ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 13 (TNStalk) -- The American Society of Clinical Oncology issued the following statement on Sept. 12, 2022, by Board Chair Lori J. Pierce: * * * "President John F. Kennedy's historic speech that inspired our nation and an entire generation of Americans to achieve manned space exploration underscored the courage and commitment it would take to accomplish this then-audacious goal: 'We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they ar  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson, D-Texas, chairwoman of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee, issued the following news release: Chairwoman Eddie Bernice Johnson joined NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, other NASA officials, and Congressional colleagues at Rice University to celebrate the sixtieth anniversary of President John F. Kennedy's speech announcing America's intent to land humans on the Moon. "Hello, I am Eddie Bernice Johnson, and I have the pleasure of  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- The White House issued the following news release on Sept. 12, 2022: President Joe Biden announced his intent to appoint Dr. Renee Wegrzyn as the first director of the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H), a new agency established to drive biomedical innovation that supports the health of all Americans. On the 60th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy's Moonshot speech, Dr. Wegrzyn will join President Biden today at the John F. Kennedy Presidential L  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on Sept. 12, 2022: * * * President Biden Details Cancer Moonshot Progress and New Initiatives on 60th Anniversary of President Kennedy's Moonshot Address Sixty years ago today, President John F. Kennedy delivered his Moonshot speech at Rice University, committing to putting a man on the moon and bring him back. This afternoon at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in Boston, President Biden will discuss h  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Sept. 13 -- Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, issued the following statement on Sept. 12, 2022: * * * On Monday, September 12, 2022, Congressman Al Green released the following statement: "President Kennedy's 'We Choose to go to the Moon' address, when examined in context with his inaugural address, explicates how Kennedy engendered a we-can-do-it, it-must-be-done attitude into the zeitgeist of our time. In his inaugural address he indicated, '...let us go forth to lead the land we love  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., has introduced legislation (S. 4849) to "require the Commandant of the Coast Guard to establish a process to update the vessel response plan program." The bill was introduced on Sept. 14. 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 Federal Bldg.  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., has introduced the Nationwide Right to Unionize Act (S. 4803) "to repeal the authority under the National Labor Relations Act for States to enact laws prohibiting agreements requiring membership in a labor organization as a condition of employment." The bill was introduced on Sept. 8 and has 18 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, Benja  more