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Peters Convenes Hearing on Protecting Communities from Weapons of Mass Destruction and Bolstering Health Security at DHS

By Homeland Newswire | Jul 20, 2022

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, convened a hearing with senior government officials on the risks posed by chemical, biological, nuclear, and radiological weapons, as well as on how the Department of Homeland Security’s...

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At Hearing, Portman Highlights Bipartisan Legislation to Safeguard Homeland from Weapons of Mass Destruction & Biological Threats

By Homeland Newswire | Jul 20, 2022

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, delivered opening remarks at a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing examining weapons of mass destruction, or WMDs, and health security threats posed to our nation.

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Finance Republicans: Small Business Surcharge would Crush Main Street Businesses

By Commerce Newswire | Jul 20, 2022

News Release: Dear Colleague: . Runaway inflation, fueled by the Democrats’ $1.9 trillion spending spree from last year, continues to strain Americans’ paychecks. In June, the consumer price index accelerated to 9.1 percent and wholesale price inflation-which has been in double digits for seven consecutive months-surged...

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Ways and Means Trade Leaders Reflect on Congressional Delegation to Dominican Republic

By Commerce Newswire | Jul 20, 2022

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC-Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee Chairman Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) and Congressman Dan Kildee (D-MI), Chief Deputy Whip of the House Democratic Caucus and co-Chair of the House Sugar Caucus, released the following statement reflecting on their recent congressional delegation to the Dominican Republic...

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Smith, Murray, Warren Roll Out New Family Planning Bill, Announce Floor Effort THURSDAY

By DOL Newswire | Jul 20, 2022

News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Senators Tina Smith (D-Minn.), Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) led a group of their Democratic colleagues in introducing the Expanding Access to Family Planning Act. The...

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Chairs Murray, Scott Applaud Release of New Guidance on School Discipline

By DOL Newswire | Jul 20, 2022

News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, the Department of Education released new guidance for states and school districts to help school leaders address disparities in discipline for students with disabilities. In 2018, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) reported that students with disabilities, along with Black students and boys, face disproportionate rates of discipline when compared to their peers.

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T&I’s Bipartisan Don Young Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2022 Passes House

By Press release submission | Jul 20, 2022

T&I’s Bipartisan Don Young Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2022 Passes House

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Chair DeFazio Announces Full Committee Hearing on the Implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act

By Press release submission | Jul 20, 2022

Chair DeFazio Announces Full Committee Hearing on the Implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act

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Chairs DeFazio, Larsen Statements from Hearing on State of General Aviation

By Press release submission | Jul 20, 2022

Chairs DeFazio, Larsen Statements from Hearing on State of General Aviation