WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- The House Education and Labor Committee issued the following testimony by National Labor Relations Board Ex-Chairman Mark Gaston Pearce involving a hybrid hearing on Sept. 14, 2022, entitled "In Solidarity: Removing Barriers to Organizing." Pearce is also a visiting professor and executive director of the Workers' Rights Institute at Georgetown Law Center. * * * Thank you for this opportunity to testify before you today in this hearing "In Solidarity: Removing Barriers  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) joined U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP), U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and her colleagues for a press conference condemning the new Republican proposal to establish a nationwide abortion ban. Video of the Senator's remarks can be found here. Key quotes: This propos  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. led 11 of his Senate Republican colleagues on a letter to the CEOs of Visa, Mastercard, and American Express condemning them for removing gun sales from being categorized as "general merchandise" and instead placing gun sales into a separate category. The CEOs decision came at the recommendation of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), which   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following column on Sept. 20, 2022: * * * Competition Needed to Address Flawed Organ Donation System Last winter, a devastating wildfire broke out across western Kansas destroying stockpiles of grain and hay, leaving ranchers without food for their livestock. Just days later, semi-trucks stacked high with hay bales could be seen on the interstate coming from every direction as other farmers and ranchers donated supplies to help th  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on Sept. 19, 2022: Today U.S. Senators Roger Marshall, M.D. and Chris Coons (D-DE) introduced the Supporting Small Business Career and Technical Education Act, bipartisan legislation that helps small businesses hire new employees and supports aspiring entrepreneurs. Specifically, the bill directs Small Business Development Centers (SBDCs) and Women Business Centers (WBCs) to assist small businesses in hirin  more