WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release on May 5, 2023: U.S. Senators Mike Crapo, Jim Risch, (both R-Idaho), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Ranking Member of the Senate Small Business Committee, Ben Cardin (D-Maryland), Chairman of the Senate Small Business Committee, and several of their Senate colleagues introduced a resolution declaring April 30 to May 6 National Small Business Week. "More than 99 percent of Idaho's businesses are small businesses," said Crapo more PR

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on May 5, 2023: Yesterday, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) questioned Yael Lempert, nominee to be U.S. Ambassador to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, regarding the lack of accountability in the shooting death of American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh and the delayed release to Congress of the new report compiled by the U.S. Security Coordinator for Israel and the Palestinian Authority on her death, fo more PR

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, chairman of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, issued the following news release: Chair Cardin spoke on the Senate floor to recognize small businesses across the country; address the danger of the "Default on America Act" on our economy; and introduce a resolution expressing support for the designation of the week of April 30, 2023, through May 6, 2023, as "National Small Business Week." Below are Chair Cardin's remar more PR

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on May 4, 2023: U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), a member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee released the following statement regarding the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) newly adopted rules on disclosure of stock buybacks: "When companies are buying back their stock, investors and the public deserve to know why. After years of fighting for stronger transparency  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on May 5, 2023: U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Jim Risch (R-Idaho), and Mitt Romney (R-Utah) joined in unveiling the Taiwan Tax Agreement Act of 2023, bipartisan legislation to authorize the Biden administration to negotiate and conclude a tax agreement with Taiwan. Similar to a tax treaty, this agreement would play a key role in facilitating investment between the United St more PR

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on May 5, 2023: U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), co-founders of the bipartisan Senate Foreign Service Caucus, have passed a Senate resolution celebrating May 5, 2023 as "Foreign Service Day." The day recognizes the men and women who have served, or are presently serving, in the Foreign Service of the United States and honors the members of the Foreign Service who have giv more PR