WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF10214) on Nov. 4, 2024, by Asian policy analyst Maria A. Blackwood. Here are excerpts: * * * Bangladesh Bangladesh (East Pakistan until 1971) is a Muslim-majority South Asian nation bordering India and Burma (Myanmar) on the Bay of Bengal. The world's eighth most populous country, with approximately 169 million people, it has a land area about the size of Iowa. Its democratic sy  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: RED OAK, Iowa U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Ranking Member of the Senate Small Business Committee, today announced her Small Business of the Week: Revelton Distilling Company of Clarke County. Throughout this Congress, Ranking Member Ernst plans to recognize a small business in every one of Iowa's 99 counties. "Revelton Distilling Company has found a neat way to keep spirits high with award-winning bourbon cr  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 -- Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release on Nov. 4, 2024: MILWAUKEE - On Friday, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) joined U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Ben Cardin (D-Md.) in urging President Biden to stand up for families navigating the People's Republic of China's (PRC) decision to end intercountry adoptions for those without Chinese familial ties. Rep. Erin Houchin (R-Ind.) and Rep. Val Hoyle (D-Ore  more