WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R41057) on Dec. 14, 2021, entitled "Small Business Administration Microloan Program": * * * (Continued from Part 1 of 2) Congressional Issues Critics of the SBA's Microloan program argue that it is duplicative of other available programs, expensive relative to alternative programs, and subject to administrative shortfalls. The program's advocates argue that it provides assistance that "reaches many who more PR

WESTCHESTER, Illinois, Dec. 16 (TNSPol) -- The Healthcare Financial Management Association issued the following news: By Nick Hut Senior Editor The status of the federal vaccine mandate for healthcare workers became more muddled on Wednesday, with an appeals court reinstating the mandate for 26 states. The New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a prior court decision to issue an injunction on the mandate should apply only to the states that had been part of the lawsui more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- Rep. James P. McGovern, D-Massachusetts, chairman of the House Rules Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 14, 2021: On the House Floor today, House Rules Committee Chairman James P. McGovern (D-MA) opened debate on the rule for H.R. 5665, the Combating International Islamophobia Act. The bill would combat the rise of Islamophobia worldwide through the creation of a special envoy that will also help policymakers better understand this interconnected, global more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- The House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Social Security issued the following testimony by Max Richtman, president and CEO of the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare, involving a hearing on Dec. 7, 2021, entitled "The Fierce Urgency of Now - Social Security 2100: A Sacred Trust": * * * My name is Max Richtman, and I am the President and CEO of the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare. The National Committee is a grassroots a more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- The House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Social Security issued the following testimony by Social Security Works President Nancy J. Altman involving a hearing on Dec. 7, 2021, entitled "Social Security Subcommittee Hearing on The Fierce Urgency of Now - Social Security 2100: A Sacred Trust": * * * It is urgent, indeed, imperative, that this Congress vote on expanding Social Security to address the nation's looming retirement income crisis, as well as other challenges con more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on Dec. 16, 2021: Senator James Lankford (R-OK), lead Republican on the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Government Operations and Border Management, led a letter with Senators Rob Portman (R-OH), the lead Republican on the Senate Homeland Security Committee, and Chuck Grassley (R-IA), the lead Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee, that the Government Accountability more PR