WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 (TNSPol) -- The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law issued the following news release: The Democracy Fund recently announced it is awarding over $1 million in grants to support the work of the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law's Digital Justice Initiative (DJI), a project that focuses on the intersection of racial justice, technology, and privacy. Democracy Fund supports partners such as the Lawyers' Committee in an effort to support a vibrant and diver  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., has introduced legislation (S. 2871) to "establish a task force on the implications of amending the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to remove exemptions from environmental laws for spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste to allow for consent-based siting of geologic repositories." The bill was introduced on Sept. 28. It was referred to the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee. For more information, Sen. Edward J. Markey, 25  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., has introduced legislation (S. 2918) to "keep children safe and protect their interests on the internet." The bill was introduced on Sept. 30 and was co-sponsored by Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn. It was referred to the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee. For more information, Sen. Edward J. Markey, 255 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510; 202/224-2742; or in state at 975 President John F. Kennedy Fede  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following floor statement, which was published in the Congressional Record on Sept. 27, 2021: Mr. President, on Saturday, October 9, 2021, nearly 200 members of the class of 1970 of Walt Whitman High School in Bethesda, MD, will hold their 50th class reunion, an event delayed a year by the COVID-19 pandemic. It is my pleasure to congratulate them on this special occasion. This distinguished class of 1970 from Walt Whitman has   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., has introduced legislation (S. 2907) to "establish the Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies in the U.S." The bill was introduced on Sept. 30 and has 13 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., Tina Smith, D-Minn., Alex Padilla, D-Calif., Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., Cory Booker, D-N.J., Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., Ben Ray Lujan, D-N.M., Jeff Merkley, D-  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., has introduced legislation (S. 2882) to "amend certain banking laws to establish requirements for bank mergers." The bill was introduced on Sept. 29. It was referred to the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee. For more information, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, 309 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510; 202/224-4543; or in state at 2400 President John F. Kennedy Federal Bldg., 15 New Sudbury St., Boston, MA 02203; 617/  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee issued the following testimony by David Uhlmann, President Biden's nominee to be Assistant Administrator of Enforcement and Compliance at the Environmental Protection Agency, at a Sept. 15, 2021, confirmation hearing: * * * I am honored and grateful that President Biden has nominated me to serve as an Assistant Administrator for the United States Environmental Protection Agency. I'd like to thank my wife, Virginia Murphy,  more

DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania, Oct. 1 -- The U.S. Embassy in Tanzania issued the following news release on Sept. 30, 2021: The U.S. Peace Corps celebrated the 60th anniversary of the of the arrival of the first Peace Corps Volunteers in Tanzania with a reception yesterday evening attended by guest of honor H.E. Liberata Mulamula, Minister of Foreign Affairs & East African Cooperation. In her remarks, Minister Mulamula noted that the 60th anniversary of the arrival of the first Peace Corps Volunteers  more