WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF12726) on July 31, 2024, by American national government specialist Garrett Hatch. Here are excerpts: * * * Presidential Transitions: Executive Clemency In Section 2 of the Presidential Transition Act of 1963 (as amended; 3 U.S.C. 102 note), Congress declared that "[t]he national interest requires that [presidential] transitions ... be accomplished so as to assure continuity in the faith more PR

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: DNC Chair Jaime Harrison released the following statement to recognize the 59th anniversary of the legislation that created Medicare and Medicaid: "In 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed historic legislation to create Medicare and Medicaid, revolutionizing and dramatically expanding health care access. In the 59 years since, these programs have increased access to critical health care, helped save  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra released the following statement to mark the 59th anniversary of Medicare and Medicaid on July 30, 2024: When President Lyndon B. Johnson signed Medicare and Medicaid into law, the United States moved a step closer to being a country where health care was recognized as a right, not treated as a privilege on more PR

WASHINGTON, July 30 (TNSfact) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on July 29, 2024: * * * Biden-Harris Administration Commemorates the 60th Anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Uplifts Commitment to Protecting the Civil Rights of all Americans Sixty years ago, on July 2, 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ("the Act")--the most significant piece of civil rights legislation in our Nation's history since Reconstruction. The Act outlawe more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release on July 31, 2024: Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chairman of Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, today led the committee in a bipartisan 20-1 vote to reauthorize, expand, and strengthen the Older Americans Act (OAA) - critical legislation that will substantially increase funding for services for older Americans. This reauthorization marks the second largest authorized funding level  more PR