WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 (TNSper) -- America's Public Television Stations issued the following news release on Feb. 27, 2023: America's Public Television Stations (APTS) today announced the election of Gaddi Vasquez as an at-large member of the APTS Board of Trustees. Ambassador Vasquez was Director of the Peace Corps and Ambassador to the United Nations during the Administration of President George W. Bush. More recently he was senior vice president of government affairs for Edison International a  more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper on the Presidential Authority to address tariff barriers in trade agreements (No. IF11400) on Feb. 28, 2023, by legislative attorney Brandon J. Murrill and international trade and finance analyst Christopher A. Casey: * * * Presidential Authority to Address Tariff Barriers in Trade Agreements The U.S. Constitution grants Congress the power to regulate trade with foreign nations and to lay and c  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- The House Science, Space and Technology Committee issued the following testimony by Council on Competitiveness President and CEO Deborah Wince-Smith involving a hearing on Feb. 28, 2023, entitled "The United States, China, and the Fight for Global Leadership: Building a U.S. National Science and Technology Strategy": * * * Thank you for this opportunity to testify today on science and technology competitiveness with China and how the National S&T strategy can provide a v  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- The House Science, Space and Technology Committee issued the following written testimony by University of Oklahoma Professor Kelvin K. Droegemeier involving a hearing on Feb. 28, 2023, entitled "The United States, China, and the Fight for Global Leadership: Building a U.S. National Science and Technology Strategy": * * * I thank Chairman Lucas, Ranking Member Lofgren, and Members of the Committee for the privilege of testifying on the important topic of U.S. competitiven  more

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, March 2 (TNSper) -- Oklahoma State University issued the following news: There's a changing of the guard underway in the Oklahoma State University Department of Public Safety. After 20 years at OSU, Michael Robinson, chief of Public Safety, is retiring. Former Mississippi State University Chief of Police Vance Rice will be taking over the role. Robinson first joined the OSU Police Department in March 2003 as the assistant chief of police after retiring with 20 years as  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following statement, which was published in the Congressional Record on Feb. 28, 2023: * * * RUSSIA'S EXPANDED TERRORIST WAR AGAINST UKRAINE Madam Speaker, today I rise to mark more than 1 year of Russia's expanded terrorist war against Ukraine after its initial unprovoked invasion in 2014. The words of Ukraine's poet laureate Taras Shevchenko ring especially true today as when he penned them nearly two centuries ago: " . . . rise  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, spoke about the importance of closing the Guantanamo Bay detention facility. In a speech on the Senate floor, Durbin called on the Biden Administration to do more to accelerate the closure of the facility once and for all. Durbin began his speech by highlighting Leila Murp  more