WASHINGTON, May 21 -- The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs issued the following remarks by Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Alice G. Wells on a discussion with the Atlantic Council on India and the Indo-Pacific: Mr. Kempe: Hello, everyone. I'm Fred Kempe. I'm President and CEO of the Atlantic Council and I'm delighted to have you in this virtual room with two of my favorite people, and I'll get to that in a second, but there are not two more people more k more PR

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- Rep. Alan Lowenthal, D-California, issued the following news release: Congressman Alan Lowenthal (CA-47), led eight of his House colleagues in introducing the "Honor Our Commitment Act" to maintain current protections afforded to Vietnamese refugees in the United States. The bill would defer removal of nationals of Vietnam for a 24-month period, in accordance with a U.S.-Vietnam Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that specifically excludes the deportation of pre-1995 immigr more PR

WASHINGTON, May 30 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, issued the following Capitol Report column: "Each House shall be the Judge of the Elections...and a Majority of each shall constitute a Quorum to do Business; ...and may be authorized to compel the Attendance of absent Members, in such Manner, and under such Penalties as each House may provide." - Article 1, Section 5, Clause 1 of the U.S. Constitution These are some of the words our Founding Fathers agonized over during the humid summer of 1 more PR

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: Reps. Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Stephen F. Lynch (D-Mass.) and Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) introduced legislation Wednesday to protect Dr. Anthony Fauci and other directors of National Research Institutes and Centers from being fired for politically-motivated reasons. As Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) within the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Dr. Fauci has been vital  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- Rep. Stephen F. Lynch, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: U.S. Representatives Stephen F. Lynch (MA-08), Peter Welch (VT-AL) and Gerry Connolly (VA-11) introduced legislation to protect Dr. Anthony Fauci and other directors of National Research Institutes and Centers from being fired for politically-motivated reasons. As Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) within the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Dr. Fauci h more PR

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news: Reps. Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Gerry Connolly (D-Va.), and Stephen F. Lynch (D-Mass.) introduced legislation Wednesday to protect Dr. Anthony Fauci and other directors of National Research Institutes and Centers from being fired for politically-motivated reasons. As Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) within the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Dr. Fauci has been  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- The U.S. Government Publishing Office issued the following news release: U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) Director Hugh Nathanial Halpern names Patricia "Patty" Collins as the agency's Deputy Director. In this role, Collins will serve in the agency's second- highest-ranking position as its Chief Operating Officer. Collins will oversee GPO's operations division, which includes Plant Operations, Security and Intelligent Documents, Official Journals of Government and C more PR

ALBANY, New York, May 28 -- The State University of New York issued the following news release on May 27: The State University of New York and the NYS Office of Mental Health announced the launch of a crisis text line and training initiative, two resources designed to help promote mental health awareness, ease stress and anxiety, and identify and support individuals at risk of suicide. SUNY advanced its promotion of the resources in order to assist students, faculty, and staff as they confront  more PR