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Politics: President Barack Obama Newsletter for Sunday March 30, 2025 ( 7 items )  

Accountable.US Statement on House Republicans Advancing "Dismantling Government Act"
WASHINGTON, March 25 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- Accountable.US, an organization that says it conduct investigations to expose conflicts of interest, issued the following news release: * * * Accountable.US Statement on House Republicans Advancing "Dismantling Government Act" H.R. 1295 would empower Trump and Musk to expedite their plans to cut Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security Washington D.C. - Today, House Republicans took the latest dangerous step in advancing Pr  more

Congressman Suhas Subramanyam and Senator Chris Van Hollen Introduce the COST of Relocations Act to Push Back Against the Trump Administration's Attempts to Relocate Federal Agencies
WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. Suhas Subramanyam, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Suhas Subramanyam and Senator Chris Van Hollen Introduce the COST of Relocations Act to Push Back Against the Trump Administration's Attempts to Relocate Federal Agencies Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA) and Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) introduced the COST of Relocations Act to push back against President Trump and his administration's relentless ef  more

Ex-Bureau of Arms Control, Verification & Compliance Assistant Secretary Poblete Testifies Before House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee
WASHINGTON, March 25 -- The House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Europe released the following testimony by Yleem D.S. Poblete, former assistant secretary of the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Arms Control, Verification and Compliance, from a March 11, 2025, hearing entitled "Arms Control, International Security and U.S. Assistance to Europe: Review and Reforms for the State Department": * * * Mr. Chairman, thank you for this opportunity to testify before the Subcommittee and provide spec  more

FEMA Eases Floodplain Requirements for Federally Funded Projects, Reducing Burden on American Communities
WASHINGTON, March 26 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release on March 25, 2025: * * * FEMA Eases Floodplain Requirements for Federally Funded Projects, Reducing Burden on American Communities The agency revokes implementation of the Federal Flood Risk Management Standard following Presidential Executive Order WASHINGTON -- Today, FEMA announced that it has stopped implementing certain floodplain management requirements  more

Hoyer Statement on the 15th Anniversary of the Affordable Care Act
WASHINGTON, March 23 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Hoyer Statement on the 15th Anniversary of the Affordable Care Act WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) released the following statement on the 15th Anniversary of the Affordable Care Act: "On this day in 2010, I stood with President Barack Obama as he signed the Affordable Care Act (ACA) into law. I will always remember that day, and so will history, because it marked a t  more

Ranking Member Connolly Rebuke Committee Republicans' "Dismantling Government Act"
WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Connolly Rebuke Committee Republicans' "Dismantling Government Act" Washington, D.C. (March 25, 2025). Below is Ranking Member Gerald E. Connolly's statement, as prepared for delivery, in strong opposition to Chairman Comer's "Dismantling Government Act", which would use the shell of a long-dormant sta  more

Why cutting sign-up days and navigator funds undermines ACA gains
COLUMBIA, Missouri, March 25 [Category: Media] -- The Association of Health Care Journalists posted the following news: * * * Why cutting sign-up days and navigator funds undermines ACA gains Among the ways to limit enrollment in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is to cut funding for the navigators who provide free, unbiased assistance to consumers, and to cut back the open enrollment period. On Feb. 14, the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) slashed funding for trained n  more