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

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- The Naval History and Heritage Command issued the following news: Welcome to Navy History Matters--our weekly compilation of articles, commentaries, and blogs related to history and heritage. Every week we'll gather the top-interest items from a variety of media and social media sources and then link you to related content at NHHC's website (history.navy.mil), your authoritative source for Navy history. Location: Compiled by Brent Hunt, Naval History and Heritage Comman more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- Rep. David Price, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Congressman David Price (NC-04), Vice Chair of the Democracy Reform Task Force, and Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) reintroduced the Empower Act for the 117th Congress, vital campaign finance reform legislation that would restore and modernize the presidential public financing system, creating a counterbalance to big money influence in our elections. "Presidential public financing was a landmark post- 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. 26 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release on Feb. 25, 2021: Senator Rick Scott sent a letter to President Joe Biden requesting a meeting to discuss the horrific human rights atrocities occurring across Communist China and the Senator's continued calls for the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to select a new site for the 2022 Winter Olympics Games. In his letter, Senator Scott stresses that under no circumstance should the global community give Com more PR