WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 (TNSres) -- America's Credit Unions issued the following news: Trailblazing financial services icon Carla Harris will bring her wealth of experience and insight earned during more than 30 years on Wall Street to the 2025 Governmental Affairs Conference (GAC). With a groundbreaking career at Morgan Stanley and her appointment as chair of the National Women's Business Council by President Barack Obama, Harris has a deep commitment to advancing leadership and economic empowerme  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF12844) on Dec. 10, 2024, by social policy analysts Barry F. Huston and Zhe Li: * * * Social Security: Finances and Policy Options Background Social Security is the federal government's largest program in terms of both the number of people affected (i.e., covered workers and beneficiaries) and its finances. In 2024, the program covered over 180 million workers and paid about $1.  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- The Environmental Working Group issued the following news release on Dec. 9, 2024: The Biden Environmental Protection Agency today prohibited all uses of the toxic solvent trichloroethylene, or TCE. The rule is a crucial victory in efforts to tackle health harms, like cancer, that TCE exposure can cause. The agency also banned all consumer uses of the chemical perchloroethylene, or perc, which is used for dry cleaning and automotive care products. Perc has been linked to  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD-05) and U.S. Senators Tim Kaine and Mark R. Warner (both D-VA) led a bicameral letter calling for pay parity for federal civilian employees. President Joe Biden's proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2025 includes a 4.5% pay raise for military personnel and a 2% pay raise for federal civilian employees. In the lawmakers' letter to the President, they request that he  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Tim Kaine and Mark R. Warner (both D-VA) and U.S. Representative Steny Hoyer (D-MD-05) led a bicameral letter calling for pay parity for federal civilian employees. President Joe Biden's proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2025 includes a 4.5% pay raise for military personnel and a 2% pay raise for federal civilian employees. In the lawmakers' letter to the President, they request that he subm  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following remarks by Secretary Antony J. Blinken at a portrait unveiling of the 68th Secretary of State John Kerry: * * * MR ROSENZWEIG: May I have your attention, please? Ladies and gentlemen, please, can I have your attention? Good afternoon. I'm Ethan Rosenzweig, the acting chief of protocol of the United States. Welcome to this wonderful celebration and unveiling. If you'll please join me in watching your video monitors to start th  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., introduced a resolution on Sept 18. 2024. The text of the resolution was released on Dec. 3. S. Res. 824. A resolution recognizing September 20, 2024, as "National LGBTQ+ Veterans Day"; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. The resolution is cosponsored by Sens. Patty Murray, D-Wash., Cory Booker, D-N.J., Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Richard J. Durbin, D-Ill., Michael Bennet, D-Colo., Ben Ray Lujan, D-N.M., Elizabeth   more