WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper on the overview of public and private school choice options (No. IF10713) on Dec. 12, 2022, by education policy specialist Rebecca R. Skinner and research assistant Isobel Sorenson: * * * Overview of Public and Private School Choice Options School choice generally refers to the opportunity for parents to select an elementary or secondary school for their child that differs from the as  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release on Dec. 13, 2022: Representative Sharice Davids was on hand at the White House as her bipartisan Respect for Marriage Act, which enshrines marriage equality in federal law, was signed into law by President Biden. Davids joined her colleagues to introduce the Respect for Marriage Act in July following Justice Clarence Thomas' concurring opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson, in which he stated that the Supreme Court "s  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on Dec. 12, 2022: U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senator Moran (R-KS) today introduced bipartisan legislation to address the nationwide shortage of airplane pilots, mechanics and other positions in our aviation workforce in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Aviation Workforce Development Enhancement Act would help expand the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)'s current Aviation Workf  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 (TNSres) -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on Dec. 13, 2022: U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. offered remarks today during a Senate Ag Committee hearing about how good nutrition leads to positive health outcomes for Americans, and using public policy to achieve those outcomes. Senator Marshall outlined several of his bipartisan initiatives aimed at advancing towards that goal, including legislation with Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) that w  more