WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R42812) on Oct. 4, 2022, entitled "National Statuary Hall Collection: Background and Legislative Options" by Congress specialist Jacob R. Straus and American national government specialist R. Eric Petersen. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY The National Statuary Hall Collection, located in the U.S. Capitol, comprises 100 statues provided by individual states to honor persons notable for their hi  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release on Oct. 4, 2022: Representative Sharice Davids visited the University of Kansas Medical Center's (KUMC) imaging center and the Shawnee Fire Department to tour three projects she sponsored for federal funding. The three local projects, along with 12 others, have been approved for funding by the U.S. House Appropriations Committee. Eight projects have passed the House thus far. "My job is to listen to Kansans   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 -- Rep. Tracey Mann, R-Kansas, issued the following statement dated Oct. 7, 2022: * * * U.S. Representative Tracey Mann (KS-01) released the following statement regarding his vote against a short-term continuing resolution to extend government funding until December 16, today in the U.S. House of Representatives. "This is the fifth time that this Congress has passed a short-term funding bill, channeling billions of dollars to band-aid the Biden Administration's failed polic  more