WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- The House Administration subcommittee on Elections issued the following testimony by Kristen Clarke, president and Executive director of the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, at a hearing entitled "Voting Rights and Election Administration in America": "My name is Kristen Clarke and I serve as the President and Executive Director of the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law ("Lawyers' Committee"). As a former attorney at the U.S. Department of Justice  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights issued the following news release: The Leadership Conference Education Fund released its policy brief, "Gainful Employment: A Civil Rights Perspective," today describing the exploitation of Black and Latino students by for-profit colleges and urging the Department of Education to enforce the Higher Education Act and protect students. Twenty-one civil rights, consumer lending, and education groups signed onto the brief, d  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- The Peace Corps issued the following news release: Almost 20 years after departing Solomon Islands, the Peace Corps announced it will re-establish operations in the South Pacific nation. Peace Corps Director Jody Olsen and the Honorable Harry Kuma, minister of Finance and Treasury of Solomon Islands, celebrated the announcement during a reception today at Peace Corps headquarters. "Based on the results of a thorough assessment earlier this year, we are pleased to support  more

DURHAM, North Carolina, Oct. 15 -- Rep. G.K. Butterfield, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Congressman Butterfield joined with the Durham, North Carolina community and the family of the famed banker and attorney John Hervey Wheeler to celebrate the naming of the city's federal courthouse after the late North Carolina-native and civil rights leader. Congressman Butterfield led the official unveiling of the sign on the newly designated John Hervey Wheeler U.S. Courthouse durin  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., has introduced legislation (S. 2628) to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act "to remove a limitation on an individual's eligibility for medical assistance under the State Medicaid plan while the individual is in custody pending disposition of charges." The bill was introduced on Oct. 17 and was co-sponsored by Sens. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, and Richard J. Durbin, D-Ill. It was referred to the Senate Finance Committ  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., has introduced legislation (S. 2642) to "prohibit the construction of natural gas compressor stations as part of a project that would lead to or facilitate natural gas exports." The bill was introduced on Oct. 17 and was co-sponsored by Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass. It was referred to the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. For more information, Sen. Edward J. Markey, 255 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510; 20  more