WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF12772) on Dec. 6, 2024, by military ground forces specialist Andrew Feickert. Here are excerpts: * * * The Army's Self-Propelled Howitzer Modernization (SPH-M) Effort Background The Army's current self-propelled artillery system, the M109 Paladin, first entered service in the 1960s and has been upgraded numerous times. The Army has two types of artillery: self-propelled, a howi more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF11313) on Dec. 6, 2024, by military personnel specialist Kristy N. Kamarck. Here are excerpts: * * * Defense Primer: Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps Background The Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (JROTC) is a federally funded program of instruction for high school-aged students administered by the armed forces. The purpose of JROTC, according to 10 U.S.C. Sec.2 more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security and Enforcement released the following testimony by Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra from a Nov. 20, 2024, hearing entitled "Oversight of the Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Refugee Resettlement": * * * Chairman McClintock, Ranking Member Jayapal, and distinguished Members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today to discuss the Unaccom more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security and Enforcement released the following testimony by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Director Ur M. Jaddou from a Dec. 4, 2024, hearing on the oversight of the agency: * * * Chairman McClintock, Ranking Member Jayapal, and distinguished Members of the Subcommittee: Thank you for the opportunity to speak with you today about the critical work of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. USCIS is more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: Earlier this week, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) spoke on the Senate floor, criticizing the Biden-Harris administration's foreign policy for failing to keep America safe and secure. Ricketts also condemned the administration for their appeasement-first approach and emboldening adversaries. "About a month ago, the American people delivered a message that they were no longer going to stand for a governme more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 [Category: Environment] -- The League of Conservation Voters issued the following news release: Your weekly resource to learn what the environmental movement is saying about the news of the day and the political fight of our generation. Be sure to follow LCV on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, BlueSky, and TikTok. QUOTES OF THE WEEK: "It is important that the Court show the public that it is not in the pocket of billionaire benefactors." Representative Hank Johnson on Justic more PR