WASHINGTON, July 18 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R41129) entitled "Navy Columbia Class Ballistic Missile Submarine Program: Background and Issues for Congress". Here are excerpts of the report issued on July 16 and written by Ronald O'Rourke, specialist in naval affairs: Summary: The Columbia (SSBN-826) class program is a program to design and build a class of 12 new ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs) to replace the Navy's current force of 14 aging O more PR

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Del. Stacey Plaskett, D-Virgin Islands, issued the following statement after Attorney General William Barr compared the use of federal law enforcement in American cities to the use of federal law enforcement and the National Guard in the Virgin Islands in 1989 after Hurricane Hugo: "On June 7th, Attorney General Barr appeared on the Face the Nation program and attempted to compare the imposition of federal law enforcement to the Virgin Islands in 1989 after Hurricane Hugo more PR

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- The House Appropriations Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 116-444) on legislation (H.R. 7608) in explanation of the accompanying bill making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations and related programs for the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2021. The report was advanced by Rep. Nita M. Lowey, D-New York, on July 13. (Continued from Part 5 of 14) ASSISTANCE FOR EUROPE, EURASIA AND CENTRAL ASIA Fiscal Year 2019 enacted level ... $770,334,000 Fiscal more ST

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Rep. Jim Langevin, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) and Rep. Jim Langevin (RI-02) introduced a resolution celebrating the thirtieth anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The ADA, which had passed the House and Senate with overwhelmingly bipartisan votes, was signed into law on July 26, 1990 by President George H.W. Bush. This landmark law required reasonable accommodation for those with dis more PR

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on July 24: House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) and Rep. Jim Langevin (RI-02) introduced a resolution celebrating the thirtieth anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The ADA, which had passed the House and Senate with overwhelmingly bipartisan votes, was signed into law on July 26, 1990 by President George H.W. Bush. This landmark law required reasonable accommoda more PR

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- The Alliance for Aging Research issued the following news release on July 2020: Before the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, many older Americans and people with chronic diseases were foregoing their prescribed medications due to high out-of-pocket costs. The ongoing pandemic has only exacerbated prescription drug affordability concerns. This is the impetus behind the Alliance for Aging Research (the "Alliance"), along with 48 partner organizations, in urging  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release July 20: Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (HI-02) spoke during the debate on the annual national defense bill to support two separate measures that would prevent authorization of funds to be used on nuclear yield testing and oppose the Trump Administration's withdrawal from the Open Skies Treaty. The amendment addressing nuclear testing passed by a vote of 227-179 and the amendment addressing the Open Skies Treaty passed  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (HI-02) spoke during the debate on the annual national defense bill to support two separate measures that would prevent authorization of funds to be used on nuclear yield testing and oppose the Trump Administration's withdrawal from the Open Skies Treaty. The amendment addressing nuclear testing passed by a vote of 227-179 and the amendment addressing the Open Skies Treaty passed by voice more PR