WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)—Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) on Thursday, June 5, held a public committee hearing on the House-passed FISA reform bill, the USA FREEDOM Act. Following is her opening statement, as delivered: * Today we meet to receive testimony and discuss the legislation passed by the House of Representatives on May 22 to […]
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By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – At first I thought that the San Carlos Recreation Center was an odd location for Chabad of East County to have a reading of the Ten Commandments followed by a Shavuot dairy meal on Wednesday, June 4. But I was wrong. I realized my mistake during a break
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Donald H. Harrison, Jewish Religion, San Diego CountyRYE BROOK, NY (Press Release) – Congresswoman Nita M. Lowey (D-Westchester/Rockland), Ranking Democrat on the House Appropriations Committee, today was joined by representatives from the state Attorney General’s office and the Westchester District Attorney’s Office at the Anthony J. Posillipo Community Center in Rye Brook to warn senior citizens, caretakers, and families about the spike in
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USAWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) — Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee Chairman Bernie Sanders (Independent-Vermont.) and Sen. John McCain (R-Arizona) on Thursday, June 5, reached a bipartisan agreement to improve veterans’ access to health care and address serious problems facing the Department of Veterans Affairs. “While this is not the bill that I would have written, we
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Science, Medicine, & Education, USAWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) –General Motors announced the results on Thurday, June 5, of its internal report on ignition failures. Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Illinois) issued the following statement in response to the announcement: “The internal report released today on the General Motors ignition switch defect is very troubling. It shows that the company, through
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USAWASHINGTON, D.C (Press Release)–U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer (D-New York) urged the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to heed public outcry and give significant weight to the tens of thousands of comments filed by the public in support of net neutrality, many of whom are his New York constituents. In a letter to FCC Chairman Tom
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USASAN DIEGO (SDJW) — With victory under her belt, San Diego County District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis plans to focus more resources in her fourth term on the following areas, according to the U-T’s Kristina Davis: human trafficking, elder abuse and cyber crime. * U.S. Senators Bernie Sanders, (Independent-Vermont) and John McCain (R-Arizona) have been attempting
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Jewish Religion, San Diego CountyBy Rabbi Ben Kamin ENCINITAS, California — When the Six Day War broke out on June 5, 1967, no one really expected Israel to survive. Knowing that several Arab nations were sworn to murder the Jewish state, rabbis were consecrating hills in preparation for mass burials. Israel’s stunning, lightning victory and its bittersweet acquisition of
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Middle EastWASHINGTON, D.C (Press Release) – In ceremonies at Omaha Beach and Sword Beach in Normandy, U.S. Rep. Susan A. Davis (D-California) will pay tribute to World War II veterans, including her father who served in the European theater, on the 70th anniversary of D-Day and the Battle of Normandy. “I take personal pride and feel
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USAWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) — In a letter to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Thomas Wheeler, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Connecticut) and John McCain (R-Arizona ) on Wednesday, June 4, pressed the agency to eliminate its sports blackout rule in 60 days. The comment period on the proposed regulations to eliminate the FCC’s sports blackout
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Sports & Competitions, USAWASHINGTON, D.C (Press Release)—Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) on Wednesday, June 4, sent a letter to California Governor Edmund G. Brown, State Senate President Pro Tempore Darrell Steinberg and Assembly Speaker Toni Atkins on the recent tragic violence in Isla Vista and possible actions to prevent more senseless killings. Feinstein urged the lawmakers to amend California
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Travel and FoodWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) — U.S. Senator Carl Levin (D-Michigan) spoke on the Senate floor on Wednesday, June 4, about the pressing need to help students finish college without crushing student loans. The text of his speech follows: Mr. President, in the fall of last year, Adrian College in Adrian, Michigan, made an announcement that
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Science, Medicine, & Education, USAWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)–U.S. Senator Charles Schumer (D-New York) placed a friendly wager with his colleague U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer (D-California), over the 2014 Stanley Cup Final between the Rangers and the Kings, set to start the evening of June 4. Schumer wagered a case of Brooklyn Lager beer and soft pretzels from a
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Sports & Competitions, USASAN DIEGO (SDJW)—District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis dominated the U-T coverage of Tuesday’s election, with a news story, two sidebars, an editorial and a pair of letters to the editor on the race which she won handily against the challenges of Bob Brewer and Terri Wyatt. A story by Kristina Davis was headlined, “Dumanis in
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