WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Rep. Delia Ramirez, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on July 19, 2023: Today, Congresswoman Delia C. Ramirez (IL-03) announced more than $13.5 million in federal funding for 15 local community projects have successfully advanced out of the House Appropriations Committee in the Fiscal Year 2024 spending bills. Now after being approved out of the House Appropriations Committee, the bills may be called up for a vote on the House Floor. If successfully passed out  more

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release on July 19, 2023: Today, U.S. Representatives Mark Pocan (WI-02), and Andrew Garbarino (NY-02) and Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Roger Marshall (R-KS) introduced the "Helen Keller National Center Reauthorization Act," bipartisan and bicameral legislation which would reauthorize Helen Keller National National Center for DeafBlind Youth and Adults (HKNC) for five years through 2028. HKNC provides esse  more

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- The Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Policy issued the following written testimony by Morgan Harper, director of policy and advocacy at the American Economic Liberties Project, involving a hearing on July 12, 2023, entitled "Bank Mergers and the Economic Impacts of Consolidation": * * * Chair Warren, Ranking Member Kennedy, Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to give this testimony. I am the Director of Policy and  more

WASHINGTON, July 19 -- The Senate Budget Committee issued the following written testimony by Andrew G. Biggs, senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, involving a hearing on July 12, 2023, entitled "Protecting Social Security for All: Making the Wealthy Pay Their Fair Share": * * * Years ago, when asked about eliminating the ceiling on wages subject to Social Security payroll taxes, a prominent conservative politician replied as followed: [T]here may be an argument for raising the   more