WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 (TNSpp) -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations issued the following news release on Feb. 20, 2023: The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today expressed thanks to former President Jimmy Carter for his decades of humanitarian work and activism both in the United States and abroad. Carter, 98, recently entered hospice care. The Carter Center said in a statement that he has "decided to spend   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following fact sheet on the Women's History Month speech resources (No. R45125) on Feb. 13, 2023, by senior knowledge services librarian Elizabeth C. Larson: * * * Contents Introduction ... 1 History ... 1 Legislation ... 1 Related CRS Products ... 2 Sample Speeches and Recognitions ... 2 Presidential Proclamations ... 2 Statistics ... 3 Historical Resources ... 3 Contacts Author Information ... 4 * * *   more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 20 -- Rep. Nikema Williams, D-Georgia, issued the following statement on Feb. 18, 2023: * * * Congresswoman Nikema Williams (GA-05) issued the following statement after President Jimmy Carter entered hospice care. * * * Congresswoman Nikema Williams (GA-05) said: "President Jimmy Carter is an inspiration. He never stopped working for peace, democracy and uplifting those most marginalized. "I named my son Carter after this great President. I strive everyday to make su  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 22 -- Georgia State Sen. Freddie Powell-Sims, D-Dawson, issued the following statement: * * * Senator Freddie Powell-Sims (D - Dawson) released the following statement on the news of former President Jimmy Carter receiving hospice care. "I am deeply saddened by the news of President Carter. He is a role model, a leader and a trailblazer. He had a call for public service, first began on the Plains, GA school board in 1961, GA State Senate from 1963 to 1967 and then as th  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following Q&A: * * * Celebrate National FFA Week Q: Why did you co-sponsor a resolution for National FFA Week? A: As a lifelong family farmer and U.S. Senator for Iowa, I take every opportunity to serve as a voice for American agriculture. The bipartisan resolution to establish February 18-25, 2023 as National FFA Week provides a platform for this student-led organization to toot its own horn and celebrate its mission of edu  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Feb. 23 (TNSres) -- The University of St. Thomas issued the following news: As the world recently learned that former President Jimmy Carter is receiving hospice care at his home in Georgia, the Newsroom remembers Feb. 21, 2004, when President Carter and his wife, Rosalynn Carter, visited the St. Paul campus of the University of St. Thomas. Watch the video and read the below article from the spring 2004 issue of St. Thomas magazine to learn more about their visit. * * * J  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 (TNStalk) -- The U.S. Council of Muslim Organizations issued the following statement on Feb. 21, 2023: * * * The U.S. Council of Muslim Organizations (USCMO) and American Muslims recall the political courage and sincerity of the 39th U.S. President James Earl Carter, Jr. and pray for him as he enters end-of-life hospice care at home. We remember him not only for the sincerity with which he, unlike virtually all other past modern American presidents, remained constructively   more