WASHINGTON, Dec. 31 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a report on the 2020 census. The report (GAO-20-282) is titled "Changes Planned to Improve Data Quality". The report was sent to Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii on Dec. 20, 2019. Here are excerpts of summaries associated with the report. What GAO Found: "To determine where people should be counted during each dec  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 30 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a report on Homeland Security acquisitions. The report (GAO-20-170SP) is titled "Outcomes Have Improved but Actions Needed to Enhance Oversight of Schedule Goals". The report was sent to Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wisconsin, chairman, Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, chairwoman, Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, ran  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 4 -- Rep. Daniel Kildee, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * - Saginaw Housing Commission to Receive $75,689 Federal Grant * * * Congressman Dan Kildee (MI-05), Chief Deputy Whip of the House Democratic Caucus, today announced federal grants to help Michigan families currently living in public housing or voucher-assisted housing further their education, gain marketable job skills, and increase their income through their current jobs. The federal grants, awa  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 3 -- Rep. Daniel Kildee, D-Michigan, issued the following statement: Congressman Dan Kildee (MI-05), Chief Deputy Whip of the House Democratic Caucus, issued the following statement after Congressman John Lewis was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer: "Congressman John Lewis is a monumental figure in Congress and a civil rights hero. "He is proof of what it means to be a real leader. "I know that John will prevail in this battle with cancer, just like he has in so many fight  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 30 -- Rep. Brenda Lawrence, D-Michigan, issued the following joint statement with Congressional Caucus on Black-Jewish Relations Co-Chairs Reps. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Florida; Will Hurd, R-Texas; John Lewis, D-Georgia; and Lee Zeldin, R-New York: "We condemn in the strongest possible terms the anti-Semitic attack in Rabbi Chaim Rottenberg's home in Monsey, New York, during the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah. "This surge in anti-Semitic attacks is a disturbing trend both her  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 30 -- Rep. John Lewis, D-Georgia, issued the following joint statement with Congressional Caucus on Black-Jewish Relations Co-Chairs Brenda Lawrence, D-Michigan; Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Florida; Will Hurd, R-Texas; and Lee Zeldin, R-New York, regarding the attack on Rabbi Chaim Rottenberg's home in Monsey, New York: "We condemn in the strongest possible terms the anti-Semitic attack in Rabbi Chaim Rottenberg's home in Monsey, New York, during the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah.  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 3 -- Rep. Elissa Slotkin, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin (MI-08), a former CIA analyst and senior Pentagon official who now serves on the House Armed Services Committee (HASC), released the following statement regarding the breach of the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad. "It is difficult to watch the violent breach of the U.S. Embassy in Iraq earlier today," Slotkin said. "I am thinking first and foremost of our diplomats and service members the  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 30 -- Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Florida, issued the following joint statement with Congressional Caucus on Black-Jewish Relations Co-Chairs Reps. Brenda Lawrence, D-Michigan; Will Hurd, R-Texas; John Lewis, D-Georgia; and Lee Zeldin, R-New York, regarding the attack on Rabbi Chaim Rottenberg's home in Monsey, New York: "We condemn in the strongest possible terms the anti-Semitic attack in Rabbi Chaim Rottenberg's home in Monsey, New York, during the Jewish holiday of Han  more