WASHINGTON, June 17 -- The House Energy and Commerce subcommittee on Health issued the following testimony by Rhea W. Boyd, pediatrician and child health advocate at the Palo Alto Medical Foundation, for a remote hearing entitled "Health Care Inequality: Confronting Racial and Ethnic Disparities in COVID-19 and the Health Care System": Alarming evidence from across the country reveals striking racial health inequities in the population-level distribution of infections and deaths related to the   more

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release on June 22: U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) participated in a teleconference with Maine United Way leadership representatives, as part of his continuous effort to stay connected to Maine people throughout the coronavirus pandemic. During the call Senator King received updates from the United Way on the impacts of the coronavirus on Maine communities, and highlighted the importance of the Earned Income Ta  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, June 23 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following story: Northeast Fisheries Science Center oceanographer Jim Manning has spent more than 35 years studying the ocean. He has sought ways to test ocean circulation models with direct observations and helped others use the data collected for a variety of needs. Collaborations and partnerships have developed along the way. One of his earliest collaborative projects is the Environmental Moni  more