WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- Rep. Ron Estes, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on Aug. 24, 2022: Rep. Estes (R-Kansas) released a statement following President Biden's student loan forgiveness announcement. "Thanks to destructive Democrat policies, Kansans are losing $8,761 per year to Bidenflation, will pay higher taxes for the so-called Inflation Reduction Act and are now paying off others' college debt," said Rep Estes. "This election-year gimmick does nothing for Kansans who worked thr  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following news release and an Aug. 24, 2022, letter: * * * House Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC); Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Republican Leader Richard Burr (R-NC); House Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee Republican Leader Rick Allen (R-GA); and Senate Employment and Workp  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- The Senate Judiciary Committee issued the following statement by Rafael A. Mangual, fellow and head of research for the Policing and Public Safety Initiative at the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research, involving a hearing on Aug. 3, 2022, entitled "Protecting Our Democracy's Frontline Workers": * * * I'd like to begin by thanking you for the invitation to address this distinguished body. I'm going to focus my testimony today on what I believe to be an incredibly impo  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- The Senate Judiciary Committee issued the following statement by Mike Hurst, a partner in Phelps Dunbar LLP, involving a hearing on Aug. 3, 2022, entitled "Protecting Our Democracy's Frontline Workers": * * * My name is Mike Hurst and I am a partner in the Jackson, Mississippi office of the law firm Phelps Dunbar, LLP. I appreciate the invitation to be here today to testify on this important topic, and hopefully to raise awareness on an even more critical, pressing crisi  more