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Tipoffs: President Trump & Public Policy Groups Newsletter for 2025-05-14 ( 47 items )  
ACLU Urges House Committee to Remove Dangerous Anti-Dissent Provision from Tax Bill (10)
NEW YORK, May 13 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The American Civil Liberties Union, an organization that works to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the U.S., posted the following news release: * * * ACLU Urges House Committee to Remove Dangerous Anti-Dissent Provision from Tax Bill WASHINGTON -- In an apparent effort to aid President Trump's discriminatory clamp down on free speech, Republicans on the House Ways & Means Committee have more PR

ADC Message to President Donald Trump on His Historic Trip to the Middle East (10)
WASHINGTON, May 14 -- The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee issued the following news release: * * * ADC Message to President Donald Trump on his Historic Trip to the Middle East Washington D.C. | The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) has a message to President Donald Trump during his historic Middle East trip: let unconditional aid into Gaza immediately, recognize the catastrophic cost of Israel's ongoing genocide, and decisively change course. Israel's attacks in G more PR

ADVISORY: Burgum Tours National Parks While Trump Administration Continues Assault on Public Lands (10)
WASHINGTON, May 13 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * ADVISORY: Burgum Tours National Parks While Trump Administration Continues Assault on Public Lands PORT ANGELES, WA -- Today, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum is beginning a tour of national park sites - including some in the Pacific Northwest. It comes as the Trump administration continues one of the most serious attacks on American public lands in recent memory. Burgum is scheduled to visi more PR

Advocates Release Tool Tracking Private Equity-owned Companies Operating in Surveillance, Detention Industry (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, May 14 -- The Private Equity Stakeholder Project issued the following news on May 13, 2025: * * * Advocates release tool tracking private equity-owned companies operating in surveillance, detention industry Today, the Private Equity Stakeholder Project (PESP) released a tracker detailing the extensive presence of private equity in companies servicing prisons and detention centers as well as surveillance and law enforcement tools. The Private Equity Detention and Surveillanc more PR

AFP Applauds House Ways & Means Committee Ahead of Markup (10)
ARLINGTON, Virginia, May 13 [Category: Sociological] -- Americans for Prosperity posted the following news release: * * * AFP Applauds House Ways & Means Committee Ahead of Markup # May 13, 2025 by AFP Washington, DC --Today Americans for Prosperity (AFP), the nation's premiere grassroots organization, commended the House Ways & Means Committee on the legislative text released yesterday, which permanently extends key provisions of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), while also elimina more PR

American Action Forum: Most Favored Nation Drug Pricing - Inviting Unnecessary Harm Upon American Patients (10)
WASHINGTON, May 14 -- The American Action Forum issued the following commentary on May 13, 2025: * * * Most Favored Nation Drug Pricing: Inviting Unnecessary Harm Upon American Patients By Michael Baker Executive Summary * The president issued an executive order yesterday to align prescription drug prices in a most favored nation pricing scheme - which would require drug companies to charge U.S. patients the same price they charge in the country with the lowest price for the same drug - ai more PR

Animal Wellness Groups Urge NIH Director to Defund Primate Research Centers and Redirect Billions in Savings to Better Science (10)
WASHINGTON, May 13 [Category: Animals] -- The Center for a Humane Economy posted the following news release: * * * Animal Wellness Groups Urge NIH Director to Defund Primate Research Centers and Redirect Billions in Savings to Better Science Primate use is enormously expensive and discredited as a reliable model for human disease WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the Center for a Humane Economy and Animal Wellness Action sent a letter to the National Institutes of Health Director Jay Bhattacharya, more PR

ATR Urges FTC and DOJ to Drop Politically Motivated Biden Era Lawsuits (10)
WASHINGTON, May 12 [Category: Political] -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary: * * * ATR Urges FTC and DOJ to Drop Politically Motivated Biden Era Lawsuits On May 9 th, Americans for Tax Reform President Grover Norquist sent a letter to the Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission urging both agencies to drop residual politically motivated antitrust cases from the Biden era. The letter explains how several antitrust cases were launched against businesses to  more PR

ATR's Norquist Praises Ways and Means Tax Package (10)
WASHINGTON, May 12 [Category: Political] -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary: * * * ATR's Norquist Praises Ways and Means Tax Package Americans for Tax Reform President Grover Norquist released the following statement in support of the House Ways and Means Committee's tax package introduced on Monday: "The House Ways and Means Committee's tax package protects taxpayers from the largest tax increase in American history by extending the 2017 Republican tax cuts and bui more PR

AU Denounces Nationwide Private School Voucher Scheme in Reconciliation Bill (10)
WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Americans United for Separation of Church and State issued the following news: * * * AU denounces nationwide private school voucher scheme in reconciliation bill Americans United for Separation of Church and State's President and CEO Rachel Laser issued the following statement in response to what would be the nation's first nationwide, federally funded private school voucher program in the House budget reconciliation bill. The proposed voucher scheme would funnel $5 bill more PR

CAIR Condemns Latest Israeli Bombings of Gaza Hospitals as Netanyahu Says Half of Gazans to Be Ethnically Cleansed (10)
WASHINGTON, May 13 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR Condemns Latest Israeli Bombings of Gaza Hospitals as Netanyahu Says Half of Gazans to Be Ethnically Cleansed The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned the latest Israeli deadly bombings of Gaza hospitals as indicted war criminal Benjamin Netanyahu says half of Gazans w more PR

CAIR Welcomes President Trump's Removal of Sanctions on Syria (10)
WASHINGTON, May 13 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR Welcomes President Trump's Removal of Sanctions on Syria The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed President Trump's removal of sanctions on Syria. President Donald Trump said he will order the end of sanctions against Syria to "give them a chance of greatness" in an e more PR

CAIR Welcomes the Successful Evacuation of Americans from Gaza, Calls on State Department to Continue Evacuating Remaining Clients (10)
WASHINGTON, May 13 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR Welcomes the Successful Evacuation of Americans from Gaza, Calls on State Department to Continue Evacuating Remaining Clients The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights organization, and the Law Office of Maria Kari today welcome the successful evacuation of clients Khalid Mourtaga and Mariam Harara from Gaza to  more PR

Capital Research Center: Union and the Republican Prize Patrol (10)
WASHINGTON, May 14 -- The Capital Research Center issued the following commentary on May 13, 2025: * * * The Union and the Republican Prize Patrol By Michael Watson Last week, 1199SEIU, one of the most powerful local labor unions in America, held its first contested leadership election since 1989. An opposition candidate, Yvette Armstrong, ousted 17-year incumbent George Gresham amid allegations Gresham used the union's treasury as a personal and political slush fund. He allegedly used it to more PR

Center for Victims of Torture: The U.S. Must Process All Refugees as Quickly as Afrikaners (10)
ST. PAUL, Minnesota, May 14 -- The Center for Victims of Torture issued the following news release on May 13, 2025: * * * The U.S. Must Process all Refugees as Quickly as Afrikaners ST. PAUL, Minn. -- The Center for Victims of Torture (CVT) today issued this statement as the Trump administration expedites refugee processing for a group of white South Africans. "The Trump administration, which closed the refugee resettlement process in January, reopened it to provide swift processing for a gr more PR

Center on Budget & Policy Priorities: Harsh Work Requirements in House Republican Bill Would Take Away Medicaid Coverage From Millions - State and Congressional District Estimates (10)
WASHINGTON, May 14 -- The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities issued the following research: * * * Harsh Work Requirements in House Republican Bill Would Take Away Medicaid Coverage From Millions: State and Congressional District Estimates By Elizabeth Zhang and Gideon Lukens The House Republican reconciliation legislation currently under consideration in the Energy & Commerce Committee would take away health coverage and leave at least 8.6 million people uninsured as it cuts at least $71 more PR

Civil Rights Groups File Amended Federal Lawsuit to Block Oklahoma's Unconstitutional HB 4156 (10)
NEW YORK, May 13 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The American Civil Liberties Union, an organization that works to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the U.S., posted the following news release: * * * Civil Rights Groups File Amended Federal Lawsuit to Block Oklahoma's Unconstitutional HB 4156 OKLAHOMA CITY - Today, civil rights groups filed an amended complaint with a motion for a temporary restraining order seeking to block Oklahoma's more PR

Civil Rights Groups Send Letter Expressing Concerns About Police Week Legislation (10)
NEW YORK, May 13 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund posted the following news: * * * Civil Rights Groups Send Letter Expressing Concerns About Police Week Legislation LDF and a coalition of civil rights groups sent a letter to U.S. House and Senate leadership to express concerns regarding legislation that has historically been taken up during Police Week. Such bills embrace deeply flawed and overly punitive practices that exacerbate the disproportionate inc more PR

Coverup of 2023 Quad Cities Accident Confirms Independent Nuclear Power Oversight Needed (10)
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, May 12 [Category: Environment] -- The Union of Concerned Scientists posted the following news release: * * * Coverup of 2023 Quad Cities Accident Confirms Independent Nuclear Power Oversight Needed WASHINGTON--Newly released results of an investigation conducted by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) at the Quad Cities nuclear plant in Illinois reveal a shocking coverup by plant personnel. The investigation confirmed that a "willful failure" by a reactor ope more PR

Defiant Progress: Increased LGBTQ+ Inclusion in Senior Care Despite Political Attacks (10)
WASHINGTON, May 13 [Category: Political] -- The Human Rights Campaign posted the following news release: * * * Defiant Progress: Increased LGBTQ+ Inclusion in Senior Care Despite Political Attacks WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation, in partnership with SAGE, released the 2025 Long-Term Care Equality Index (LEI) -- the only national benchmarking tool focused on LGBTQ+ inclusion in residential long-term care and senior housing communities. This year's LEI mark more PR

Drug Pricing Executive Order Addresses a Real Problem with the Wrong Solution (10)
WASHINGTON, May 13 [Category: Political] -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary: * * * Drug Pricing Executive Order Addresses a Real Problem with the Wrong Solution Yesterday, President Trump signed an executive order entitled "Delivering Most-Favored-Nation Prescription Drug Pricing to American Patients." Among a few other initiatives, this EO directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a mechanism through which Americans can buy their drugs directly  more PR

Educators for Excellence Statement on Federal Tax-Credit Scholarship Plan (10)
NEW YORK, May 13 -- Educators for Excellence issued the following news release on May 13, 2025: * * * Educators for Excellence Statement on federal tax-credit scholarship plan Evan Stone, Co-Founder and CEO of Educators for Excellence, issued the following statement in response to draft tax legislation that includes a federal tax-credit scholarship plan proposed initially in the Educational Choice for Children Act (ECCA): "President Trump's tax-credit scholarship plan--proposed on the heels  more PR

EMILYs List Endorses Adelita Grijalva for Election to Arizona's 7th Congressional District (10)
WASHINGTON, May 13 [Category: Political] -- EMILYs List issued the following news release: * * * EMILYs List Endorses Adelita Grijalva for Election to Arizona's 7th Congressional District WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today EMILYs List, the nation's largest resource for women in politics, endorsed Adelita Grijalva for election to Arizona's 7th Congressional District. EMILYs List President Jessica Mackler released the following statement: "EMILYs List is proud to endorse Adelita Grijalva to represent A more PR

EPI Report Details 100 Ways Trump Administration Harmed Workers in First 100 Days (10)
WASHINGTON, May 13 (TNSLrpt) -- The Economic Policy Institute (EPI) released a report titled "100 Ways Trump has hurt workers in his first 100 days" on April 25, 2025. The 13-page report, authored by Celine McNicholas, Samantha Sanders, Josh Bivens, Margaret Poydock, and Daniel Costa, details 100 specific actions taken by the Trump administration, often in conjunction with Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), that the EPI claims have reduced workers' wages, compromised w more PR

EPI: Trump Enables Musk and DOGE to Flout Conflicts of Interest, Potentially Costing U.S. Families Billions (10)
WASHINGTON, May 13 (TNSLrpt) -- The Economic Policy Institute (EPI) released a report titled "Trump is enabling Musk and DOGE to flout conflicts of interest: What is the potential cost to U.S. families?" on May 7, 2025. The 14-page report, authored by Celine McNicholas and Ben Zipperer, alleges that President Donald Trump, through the creation of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and the appointment of Elon Musk as a "special government employee," has systematically dismantled ethic more PR

Global Banking Regulators Reject Trump Administration's Effort to Gut Climate Risk Oversight, But Weaken Reporting Standards (10)
WASHINGTON, May 13 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Global Banking Regulators Reject Trump Administration's Effort to Gut Climate Risk Oversight, But Weaken Reporting Standards BASEL, Switzerland -- Yesterday, global central bankers with the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision rejected a Trump administration proposal to weaken the international task force on climate-related financial risks. U.S. officials from the Federal Reserve, New York more PR

GOP Slinks Toward Most Massive Medicaid Cut in History (10)
WASHINGTON, May 14 -- The National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare issued the following news release: * * * GOP Slinks Toward Most Massive Medicaid Cut in History Key House Committee Begins Work on Gutting the Program "House Republicans have taken the unconscionable step of advancing legislation that would slash $717 billion in Medicaid spending -- to pay for Trump's tax cuts for the wealthy. That would be the most massive cut in the program's 60-year history. The House En more PR

Groundwork's Owens on April CPI Report: Costs Are Rising and Americans Rightfully Worry, Blame Trump (10)
WASHINGTON, May 13 [Category: ThinkTank] -- Groundwork Collaborative, a think tank and progressive advocacy group, posted the following news release: * * * Groundwork's Owens on April CPI Report: Costs Are Rising and Americans Rightfully Worry, Blame Trump # Groundwork releases new poll with Data for Progress showing Americans blame Trump for inflation, disapprove of his economic management Today, the April Consumer Price Index showed inflation at 2.3% year-over-year, with prices rising  more PR

House Energy & Commerce, Ways & Means Proposals Threaten to Crush the Booming Clean Energy Economy (10)
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, May 13 [Category: Environment] -- The Union of Concerned Scientists posted the following news release: * * * House Energy & Commerce, Ways & Means Proposals Threaten to Crush the Booming Clean Energy Economy The bills include provisions that would wipe out policies that are driving investments in clean vehicles, clean electricity, grid infrastructure, advanced manufacturing, and numerous programs intended to help people, communities, and businesses transition to a cl more PR

Inaction on Climate Change Raises Homeowners' Insurance Costs (10)
WASHINGTON, May 13 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * Inaction on Climate Change Raises Homeowners' Insurance Costs WASHINGTON - Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) today will hold a hearing entitled "Climate Risk, Crashing Markets: The Insurance Crisis Threatening the U.S. Economy " The hearing will detail how inaction on climate change is creating an insurance crisis that risks cascading into an economy-wide shock. In res more PR

Independent Women Responds to Report Showing Inflation Continuing to Drop (10)
WASHINGTON, May 13 [Category: Political] -- The Independent Women's Forum posted issued the following news release: * * * Independent Women Responds to Report Showing Inflation Continuing to Drop WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the Bureau of Labor Statistics announced that inflation, as measured by the consumer price index (CPI) on all items, increased by 2.3% for the 12 months ending in April, a decline from 2.4% in March. April's inflation was the smallest 12-month increase since Feb 2021. Ene more PR

Inflation gentler than expected in April, Trump's tariff drawbacks helpful in easing costs: CEI analysis (10)
WASHINGTON, May 13 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Competitive Enterprise Institute posted the following news release: * * * Inflation gentler than expected in April, Trump's tariff drawbacks helpful in easing costs: CEI analysis The Consumer Price Index report for April shows inflation increased 0.2 percent across all sectors, a less severe rise than many economists anticipated. CEI senior economist Ryan Young says Trump's tariff drawbacks were a factor in preventing costs from rising faster.  more PR

Judge Rules IRS Can Share Taxpayer Info with DHS or ICE for Criminal Cases, Not Deportations (10)
WASHINGTON, May 13 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * Judge Rules IRS Can Share Taxpayer Info with DHS or ICE for Criminal Cases, Not Deportations WASHINGTON D.C. -- On Monday, a federal judge denied a preliminary injunction against a taxpayer data-sharing agreement between the Internal Revenue Services (IRS), Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Immigrant and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Despite the judge's ruling, the case is still ongoing.  more PR

Latest Tariff Developments (10)
HERNDON, Virginia, May 14 [Category: Transportation] -- The RV Industry Association posted the following news on May 12, 2025: * * * Latest Tariff Developments To see a comprehensive list of what tariffs are currently enacted, view our tariff tracker chart, which provides an easy-to-read overview of tariff impacts by country. View the Tariff Tracker (https://www.rvia.org/tariff-tracker) Update-Monday, May 12, 2025: Today, the White House announced that President Donald Trump reached an agr more PR

NCTO Commends House Ways & Means Committee for Including Permanent Ban on De Minimis Shipments for All Countries in Budget Reconciliation Bill (10)
WASHINGTON, May 14 -- The National Council of Textile Organizations issued the following statement on May 13, 2025: * * * NCTO Commends House Ways & Means Committee for Including Permanent Ban on De Minimis Shipments for All Countries in Budget Reconciliation Bill WASHINGTON, D.C. - The National Council of Textile Organizations (NCTO), representing the full spectrum of U.S. textiles from fiber, yarn and fabrics to finished sewn products, issued the following statement from President and CEO K more PR

New Analysis: Trump Actions Will Allow Millions More Tons of Harmful Pollutants into Texas Air and Water (10)
WASHINGTON, May 13 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * New Analysis: Trump Actions Will Allow Millions More Tons of Harmful Pollutants into Texas Air and Water Texas - A new analysis by the Sierra Club indicates that the Trump Administration's deregulatory actions will have severe environmental and public health consequences across the country, particularly in Texas. According to this data, available in an online interactive dashboard, recent de more PR

No Cutbacks in Expensive Trump Vanity Projects (10)
WASHINGTON, May 13 [Category: Environment] -- Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility posted the following news release: * * * No Cutbacks in Expensive Trump Vanity Projects Washington, DC -- While imposing across-the-board layoffs, grant rescissions, and lease cancellations in federal civilian agencies, President Trump is hemorrhaging tax dollars on vanity projects and personal perks, according to Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER). Trump has greenlighted near more PR

Press Club Statement on Air Force One Flying Without Wire Services (10)
WASHINGTON, May 12 [Category: Media] -- The National Press Club posted the following news release: * * * Press Club Statement on Air Force One Flying Without Wire Services WASHINGTON, May 12 - National Press Club President Mike Balsamo issued the following statement today after President Trump's first overseas trip without wire service reporters aboard Air Force One. "Wire service reporters are central to a free and independent press--providing fast, fact-based reporting that millions of pe more PR

Republican Reconciliation Bill Gives Handouts to Big Oil, Auto Companies, Decimates Clean Energy Progress (10)
WASHINGTON, May 13 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * Republican Reconciliation Bill Gives Handouts to Big Oil, Auto Companies, Decimates Clean Energy Progress WASHINGTON -- Republicans are moving forward a reckless plan to slash important government programs in order to fund tax cuts for billionaires. The U.S. House Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means committees are expected to approve a tax and budget bill that provides handouts for Big Oil a more PR

REV. AL SHARPTON SALUTES EPISCOPAL CHURCH STANCE AGAINST TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S REFUGEE STATUS FOR WHITE SOUTH AFRICANS (10)
HARLEM, New York, May 14 -- The National Action Network issued the following news release: * * * REV. AL SHARPTON SALUTES EPISCOPAL CHURCH STANCE AGAINST TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S REFUGEE STATUS FOR WHITE SOUTH AFRICANS Controversial Action by Federal Government Comes as Overall Refugee Program Paused Rev. Al Sharpton, Founder and President of the National Action Network (NAN), today applauded the Episcopal Church over its opposition of the Trump Administration's decision to fast-track refugee more PR

Sen. Sanders, Reps. Watson Coleman, Khanna Reintroduce WATER Act to Expand Access to Clean, Affordable Drinking Water (10)
WASHINGTON, May 13 [Category: Science] -- The Food and Water Watch posted the following news release: * * * Sen. Sanders, Reps. Watson Coleman, Khanna Reintroduce WATER Act to Expand Access to Clean, Affordable Drinking Water "The WATER Act provides the bold solutions that all communities need to protect safe drinking water from Trump's attack on essential safety programs." Washington - Today, Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12) and Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) each introduced the  more PR

Some Tariff Relief in U.S. Trade Deals with UK and China (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, May 13 [Category: Business] -- The National Marine Manufacturers Association posted the following news release: * * * Some Tariff Relief in U.S. Trade Deals with UK and China The United States agreed to two major trade frameworks in recent days with the United Kingdom and China. These are the first formal pacts concluded since the Trump administration's April 2 "Liberation Day" announcement of global tariff increases. U.S.-UK Trade Framework On May 8, the U.S.-UK deal k more PR

Tax Cut Bill Avoids Tax Rate Hike, Achieves Trump Promise of Across the Board Income Tax Cuts (10)
WASHINGTON, May 12 [Category: Political] -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary: * * * Tax Cut Bill Avoids Tax Rate Hike, Achieves Trump Promise of Across the Board Income Tax Cuts The tax bill introduced by the House Ways and Means Committee delivers on President Trump's campaign promise to cut taxes all across the board for every income level. It will not clobber small businesses with a Kamala Harris-inspired increase to the top tax rate. "President Trump and Republ more PR

Third Way Statement on Republican Reconciliation Bill (10)
WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Third Way issued the following statement on May 13, 2025: * * * Third Way Statement on Republican Reconciliation Bill WASHINGTON--After Republicans released their tax and health care bill language, Third Way released the following statement from Gabe Horwitz, Senior Vice President for the Economic Program: "Raising prices on US families, giving more benefits to the wealthy than middle class, and wreaking havoc on our budget deficit does not make America great again.  more PR

U.S. Chamber Commends Crucial Step Towards Permanent Extension of Pro-Growth Tax Reforms (10)
WASHINGTON, May 13 [Category: Business] -- The U.S. Chamber of Commerce posted the following news release: * * * U.S. Chamber Commends Crucial Step Towards Permanent Extension of Pro-Growth Tax Reforms WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Ahead of today's markup in the House Ways and Means Committee, U.S. Chamber of Commerce Executive Vice President and Chief Policy Officer Neil Bradley issued the following statement applauding the release of the U.S. House of Representatives' tax proposal. "The tax package more PR

U.S. Travel Welcomes Confirmation of Monica Crowley as Ambassador, Chief of Protocol (10)
WASHINGTON, May 13 [Category: Travel] -- The U.S. Travel Association posted the following news release: * * * U.S. Travel Welcomes Confirmation of Monica Crowley as Ambassador, Chief of Protocol WASHINGTON - U.S. Travel Association President and CEO Geoff Freeman issued the following statement on the Senate's confirmation of Monica Crowley to serve as Ambassador and Chief of Protocol of the United States: "We congratulate Monica Crowley on her confirmation to serve as Ambassador and Chief more PR

USDA Reverses Course, Commits to Restore Purged Climate Webpages in Response to Farmers' Lawsuit (10)
SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 13 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice posted the following news release: * * * USDA Reverses Course, Commits to Restore Purged Climate Webpages in Response to Farmers' Lawsuit Washington, DC -- Late last night, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reversed course and committed to restore climate-focused webpages purged from its websites after Earthjustice and the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University filed a lawsuit on behalf of the more PR