WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a report (GAO-23-105639) entitled "Discretionary Transportation Grants - DOT Should Better Communicate Federal Share Requirements to Applicants". Here are excerpts of summaries associated with the report. What GAO Found: "The Department of Transportation (DOT) awards Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) grants to a range of road, transit, and other surface transportation projects. From f  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 24 -- The House Oversight and Reform Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties issued the following testimony by Global Alliance for Cannabis Commerce Senior Policy Advisor Amber Littlejohn involving a hearing on Nov. 15, 2022, entitled "Developments in State Cannabis Laws and Bipartisan Cannabis Reforms at the Federal Level": * * * Good Morning. Chairman Raskin, Ranking Member Mace, and members of the Committee, thank you for the chance to appear before you to discuss   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 24 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. recently introduced a Congressional Review Act resolution to repeal the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) latest attempt to further erode the integrity of the United States' immigration system. DHS's recently announced final public charge rule would reduce the types of taxpayer-funded federal benefits - such as food stamps, housing vouchers, and Medicaid - a green car  more