WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Christine Barrie, president of the 1887 Fund, Santa Monica, California, has issued a public comment on the Department of Veterans Affairs notice entitled "West Los Angeles VA Medical Center Veterans Programs Enhancement Act of 1998 Master Plan 2022 draft; FR Doc No: 2021-22642;". The comment was posted on Dec. 14, 2021: * * * In Los Angeles there is an unprecedented and legally compelled opportunity to develop the WLAVA campus ("Campus") as a specialized community that c more ST

TOLEDO, Ohio, Dec. 14 (TNSEve) -- The University of Toledo issued the following news release: Hill Harper, an actor on ABC's "The Good Doctor" and best-selling author, and Jeff Johnson, an award-winning journalist and alumnus of The University of Toledo, will speak at UToledo's 38th annual Conference for Aspiring Minority Youth. The event sponsored by Toledo Excel, a longtime scholarship incentive program at UToledo, and Owens Corning is 8:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 29, in the Thompson Student Uni more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 (TNSRep) -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following report on Dec. 6, 2021, entitled "Opportunities for U.S. Development Cooperation in Laos". The report was written by Daniel F. Runde, senior vice president, director of the project on prosperity and development and Americas program, and the William A. Schreyer Chair in global analysis, and Romina Bandura, senior fellow with the project on prosperity and development and the project on U.S. lea more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 (TNSPol) -- Environment America issued the following news release: Environment America, along with numerous medical and public health experts, sent a letter Wednesday to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) calling on the EPA to adopt a stricter automotive emission standard, known as Alternative #2, than what is currently under consideration. This request comes as the Biden administration considers revisions to existing national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions regul more PR

WESTCHESTER, Illinois, Dec. 16 (TNSPol) -- The Healthcare Financial Management Association issued the following news: By Nick Hut Senior Editor The status of the federal vaccine mandate for healthcare workers became more muddled on Wednesday, with an appeals court reinstating the mandate for 26 states. The New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a prior court decision to issue an injunction on the mandate should apply only to the states that had been part of the lawsui more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- The House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Social Security issued the following testimony by Social Security Works President Nancy J. Altman involving a hearing on Dec. 7, 2021, entitled "Social Security Subcommittee Hearing on The Fierce Urgency of Now - Social Security 2100: A Sacred Trust": * * * It is urgent, indeed, imperative, that this Congress vote on expanding Social Security to address the nation's looming retirement income crisis, as well as other challenges con more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- The White House issued the following news release on Dec. 17, 2021: President Joe Biden announced that he has nominated the following individuals to serve in key roles: * Paul Monteiro, Nominee for Director of the Community Relations Service, Department of Justice * Laura Ross, Nominee for Member of the Board of Directors, Corporation for Public Broadcasting * * * Paul Monteiro, Nominee for Director of the Community Relations Service, Department of Justice Paul Monte more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- The White House issued the following news release on Dec. 15, 2021: President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to serve in key roles: * Chris Saunders, Nominee for Federal Co-Chair of the Northern Border Regional Commission * Corey Wiggins, Nominee for Federal Co-Chair of the Delta Regional Authority Summer Mersinger, Nominee for Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission * Caroline Pham, Nominee for Commissioner of th more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, issued the following column: For several months, an increasing and disturbing presence of Russian military troops and equipment has lined the Ukrainian border, heightening concerns that Russia intends to invade in the coming days. With tensions between these two countries expected to reach a boiling point, it is worth considering the gravity of the consequences of such conflict and why the danger facing our friends in Ukraine matters to the Unit more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom issued the following fact sheet entitled "Key U.S. Government International Religious Freedom Positions": Overview The president of the United States is responsible for nearly 4,000 political appointments throughout the federal government, including approximately 1,200 that require Senate confirmation. Some of these positions have responsibility for implementing U.S. policies designed to protect and promote religious more PR