ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 16 (TNSPol) -- The American Academy of Arts and Sciences issued the following joint news release with three organizations: The Carter Center, American Promise, the American Academy of Arts & Sciences (Academy), and the Partnership for American Democracy (PFAD) announce today that President Jimmy Carter has joined the majority of Americans across the political spectrum in his support for an amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The amendment, proposed in the American Academy more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. RS20871) on Feb. 2, 2022, entitled "Iran Sanctions" by Middle Eastern affairs specialist Kenneth Katzman: * * * SUMMARY Since the 1979 Islamic revolution in Iran, the United States has imposed economic sanctions to try to change Iran's behavior. U.S. sanctions--primarily "secondary sanctions" on firms that conduct certain transactions with Iran--have adversely affected Iran's economy but have arguably n more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- President Biden issued the following statement on Feb. 18, 2022, on the day of remembrance of Japanese American incarcerations during World War II: * * * Eighty years ago, on February 19, 1942, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, stripping people of Japanese descent of their civil rights. That order and the subsequent actions carried out by the Federal Government represent one of the most shameful chapters in our Nation's history. On this Day of  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- The Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee issued the following testimony by Chris Edwards, director of tax policy studies at the Cato Institute, involving a hearing on Feb. 1, 2022, entitled "Review of SBA Entrepreneurial Development Programs and Initiatives": * * * Thank you for inviting me to testify at today's hearing, "Review of SBA Entrepreneurial Development Programs and Initiatives." The hearing comes in the midst of mixed economic news. Businesses more PR