WASHINGTON, June 9 (TNSreact) -- EMILY's List issued the following statement on June 8, 2022: * * * Today EMILY's List, the nation's largest resource for women in politics, congratulates California Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis on advancing to the general election in her reelection race. EMILY's List President Laphonza Butler released the following statement: "EMILY's List is thrilled Lt. Gov. Kounalakis is advancing to the general election in her bid to continue representing Californians as thei  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- The White House issued the following news release on June 8, 2022: President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate the following leaders to serve as key leaders in his administration: * Doug McKalip, Nominee for Chief Agricultural Negotiator at the United States Trade Representative * Kenneth Merten, Nominee for Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Republic of Bulgaria * Jessica Davis Ba, Nominee for Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to t  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Rep. Raul Ruiz, D-California, issued the following news release: Congressman Raul Ruiz, M.D. (CA-36) and U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) announced bicameral legislation that would honor Cesar Chavez's life and work by creating the Cesar Chavez and the Farmworker Movement National Historical Park and the Farmworker Peregrinacion National Historic Trail. The bill, the Cesar E. Chavez and the Farmworker Movement National Historical Park Act, would help tell the story of hist  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai issued the following statement on June 8, 2022, after President Biden announced his intent to nominate Doug McKalip as the chief agricultural negotiator: * * * "Since taking office, the Biden Administration has expanded market access for our agricultural industry and delivered U.S. agricultural products to customers around the world. As a result of our close work with USDA, we are finally exporting fresh potatoes to Mexico, shellfis  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, June 7 -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release on June 5, 2022: A University of Hawaii at Manoa academic who fosters the campus' aspiration to become a Native Hawaiian Place of Learning has been selected to join an inaugural cohort of a national program aimed at advancing racial and health equity. On June 6, Native Hawaiian Affairs Program Officer Kaiwipunikauikawekiu Punihei Lipe will be the only representative from Hawaii when she joins 39 leaders from   more