CHICAGO, Illinois, July 17 -- The American Bar Association issued the following statement by President Bob Carlson on the death of former Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens: "The American Bar Association mourns the death of former Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens and expresses its deepest sympathy to his family. "Justice Stevens, who passed away on Tuesday at the age of 99, had a brilliant and independent legal mind and exemplified the best characteristics of a jurist. From his ser  more

NEW YORK, July 17 -- The Anti-Defamation League issued the following news release: ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) today commended the House Foreign Affairs Committee for approving H. Res. 246, the bipartisan resolution opposing efforts to delegitimize the State of Israel and the counterproductive global boycott, divestment and sanctions movement targeting Israel. "We are pleased that the vast majority of lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are affirming their opposition to efforts to delegi  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, July 19 [TNSscienceresearch] -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * - From making the lunar landings possible to interpreting the meaning of the moon rocks, the Institute was a vital part of history. * * * Fifty years ago this week, humanity made its first expedition to another world, when Apollo 11 touched down on the moon and two astronauts walked on its surface. That moment changed the world in ways that still reverberate to  more

WASHINGTON, July 19 -- The House Judiciary Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 116-152) on legislation (H.R. 1327) to extend authorization for the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001 through fiscal year 2090. The report was advanced by Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-New York, on July 12. Purpose and Summary H.R. 1327, the "Never Forget the Heroes: Permanent Authorization of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund Act," would extend the authorization for the September 11th Victim Compensa  more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * - Gregg Wenzel of Monroe, NY lost his life in Ethiopia while serving in the CIA * * * Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney's (NY-18) bill, the Gregg Wenzel Clandestine Heroes Parity Act, as part of the Intelligence Authorization Act of 2019. The bill will broaden death benefits to Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) officers who die while serving America o  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: Today, the Morning Call highlights concerns that the vast majority of states are not in compliance with a 2015 provision authored by U.S. Senator Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) to ban "passing the trash," the horrifying practice by which schools help known child molesters on staff obtain jobs at other schools-where they can become "someone else's problem." Senator Toomey successfully pushed to include a provision in  more

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, member of the House Judiciary, Homeland Security and Budget Committees, issued the following statement on the death of Phil Freelon, architect of the National Museum of African American History and Culture: "I was saddened to learn of the passing of Phil Freelon, a gifted architect who led the design team for the National Museum of African American History and Culture for the Smithsonian, and whom we lost too soon earlier this week. Phil   more

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, member of the House Judiciary, Homeland Security and Budget Committees, issued the following statement after House passage of the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund: "Earlier today, I voted in support of H.R. 1327, the 'Never Forget the Heroes: Permanent Authorization of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund Act,' and I applaud its passage in the House of Representatives. This bill enables necessary funding to pay out claims and allows c  more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, issued the following statement: Today, U.S. Rep. Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) joined U.S. Rep. Joe Courtney (D-Conn.) and 358 cosponsors to pass H.R. 748, the Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2019. "Roughly 158 million Americans have employer-based health insurance, and the so-called 'Cadillac Tax' would unduly tax many of those employer plans. "This cost increase would be untenable for some families, forcing them into differe  more

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, July 18 -- Southern Poverty Law Center issued the following news: As the prosecution made its closing argument, photos of the nine people that Dylann Roof had shot to death in a Charleston, South Carolina, church appeared on the screen in bloody, gruesome detail. Next to each dead body, another photo appeared of each victim smiling while they were still alive, in "wrenching juxtaposition," Jennifer Berry Hawes wrote in her book about the massacre. A Pulitzer Prize-winnin  more