New and updated reports from the Congressional Research Service include the following.
Brazil in Crisis, CRS Insight, April 6, 2016
Peru: Politics, Economy, and Elections in Brief, April 6, 2016
Cuba: U.S. Restrictions on Travel and Remittances, updated April 6, 2016
United States Supreme Court: Criminal Law Cases in the October 2015 Term, April 6, 2016
Municipal Broadband: Background and Policy Debate, updated April 6, 2016
Federal Minimum Wage, Tax-Transfer Earnings Supplements, and Poverty, 2016 Update: In Brief, April 8, 2016
U.S. Sugar Program Fundamentals, updated April 6, 2016
U.S. Crude Oil Exports to International Destinations, CRS Insight, April 6, 2016
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