WASHINGTON, April 7 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper on the climate change and adaptation (No. IF12161) on April 6, 2023, by Kelley M. Sayler, advanced technology and global security analyst: * * * Climate Change and Adaptation: Department of Defense Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has stated that "to keep the nation secure, [the Department of Defense (DOD)], must tackle the existential threat of climate change." DOD has released a number of d  more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: At a March House Agriculture Committee hearing, Representative Sharice Davids questioned U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack on the USDA's efforts to solve domestic supply chain challenges affecting Kansas farmers, ranchers, and producers. Davids also asked how the Department is supporting the mental health of Kansas' agriculture community, as farmer suicide rates are two to five tim  more

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- The Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation, and Community Development issued the following testimony by Richard Cho, senior advisor for housing and services at the Housing and Urban Development Department, involving a hybrid hearing on March 8, 2023, entitled "The Federal Strategic Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness": * * * Thank you for this opportunity to testify on behalf of the Department of Housing and Urban Development o  more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on April 7, 2023: U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D., a U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee member, released the following statement addressing President Biden's Veto of the Bipartisan Resolution to reverse the Administration's revised definition of 'Waters of the United States.' "President Biden has once again put D.C. Bureaucrats over our nation's Agricultural producers," said Senator Roger Marshall. "Farmer  more