WASHINGTON, May 19 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R45249) on May 18, 2021, entitled "Section 232 Investigations: Overview and Issues for Congress": * * * (Continued from Part 2 of 4) U.S. Steel and Aluminum Manufacturing and Employment As discussed earlier (see "Commerce Findings and Recommendations"), a stated goal of the Trump Administration's tariffs on metals was to spur U.S. producers of steel and aluminum to operate at an average of 80% or more o more PR

WASHINGTON, May 18 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. RL31980) on May 13, 2021, entitled "Senate Consideration of Presidential Nominations: Committee and Floor Procedure" by Elizabeth Rybicki, Congress and legislative process specialist: * * * SUMMARY Article II, Section 2, of the Constitution provides that the President shall appoint officers of the United States "by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate." This report describes the process by which more PR

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- The House Education and Labor Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Investment issued the following testimony by Thomas Showalter, senior advisor at the National Youth Employment Coalition, as part of a virtual hearing entitled "Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Reauthorization: Creating Opportunities for Youth Employment": * * * Bethany R. (Civicorps) Being part of this program really changed how I saw myself...Just knowing that I'm going to a building w more PR

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following statement on May 18, 2021: * * * U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) released the following statement on his decision to vote to advance Kristen Clarke, nominee for Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice, to bring her nomination before the full Senate. "Today I voted to advance the nomination of Kristen Clarke for Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division. " more PR

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- The White House issued the following transcript of a news briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki on May 20, 2021:* * * * MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. I think I got a little ahead of the two minutes, but seems okay. Seems okay. Okay, one item for all of you at the top. The unemployment data released this morning show us reaching the lowest level of new claims since the beginning of the pandemic, and the moving average has been cut by more than a third since President Biden too more PR