WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following remarks by Secretary Alex M. Azar II at the celebration of National Adoption Month: "Good morning, everyone, and thank you for joining us here today for this important celebration. "I'd like to thank everyone at the Children's Bureau for the work they do, and in particular, Jerry Milner, our associate commissioner at the Children's Bureau, and June Dorn, who helped put this event together. "Thank you   more

NEW YORK, Nov. 16 -- The National Audubon Society issued the following news: * * * Protects coastlines for communities, birds and people and saves tax dollars "Hurricanes and rising seas are teaching us heartbreaking lessons and we've learned that more cement in the wrong places is not the solution for people or birds," said David Yarnold, President and CEO of National Audubon Society (@david_yarnold). "The bipartisan support we saw in the House vote today reflects the growing understanding t  more

OXFORD, Mississippi, Nov. 13 -- The University of Mississippi issued the following news release: * * * Storied program continues to teach vital lessons, prepare future leaders This year marks the 100th anniversary of the University of Mississippi's Student Army Training Corps, which was formed while the nation was preparing future officers who would become part of the more than 2 million U.S. soldiers who fought in World War I. Today, the group is called the Ole Miss Army ROTC, and its alum  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 -- Sen. James E. Risch, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-ID) and Ben Cardin (D-MD), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, passed a Senate resolution commemorating the 30th anniversary of the Women's Business Ownership Act of 1988. "Since the Women's Business Ownership Act of 1988 was signed into law, the number of  more

ALTUS AIR FORCE BASE, Oklahoma, Nov. 16 -- The U.S. Air Force (97th Air Mobility Wing) issued the following news: By Airman 1st Class Jeremy Wentworth Public Affairs The holiday season is known as a time of giving, and right now the Combined Federal Campaign allows military members and Department of Defense employees to give back to their communities and more. The CFC connects contributors to more than 20,000 non-profit charities around the world. According to the CFC, their purpose is to pr  more