WASHINGTON, 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, USAWASHINGTON, 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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Middle East, USAKerry says the US will share information with Iran on Iraq crisis (JNS.org) U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said that the U.S. will share limited information with Iraq over the crisis in Iraq, but the two foes will not work closely together. “We are interested in communicating with Iran. That the Iranians know what
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By Dmitriy Shapiro/JNS.org/Washington Jewish Week WASHINGTON, D.C. — With House Majority Leader Eric Cantor’s stunning loss last week, the highest-ranking Jewish Republican politician has suddenly been booted from power. But Cantor’s rise was almost as improbably swift. Elected in 2000 to represent Virginia’s 7th Congressional District, he was appointed chief deputy whip after only one
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By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Some day Armstrong Gidongo will be an airplane pilot, but it’s debatable whether he will ever experience as exciting a trip as the eight-month solo journey that he took as a boy, not yet 18, from his impoverished village of Navugoya, Uganda, to Israel, where he hoped
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Donald H. Harrison, International, Middle East, San Diego County, USAWASHINGTON, D.C. –U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Connecticut) released on Wednesday, June 18, the following statement in response to General Motors (GM) CEO Mary Barra’s testimony before the U.S. House Committee on Energy & Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations: “Especially in light of this week’s recalls of millions more vehicles, Mary Barra’s testimony today raised
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USAWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) – U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.) is a cosponsor of S.Res.474 , which was approved unanimously by the Senate and commemorates Juneteenth 2014. The resolution includes specific recognition of Frederick Douglass who was born in the State of Maryland in 1818, escaped from slavery and became a leading writer, orator,
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USAWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) – Sens. Carl Levin, D-Michigan, and Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, hailed the success of buprenorphine, a medication that helps to block the craving for heroin, and they talked to public health officials, physicians, and patients at a Senate forum on Wednesday, June 18, about what steps can be taken to increase the
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Science, Medicine, & Education, USAWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) — Representatives Jared Polis (D-Colorado) and Kevin Yoder (R-Kansas) announced on Wednesday, June 18, that the Email Privacy Act (HR 1852) has reached 218 cosponsors, signifying support from a bipartisan majority of the House of Representatives. This bill would update the existing Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA), which was written in
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