WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Rep. Max Miller, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Science, Space and Technology Subcommittee on Environment, released the following opening statement from a Sept. 19, 2024, joint hearing with the Subcommittee on Energy entitled "Navigating the Blue Frontier: Evaluating the Potential of Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal Approaches": * * * Good morning and thank you to our witnesses for being with us today. Today's hearing is on a topic that stands to increase in relevance as tec  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- The Labor Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. 19-24-005-03-315) on Sept. 11, 2024, entitled "Employment and Training Administration Did Not Ensure States Sufficiently Implemented Mixed Earners Unemployment Compensation Program." Here are excerpts: * * * INSPECTOR GENERAL'S REPORT To: Jose Javier Rodriguez, Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20210 The U.S. Department  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- The Senate Judiciary Committee released the following written testimony by Maya M. Berry, executive director of the Arab American Institute, from a Sept. 17, 2024, hearing entitled "A Threat to Justice Everywhere: Stemming the Tide of Hate Crimes in America": * * * Chairman Durbin, Ranking Member Graham, and members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify today about hate crime in the United States, including since October 7, 2023, and the federal gove  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct. 28 -- The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Law released the following testimony by research scientist Mackenzie Kulik from a Sept. 16, 2024, field hearing entitled "How Georgia's Abortion Ban Harms Women: Health Care in Jeopardy": * * * Good morning, Senator Ossoff. My name is Mackenzie Kulik and I am here to tell you about one of the worst and deeply personal medical experiences of my life. It will be difficult for me to share these things with you   more