WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Rep. Burgess Owens, R-Utah, issued the following remarks on July 13, 2023: * * * Today, Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee Chairman Burgess Owens (R-UT) delivered the following remarks, as prepared for delivery, at a hearing titled "Exposing the Dangers of the Influence of Foreign Adversaries on College Campuses": "Today's hearing addresses the growing threat of foreign influence on American education. "The father of this nation, George Washington  more

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Rep. Barbara Lee, D-California, issued the following statement on July 13, 2023: * * * Congresswoman Barbara Lee (CA-12), senior member of the House Appropriations Committee, today released a statement on the Democratic amendments blocked by Republicans in the Rules Committee's consideration of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA): "The extremists in the Republican party have taken the NDAA and held it hostage to enact their MAGA, right-wing agenda. Despite a r  more

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Rep. Burgess Owens, R-Utah, chair of the House Education and the Workforce Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development, issued the following news release: Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee Chairman Burgess Owens (R-UT) delivered the following remarks, as prepared for delivery, at a hearing titled "Exposing the Dangers of the Influence of Foreign Adversaries on College Campuses": "Today's hearing addresses the growing threat of foreign  more

BOISE, Idaho, July 8 -- The Idaho Democratic Party issued the following statement on July 6, 2023: * * * As Idahoans, we value our independence. Self-reliance and the freedom to think independently are woven into the very fabric of our state. We don't blindly follow the crowd and that's not what we want from our elected leaders. Unfortunately, actions by Idaho Republican Party bosses prove that anything but blind adherence to their extreme agenda will no longer be tolerated. Even the highest  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, July 11 -- The Indiana Democratic Party issued the following news release on July 10, 2023: Former Attorney General Curtis Hill today announced that he's bringing his disgraceful record to the Indiana Republican primary for Governor. The Indiana Democratic Party released the following statement from IDP Chairman Mike Schmuhl on Hill's announcement: "Hoosiers have not forgotten how Curtis Hill disgraced Indiana and the Attorney General's office just a few short years ago  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, July 11 -- The Indiana Democratic Party issued the following news release on July 10, 2023: The Indiana Democratic Party is today calling out Indiana Republican Party Chairman Kyle Hupfer for his comments this weekend saying that Republicans should "own" over 90% of the seats in the state legislature. These comments show the Indiana GOP's continued attack on democracy. Democrats routinely get over 40% of the vote in Indiana, yet control just 30 percent of the seats in th  more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove, D-California, issued the following news release on July 10, 2023: Yesterday, Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA-37) joined MSNBC's Symone Sanders to discuss the war in Ukraine, President Biden's NATO trip, and the need for Supreme Court reform. Below are excerpts of her remarks and a link to the video. * * * On President Biden's NATO Trip "...I want to just say how great it is that we're witnessing a sea change as it relates to foreign po  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Kathy Manning, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on July 14, 2023: Today, Congresswoman Kathy Manning (NC-06) Vice Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and Policy Co-Chair of the Democratic Women's Caucus, voted against the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), due to the inclusion of extreme Republican-led amendments targeting abortion rights, and LGBTQ, people of color, and women in the military. "Right-wing extremists in th  more

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on July 13, 2023: U.S Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) spoke on the U.S. Senate floor on Wednesday to eulogize former Connecticut Governor and Senator Lowell Weicker. "Lowell Weicker served virtually every capacity you could helping to lead our state. He was a first selectman, he was a state representative, he was a congressman, he was a senator here in this chamber, and he was a governor," Murphy sa  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, July 11 -- The Nevada Democratic Party issued the following news release: Mitch McConnell's handpicked candidate Sam Brown is already off to a rocky start in his second doomed bid for the GOP nomination in Nevada. Read how outlets across the country are covering his disastrous record - which includes being pushed into the race by McConnell and the NRSC despite skepticism from in-state Republicans, losing every GOP primary he's ever run in, and staking out far-right positions  more

HELSINKI, Finland, July 15 -- President Biden and Finland President Sauli Niinisto issued the following remarks in a joint news conference on July 13, 2023: * * * MODERATOR: Thank you. Please be seated. Welcome to this joint press conference by President of the Republic of Finland, Sauli Niinisto, and President of the United States, Joe Biden. We will begin with statements by the presidents. PRESIDENT NIINISTO: Thank you, and good afternoon. Excellent that we have this kind of a big hall i  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 (TNSgov) -- The Ripon Society issued the following news release: U.S. Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar (FL-27) appeared yesterday morning before a breakfast meeting of The Ripon Society, delivering remarks about the need to reform America's immigration system and the bipartisan piece of legislation she has authored to achieve this goals. The bill is called the Dignity Act. Introduced last month by Salazar and Democratic Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16), the measure has four   more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, July 13 (TNSper) -- The University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news: Yazier Henry, Rusty Hills, and Alex Ralph have been promoted and will have the newly-created title of "teaching professors," beginning in fall term 2023. The University of Michigan created the new designation for long-serving lecturers in its labor agreement with the Lecturers' Employee Organization in September 2021. Henry, Hills, and Ralph are in the first cohort at th  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, July 12 -- The Virginia House Democrats issued the following news: Following announcements from Governor Glenn Youngkin, the Republican Party of Virginia, and RSLC, Virginia Democratic leaders from the House and Senate released the following statements on the Republicans' Absentee and Early Voting program launch: "It seems to me there is a disagreement between the Governor and Republicans in the General Assembly. Just this past session, Republicans launched an attack on ear  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, July 12 -- The Virginia Senate Democrats issued the following news: Following announcements from Governor Glenn Youngkin, the Republican Party of Virginia, and RSLC, Virginia Democratic leaders from the House and Senate released the following statements on the Republicans' Absentee and Early Voting program launch: "It seems to me there is a disagreement between the Governor and Republicans in the General Assembly. Just this past session, Republicans launched an attack on ea  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, July 5 -- The Wisconsin Republican Party issued the following statement: * * * The Republican Party of Wisconsin released the following statement following the signing of the 2023-2025 GOP authored budget: Tony Evers is once again signing the Republican-crafted budget, which not only made historic investments but prioritized Wisconsin taxpayers," said WisGOP Chairman Brian Schimming. "Wisconsin Republicans deserve praise for historic K-12 funding, school mental health, sp  more