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Politics: President Barack Obama Newsletter for Sunday June 16, 2024 ( 6 items )  

CAPAC Members Commemorate the 12th Anniversary of DACA
WASHINGTON, June 15 -- The Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus issued the following news release on June 14, 2024: Tomorrow marks the twelfth anniversary of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. This transformative policy, enacted in 2012 by President Barack Obama and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), provides young immigrants eligibility for work permits and renewable two-year deportation deferrals. In advance of tomorrow, CAPAC members released the follo  more

Higher Ground Extends Creative Partnership With Netflix
LOS GATOS, California, June 15 -- Netflix, an Internet television network provider, issued the following news: On the heels of the announcement that Higher Ground's film Leave the World Behind topped all of Netflix viewing in the second half of 2023 and that Bodkin, the Will Forte crime drama series, debuted on Netflix's Top 10 weekly global list, President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama's media company, Higher Ground, has extended its creative partnership with Netflix. Under the terms of the   more

Honoring Women Veterans Recognition Day: A Message From Home Base Florida's Angie De Lima
PARIS, France, June 12 -- Home Base, a provider of care to all veterans and families, regardless of ability to pay or discharge status, issued the following agency statement on June 10, 2024: * * * Angie De Lima is an Air Force Veteran currently serving as the Special Projects and Operations Manager for Home Base Florida. Celebrated each year on June 12, Women Veterans Recognition Day marks the anniversary of the 1948 Women's Armed Services Integration Act signing. This year, 2024, is the 76t  more

SEC Appoints Erica Y. Williams to a Second Term as PCAOB Chairperson
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following news release on June 11, 2024: The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced the appointment of Erica Y. Williams to a second term as Chairperson of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) beginning on Oct. 25, 2024, and running through Oct. 24, 2029. "I thank Erica for her leadership and am pleased that she will continue to serve as Chairperson of the PCAOB," said SEC Chair Gary Gensler.   more

SEC Chair, Commissioners Issue Joint Statement on Death of Ex-Chairman Donaldson
WASHINGTON, June 15 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following joint statement on June 14, 2024, by Chair Gary Gensler and Commissioners Hester M. Peirce, Caroline A. Crenshaw, Mark T. Uyeda and Jaime Lizarraga, on the death of ex-Chairman William Donaldson: * * * We mourn the passing of William Donaldson, the 27th Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Bill had a remarkable career in public service, business, and academia--a life well lived. He served his cou  more

Senate Committee Advances Military, Veterans and HazMat Measures
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, June 14 -- The Pennsylvania Senate Republicans issued the following news release on June 13, 2024: On Tuesday, the Senate Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee approved three measures important to the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs and Pennsylvania veterans, and another in support of local HazMat providers, said Sen. Doug Mastriano (R-33), chairman of the committee. Senate Bill 1160, sponsored by Mastriano, would designate March 29 each ye  more