WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Rep. Diana DeGette, D-Colorado, issued the following statement on Feb. 7, 2023: * * * U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) released the following statement in response to the president's State of the Union address: "Just three months ago, a record number of Americans showed up at the polls to reject the Republican party's extreme agenda. They want to restore Americans' right to reproductive care, enact commonsense gun safety measures to end the scourge of gun violence that's s  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Rep. Diana DeGette, D-Colorado, issued the following statement on Feb. 8, 2023: * * * U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) released the following statement in response to the president's State of the Union address: "Just three months ago, a record number of Americans showed up at the polls to reject the Republican party's extreme agenda. They want to restore Americans' right to reproductive care, enact commonsense gun safety measures to end the scourge of gun violence that's s  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Robert Garcia, D-California, issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2023: Congressman Robert Garcia - Democratic Freshman Class President, and the first openly LGBTQ immigrant in Congress - joined CBS News Face the Nation Freshman Panel this past Sunday. CBS News: Freshmen representatives from the 118th Congress on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan During the panel, Congressman Garcia addressed House Democrats unity despite being in the minority and their  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Rep. Michael T. McCaul, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Feb. 10, 2023: This week, the House unanimously passed a resolution introduced by Congressman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) condemning the Chinese Communist Party for their spy balloon. Rep. McCaul's efforts to pass the resolution -- along with his continued leadership on foreign policy issues and the southern border -- were featured today in the Texas Tribune. For U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul, national securit  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 3 (TNSrep) -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following report on Feb. 2, 2023, entitled "The Rise of College-Educated Democrats." The report was written by Zach Goldberg. Here are excerpts: * * * Executive Summary In the last 15 years, the Democratic Party coalition has undergone a dramatic demographic change. The white share of the party has declined significantly. But at the same time, the whites who have remained in (or have newly aligned with) the Democratic Party are  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Feb. 9 (TNSper) -- Faegre Drinker, a law firm, issued the following news on Feb. 8, 2023: Faegre Drinker announced today that Mindy Westrick Brown has rejoined the firm as counsel in the government and regulatory practice group in the Indianapolis office. She returns to the firm from Indiana Energy Association, where she served as Vice President. Westrick Brown was formerly with Faegre Baker Daniels from 2008-2019. Westrick Brown will collaborate with clients to manage   more

NOTRE DAME, Indiana, Feb. 7 (TNSjou) -- The University of Notre Dame issued the following news: In the past two decades, many state governments have enacted voter identification requirements for constituents voting in their state, requiring a photo ID or other significant proof to access a ballot. These laws were intended to prevent voter fraud and increase election security, but they also sparked national debate over whether they disenfranchised disadvantaged groups such as people living in po  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 (TNSres) -- Public Religion Research Institute issued the following news release on Feb. 8, 2023: * * * Survey: Two-Thirds of White Evangelicals, Most Republicans Sympathetic to Christian Nationalism Major new national study quantifies support for Christian nationalism * * * A major new national survey conducted jointly by Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI) and the Brookings Institution finds nearly two-thirds of white evangelical Protestants qualify as either Chris  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, issued the following statement, which was published in the Congressional Record on Feb. 8, 2023, on removing a certain member from a certain standing committee of the House: I rise today in strong opposition to H. Res. 76--Removing a certain Member from a certain standing committee of the House. H. Res. 76 is a brazen, hypocritical and offensive effort to oust Rep. Omar from the House Foreign Affairs Committee. Once again, Speaker McCar  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Rep. Troy Nehls, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Congressman Troy E. Nehls (R-TX-22) released a statement following the State of the Union address given by President Joe Biden. "Tonight, we heard embellished statements from a President who does not live in Real America," said Congressman Nehls. "Our nation is at a breaking point. This administration has done nothing but target working American families with back-breaking inflation, rampant crime, and weakness  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- The Ripon Society issued the following news release: The Ripon Society held its first GOP Women breakfast discussion of the year last Thursday morning. The event is a continuation from the largely successful 2022 series. The widely attended event is the first in a series of luncheons and other events that are planned for this year and are intended to bring together GOP women who are interested not only in policy and politics, but learning from and building relationships wi  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 (Rep.) -- House Republican Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release on Feb. 8, 2023: House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Fox Business Network's Mornings with Maria to discuss how President Biden's bad policies have left the state of our union in suffering. Leader Scalise slammed President Biden for refusing to address critical issues facing families like the open southern border, crime, inflation and energy prices in his address. Add  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Rep. Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release on Feb. 8, 2023: House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Fox Business Network's Mornings with Maria to discuss how President Biden's bad policies have left the state of our union in suffering. Leader Scalise slammed President Biden for refusing to address critical issues facing families like the open southern border, crime, inflation and energy prices in his address. Additionally, Leader Scalise   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Rep. Lori Trahan, D-Massachusetts, issued the following statement on Feb. 7, 2023: * * * Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) issued a statement following President Joe Biden's State of the Union Address: "President Biden's address to the nation tonight detailed just how far we've come as a nation over the past two years and the work ahead of us to ensure working families are able to succeed." "Landmark laws like the American Rescue Plan, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law,  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 (TNSres) -- The Walton Family Foundation issued the following news release: Building on expansive research to help better understand Gen Z and elevate their voices, Murmuration and the Walton Family Foundation today released a research report on how to best engage them in the political arena. For the past year, the foundation and Murmuration partnered with SocialSphere, whose founder John Della Volpe is the director of the Harvard Youth Poll and author of Fight: How Gen Z Is   more

ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE, Feb. 10 -- The White House issued the following transcript of a news gaggle on Feb. 9, 2023, with Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre while en route to Tampa, Florida: * * * MS. JEAN-PIERRE: All right. Today we head to Tampa, Florida, where the President will contrast his commitment to protecting and strengthening Medicare and Social Security and lowering prescription drug prices with congressional Republicans' plan to cut these programs. Unfortunately, there is a long h  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- The White House issued the following news release: President Biden has long believed that we must build the economy from the bottom up and middle out, not the top down. That is why during his State of the Union address, the President spoke directly to working families and communities across the country who have felt left behind. He outlined his economic agenda and how it's bringing back manufacturing and creating good-paying jobs --in infrastructure, semi-conductors, and   more