Eduardo Verástegui speaks at the Vitae Summit in Vatican City on Sept. 1, 2022. / Courtney Mares/CNA
Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 6, 2023 / 15:19 pm (CNA).
“Sound of Freedom,” an anti-human-trafficking film made by Catholic filmmakers Eduardo.
As the 116th Congress prepares to adjourn and policymakers look ahead to the 117th, among the policies up for discussion is the status of the Office of Global Women’s Issues (GWI) at the State Department. President Barack Obama elevated the GWI office, raising its leadership to the rank of ambassador at large for Global Women’s Issues under then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
The House is expected to vote later this week on H.R. 7608, a “minibus” bill that covers fiscal year 2021 spending for the departments of Agriculture, Interior, State, Veterans Affairs, and more. That covers four of the 12 spending bills that fund the federal government. The bill’s text produced on July 16 is a staggering 689 pages long, meaning that no representative’s office has had the time to properly vet it before the vote.
This article is an excerpt from the 2020 Mandate for Leadership: A Clear Vision for the Next Administration. It looks back at the policy decisions made by the Trump administration over the past four years. You can purchase your copy of Mandate 2020 here.