WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Eight members of Congress have issued a joint public comment on the Comptroller of the Currency proposed rule entitled "National Banks and Federal Savings Associations as Lenders". The comment was written on Sept. 17, 2020, and posted on Sept. 18, 2020: The comment was co-signed by Sens. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland; Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island; Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii; Tina Flint Smith, D-Minnesota; Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio; Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts; Catherine Cortez more ST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- The Aspen Institute issued the following news release: As the nation faces some of the most intense consequences of climate change and the disruption of traditional school as a result of COVID-19, the Aspen Institute launched K12 Climate Action to create a comprehensive action plan to address climate change in the United States by leveraging the power of the education sector. Public schools educate nearly one in every six Americans annually and are one of the largest ene more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities issued the following report entitled "Rising Federal Debt Should Not Shortchange Response to COVID-19 Crisis" by Senior Fellows Richard Kogan and Paul N. Van de Water on Sept. 9: Some policymakers have cited the growing national debt in opposing or delaying further efforts to relieve the health, humanitarian, and economic crises stemming from COVID-19. But it would be unwise and self-defeating to let debt concerns deter policyma more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R43743) entitled "Monuments and Memorials Authorized and Completed Under the Commemorative Works Act in the District of Columbia". Here are excerpts of the report issued on Sept. 22 and written by specialist on the Congress Jacob R. Straus: Since the enactment of the Commemorative Works Act (CWA) in 1986, Congress has authorized 38 commemorative works to be placed in the District of Columbia or its envir more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R44236) entitled "Supreme Court Appointment Process: Consideration by the Senate Judiciary Committee". Here are excerpts of the report issued on Sept. 22 and written by Barry J. McMillion, analyst in American National Government: The appointment of a Supreme Court Justice is an event of major significance in American politics. Each appointment is of consequence because of the enormous judicial power the  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R44235) entitled "Supreme Court Appointment Process: President's Selection of a Nominee". Here are excerpts of the report issued on Sept. 21 and written by Barry J. McMillion, analyst in American National Government: The appointment of a Supreme Court Justice is an event of major significance in American politics. Each appointment is of consequence because of the enormous judicial power the Supreme Court more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- James A. Williams, vice president of government affairs at the Environmental Technology Council has issued a public comment on the Department of Homeland Security proposed rule entitled "Retrospective Analysis of the Chemical Facility Anti- Terrorism Standards". The comment was written on Sept. 21, 2020, and posted on Sept. 22, 2020: * * * The Environmental Technology Council (ETC) submits these comments on the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency's (CISA) N more ST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet issued the following testimony by Ilya Shapiro, director of the Robert A. Levy Center for Constitutional Studies at the Cato Institute, at a hearing entitled "Maintaining Judicial Independence and the Rule of Law: Examining the Causes and Consequences of Court Capture" on Sept. 22: Thank you for this opportunity to discuss judicial independence and the rule of law. Judicial independence i more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) joined Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), and five other Senate colleagues in expressing strong opposition to the "true lender" rule proposed by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC). In their letter to Acting Comptroller of the Currency Brian Brooks, the Senators emphasize that this proposed rule would serve as a bo more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following statement: * * * U.S. Senator Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) issued the following statement regarding the Supreme Court vacancy: "Four years ago, I noted that my decision to oppose moving forward with the Supreme Court confirmation process for Judge Merrick Garland was related to the circumstances present at the time./1 "In 2016, the White House and the Senate, which share equally the constitutional authority for filling a Sup more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Sept. 23: U.S. Senators Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) today introduced bipartisan legislation to create an independent, non-partisan commission, closely modeled after the 9/11 Commission that investigated the September 11, 2001 terror attacks, to assess the nation's preparedness and response to COVID-19 and provide recommendations to improve our country's readiness for future epi more PR

MIAMI, Florida, Sept. 26 -- Univision Communications, a media company serving Hispanic America, issued the following news release: * * * Univision News announces its special first presidential debate coverage of the 2020 electoral season in the U.S.: "El Primer Debate" (The First Debate) to air live on Tuesday, September 29, 2020, from 8:55 p.m. to 11 p.m. ET. Univision News will air and livestream the debate with simultaneous Spanish-language translation. The special TV coverage will be mode more PR