WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R44974) on Feb. 23, 2021, entitled "Ethics Pledges and Other Executive Branch Appointee Restrictions Since 1993: Historical Perspective, Current Practices, and Options for Change" by Congress specialist Jacob R. Straus: Summary On January 20, 2021, President Joe Biden issued Executive Order (E.O.) 13989 on ethics. E.O. 13989 created an ethics pledge for executive branch appointees and provided for the ad more PR

NEW YORK, Feb. 24 -- Fox News Channel, a business unit of Fox, issued the following news release: FOX News Channel (FNC) has promoted Mike Emanuel to chief Washington correspondent, announced Jay Wallace, president and executive editor of FOX News Media. In this new role, Mr. Emanuel will continue to report on all news emanating from the nation's capital, effective immediately. Additionally, beginning on Monday, March 1st, national reporter Jacqui Heinrich will transition to a role as congressi more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- The House Oversight and Reform Subcommittee on Government Operations issued the following testimony by Everett Kelley, national president of AFGE, AFL-CIO, as part of a hybrid hearing entitled "Revitalizing the Federal Workforce" on Feb. 23, 2021: My name is Everett Kelley, and I am the National President of American Federation of Government Employees, AFL-CIO (AFGE). On behalf of the more than 700,000 federal and DC government employees represented by AFGE, I thank you f more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on Feb. 22, 2021: * * * U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on Neera Tanden, nominee to be Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB): "When President Biden announced his intention to nominate Ms. Tanden as OMB D more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following op-ed to the Washington Post: * * * Portman Op-Ed: Biden Promised Bipartisanship. That Rhetoric Hasn't Been Matched by Action Senator Portman penned an op-ed in The Washington Post this evening calling on the Biden Administration and Congressional Democrats to reach across the aisle and work with Republican members to craft a bipartisan COVID-19 package. This comes as Democrats are preparing to use reconciliation to jam thr more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on Feb. 24, 2021: U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden today introduced bipartisan legislation that would create an independent, non-partisan commission -- closely modeled after the 9/11 Commission that investigated the September 11, 2001 terror attacks -- to assess the nation's pandemic preparedness and response, and provide recommendations to improve our country's readiness for future public health crises. "More than 500,000  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Feb. 24, 2021: U.S. Senators Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) today introduced bipartisan legislation creating an independent, non-partisan commission, closely modeled after the 9/11 Commission that investigated the September 11, 2001 terror attacks, to assess the nation's pandemic preparedness and response, and provide recommendations to improve our country's readiness for future pu more PR