WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 (TNSPol) -- The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence issued the following statement: * * * Following the reported decision to withdraw David Chipman's nominee to lead the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), Brady condemns the lack of action in the U.S. Senate to move his nomination forward. Since the National Rifle Association (NRA) pushed Congress in 2006 to add a provision to the Patriot Act requiring a Senate confirmation for ATF Director, more PR

NEW YORK, Sept. 6 -- ABC News, the news division of Walt Disney Television, issued the following news on Sept. 4, 2021: ABC News announced today "9/11 Twenty Years Later: America Remembers" -- a special week of coverage across the network and streaming news channel ABC News Live to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, including four reflective primetime specials and a five-part documentary series. On Saturday, Sept. 11, in commemoration of the 20th anniversary, a more PR

DEARBORN, Michigan, Sept. 10 -- The American Human Rights Council issued the following statement Executive Director Imad Hamad: * * * This September 11 is the 20th anniversary of the 9/11/2001 terror attacks. Twenty years is a long time. What are the lessons of the nation's response to the attacks? The mistakes? The attacks shocked the country. In response to the vile attacks, George W Bush declared a war on terror. The war was fought on two fronts- domestically and abroad. Just like innocent more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 (TNSRep) -- The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities issued the following report on Sept. 7, 2021, entitled "Recovery Package Should Permanently Include Families With Low Incomes in Full Child Tax Credit". The report was written by Chuck Marr, senior director of federal tax policy, Kris Cox, deputy director of federal tax policy, and Arloc Sherman, vice president for data analysis and research. * * * The major economic recovery legislation Congress is now developing shou more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Sept. 9 -- CNN issued the following news: Below is updated information re CNN's 9/11 programming: Thursday, September 9th 12:00pm/ET: CITIZEN BY CNN 9/11, 20 Years Later: Remembrance and Ramifications - Virtual Event Streaming live online, CNN will host a special CITIZEN BY CNN virtual event 9/11, 20 Years Later: Remembrance and Ramifications on Thursday, September 9th at 12pm, ET. Dana Bash, Wolf Blitzer, Jim Sciutto and Clarissa Ward will reflect on the anniversary of 9/1 more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 (TNSRep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R46903) on Sept. 9, 2021, entitled "Pipeline Cybersecurity: Federal Programs" by Energy Policy specialist Paul W. Parfomak and cybersecurity policy analyst Chris Jaikaran: * * * SUMMARY The vast U.S. network of natural gas, crude oil, and refined product pipelines is integral to U.S. energy supply and also has vital links to other critical infrastructure such as power plants and airports. This more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 (TNSRep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R46899) on Sept. 3, 2021, entitled "Regular Appropriations Acts: Selected Statutory Interpretation Issues": * * * (Continued from Part 1 of 3) Selected Statutory Interpretation Questions Both in their drafting and in their implementation, regular appropriations acts raise a number of recurring questions of statutory interpretation. What does it mean for budget authority to be available for a p more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 (TNSRep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R46906) on Sept. 10, 2021, entitled "Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Procurement Program" by Robert Jay Dilger, American national government senior specialist: * * * SUMMARY The Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Procurement Program is intended to provide SDVOSBs greater access to federal contracting opportunities. The program is designed to help federal agenc more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 (TNSRep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R46906) on Sept. 10, 2021, entitled "Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Procurement Program": * * * (Continued from Part 1 of 2) SDVOSB Contracting Data As shown in Table 2, the dollar amount of contracts awarded to SDVOSBs has generally increased from year-to-year, and the 3% government-wide SDVOSB procurement goal was met for the first time in FY2012 and in each fiscal year since more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 (TNSOps) -- Howard University issued the following news release: "Reporting While Black: Covering 9/11" will offer the unique perspectives of six noted journalists who chronicled this historic event on the ground, behind the scenes and in the air with President George W. Bush. This captivating discussion will be held virtually from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, September 9, 2021. The panel discussion, which commemorates the 20th anniversary of 9/11, is being sponsored by th more PR

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Sept. 11 -- Gov. Asa Hutchinson, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release on Sept. 10, 2021: On September 11, 2001, Governor Asa Hutchinson's job as administrator of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration changed dramatically from directing the war on drugs to leading his agency to join the United States war on terrorism. President George W. Bush had appointed Governor Hutchinson to lead the DEA just a month before the attack. When President Bush create the Depart more PR

BLOOMINGTON, Indiana, Sept. 11 (TNSOps) -- Indiana University East campus issued the following news: This year marks the 20th anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States. In the 20 years since the day that established "Never Forget," the nation has remembered the men, women and children lost in the attacks at the World Trade Center in New York, the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., and an open field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. That day 2,977 people died. The i more PR

LIVERMORE, California, Sept. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news release on Sept. 9, 2021: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's (LLNL) "response" to the tragic events on Sept. 11, 2001, actually began in July 1992 with the formation of the Nonproliferation, Arms Control and International Security (NAI) Directorate by LLNL Director John Nuckolls. With the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 and the collapse of the Soviet Union i more PR

SCOTT AFB, Illinois, Sept. 11 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Transportation Command issued the following news release on Sept. 10, 2021: The United States is just that; it's united. On July 4, 1776, the original 13 colonies declared themselves independent and thus free from British rule. A few months later, on Sept. 9, 1776, the Continental Congress formally declared the name of our new nation to be the "United States of America." In that 225-year span, the "United States of America" has  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- The Military Officers Association of America issued the following news on Sept. 7, 2021: When planes struck the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001, then-Maj. Perry Blackburn, USA, was training with members of his 5th Special Forces Group. They were called back to Fort Campbell, Ky., immediately. "At the time, I thought we were going to war," said Blackburn, who retired as a lieutenant colonel. Within weeks, President George W. Bush announced the launch of what would b more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- The National Endowment for the Humanities issued the following news release: Those old enough in 2001 to comprehend the shock and horror of the September 11 terrorist attacks can recall those events with crystalline clarity. Most can provide an almost hour-by-hour account of the day from the moment when the first hijacked plane hit the World Trade Center's North Tower. But for those who were children or born after the September 11 attacks, the event and the era of mourni more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following weekly column: When radical Islamic terrorists hijacked four commercial airliners on September 11, 2001 and employed them as weapons against innocent Americans, we were instantly shocked and outraged. Those emotions, and others, washed over us in waves in the hours, days and months that followed. As the dust settled and our understanding grew, we processed the consequences and worked through the grief and anger that acc more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following commentary on Sept. 8, 2021: By Yancy Mailes Air Force Materiel Command History Office This September marks 20 years since our nation came under attack. Most people can vividly remember where they were on 9/11 and repeat that event in full detail; however, when you ask them what the nation, or the Air Force, looked like in the summer before 9/11, they struggle to find a memory. The year 2001 represented change for the nation. In  more PR

SHANKSVILLE, Pennsylvania, Sept. 8 -- The National Park Service Flight 93 National Memorial issued the following news release on Sept. 7, 2021: Vice President Kamala Harris, former President George W. Bush and Interior Secretary Deb Haaland will attend the 20th annual September 11 observance at Flight 93 National Memorial. With public health in mind, the observance will be limited to family members and invited guests and livestreamed on the park's Facebook page. Park grounds will reopen to th more PR