WASHINGTON, April 28 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R44770) on April 27, 2021, entitled "History, Evolution and Practices of the President's State of the Union Address: Frequently Asked Questions" by senior research librarian Maria Kreiser and Congress and the legislative process Michael Greene: Summary The State of the Union address is a communication from the President to Congress in which the chief executive reports on the current condition of the Uni more PR

LAS VEGAS, New Mexico, April 28 (TNSEve) -- New Mexico Highlands University issued the following news: Dolores Huerta, a legendary American labor leader, civil rights activist and co-founder of the United Farm Workers union with Cesar Chavez, is the guest speaker for New Mexico Highlands University's virtual commencement ceremony May 15. "We are very fortunate to have someone of Dolores Huertas' stature speak at our Highlands University commencement," said Highlands University President Sam Mi more PR

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following floor statement on April 28, 2021: * * * Today on the Senate floor, Senator Portman delivered remarks on President Biden's first 100 days in office and his failure to keep his inaugural pledge to unify the country. Portman, who has a long record as one of the most bipartisan members of Congress, highlighted examples of how President Biden unveiled the latest COVID-19 relief package with no Republican input, despite Congress more PR

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Missouri, issued the following commentary to the Columbia Missourian: * * * Expanding Supreme Court Is Bad Road to Go Down In 1937, after a series of rulings undercutting his New Deal legislation, President Franklin Roosevelt proposed expanding the Supreme Court to as many as 15 justices. His attempt to use brute political force to seize control of the Supreme Court was -- and still is -- widely criticized. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg herself said, " more PR

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following floor statement, which was published in the Congressional Record on April 27, 2021: Madam President, I rise today to discuss the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act. I was a cosponsor of this bill, which was introduced by Senator Hirono and passed the Senate on April 22, 2021, by a vote of 94 to 1. I was in Minnesota to attend the memorial service for Daunte Wright when the bill came up for a vote, but I would have voted in favo more ST