MIAMI BEACH, Florida, May 12 (TNSRes) -- The Aspen Institute issued the following news release on May 11, 2022: The Aspen Institute's Tech Policy Hub and Energy and Environment Program, in consultation with Green 2.0, are pleased to release our new report on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Climate Policy and Tech. Communities of color are disproportionately impacted by climate change, and yet women and people of color are severely underrepresented in the environmental space-from climate pol more PR

WASHINGTON, May 13 (TNSPol) -- The Center for a Humane Economy issued the following news release: The U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources, chaired by Rep. Raul Grijalva, D-Ariz., heard testimony on the Big Cat Public Safety Act, H.R. 263, from Sheriff Matt Lutz of Zanesville, Ohio. The measure, led by Reps. Mike Quigley, D-Ill., and Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., passed the House in the previous Congress by a vote of 272 to 114 The vote too place eight months after the salacious reality telev more PR

WASHINGTON, May 9 (TNSRep) -- The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities issued the following report on May 6, 2022, entitled "Introduction to Budget 'Reconciliation'". The report was written by senior fellows Richard Kogan and David Reich. Here are excerpts: * * * Congress sometimes uses a special legislative process called "reconciliation" to quickly advance high-priority fiscal legislation. Created by the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, reconciliation allows for expedited consideration  more PR

DALLAS, Texas, May 4 -- The George W. Bush Presidential Center issued the following news release: President George W. Bush and Mrs. Laura Bush welcomed 13 recent Afghan evacuees to the George W. Bush Institute for a conversation about their experiences as refugees in the United States, their concerns about the situation in Afghanistan, and their hopes for themselves and their families. The meeting will help inform the Bush Institute's ongoing efforts to advance policy and mobilize solutions to  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following floor statement, which was published in the Congressional Record on May 10, 2022: Madam President, the recently leaked draft opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization signals what many of us have feared would happen: At least five rightwing Supreme Court Justices seem poised to overturn Roe v. Wade and abolish the constitutional right of women to have an abortion. In my view, the U.S. Senate cannot and mus more ST