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To: POLITICAL EDITORS
Contact: Michael Hartt, +1-202-326-1707, for the Office of U.S. Virgin Islands Governor John P. deJongh, Jr.; or Jean Greaux of the Office of U.S. Virgin Islands Governor John P. deJongh, Jr., +1-340- 774-0294
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The Congressional Research Service (CRS) is a branch of the LIBRARY OF CONGRESS...
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Pursuant to a September 7 request by Representative John Conyers to review the law and legal accountability relating to Federal action in response to Hurricane Katrina, the Congressional Research Service (CRS) issued a report today about whether the Governor of Louisiana took the necessary and timely steps needed to secure disaster relief from the federal government. The report unequivocally concludes that she did.
Congressman Conyers issued the following statement:
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More than 77,000 federal government employees throughout the country - including computer operators, more than 5,000 air traffic controllers, 22 librarians and one interior designer - earned more than the governors of the states in which they work.
The findings, from a Congressional Research Service report requested by Sen. Tom Coburn, Oklahoma Republican, were released at a time when public workers' salaries and benefits are under scrutiny across the country as governments try to streamline.
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To: NATIONAL EDITORS
Contact: Ira Mehlman of FAIR, +1-206-420-7733
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Complaints from business leaders and their political supporters that new federal air pollution rules will cause an economic "train wreck" are wrong, according to a new report from the bipartisan Congressional Research Service.
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Although the final version of a national health care overhaul has yet to be reconciled and passed, small-business owners could see some substantial changes related to insurance coverage.
In fact, according to the Congressional Research Service, some of the largest changes to the industry could occur in the private health insurance market for small businesses.
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A prominent headline in The New York Times said: "Abortion Takes Center Stage at Iowa G.O.P. Forum." The Republican presidential hopefuls again are unwavering in their dedication to the unborn -- somehow forgetting that the unborn reside in the bodies of women. Poor Herman Cain, who, in a moment of moderation, told an interviewer that he was against abortion but that the decision about the procedure was a personal one, was so lambasted by the other presidential hopefuls that he quickly pulled himself together and clarified his position by stating: "I believe that abortion should be illegal across this country.
Republicans took over the House last year largely on promises related to the economy and jobs. According to the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, the House to date has ...
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Earlier this month, the Congressional Research Service (CRS) issued a new report on the industrial hemp marketplace and legislative efforts to allow hemp farming in the United States. "Hemp as an Agricultural Commodity" is a comprehensive report on the status of U.S. industrial hemp policy and highlights the fact that we are the only developed country to ban farmers from growing non-psychoactive industrial varieties of Cannabis. The report may be viewed online at: http:// www.VoteHemp.com/PDF/CRS(under)Hemp(under)Report.pdf.
The report features background on the current situation, data on foreign hemp production and U.S. consumption, analysis of the legal situation regarding hemp foods, and a review of economic studies. "We are very pleased the ...