WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a report (GAO-23-104624) entitled "Commerce Working Capital Fund - Policy and Performance Measure Enhancements Could Help Strengthen Management." Here are excerpts of summaries associated with the report. What GAO Found: "Created in 1944, the Department of Commerce's Working Capital Fund (WCF) supports services that are performed more efficiently when centralized. WCFs may also allow agencies to benefit from economies of sc  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- The House Ways and Means Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 117-559) on the Jackie Walorski Maternal and Child Home Visiting Reauthorization Act (H.R. 8876), which aims to reauthorize the Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting program. The report was advanced by Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Massachusetts, on Nov. 15, 2022. Here are excerpts: * * * I. SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND A. Purpose and Summary The bill, H.R. 8876, "The Jackie Walorski Maternal and Child Home V  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: The U.S. Senate has unanimously passed a resolution introduced by Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley to congratulate the Portland Thorns for winning the 2022 National Women's Soccer League championship. A similar resolution has been introduced in the House by U.S. Reps. Earl Blumenauer and Suzanne Bonamici. The Thorns' 2-0 victory on Oct. 29 in the NWSL championship game over Kansas City made the Portla  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Rep. Tracey Mann, R-Kansas, issued the following statement on Dec. 15, 2022: * * * U.S. Representative Tracey Mann (KS-01) released the following statement regarding the U.S. House of Representatives passing the sixth short-term continuing resolution on the national budget. "Washington Democrats have once again failed to fulfill their obligation of passing an annual budget for our government. Last night's vote on a sixth short-term continuing resolution in two years is   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on Dec. 15, 2022: U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. discussed his longstanding efforts opposing the Biden Administration's COVID-19 military vaccine mandate during a press conference today. Thanks to advocacy by Senator Marshall and his colleagues, the 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) includes a provision that halts the Department of Defense (DOD) from forcing servicemembers to get the COVID-19  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on Dec. 15, 2022: U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (Kan.) - a member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense - today applauded the passage of the FY2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which included a number of Sen. Moran's provisions: "The strength and preparedness of our military is a direct deterrent to our adversaries. Making certain our men and women in uniform have cutting-edge technolog  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on Dec. 15, 2022: U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-KS) today sponsored the Afghan Adjustment Act. This legislation is also sponsored by Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Chris Coons (D-DE), Roy Blunt (R-MO), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK). "The withdrawal from Afghanistan was a dark day in American history," said Sen. Moran. "The rushed and chaotic eva  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release and letter: Eight days after more than half a million gallons of crude oil began leaking from the Keystone pipeline, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Chair of the Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Safety, sent a letter to TC Energy, owner of the Keystone pipeline system, demanding answers and accountability for the oil spill - a disaster that is l  more