CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, May 17 -- The Billy Graham Evangelistic Association issued the following news release on May 16, 2024: A statue of the late Rev. Billy Graham was unveiled in the U.S. Capitol for the first time this morning. "My father would be a little uncomfortable with this being here because he would want the focus to be on the One that he preached. He'd want the focus to be on the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God," Franklin Graham, son of Billy Graham and president and CEO of t more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, May 14 -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation issued the following news release on May 13, 2024: Inmates and others at Minnesota's Itasca County Jail will not have religion forced upon them in the form of a massive Ten Commandments display, due to the Freedom From Religion Foundation's intervention. Following a number of complaints from area residents and taxpayers FFRF recently sent a legal complaint letter about various religious phrases at the jail, including the massiv more PR

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, released the following opening statement from a hearing dated May 7, 2024, entitled "Examining The Education Department's Policies, Priorities, and FY 2023 Financial Audit Failure": * * * I was truly excited that a person with your personal and educational background was named Secretary of Education. However, you have not lived up to your potential. Secretary Cardona, thi more PR

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) penned a Letter to the Editor in the Washington Post echoing the Editorial Board's statement that neither leading presidential candidate has a plan to address the fast-approaching insolvency of Social Security and Medicare and that Americans cannot expect an honest debate during the 2024 campaign. "Neither candidate is willing to participate in the honest conversation our more PR

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- The International Dairy Foods Association issued the following news release on May 13, 2024: The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) announced today that the Capitol Hill Ice Cream Party will celebrate its 40th year in June as Washington's most popular warm weather celebration. The party on the National Mall just outside the U.S. Capitol Building is one of Washington's most anticipated for professionals working in food and agriculture, bringing together thousands  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Scott Peters, D-California, issued the following statement: * * * Today, Representative Scott Peters (CA-50) released the following statement after voting against H.R. 8369, a bill to remove the President's authority over foreign policy decisions: "When Congress passed our military and humanitarian assistance bill last month, I noted that, 'America must remain engaged in the diplomatic effort to bring about lasting peace in the region.' This bill would tie the Presi more PR

WASHINGTON, May 17 (Rep.) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release on May 16, 2024: Today, Speaker Johnson hosted an unveiling ceremony for a statue depicting Reverend William "Billy" Franklin Graham Jr. of North Carolina and was joined by Members of Congress, North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper, and members of the Graham family. The statue, part of the National Statuary Hall Collection, will be displayed in Statuary Hall for decades to come. Billy Graham pr more PR

FULTON, Missouri, May 15 -- William Woods University issued the following news release: One of the most famous moments in William Woods University (WWU) history - when future President Ronald Reagan delivered the commencement address at what was then William Woods College in 1952 - is about to be forever enshrined in the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute in Simi Valley, California. On June 5th - the 20th anniversary of President Reagan's death - WWU President Dr. Jeremy Morel more PR