GEORGETOWN, Texas, March 11 -- Southwestern University issued the following news: Southwestern warmly welcomes renowned Democratic Strategist Donna Brazile and celebrated Conservative Advisor Mary Matalin as guest speakers at the Roy and Margaret Shilling Lecture on Friday, October 4, 2019. Southwestern University is pleased to welcome longtime friends Donna Brazile, Veteran Democratic Political Strategist, Adjunct Professor, Author, and Syndicated Columnist, and Mary Matalin, Celebrated Conse more PR

ELGIN, Illinois, March 14 -- Judson University issued the following school news release: * * * - Bestselling author and nationally syndicated radio host Eric Metaxas to lead interview * * * Judson University announced today that author, diplomat and former U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy will keynote the eighth World Leaders Forum on October 8, 2019, in Schaumburg. In addition to serving as the first female ambassador to Japan, Kennedy is the eldest child of President John F. Kenne more PR

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: Earlier today, Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) introduced Kenneth Kiyul Lee as a nominee to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit to the Senate Judiciary Committee. Click here (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YuiPYfD4oA&t=16s) to watch his remarks in full. In addition, a full transcript of his remarks can be found below. Thank you Mr. Chairman, Senator Feinstein, members of the committee, I am ho more PR

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- The Library of Congress issued the following news: * * * - Emmy Award-Winning Gershwin Prize Concert Series on PBS, May 3 * * * Celebrated international superstars Emilio and Gloria Estefan, the 2019 recipients of the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song, will be applauded and serenaded by some of the nation's top artists at an all-star celebration in the nation's capital Wednesday evening, March 13. The extraordinary roster of performers will honor the more PR

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- The House Oversight and Reform subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, and the subcommittee on Government Operations issued the following testimony by Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, at a joint hearing on the Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act (H.R. 1076): "Chairman Raskin, Chairman Connolly, Ranking Member Roy, and Ranking Member Meadows, it's an honor to be here today to testify before these Subcommittees, thank you very much for holding this hearing on the  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Rob Bishop, R-Utah, ranking Republican member of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release: Today, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Republican Rob Bishop (R-Utah) sent letters to former Presidents Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, and Barack Obama, to invite each former president to appear before the House Committee on Natural Resources. The Antiquities Act allows Presidents to unilaterally create national monuments on federal lan more PR

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, chairwoman of the House Appropriations subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies, issued the following remarks at a hearing on the fiscal 2020 budget request for the Department of Health and Human Services: "Good afternoon, Secretary Azar. Welcome to our Subcommittee for our first budget hearing of the year. However, it is our fourth hearing on programs related to the Department of Health and Hum more PR

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, issued the following remarks for House Appropriations subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services and Education hearing with Secretary Alex Azar on the fiscal 2020 budget request: "Good afternoon, Secretary Azar. Welcome to our Subcommittee for our first budget hearing of the year. However, it is our fourth hearing on programs related to the Department of Health and Human Services. "First, we examined the administration's intent more PR

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- Rep. Robert Woodall, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Representatives Rob Woodall (R-GA) and Grace Meng (D-NY) introduced the Divided Families Reunification Act of 2019. H.R. 1771 directs the U.S. Department of State to consult with South Korean officials on how to reunite Korean American families with family members in North Korea, as well as to fill the vacancy in the position of "Special Envoy for Human Rights in North Korea." While the U.S. H more PR

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- The office of Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following statement on the Senate's vote on Speaker Nancy Pelosi's resolution to block President Trump's national emergency declaration: "Since Congress gave emergency powers to the executive branch in 1976 under the National Emergencies Act, presidents from both political parties have declared national emergencies in the United States over situations far less dire than the security and humanitarian crisis tha more PR

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- The office of Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: Yesterday, U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) convened the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Security for the first time as chairman. The hearing examined the security implications of China's harmful practices in the marketplace, including issues of manufacturing competitiveness, intellectual property (IP) challenges, data localization requirements, standards-setting, and cybersecurity threats. The more PR

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- Rep. F. James Sensenbrenner, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: Congressman Jim Sensenbrenner (WI-05) reintroduced the Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2019. This legislation restores and modernizes a key provision of the Voting Rights Act. Rep Sensenbrenner: "The right for each legal voter to cast a ballot is sacred, and we must restore and modernize the Voting Rights Act before the next election. I am proud to have twice led bipartisan efforts to reauthoriz more PR