WASHINGTON, March 10 -- The Center for American Progress issued the following issue brief by senior fellow Lawrence J. Korb and Kaveh Toofan, special assistant for National Security and International Policy entitled "An Opportunity for Change: President Biden's First Defense Budget Proposal": When it comes to national security or national defense, dollars are policy: What an administration seeks to fund and where it chooses to make cuts reveals a great deal about its national security strategy  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. RS22796) on March 12, 2021, entitled "Medicare Trigger" by health care financing specialist Patricia A. Davis, Congress and the legislative process specialist Christopher M. Davis and legislative attorney Todd Garvey: Summary The Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA; P.L. 108173) requires the Medicare Board of Trustees to provide in its annual reports, starting wit more PR

WASHINGTON, March 17 (TNSPer) -- The Bipartisan Policy Center issued the following news release on March 16, 2021: The Bipartisan Policy Center today announced that Dennis C. Shea, previously deputy U.S. trade representative and U.S. ambassador to the World Trade Organization, is joining the organization as a fellow. In this new role, Shea will provide his insights on a range of topics, including housing, infrastructure, and trade issues. At the WTO, Shea led an interagency team charged with a more PR

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- The House Science, Space and Technology Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight issued the following testimony by Andrew A. Rosenberg, director of the Center for Science and Democracy at the Union of Concerned Scientists, as part of a video conference hearing entitled "Brain Drain: Rebuilding the Federal Scientific Workforce" on March 17, 2021: * * * My name is Dr. Andrew Rosenberg, and I am the Director of the Center for Science and Democracy at the Union of Conce more PR

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-New York, issued the following floor statement on March 18, 2021: * * * Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor former New York State Senator and former U.S. Ambassador H. Douglas "Doug" Barclay for his lifetime achievements in both the private sector and public service. A New Yorker through and through, Doug dedicated his entire life to the people of New York State. While he was born in New York City in 1932, his parents quickly returned to Pulaski more PR