BETHESDA, Maryland, June 23 (TNSgov) -- The Center for a Humane Economy posted the following news release: Responding to a BBC investigative report exposing the horrific torture of baby monkeys in animal "crush" videos distributed by a global network reaching from Indonesia to the United States, Animal Wellness Action and Center for a Humane Economy called on the Department of Justice to invest resources in continuing investigations into the content, which the Congress targeted in 1999 and then  more

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R47593) on June 15, 2023, entitled "Pandemic Oversight - The Biden Administration's New Anti-Fraud Proposal:" (Continued from Part 1 of 2) * * * Expand "Do Not Pay" Service and Codify SBA Tax Record Verifications/52 The Administration's proposal would add "significant" new funds to increase capacity at the Treasury's Do Not Pay (DNP) website to "identify, prevent, and recover improper payments and rel  more

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on June 21, 2023: Pennsylvania U.S. Senator John Fetterman today participated in a Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs hearing on the nominations of Dr. Lisa DeNell Cook and Dr. Adriana Debora Kugler to serve as Members of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and the nomination of Dr. Philip Nathan Jefferson to serve as Vice Chair of the Board. This hearing focused  more

LONDON, England, June 22 (TNStalk) -- Global Witness, an organization that works to break the links between natural resource exploitation, conflict, poverty, corruption and human rights abuses worldwide, issued the following statement on June 21, 2023: * * * Global Witness is increasingly concerned by the escalating criminalisation of environmental defenders in Vietnam, and is calling for the immediate release of climate activist Hoang Thi Hong. This week, Hong was charged with evading more t  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 23 (TNSper) -- Mental Health America issued the following news release: Mental Health America (MHA) conducted its Annual Delegate Assembly earlier this month and voted in six new national board members. MHA is overseen by a volunteer Board of Directors composed of mental health and business professionals, affiliate leaders, people with lived experience, and advocates for its mission. Board members meet quarterly to direct the strategic objectives and policies of the o  more

WASHINGTON, June 21 (TNSrpt) -- The Aspen Institute issued the following news release on June 20, 2023: Today, the Aspen Institute Energy & Environment Program announced the release of a comprehensive report on securing a resilient critical mineral supply chain for the United States. The report, "A Critical Minerals Policy for the United States," highlights key findings from a task force of experts convened over the last year and a half and presents a strategic roadmap and several recommendatio  more

WEST HARTFORD, Connecticut, June 21 (TNSgov) -- The University of Hartford issued the following news on June 20, 2023: * * * President Joe Biden addressed gun safety legislation in a packed Lincoln Theater at the University of Hartford June 16, as a crowd of nearly 700 people--including legislators from across the country--convened for an all-day summit. * * * U.S. Senator Chris Murphy spearheaded the National Safer Communities Summit and selected UHart as the location for the event, which f  more

WASHINGTON, June 21 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, issued the following weekly column on June 20, 2023: * * * Reining in Regulation While back in the Fourth District of Oklahoma, one of the top concerns I hear from constituents is the crushing weight of increasing overreach, overregulation and red tape from the federal government, which does not allow families and small businesses to flourish and succeed. Unfortunately, the Biden Administration has not taken note, and while forcing its progres  more