WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Rep. Alan Lowenthal, D-California, issued the following news release: Congressman Alan Lowenthal (CA-47) today, joining with Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01) and nine House colleagues, introduced legislation to protect imperiled seabirds from international fishing threats while increasing ongoing seabird conservation efforts in the United States and abroad. The Albatross and Petrel Conservation Act would implement the Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and  more

OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Nebraska, Feb. 15 -- The U.S. Air Force (55th Air Wing) issued the following news: By L. Cunningham Public Affairs Presidents Day, celebrated the third Monday of February, was originally established in 1885 in recognition of our first president, George Washington, born Feb. 22, 1732. Eventually it was moved as part of the Uniform Monday Holiday Act in 1971, which made it a combined a celebration of all presidents. However, the only presidents born in the month of Febru  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following statement in response to the declaration of national emergency by President Trump regarding the situation at the U.S.-Mexican border: "Since the National Emergencies Act was signed into law in 1976, presidents have used it dozens of times to declare national emergencies. "For example, President George W. Bush issued a national emergency declaration in 2004 which in part prohibited the importation of certain goods fr  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Sen. Patrick J. Leahy, D-Vermont, issued the text of the following floor statement on the Freedom to Export to Cuba Act: "Mr. President, I want to commend Senator Klobuchar for introducing the Freedom to Export to Cuba Act, of which I and Senator Enzi are cosponsors. I urge other Senators to join us. "This bill is about ending the anachronistic prohibitions in U.S. law that for decades have limited U.S. engagement with Cuba, including preventing American companies from e  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Sen. Patrick J. Leahy, D-Vermont, issued the following statement, which was published in the Congressional Record on Feb. 14, on the Freedom to Export to Cuba Act: Madam President, I want to commend Senator Klobuchar for introducing the Freedom to Export to Cuba Act, of which I and Senator Enzi are cosponsors. I urge other Senators to join us. This bill is about ending the anachronistic prohibitions in U.S. law that for decades have limited U.S. engagement with Cuba, inc  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- The office of Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) shares his thoughts on how his life mission and compassionate conservatism led his family's story from the cotton fields of slave-holding South Carolina to the halls of the United States Congress. Using the Marketplace to Revitalize Overlooked Communities Bush Institute: The Catalyst Sen. Tim Scott What if I told you that compassionate conservatism, which many be  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Feb. 12 -- The University of Baltimore issued the following news release: U.S. Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein will deliver the keynote address for the University of Baltimore School of Law Commencement on Monday, May 13, at the Modell Performing Arts Center at the Lyric in Baltimore. Rosenstein, a Bethesda resident and former U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland, became U.S. Deputy Attorney General in April 2017. Following the recusal of Attorney General Jeff  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 15 -- The University of Houston Law Center issued the following news release: * * * - 5th Circuit Judge Elrod will explore impact of future technology on judges and the law. * * * Judge Jennifer Elrod of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit will speak on artificial intelligence and the law as part of the University of Houston Law Center's jurist-in-residence program on Feb. 19. Elrod will deliver the Justice Ruby Kless Sondock Jurist-in-Residence Lectureship   more