WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Office of the Secretary issued the following news release: In commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the landmark Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 (LMRDA), the U.S. Department of Labor today announced that former U.S. Senator Robert Griffin and former National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) member Howard Jenkins, Jr. will be the newest inductees to the Department's Hall of Honor in this fall. "Robert Griffin and Howard J more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn, D-South Carolina, issued the following news release: House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn (D-SC), U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY), and members of the House Task Force on Rural Broadband sent a letter to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai urging his agency to reverse its decision to eliminate education requirements for the Educational Broadband Service (EBS). EBS' origins date back to 1960 when then-Senator John F.  more PR

ALBANY, New York, July 31 -- Gov. Andrew Cuomo, D-New York, issued the following news release: Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that the New York Power Authority is launching a 15-year modernization and digitization program to significantly extend the operating life of the Niagara Power Project, the largest source of clean electricity in New York State and one of the country's largest hydroelectric projects. The life extension and modernization program, called "Next Generation Niagara," more PR

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- The Peace Corps issued the following news release: With over 200 million youth around the world living on less than $1 a day, Peace Corps is working to strengthen long-term health, education and economic outcomes for young people. Since its inception in 2010, youth in development has become the Peace Corps' third-largest sector comprising 13 percent of volunteer positions in 12 countries. In 2019, approximately 2,400 volunteers in the agency's youth in development sector more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., has introduced legislation (S. 2323) to "require the screening of 100 percent of international mail and express cargo inbound into the United States from high-risk countries to detect and prevent the importation of illicit fentanyl and other illicit synthetic opioids." The bill was introduced on July 30. It was referred to the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. For more information, Sen. Edward J. Markey, 255 Dirks more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., has introduced legislation (S. 2395) to "direct the Secretary of Education to make grants to support early college high schools and dual or concurrent enrollment programs." The bill was introduced on July 31. It was referred to the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee. For more information, Sen. Edward J. Markey, 255 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510; 202/224-2742; or in the state at 975 President John  more ST

ACCRA, Ghana, July 31 -- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-California, issued the following remarks at Address to the Ghanaian Parliament as part of a Congressional delegation observing the 400th anniversary of the first enslaved Africans landing in America: Good morning, everyone. Mr. Speaker, I thank you for introducing our Members of the Congressional Black Caucus and our backup support of our delegation. I was going to do that, now it won't come out of my time. [Laughter] But, we all are he more PR