WASHINGTON, July 27 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF11672) on July 24, 2025, by naval affairs specialist Ronald O'Rourke. Here are excerpts: * * * Coast Guard Waterways Commerce Cutter (WCC) Program: Background and Issues for Congress Introduction The Coast Guard's Waterways Commerce Cutter (WCC) program envisages procuring 30 replacements for the Coast Guard's 35 aging river buoy tenders (WLRs), inland construction tenders (W  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, chair of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, posted the following news release: * * * Ernst Protects American Innovation from the CCP During a U.S. Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee hearing, Chair Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) touted her report (https://www.ernst.senate.gov/news/press-releases/new-report-ernst-exposes-critical-tech-is-vulnerable-to-china) that uncovered loopholes and a lack of consistent due dilige  more

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- Rep. Darin LaHood, R-Illinois, posted the following statement in the extensions of remarks section of the Congressional Record on July 23, 2025: * * * Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize James Collins for his extraordinary twenty-year tenure as President of Loras College. As the longest-serving president in Loras college's 185-year history, Collins has left an indelible mark on Iowa's oldest institution of higher education. Collins earned his Bachelor of Science degr  more