CHEYENNE, Oklahoma, Dec. 20 -- Rep. Frank Lucas, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: On Saturday, December 17, 2022, Congressman Frank Lucas (OK-03) delivered a commencement address at Oklahoma State University's Fall Commencement ceremonies. Transcript: President Shrum, Members of the Board of Regents, faculty, staff, distinguished guests, parents, and - most importantly--the Class of 2022. Thank you for your warm welcome and the invitation to be with you. I find it hard to belie more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, Dec. 22 (TNSres) -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: * * * The nation's top infectious disease expert speaks at Facts & Faith Fridays before stepping down from his role leading the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. * * * As he steps down from his decades-long career with the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Anthony Fauci, M.D., director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and one of the n more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- The House Judiciary Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 117-584) on the One Stop Shop Community Reentry Program Act (H.R. 3372), which aims to authorize implementation grants to community-based nonprofits to operate one-stop reentry centers. The report was advanced by Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-New York, Nov. 25, 2022. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose and Summary H.R. 3372, the "One Stop Shop Community Reentry Program Act of 2021," would fill a critical void in reentry servi more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- The House Judiciary Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 117-558) on the Veteran Service Recognition Act (H.R. 7946), which aims to provide benefits for noncitizen members of the Armed Forces. The report was advanced by Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-New York, Nov. 15, 2022. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose and Summary H.R. 7946, the "Veteran Service Recognition Act of 2022," would (1) direct the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Defense (DOD) to impleme more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 -- Rep. Mondaire Jones, D-New York, issued the following news release on Dec. 23, 2022: In case you missed it, in an op-ed published today in HuffPost, U.S. Representative Mondaire Jones (D-NY) called for new legislation to remove the ability of all but a handful of federal courts to issue nationwide injunctions of federal laws, regulations, and policies. The Injunction Reform Act of 2022, which Rep. Jones introduced this week, would designate three courts--the U.S. District more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Rep. Alex Mooney, R-West Virginia, issued the following statement on Dec. 19, 2022: * * * Congressman Alex X. Mooney issued the following statement after today's actions by the January 6th Committee. "Today's referrals by the January 6th Unselect Committee come as no surprise. The panel of departing partisan hacks continued their relentless assault on President Donald Trump after House Democrats already voted to impeach him twice. "Chairman Bennie Thompson hypocritical more PR

LEXINGTON, Virginia, Dec. 23 (TNSawa) -- Omicron Delta Kappa, the National Leadership Honor Society, issued the following news: The Omicron Delta Kappa Society and Educational Foundation Board of Trustees selected Robert M. Gates (William & Mary, 2015) as the 2022 recipient of the Laurel Crowned Circle Award. First presented in 1980, the Laurel Crowned Circle Award is the highest individual honor awarded by Omicron Delta Kappa (O∆K). Recipients are exceptional leaders in their respective fiel more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Rep. Sara Jacobs, D-California, issued the following news release and letter on Dec. 21, 2022: Today Representative Sara Jacobs (D-CA) joined Chairman Bill Keating (D-MA) of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Europe, Energy, the Environment, and Cyber; Chair Jim McGovern (D-MA) of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission; and Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, in sending a letter to President Biden urging him to review the Adm more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 (TNSrep) -- The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee issued a 242-page majority staff report in December 2022 entitled "Historically Unprepared: Examination of the Federal Government's Pandemic Preparedness and Initial COVID-19 Response." Here are excerpts: (Continued from Part 2 of 6) * * * PART 1: PANDEMIC PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE STRATEGIES When planning for and responding to an emergency, the federal government primarily relies on four key re more ST