WASHINGTON, March 3 (Rep.) -- Del. Aumua Amata Radewagen, R-American Samoa, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Uifa'atali Amatais an original cosponsor upon introduction of the Peace Corps Reauthorization Act (H.R.1273) with sponsor Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA), and cosponsors Congressman Gregory Meeks (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee; and Congressman Garret Graves (R-LA). Rep. Amata served as a Peace Corps staffer in the Northern Mariana Islands  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- Rep. John Garamendi, D-California, issued the following news release: Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA), a returned Peace Corps Volunteer (Ethiopia 1966-1968) and co-chair of the Congressional Peace Corps Caucus, reintroduced the Peace Corps Reauthorization Act (H.R.1273). The reintroduction coincides with the 62nd anniversary of President John F. Kennedy's founding of the Peace Corps. Original cosponsors of the reintroduced House version of the legislation include Repre  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- The U.S. Army News Service issued the following news: By Christopher Hurd, Army News Service * * * President Joe Biden participates in the Medal of Honor ceremony for Retired U.S. Army Col. Paris D. Davis, Friday, March 3, 2023, in the East Room of the White House. * * * His entire body was covered in sweat and blood, having been shot too many times to count. After dragging a wounded Soldier to the helicopter for medical evacuation, Army Capt. Paris Davis went back in  more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- President Biden issued the following proclamation on Feb. 28, 2023, honoring Irish-American Heritage Month: * * * During Irish-American Heritage Month, I think of my great-great grandparents -- the Blewitts of County Mayo and the Finnegans of County Louth. Like so many other Irish immigrants who sought a new beginning in the United States, they arrived on our shores with hearts full of hope and dreams of the future. With grit and determination, they worked hard. And as t  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- Rep. John Garamendi, D-California, issued the following statement, which was published in the Congressional Record on March 1, 2023, on reintroduction of the Peace Corps Reauthorization Act: * * * On National Peace Corps Day, I reintroduce the "Peace Corps Reauthorization Act of 2023". Sixty-two years ago today, on March 1, 1961, President John F. Kennedy established the Peace Corps, and this legislation will enable the Peace Corps to continue their legacy. As the co-cha  more