WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- The Center for Education Reform issued the following news release on Jan. 7: Jeanne Allen, the founder and CEO of the Center for Education Reform (CER), a national leader in the fight to achieve educational excellence in the United States, today issued the following statement about President-Elect Biden's decision to nominate Miguel Cardona as U.S. Secretary of Education. * * * President-Elect Joe Biden's choice of Connecticut Commissioner of Education, Miguel Cardona, i more PR

DETROIT, Michigan, Jan. 8 -- The Detroit Regional Chamber issued the following statement on Jan. 7: * * * Detroit Regional Chamber President and CEO Sandy K. Baruah issued the following statement on the Jan. 6 violence at the nation's Capitol: I spent the bulk of my career in Washington, on Capitol Hill and with two Presidents - all Republicans. I never once imagined what we are witnessing today would be possible. Fellow Americans turned into mobs by the words of purported national leaders is more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- The Heritage Foundation issued the following statement: * * * Heritage Foundation President Kay C. James made the following statement about Elaine Chao's service as secretary of the Department of Transportation: "I want to thank Elaine Chao for her dedicated work in the public, private, and charitable sectors before serving our country with distinction as the secretary of transportation. "As secretary of labor under President George W. Bush, as director of the Peace Cor more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- The Renewable Fuels Association issued the following news release on Jan. 5: The Renewable Fuels Association is pleased to announce that Daniel Yergin, a highly respected authority on energy, international politics, and economics, will be a keynote speaker at the 26th annual National Ethanol Conference. Dr. Yergin will speak the morning of Wednesday, February 17, with a presentation titled, "The New Map: Energy and Geopolitics Coming Out of the Pandemic." "Daniel Yergin i more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- Rep. Brenda Lawrence, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Brenda Lawrence's (MI-14) bill, H.R. 3976, which renames a United States Post Office facility in Detroit after the late national recording artist and Detroiter Aretha Franklin, was signed into law yesterday. Supported by every member of the Michigan Congressional Delegation, the official name of the post office will become the "Aretha Franklin Post Office Building." The Post Office fac more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 5 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following statement on Jan. 4: * * * U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) issued the following statement today regarding members of Congress objecting to the Electoral College votes when they are counted on January 6: "Some of my colleagues recently announced they will object to the Electoral College results on January 6 when the votes are counted during a Joint Session of Congress. This is not unprecedented. Democratic members m more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee issued a report (S.Rpt. 116-318) on the National Response Framework Improvement Act (S. 4153), which aims to require the Federal Emergency Management Agency to evaluate the National Response Framework based on lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic. The report was advanced by Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wisconsin, on Dec. 14. Excerpts of the report follow (with changes to the law omitted, and available at https:// more ST