WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Rep. Burgess Owens, R-Utah, issued the following remarks on Sept. 28, 2023: * * * Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee Chairman Burgess Owens (UT-04) delivered the following remarks, as prepared for delivery, at a hearing titled "How SCOTUS's Decision on Race-Based Admissions is Shaping University Policies": "The Committee has gathered today to discuss the aftermath of the Supreme Court decision in Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard and Students more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Rep. Kathy Manning, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Washington, DC - Representatives Kathy Manning (D-NC) and Chris Smith (R-NJ), co-chairs of the House Bipartisan Task Force for Combating Antisemitism, hosted Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Education, Catherine E. Lhamon, for a meeting on the Department's actions to counter antisemitism in institutions of higher education. This was the first in series of oversight meet more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Rep. Kathy Manning, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Washington, DC - Congresswoman Kathy Manning (NC-06) released the following statement regarding House Republicans' infighting, just one day before a government shutdown. "House Republicans' failure to pass even a temporary government funding measure is highlighting their sheer inability to govern. Their political games, chaos, and confusion are sending the country barreling towards a disastrous gov more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Rep. Jeff Jackson, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Representatives Jeff Jackson (D-NC) and Claudia Tenney (R-NY) introduced the Post-Quantum Cybersecurity Standards Act, a bipartisan bill that supports strengthening encryption standards to prepare for post-quantum cyberattacks. Current modern encryption technology protects everything from individual banking transactions to sensitive personal information for countries around the world. One day, advan more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Senator Thom Tillis co-sponsored the Pay Our Military Act of 2023, legislation to ensure that America's military servicemembers--Army, Air Force, Marine Corps, Navy, Coast Guard and Space Force--are paid in the event of a government shutdown. The legislation would appropriate funds to pay members of the Armed Forces, including reservists, if a temporary or full-year federal funding bill is not passed more PR