OAKLAND, California, Aug. 10 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on Aug. 9, 2023, and a letter: Joining a bipartisan coalition of 44 attorneys general, California Attorney General Rob Bonta today sent a letter to Congress expressing his support for bipartisan federal legislation that aims to protect veterans from financial exploitation. H.R. 1139 and S. 740 -- together referred to as the Governing Unaccredited Representatives Defrauding (GUARD) VA Benefits  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 10 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release and letter: Attorney General Kwame Raoul led a bipartisan coalition of 44 attorneys general in issuing a letter to congressional leaders expressing support for the passage of legislative proposals included in Governing Unaccredited Representatives Defrauding (G.U.A.R.D.) Veterans Affairs (VA) Benefits Act. In the letter, Raoul and the coalition explained the passing of the bipartisan legislati  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Aug. 10 -- The Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release and letter on Aug. 9, 2023: Today, Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird led 16 states in a letter to U.S. Congressional leadership, urging the passage of the Ending Agricultural Trade Suppression ("EATS") Act. The bill prevents California from regulating farmers and ranchers across the country by preserving states' authority to regulate agriculture within their own borders. In 2018, California pas  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation issued the following order (MDL No. 3081) on Aug. 8, 2023: * * * In Re: Bard Implanted Port Catheter Products Liability Litigation TRANSFER ORDER Before the Panel:* Plaintiffs in eight actions move under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1407 to centralize this litigation in the Western District of Missouri. This litigation consists of ten actions pending in six districts, as listed on Schedule A./1 Additionally, the Panel has been notified   more

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 10 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release and letter: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel joined a bipartisan coalition of 44 attorneys general in issuing a letter to congressional leaders expressing support for the passage of legislative proposals included in Governing Unaccredited Representatives Defrauding (G.U.A.R.D.) Veterans Affairs (VA) Benefits Act. In the letter, Attorney General Nessel and the coalition explained the bipar  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Aug. 10 -- Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey issued the following news release on Aug. 9, 2023: Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey announced today that his office joined a 21-state coalition opposing the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) proposed rule that would impose stringent emissions standards on existing coal-, natural gas- and oil-fired power plants. The rule ignores last year's rebuke from the United States Supreme Court in West Virginia v. EPA  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Aug. 10 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following news release on Aug. 9, 2023, and a letter: Attorney General Josh Stein today urged Congress to protect military veterans by passing the Governing Unaccredited Representatives Defrauding (G.U.A.R.D.) Veterans Affairs (VA) Benefits Act. The bipartisan legislation will hold accountable unaccredited and unregulated bad actors who prey upon veterans applying for federal VA benefits. "After everythin  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Aug. 10 -- New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella issued the following news release and letter: Attorney General John M. Formella has joined a bipartisan coalition of 44 attorneys general in issuing a letter to congressional leaders expressing support for the passage of legislative proposals included in Governing Unaccredited Representatives Defrauding (G.U.A.R.D.) Veterans Affairs (VA) Benefits Act. In the letter, Attorney General Formella and the coalition expla  more

WILLIAMS, Arizona, Aug. 9 -- President Biden issued the following remarks on Aug. 8, 2023, at the Red Butte Airfield about his conservation and climate action: * * * THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, thank you. Please have a seat if you have one. If you don't have one, you can sit down anyway if you want. (Laughs.) Well, thank you very, very much. Maya, thank you for the introduction. When I was your age, to be able to stand up and introduce anybody, let alone a president, I would have frozen. Thank   more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Aug. 10 -- President Biden issued the following remarks on Aug. 9, 2023, on how Bidenomics and the Investing in America agenda are unleashing a clean energy and manufacturing boom: * * * THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, thank you. Please have a seat if you have one. If you don't have one, you can sit down anyway if you want. (Laughs.) Well, thank you very, very much. Maya, thank you for the introduction. When I was your age, to be able to stand up and introduce anybody, let   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Aug. 10 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news and letter: Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti joined a bipartisan coalition of 34 attorneys general in issuing a letter to congressional leaders expressing support for the passage of legislative proposals included in Governing Unaccredited Representatives Defrauding (G.U.A.R.D.) Veterans Affairs (VA) Benefits Act. In the letter, the coalition explains the legislation would hold un  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Aug. 10 -- Virginia Attorney General Jason S. Miyares issued the following news release and letter on Aug. 9, 2023: Attorney General Jason Miyares today joined a 16-state coalition in sending a letter to congressional leadership urging the passage of the Ending Agricultural Trade Suppression ("EATS") Act. The bill prevents California from regulating farmers and ranchers across the country by preserving states' authority to regulate agriculture within their own borders. In 2  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Aug. 10 -- Virginia Attorney General Jason S. Miyares issued the following news release on Aug. 9, 2023, and a letter: Attorney General Jason Miyares today joined a 44-state bipartisan coalition of attorneys general in issuing a letter to congressional leaders expressing support for the passage of legislative proposals included in the Governing Unaccredited Representatives Defrauding (G.U.A.R.D.) Veterans Affairs (VA) Benefits Act. "Our veterans have dedicated their lives t  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Aug. 10 -- West Virginia State Treasurer Riley Moore issued the following news release on Aug. 9, 2023: West Virginia State Treasurer Riley Moore today commended S&P Global Ratings for its recent decision to discontinue issuing Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) credit indicators as part of its ratings analyses. "I'm grateful S&P Global has responded to our calls to ditch these subjective, politically motivated ESG ratings scores and instead go back to relyin  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 (TNSres) -- The White House issued the following following fact sheet: * * * In First Year, President Biden's Bipartisan PACT Act Delivers Care for Veterans in all 50 States and U.S. Territories and Advances Unity Agenda One year ago today, President Biden signed the landmark bipartisan Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics (PACT) Act into law, enacting the most significant expansion of benefits and services for toxic expo  more