WASHINGTON, July 16 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF11471) by macroeconomic policy specialist Marc Labonte and international trade and finance specialist Rebecca M. Nelson: * * * Central Bank Digital Currencies Policymakers have debated whether the Federal Reserve (Fed) should create a central bank digital currency (CBDC) - a "digital dollar." A CBDC would share some of the technical features of cryptocurrencies (crypto) - that is, private digital currencies, such as Bitcoin, w more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine, Murkowski Introduce Legislation to Boost Health Care Workforce, Address Shortages * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), members of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, introduced the Welcome Back to the Health Care Workforce Act, legislation to address health care workforce shortages across the country. The bill would help internationally educated health care profess more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Krishnamoorthi and Smith Reintroduce Welcome Back to the Health Care Workforce Act to Strengthen America's Health Care Workforce * WASHINGTON -Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) and Congressman Adam Smith (D-WA) introduced the Welcome Back to the Health Care Workforce Act, legislation to help address the nation's persistent health care workforce shortage by helping internationally educated health care professionals overcome barri more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Larsen Demands Independent Investigations into Killings of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, Johan Sebastian Guerrero * This week, U.S. Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) joined nearly 200 House Democrats in calling for independent investigations into Lorenzo Salgado Araujo and Johan Sebastian Guerrero's deaths and demanding that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) halt removal proceedings against the witnesses. "Both of these incidents have create more PR

AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands, July 17 -- Lawyers for Lawyers issued the following statement with International Observatory of Lawyers at Risk: * * * Concern regarding the obstruction of lawyer Luis Aguilera's professional duties Lawyers for Lawyers (L4L) and the International Observatory of Lawyers at Risk (OIAD) express their profound concern regarding recent actions by Venezuelan judicial authorities and the Public Prosecutor's Office that have obstructed the professional duties of human rights lawyer Luis Aguilera, preventing him from actin more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Becca Balint, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Balint Introduces Amendment to Republican Budget Resolution to Stop Funding for Unauthorized War in Iran * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representative Becca Balint (VT-AL) introduced an amendment during the House Budget Committee's markup of the Republican budget resolution to strike $73 billion in funding for President Trump's unauthorized war in Iran. Balint's amendment would have prohibited funding for military action that has not been  more PR

OSLO, Norway, July 16 [Category: International] -- The Norwegian Refugee Council issued the following news release: * * * Venezuela on-the-record update #3: Children's distress profound after earthquakes * Elena Vicario, NRC Country Director for Venezuela said: "Weeks on from the earthquakes, children's distress remains profound. For thousands of children, this moment of fear will be etched in their memory forever. Many of the safe places where they learned, played and grew no longer exist. Children have lost not only their homes and sch more PR