Politics: President Barack Obama Newsletter for Sunday July 07, 2019 ( 8 items ) |
Ambassador Samantha Power Appointed William D. Zabel '61 Professor of Practice in Human Rights at Harvard Law School
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, July 3 -- Harvard Law School issued the following news:
Diplomat, academic, and human rights advocate Ambassador Samantha Power '99 has been appointed the William D. Zabel '61 Professor of Practice in Human Rights at Harvard Law School. Power has served as Professor of Practice at HLS since 2017. She is also the Anna Lindh Professor of the Practice of Global Leadership and Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School, where she previously served as the founding executive di
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New York Gov. Cuomo Announces Opening of $20 Million First Phase of Shirley Chisholm State Park in Brooklyn
ALBANY, New York, July 2 -- Gov. Andrew Cuomo, D-New York, issued the following news release:
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced the opening of the state's newest and largest public park in New York City, the 407-acre Shirley Chisholm State Park along the shores of Jamaica Bay. The new park honors Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm, an educator, former representative of the 12th Congressional district in New York for seven terms and the first African American woman to run for president. The p
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Public Citizen: Administration's Only Path for NAFTA 2.0 Is to Remove Pharma Giveaways
WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Public Citizen issued the following news release:
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- President Bush Trying to Rush a House Vote on the Colombia Trade Deal in 2008 Prompted Then-Speaker Pelosi to Remove It From Fast Track, Derailing Passage for Years
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Developments over the past several weeks make clear that the only way the revised North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) can get through Congress is if the administration modifies it to address concerns that Democrats in the U.S. House of R
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Rep. Jackson Lee Issues Statement on Death of 9/11 First Responder Alvarez
WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, member of the House Judiciary, Homeland Security and Budget Committees, issued the following statement on the death of 9/11 first responder Luis Alvarez:
"September 11, 2001 will forever be remembered as a dark day in our nation's history. We all remember where we were when we learned of the horrific carnage which was unfolding in three discrete points in the United States: America's financial capital, New York; its political and military
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Rep. Jackson Lee Issues Statement on Supreme Court Grant of Certiorari to Case Considering DACA Program
WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, member of the House Judiciary, Homeland Security and Budget Committees, issued the following statement after the Supreme Court's grant of certiorari to a case considering the DACA program:
"Earlier today, the Supreme Court granted certiorari to a group of cases challenging the validity of the current president's unilateral rescission of President Barack Obama's Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) initiative. They are to be heard
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Senate Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee Issues Report on Presidential Allowance Modernization Act
WASHINGTON, July 4 -- The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee issued a report (S.Rpt. 116-v) on legislation (S. 580) to amend the Act of Aug. 25, 1958, commonly known as the Former Presidents Act of 1958, with respect to the monetary allowance payable to a former president. The report was advanced by Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wisconsin, on June 27.
Excerpts of the report follow:
I. Purpose and Summary
S. 580, the Presidential Allowance Modernization Act of 2016, amends the F
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Speaker Nancy Pelosi To Speak During NAACP's 110th National Convention
BALTIMORE, Maryland, July 2 -- NAACP issued the following news release:
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), the nation's foremost civil rights organization, has announced that Speaker Nancy Pelosi will give remarks at the 110th National Convention in Detroit on July 22, 2019.
"We are delighted to have Speaker Pelosi join us to address our activists and advocates from across the country about the major issues impacting our communities today," said Derrick Joh
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Tri-Caucus Chairs Demand the Anti-Defamation League Condemn Congressman Randy Weber's Anti-Immigrant Remarks
WASHINGTON, July 3 -- The Congressional Hispanic Caucus issued the following news release:
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- ADL recently awarded Rep. Weber with the prestigious America's Democratic Legacy Award
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The Tri-Caucus Chairs - which includes the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), and Congressional Asian-Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) - called on Jonathan Greenblatt, CEO and Director of the Anti-Defamation League, to publicly condemn Rep. Weber's language and reconsi
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