed U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff's historic legislation to boost American solar energy manufacturing. Sen. Ossoff's Solar Energy Manufacturing for America Act (SEMA) will strengthen American energy independence, reduce dependence on Chinese imports, and reinvigorate the U.S. industrial sector -- creating American jobs and accelerating the transition to renewable energy. Geo  more