WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Thomas A. Schatz, president of the Citizens Against Government Waste, has issued a public comment on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' proposed rule entitled "Medicaid Program: Medicaid Fiscal Accountability Regulation". The comment was written on Jan. 31, 2020, and posted on Feb. 4, 2020: * * * Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) is a private, nonpartisan, nonprofit organization representing more than one million members and supporters nationwide. Foun more ST

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Citizens Against Government Waste issued the following news release: Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) thanked President Trump for lifting up the nation economically and fighting against socialism during last night's State of the Union (SOTU). Following the SOTU, CAGW President Tom Schatz issued the following statement: "As a result of President Trump's economic policies, including cutting taxes and regulations, unemployment has hit a 50-year low, there are more j more PR

ITHACA, New York, Feb. 6 -- Cornell University issued the following news on Feb. 4: Frank H.T. Rhodes, Cornell University's ninth president, a national figure in higher education and an esteemed paleontologist, died Feb. 3 in Bonita Springs, Florida. He was 93. During Rhodes' tenure as president from 1977 to 1995, Cornell saw significant growth in research and academic programs that continue to shape the university. Research funding more than tripled, from $88 million to more than $300 million more PR

PATUXENT RIVER, Maryland, Feb. 8 -- The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command issued the following news release: Have you heard the story about the ex-military weapons expert who also writes spy novels and restores old cars in his spare time? No? Then you haven't met Mike Kennedy. Kennedy, site manager for Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division's Ready Missile Test Facility, celebrated 40 years of government service in a Feb. 5 ceremony in Point Mugu, California. Four decades is a long time, but  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- David Weber, policy analyst of Public Housing Authorities Directors Association, has issued a public comment on the Department of Housing and Urban Development's notice entitled "White House Council on Eliminating Regulatory Barriers to Affordable Housing; Request for Information". The comment was written on Jan. 31, 2020, and posted on Feb. 2, 2020: * * * The Request For Information (RFI) from HUD on "Federal, State, local, and Tribal laws, regulations, land use requir more ST

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: During the public comment period regarding new rule changes to Social Security, Representative Mary Gay Scanlon led a comment, signed by every democratic member of the Pennsylvania Congressional Delegation, in opposition to arbitrarily increasing eligibility reviews for Social Security beneficiaries with disabilities. This letter, which was addressed to Andrew Saul, Social Security Administration Co more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- In the Senate impeachment trial of President Trump, Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, sent a question to the Chief Justice for review by the Senate: The CHIEF JUSTICE. Thank you. The question from Senator Blumenthal to the House managers: On April 24, 2019--one day after the media reported that former Vice President Biden would formally enter the 2020 U.S. Presidential race--the State Department executed President Trump's order to recall Ambassador Marie Yovanovitc more ST