WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- The American Civil Rights Project, Dallas, Texas, submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Labor, voicing support for proposed rules concerning the rescission of outdated regulations and modifications to various employment laws. The ACR Project aims to uphold the constitutional promise of equal protection, asserting that these proposed changes take crucial steps towards that goal. The organization expressed its appreciation for the Department's efforts   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- The American Waterways Operators, Arlington, Virginia, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Coast Guard addressing the proposed Anchorage Ground 1 for the Neches River in Port Arthur, Texas. As the representative body for the tugboat, towboat, and barge industry, AWO conveys the collective voice of over 300 member companies engaged in safe and efficient transportation across America's waterways. In the letter, AWO expressed support for the establishment of a   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- The Connecticut Veterans Legal Center, West Haven, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs expressing strong opposition to the agency's proposed rule that seeks to reinstate a full exclusion of abortion and abortion counseling services from the medical benefits package. The organization argues that this exclusion threatens the health and rights of female veterans, a demographic that is rapidly increasing within the veteran community  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Trump Signs Reed's Bill to Crack Down on Abusive Mortgage "Trigger Leads" & Stop Unwanted Spam * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, President Trump signed into law U.S. Senator Jack Reed's (D-RI) legislation to ban abusive "trigger leads," a practice where credit bureaus sell mortgage applicants' data without consent, leading to a flood of unwanted calls, texts, and messages. The bipartisan Homebuyers Priv  more