LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, May 13 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement on May 11, 2023: * * * Attorney General Tim Griffin released the following statement after leading a 12-state letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) opposing a proposed rule expanding its authority to regulate cryptocurrencies: "Congress authorized the SEC to regulate securities. But it wants to go beyond that to aggressively reinterpret its authority to reach non-securities l more PR

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, May 9 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement on May 8, 2023: * * * Following the settlement of a federal lawsuit today that had been brought in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas against the Arkansas Minority Health Commission, Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement: "The Arkansas Minority Health Commission through its executive director settled a lawsuit today brought by Do No Harm, a diver more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, May 6 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following remarks at the Georgia Institute of Technology commencement ceremony for the class of 2023: * * * SECRETARY BLINKEN: Class of 2023, congratulations! You made it. You got out. (Applause.) I want to say a special thanks right from the start to Zaria Redhead. Wasn't she extraordinary? (Applause.) But each of you - each of you - has survived one of the most rigorous academic programs on the planet. You've endured hikes up more PR

WASHINGTON, May 10 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following commentary on May 9, 2023, to the National Review: * * * U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) penned an op-ed in the National Review highlighting President Biden and Trump's "Do Nothing" plan, which results in an automatic 24% cut in Social Security benefits in nine years. He also outlined his "Big Idea" to address the majority of the Social Security shortfall, which would stave off those impending benefit cuts. "Ame more PR

WASHINGTON, May 11 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following floor statement, which was published in the Congressional Record on May 10, 2023: * * * REACH EVERY MOTHER AND CHILD ACT Madam President, I rise today to introduce the Reach Every Mother and Child Act of 2023, known as the Reach Act. This bipartisan legislation would strengthen the United States' efforts to end preventable deaths of mothers, newborns, and young children in developing countries by 2030. I want to thank  more ST

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., introduced a resolution on March 30, 2023. The text of the resolution was released on May 9. S. Res. 139. A resolution recognizing the critical role that PEPFAR has played in the global fight against HIV/AIDS; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. The resolution is cosponsored by Sens. John Boozman, R-Ark., Christopher Coons, D-Del., and Chris Van Hollen, D-Md. * * * Recognizing the critical role that PEPFAR has played in the global fight a more ST

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- The Senate Budget Committee issued the following testimony by Diana Furchtgott-Roth, director of the Center for Energy, Climate and Environment at the Heritage Foundation, and involving a hearing on May 3, 2023, entitled "Who Pays the Price: The Real Cost of Fossil Fuels": * * * My name is Diana Furchtgott-Roth. I am the director of the Center for Energy, Climate, and Environment at The Heritage Foundation. The views I express in this testimony are my own and should not b more PR

WASHINGTON, May 10 -- The Senate Judiciary Committee issued the following testimony by Thomas H. Dupree Jr., a partner and co-chair of the Appellate and Constitutional Law Practice Group at Gibson, Dunn and Crutcher, involving a hearing on May 2, 2023, entitled "Supreme Court Ethics Reform": * * * . Thank you for inviting me to testify today and to share my thoughts on the topics of Supreme Court ethics and disclosure requirements. I am a partner at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher and co-chair the  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 10 -- The Senate Judiciary Committee issued the following testimony by ex-Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey involving a hearing on May 2, 2023, entitled "Supreme Court Ethics Reform": * * * Thank you for inviting me to testify today and to share my thoughts on issues surrounding Supreme Court Justices' ethics rules and their financial disclosures. I am a retired partner and of counsel at Debevoise & Plimpton. The views I express today are my own, and do not represent the vi more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, May 10 (TNSconf) -- The Society for Human Resource Management issued the following news release: SHRM announced that President Bill Clinton, 42nd President of the United States will speak on Monday, June 12 at SHRM's 75th anniversary signature conference. The SHRM23 Annual Conference and Expo, will be held in Las Vegas, Nevada from June 11-14. There is also a virtual option for those unable to travel. Former President George W. Bush was the keynote speaker at last year's S more PR