WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R47217) on Aug. 16, 2022, entitled "Community Development Financial Institutions: Overview and Selected Issues" by financial economics specialist Darryl E. Getter. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY The Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund was created by the Riegle Community Development Regulatory Improvement Act of 1994 (P.L. 103-325) to promote economic development in distr  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- Rep. Raul M. Grijalva, D-Arizona, chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 16, 2022: Natural Resources Committee Chairman Raul M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) today introduced the Great Bend of the Gila Conservation Act to protect one of the most culturally significant and ecologically fragile landscapes in the southwestern United States. The bill will establish the 330,000-acre Great Bend of the Gila National Conservation Area, t  more

LENEXA, Kansas, Aug. 17 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release on Aug. 16, 2022: Representative Sharice Davids joined local veterans to celebrate the bipartisan passage of the Honoring our PACT Act, a Davids-supported law that expands Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) health care eligibility to 3.5 million American veterans exposed to burn pits and toxic airborne hazards while deployed. Signed into law last week, the legislation also authorizes $40 million in fed  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- Rep. Tracey Mann, R-Kansas, issued the following statement: * * * U.S. Representative Tracey Mann (KS-01) released the following statement following his vote against H.R. 5376, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022: "Today, I voted 'NO' on the so-called Inflation "Reduction" Act. Due to the highest level of inflation in over 40 years, Americans are struggling to pay for everyday items such as gas and groceries in the same week. On top of these price hikes, the supply chai  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, Aug. 17 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on Aug. 16, 2022: U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. today released a congressional record he entered in to the U.S. Senate honoring WIBW's Ralph Hipp on his retirement and service providing Kansans with news over his 30 year career in Topeka. In the congressional record Senator Marshall said in part, "Throughout his career, Ralph has hosted various programs and segments loved by many in Northeast Kansas  more