WASHINGTON, May 1 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R45015) on April 30, 2021, entitled "Minority Business Development Agency: An Overview of Its History and Current Issues" by economic development policy analyst Julie M. Lawhorn: Summary The Department of Commerce's Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) is the lead federal agency dedicated to supporting the growth and global competitiveness of the minority business community. President Richard Nixon  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- The House Education and Labor Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 117-13) on the Paycheck Fairness Act (H.R. 7), which aims to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide more effective remedies to victims of discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex. The report was advanced by Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, on April 5, 2021. (Continued from Part 1 of 5) HISTORY OF THE EQUAL PAY ACT In 1963, Congress first addressed the issue of unequal pay/ more ST

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release on April 27, 2021: U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin signed onto a letter President Joe Biden led by Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, asking the President to issue an updated presidential determination with an increased refugee admissions target for the remainder of Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 as soon as possible. The Senators also urged President Biden to set a target  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on April 27, 2021: U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today led 33 of his Senate colleagues in a letter to President Joe Biden asking him to issue an updated presidential determination with an increased refugee admissions target for the remainder of Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 as soon as possible. The Senators als more PR

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today led 33 of his Senate colleagues in a letter to President Joe Biden asking him to issue an updated presidential determination with an increased refugee admissions target for the remainder of Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 as soon as possible. The Senators also urged President Biden to set a target of at least 125,000 re more PR

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) joined Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), and 31 of their Senate colleagues in a letter to President Joe Biden asking him to issue an updated presidential determination with an increased refugee admissions target for the remainder of Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 as soon as possible. The Senators urged President Biden to set the refugee a more PR

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin (both D-MD) joined Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL), and a group of their Senate colleagues in sending a letter to President Joe Biden asking him to issue an updated presidential determination with an increased refugee admissions target for the remainder of Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 as soon as possible. The Senators also urged President Biden to set a target of at le more PR

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen (both D-Md.) joined Senator Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), and a group of their Senate colleagues in sending a letter to President Joe Biden asking him to issue an updated presidential determination with an increased refugee admissions target for the remainder of Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 as soon as possible. The Senators also urged President Biden to set a target of at  more PR

HILL AFB, Utah, April 30 -- The U.S. Air Force Hill Air Force Base (75th Air Base Wing) issued the following news: This Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month, join the Team Hill Special Observance Committee as they serve up a series of recipes that celebrate the Asian/Pacific Islander communities. Each week in May, you will find pre-recorded "how to" video recipes on the Hill Air Force Base Facebook page. In June 1977, U.S. Reps. Frank Horton (NY) and Norman Mineta (CA) created a Hou more PR