WASHINGTON, July 17 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R46433) entitled "Israel's Possible Annexation of West Bank Areas: Frequently Asked Questions". Here are excerpts of the report issued on July 14 and written by Jim Zanotti, specialist in Middle Eastern affairs: Summary: Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu has stated his intent for Israel to annex parts of the West Bank in 2020. Annexation could raise issues for Congress, and varying congressional  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R40957) entitled "Unfunded Mandates Reform Act: History, Impact, and Issues". Here are excerpts of the report issued on July 17 and written by Robert Jay Dilger, senior specialist in American National Government: Summary: The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (UMRA) culminated years of effort by state and local government officials and business interests to control, if not eliminate, the imposition of more PR

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee issued the following news release: Republicans Plow Forward With Toxic Health Care Agenda Amid A Global Pandemic A federal court recently backed the expansion of short-term junk health insurance plans supported by Senate Republicans, allowing them to plow forward with their toxic health care agenda even in the middle of a global public health crisis. After enabling the dangerous GOP lawsuit to strike down the entire Affordable more PR

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- The Ripon Society issued the following news: With protests across the country helping to fuel a debate over ways in which America's law enforcement system can be reformed, The Ripon Society hosted a virtual discussion this past Thursday with a Congressman and former police officer who is spearheading an effort on Capitol Hill to do just that. The Congressman is Pete Stauber (MN-8). Serving his first term in the House of Representatives, Stauber spent two decades as a law more PR

NEW YORK, July 20 -- The William J. Clinton Foundation issued the following statement by President Bill Clinton and Secretary Hillary Clinton on the death of Rep. John Lewis, D-Georgia: We have lost a giant. John Lewis gave all he had to redeem America's unmet promise of equality and justice for all, and to create a place for us to build a more perfect union together. From a small farm in Alabama, to life-risking service in the civil rights movement, to three decades in Congress, he was always more PR