CHICAGO, Illinois, May 22 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL OPPOSES U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION'S EFFORT TO REMOVE REQUIREMENTS FOR REPORTING RACIAL INEQUITIES IN SCHOOL DISCIPLINE, IDENTIFICATION OF STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES * Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul co-led a coalition of 19 attorneys general today opposing the U.S. Department of Education's proposal to remove certain reporting requirements related to ra  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan Introduce Legislation to Improve New Mexicans' Access to Healthcare & Keep Rural Hospitals Open * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) introduced the Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Reauthorization Act, bipartisan legislation to improve New Mexicans' access to healthcare and keep rural hospitals open by extending the Rural Community  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Kelly, McCormick Introduce Legislation to Modernize America's Aging Military Sealift Fleet * Bill requires U.S. Department of Defense to accelerate design and construction of new cargo ships critical to U.S. military readiness Today, Senators Mark Kelly (D-AZ) and Dave McCormick (R-PA) introduced the Ready Reserve Force Modernization Accountability Act, legislation that would require the Department o  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Reed, Collins Lead Bipartisan Bill to Strengthen Job Corps & U.S. Shipbuilding Workforce Pipeline * WASHINGTON, DC - Over the next decade, the submarine industrial base will need an estimated 100,000 skilled workers to build the high-tech submarines our nation requires. In an effort to address this challenge and revitalize the nation's defense and maritime industrial bases, U.S. Senators Jack Ree  more