WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following remarks by Principal Deputy Associate Attorney General Claire McCusker Murray at the Justice Department summit on the Administrative Procedure Act: "Thank you all for joining us to discuss the potential modernization of the Administrative Procedure Act (APA). "In the last several years, we have seen a remarkable resurgence of interest in the foundations and future of our laws governing administrative agencies. And for go more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, issued the following column: For many Americans, the days following Thanksgiving are filled with starting or finishing up Christmas gift and holiday shopping. Whether purchasing at brick and mortar stores or online, the holiday rush highlights the numerous places we can look for the perfect gifts and holiday items. Over the weekend, we were rightly reminded to shop small and shop local during this holiday season. But while Small Business Saturday more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Personnel Subcommittee, today wrote an op-ed for the New York Daily News on her landmark legislation, the War Powers Reform Resolution, that would restore Congress's leadership in the nation's foreign policy and finally put an end to unauthorized forever wars. Specifically, Gillibrand's War Powers Reform Resolution would amen more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Sen. James M. Inhofe, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) senior member of the Environmental and Public Works (EPW) Committee, released the following statement supporting the actions taken by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to clarify and improve New Source Review (NSR) permitting requirements. "For too long, New Source Review permitting requirements stifled job creation, hampered innovation and slowed the ability t more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 3 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Matthew L. Ferrara, Ph.D. and Jan Langbein to the Texas Crime Victims' Institute Advisory Council for terms set to expire on January 31, 2020 January 31, 2021, respectivly. The council is charged with conducting an in-depth analysis of the impact of crime on victims, close relatives of deceased victims, guardians of victims and society. Matthew L. Ferrara, Ph.D. of Austin i more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- The U.S. Agency for International Development issued the following statement by Administrator Mark Green on World AIDS Day: "This Sunday, December 1, 2019, the international community will recognize World AIDS Day. Since 2003, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has been a proud implementer of the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, or PEPFAR, and a leader in worldwide efforts to control and, ultimately, end the HIV/AIDS pandemic. "When PEPFAR be more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- The White House Council of Economic Advisers issued the following news release: New data confirm that the Trump Administration added to its already unprecedented deregulatory success in Fiscal Year 2019. This fundamental shift in how the Federal government views regulation breaks with the decades-long accumulation of mandates that place high costs on the U.S. economy. Under President Trump's Administration, regulatory costs tracked by the Office of Information and Regulato more PR