WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- Grover G. Norquist, president of Americans for Tax Reform, has issued a public comment on the Department of Health and Human Services proposed rule entitled "Securing Updated and Necessary Statutory Evaluations Timely; Proposal to Withdraw or Repeal". The comment was written on Dec. 23, 2021, and posted on Jan. 13, 2022: * * * Americans for Tax Reform (ATR) writes in opposition to the proposed rule entitled "Securing Updated and Necessary Statutory Evaluations Timely; Pr more ST

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R45101) on Jan. 10, 2022, entitled "Congressional Gold Medals: Background, Legislative Process and Issues for Congress" by Congress specialist Jacob R. Straus: * * * Summary Senators and Representatives are frequently asked to support or sponsor proposals recognizing historic events and outstanding achievements by individuals or institutions. Among the various forms of recognition that Congress bestows, more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following focus paper (No. IF11400) on Jan. 6, 2022, entitled "Presidential Authority to Address Tariff Barriers in Trade Agreements" by legislative attorney Brandon J. Murrill and international trade and finance analyst Christopher A. Casey: * * * The U.S. Constitution grants Congress the power to regulate trade with foreign nations and to lay and collect duties. Since the 1930s, Congress has periodically authorized the Presi more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 (TNSRep) -- The Heritage Foundation issued the following report (No. 3679) on Dec. 15, 2021, entitled "America's Longtime Friend, Colombia, Needs U.S. Help". The report was written by James Roberts, research fellow For economic freedom and growth at the Allison Center, Mateo Haydar, research assistant for Latin America in the Allison Center for Foreign Policy Studies, Celina B. Realuyo and Joseph M. Humire. * * * KEY TAKEAWAYS * Colombia this year, threatening the democrat more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-New York, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement on Jan. 11, 2022: * * * House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) issued the following statement on President Biden's remarks on voting rights and the need to pass the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act: "The right to vote, which countless Americans have fought, marched, and given their lives for, lies at the very core of our democracy. It  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Jan. 13, 2022: The Justice Department today announced the retirement of Clifford White, the Director of the Justice Department's U.S. Trustee Program (USTP), which oversees the administration of bankruptcy cases, effective March 31, 2022. "I want to express my appreciation to Cliff, not only for his 17 years of leadership of the U.S. Trustee Program, but also for 40 years of exceptional public service,"  more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Jan. 14 (TNSPol) -- The National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association issued the following agency statement on Jan. 13, 2022: * * * "With the introduction today of the Federal Adjustment of Income Rates (FAIR) Act, Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-VA, and Sen. Brian Schatz, D-HI, have demonstrated appropriate appreciation for the millions of hardworking professionals who keep this country running safely and efficiently every day. "NARFE backs the FAIR Act's proposed 4. more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 11 -- The National Republican Senatorial Committee issued the following news release: "This Senate is not 62 to 38, or 70 to 30. This country is narrowly divided, and that means when laws are made, they move to the middle [...] what's new is the view on the other side that if they don't get their whole way, they want to change the rules." That is quite the defense of the filibuster from Chuck Schumer - the Senate's leading hypocrite - during a 2003 floor speech. Unsurprisingly more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Jan. 12 -- President Biden issued the following remarks on Jan. 11, 2022, at the Atlanta University Center Consortium on protecting the right to vote: * * * THE PRESIDENT: In our lives and the lives of our nation -- the life of our nation, there are moments so stark that they divide all that came before from everything that followed. They stop time. They rip away the trivial from the essential. And they force us to confront hard truths about ourselves, about our institutions, more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-New York, issued the following statement on Jan. 11, 2022: * * * House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) issued the following statement on President Biden's remarks on voting rights and the need to pass the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act. "The right to vote, which countless Americans have fought, marched, and given their lives for, lies at the very core of our democracy. It is fundamental to all our freedoms and it mu more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-California, issued the following Dear Colleague on Jan. 14, 2022, on the on Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act: * * * Dear Democratic Colleague, Thanks to the great strength and unity of our Caucus, this week the House passed the Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act and sent it to the Senate for urgent consideration. We cannot and we will not rest until this legislation is enacted into law. As President Biden forcefully declared this week in more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-California, issued the following floor remarks on Jan. 12, 2022, on the Guard and Reserve G.I. Bill Parity Act (H.R. 1836): * * * Thank you for - Mr. Speaker for yielding. I thank the gentleman for his leadership in bringing this important legislation to the Floor. Our veterans - we owe them everything. They make us the home of the brave, the land of the free. They protect our democracy. They and their families make us so very, very proud. more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-California, issued the following remarks on Jan. 13, 2022, during her weekly news conference in the Capitol Visitor Center: * * * Today is a big day for our democracy and a big day in the House of Representatives. Today, the House will make a major step toward defending our democracy, as we vote to send the Freedom to Vote: John Lewis Voting - John Lewis Act to the Senate for urgent consideration. I just want to say four things about the bi more PR

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, Jan. 14 (TNSRes) -- The University of Virginia issued the following news on Jan. 13, 2022: As the author of more than 100 of President George H.W. Bush's speeches, Mary Kate Cary can spot a good address. In fact, the adjunct professor in the University of Virginia's Department of Politics has collected 30 of them for her students to analyze this spring as part of a "Democracy Out Loud" class. Her list is labeled "the greatest speeches in American history" on the clas more PR