CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, Florida, July 24 -- The U.S. Air Force (45th Space Wing) issued the following news: By Zoe Thacker Becoming the World's Premier Gateway to Space does not happen overnight. It takes decades of dedication by men and women around the United States. Acting Secretary of the Air Force Matthew Donovan visited the men and women at the 45th Space Wing and attended the 50th anniversary event of NASA's historical Apollo 11, July 19-22. Since former President John F. Ke  more

ARNOLD AIR FORCE BASE, Tennessee, July 22 -- The U.S. Air Force Arnold Air Force Base issued the following news: By Bradley Hicks July 20 marks the 50th anniversary since Neil Armstrong exited the lunar module known as "Eagle" and became the first man to set foot on the surface of the moon. AEDC played an integral role in this "giant leap for mankind." In years leading up to the Apollo 11 moon landing, personnel at Arnold Air Force Base were involved in thousands of hours of testing to ensure  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: Wednesday, Congressman Mo Brooks (AL-05) delivered a House Floor speech announcing he will vote against a spending bill that helps increase America's debt by another $2 trillion in just two years, to more than $24 trillion. This additional $2 trillion debt increases America's annual debt service cost by yet another $40 billion/year (assuming an historically low 10 year treasury bill yield of 2%). To put a $40   more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- NASA issued the following statement by Administrator Jim Bridenstine on the death of Director Chris Kraft, who died Monday in Houston at the age of 95: "America has truly lost a national treasure today with the passing of one of NASA's earliest pioneers - flight director Chris Kraft. We send our deepest condolences to the Kraft family. "Chris was one of the core team members that helped our nation put humans in space and on the Moon, and his legacy is immeasurable. Chris  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- The Peace Corps issued the following news release: Peace Corps Response Volunteer Donovan Gregg, 31, of Beaverton, Oregon, died following a car accident July 23 in Rwanda. Donovan, who trained English teachers at a university in Kigali, served in Peace Corps Response with his wife of eight years Jessica Gregg. The Greggs were also Peace Corps Volunteers together in Ethiopia from 2014 to 2016. The couple began work in Rwanda in January 2019. "Donovan Gregg was an extrao  more

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., has introduced legislation (S. 2255) to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act "to expand the requirement for States to suspend, rather than terminate, an individual's eligibility for medical assistance under the State Medicaid plan while the individual is an inmate of a public institution, to apply to inmates of any age." The bill was introduced on July 24 and was co-sponsored by Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio. It was referred to the Senat  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., has introduced legislation (S. 2235) to discharge the qualified loan amounts of each individual. The bill was introduced on July 23. It was referred to the Senate Finance Committee. For more information, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, 309 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington DC, 20510; 202/224-4543; or in the state at 2400 President John F. Kennedy Federal Bldg., 15 New Sudbury St., Boston, MA 02203; 617/565-3170; 1550 Main St., Ste. 406, Sprin  more

CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, Florida, July 24 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: By Zoe Thacker Becoming the "World's Premier Gateway to Space" does not happen overnight. It takes decades of dedication by men and women around the United States. From July 19 to July 22, Acting Secretary of the Air Force Matthew Donovan visited the men and women at the 45th Space Wing and attended the 50th anniversary event of NASA's historic Apollo 11. Since former President John F. Kennedy'  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, July 20 -- Gov. Phil Scott, R-Vermont, issued the following statement on the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing: "On May 25, 1961, during a joint session of Congress, President John F. Kennedy challenged our leaders to be the first nation to put a man on the moon and dared us to do so by the end of that decade. "In the years that followed, the strength, resolve and ingenuity of the American people was put to work on a mission to further our understanding of, and re  more