WASHINGTON, May 26 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. RL31675) on May 24, 2021, entitled "Arms Sales: Congressional Review Process" by nonproliferation specialist Paul K. Kerr: * * * SUMMARY This report reviews the process and procedures that currently apply to congressional consideration of foreign arms sales proposed by the President. This includes consideration of proposals to sell major defense equipment, defense articles and services, or the retransfer more PR

WASHINGTON, May 25 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs issued the following news release: The Department of Justice today awarded Sergeant Stefan Bjes with the Missing Children's Law Enforcement Award as part of the 38th annual commemoration of National Missing Children's Day. Throughout his 21-year career with the Addison Police Department in Illinois, Sergeant Bjes has developed several programs that have enhanced the safety of children with special needs. The Missi more PR

WASHINGTON, May 27 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs issued the following news release on May 25, 2021: The Department of Justice today honored Keith Rollins, a United States Postal Service employee from Columbia, Maryland, during the 38th annual commemoration of National Missing Children's Day. Mr. Rollins helped locate a 2-year-old boy who had been reported missing after he followed an adult out of the house and wandered away. Mr. Rollins is awarded the Missing Ch more PR

WASHINGTON, May 27 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on May 25, 2021: As part of the 38th annual commemoration of National Missing Children's Day, the Department of Justice today honored nine courageous individuals for their extraordinary efforts to recover missing children and bring sexual predators to justice. This year's award recipients include four detectives and a sergeant from Fresno, California; two coordinators in the Missing Child Center-Hawaii in Hon more PR

WASHINGTON, May 25 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs issued the following news release: The Department of Justice today honored two coordinators from the Department of the Attorney General's Missing Child Center-Hawaii for their involvement in the recovery of 180 missing children in Hawaii between November 2019 and November 2020. Before the formation of this team, only nine missing children were recovered in 2018. Program Coordinator Amanda Leonard and Assistant Co more PR

WASHINGTON, May 25 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs issued the following news release: The Justice Department's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, a component of the Office of Justice Programs, declared Heidy Jimena Perez Veleta from Sunnyside Elementary School in Dodge City, Kansas, winner of the 2021 National Missing Children's Day poster contest. The announcement is part of the 38th annual commemoration of National Missing Children's Day. OJ more PR

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Rep. Michael Guest, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: Congressman Michael Guest (MS-03) called for Congress to address the reduced hiring rates in the United States by ending Federal supplemental unemployment payments. Over 20 states, including Mississippi, have announced they will opt out of the program as early as June 12th. These moves come as businesses struggle to find employees due to the government's paying individuals more to stay home than to work  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- Rep. Adrian Smith, R-Nebraska, issued the following column: On Memorial Day we set aside time to honor and remember those who put on our nation's uniform and gave their lives in defense of our freedoms. The willingness of many to defend our borders, our freedom, and our Republic is what keeps the American dream alive and the United States a prominent leader on the world stage. We are reminded of the selfless acts of heroism of our armed forces who served in past conflicts  more PR