WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- The office of Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Missouri, issued the following op-ed on Judge Brett Kavanaugh, President Trump's nominee to the Supreme Court, which was provided to the St. Joseph News-Press: * * * One of the most important legacies a president can leave is the U.S. Supreme Court. The Court issues decisions that have far-reaching impacts on everything from individual liberty to the economy. Last year the Senate confirmed Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court, and soon the Senate will put another well-qualified jurist, Jud more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- The office of Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today raised concerns about the rushed confirmation process for Judge Brett Kavanaugh, President Donald Trump's nominee to the Supreme Court, including the 35-month black hole of missing documents from Kavanaugh's time as White House Staff Secretary during the first day of his confirmation hearings. In his remarks to the Committee, Durbin urged Ju more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 -- The Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee issued the following testimony by Michael A. McFaul, ex-U.S ambassador to the Russian Federation, at a hearing entitled "Outside Perspectives on Russia Sanctions: Current Effectiveness and Potential for Next Steps": "In the last several years, the Russian government has taken increasingly belligerent actions abroad, threatening not only American national interests but also violating international laws, norms, and values. Russia has not always behaved as a rogue or o more PR