WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Rep. Tony Cardenas, D-California, issued the following statement on the 56th anniversary of the passage of the Equal Pay Act: "56 years ago today, President John F. Kennedy signed the Equal Pay Act into law. On this day, we recognize the trailblazers who led the fight to ensure that all Americans, regardless of gender, are paid equally. And although we have made progress, there's still much work to be done. "Today, women are still not compensated fairly making only 80 ce more PR

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., has introduced legislation (S. 1831) to amend chapter 44 of title 18, U.S. Code, "to prohibit the distribution of 3D printer plans for the printing of firearms." The bill was introduced on June 13 and has 26 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, Christopher S. Murphy, D-Conn., Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Kamala D. Harris, D-Calif., Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., Dianne F more ST

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., has introduced legislation (S. 1777) to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 "to include in the Annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices a section on conflict-related sexual and gender-based violence, to amend the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act to authorize the President to impose economic sanctions and a visa ban on the leader of an organization that commits sexual or gender-based violence." The bill was intro more ST

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., has introduced legislation (S. 1795) to ensure greater accountability by licensed firearms dealers. The bill was introduced on June 12 and has 18 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Christopher S. Murphy, D-Conn., Kamala D. Harris, D-Calif., Patty Murray, D-Wash., Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., Robert Menendez, D-N.J., Richard J. Durbin, D-Ill., Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., Jack Reed, D-R more ST

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., has introduced legislation (S. 1769) to "require the Secretary of Energy to establish an offshore wind career training grant program." The bill was introduced on June 10 and was co-sponsored by Sens. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, and Thomas R. Carper, D-Del. It was referred to the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. For more information, Sen. Edward J. Markey, 255 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510; 202/224-2742;  more ST

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, June 11 -- World Trade Center Utah issued the following news release: On May 23, 2019, the U.S. Department of Commerce awarded Utah-based medical device company Maxtec with the 2019 President's "E" Awards in recognition of their organization's exceptional export growth over the last year along with 48 other U.S. companies. The President's "E" Award, created in 1961 through an Executive Order by then-President John F. Kennedy, is the highest recognition a U.S. entity can re more PR