WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) – U.S. Representatives Allyson Y. Schwartz (D-Pennsylvania), and Peter King (R-New York), were among a bipartisan coalition introducing the Power, Efficiency and Resiliency (POWER) Act on Thursday, June 19. The legislation modifies tax incentives for two energy efficient technologies, combined heat and power (CHP) and waste heat to power (WHP). CHP […]
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USAWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) — Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colorado) and Lamar Alexander (R-Tennessee) on Thursday, June 19, released a draft bill to simplify the process of applying for and receiving federal financial aid to attend college, allow year-round use of Pell Grants, discourage over-borrowing and simplify repayments. The bill would reduce to a single postcard—called
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Science, Medicine, & Education, USAWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) – U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer (D-California) sent a letter to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Michael Huerta on Thursday, June 19, urging him to close a loophole that left cargo pilots out of new rest rules and permits them to fly with less rest than commercial pilots. “In January, the Federal
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USABy Joe Gandelman SAN DIEGO — Whither and wither Iraq? That’s actually a two-pronged question. First, where will Iraq wind up when it completes its latest, chaotic chapter? Second, will Iraq’s next incarnation be as a cohesive nation-state, or will it literally wither and splinter into two (or more) parts? There are many points and twists
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Joe Gandelman, Middle EastBy Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO―The United States captured Abu Khattala, the alleged leader of the attack on the American embassy in Benghazi. Although the Obama administration plans to try him in a federal court, many Republicans advocate sending him to Guantanamo. After all, nothing epitomizes American justice better than a military commission held in secret
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & SatireWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) – Sen. Carl Levin, D-Michigan, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, made the following statement on Thursday, June 19, after the committee received a briefing from Department of Defense officials on the security situation in Iraq: “The plan President Obama outlined today to send up to 300 noncombat advisors to
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USAWASHINGTON, D.C (Press Release) – Senators Chuck Grassley and Ron Wyden are pressing the Director of National Intelligence to explain in detail how the intelligence community plans to implement continuous monitoring of security clearance holders without undermining legal protections for whistleblowers or constitutional protections for the separation of powers between the executive and legislative branches.
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USAWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)– U.S. Congressman Brad Schneider (D-Illinois), joined a bipartisan coalition on Thursdayd, June 19, in introducing the Helping Angels Lead Our Startups (HALOS) Act, which would remove burdensome restrictions from startups seeking opportunities to meet with groups of prospective investors. “As startup businesses look for capital, they frequently rely on demo and
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USAWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) — Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-New York), a veteran member of the House Judiciary Committee, called on Thursday, June 19, for support of the Sensenbrenner/Lofgre/Massie amendment which seeks to end the “backdoor search” loophole in section 702 of the FISA Amendments Act. This loophole has allowed the government to search for the
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USAWASHINGTON, DC (Press Release) – Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Illinois) joined dozens of other members of the House of Representatives this week in cosponsoring H.R. 606, a resolution recognizing the month of June as Immigrant Heritage Month, and honoring the accomplishments and role of immigrants in shaping the history and culture of the United States.
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International, USAWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) — Caitlin Hayden, a spokesperson for the National Security Council, on Thursday, June 19, announced measures the United States is taking in response to the enactment in Uganda of anti-homosexuality laws. “As President Obama has stated, the Government of Uganda’s enactment of the Anti-Homosexuality Act (AHA) runs counter to universal
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International, USAEditor’s Note: The full articles alluded to in this report may be accessed via the U-T website. State Capitol correspondent Steven Greenhut reported on Page A-2 that State Sen. Mark Leno’s bill to require a kill switch that would enable owners to turn off stolen cellphones is running into controversy. Approved by an Assembly committee,
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TEL AVIV (Press Release) – Forty-three members of the Bnei Menashe arrived Thursday, June 19, in Israel. The new Olim hail from the northeastern Indian state of Manipur, and they bring the total number of Bnei Menashe who have made Aliya this month to 250. Thus far, since the start of the year, 410 Bnei
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International, Middle EastWASHINGTON, DC (Press Release)–The Department of Defense Appropriations Act, HR 4870, contains Congressman Brad Sherman’s War Powers Resolution provisions, which prevents the President from engaging American military forces for more than 60 days without Congressional approval. “The War Powers Act requires Congressional approval of deployments over sixty or ninety days,” said Congressman Sherman. “Presidents have
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