WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- The Asian Americans Advancing Justice issued the following news release: * * * - Advancing Justice | AAJC, Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, The Arab American Institute, and NALEO Educational Fund Join Forces * * * The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, the Arab American Institute, Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC, and NALEO Educational Fund are launching 2020 Census hotlines for the communities they serve. The suite of hotlines will op more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., has introduced legislation (S. 3315) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 "to clarify that products derived from tar sands are crude oil for purposes of the federal excise tax on petroleum." The bill was introduced on Feb. 13 and was co-sponsored by Sens. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and Bernie Sanders, I-Vt. It was referred to the Senate Finance Committee. For more information, Sen. Edward J. Markey, 255 Di more ST

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., has introduced legislation (S. 3314) to seek a diplomatic resolution to Iran's nuclear program. The bill was introduced on Feb. 13 and was co-sponsored by Sens. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., and Bernie Sanders, I-Vt. It was referred to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. For more information, Sen. Edward J. Markey, 255 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510; 202/224-2742; or more ST

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Cory Gardner, R-Colorado, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Cory Gardner (R-CO) announced he secured $28 million of funding for the Arkansas Valley Conduit (AVC) project last week, which will be provided by the Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation's Fiscal Year 2020 work plan. What they are saying about Senator Gardner's successful efforts to secure funding for the Arkansas Valley Conduit: "The AVC is a critical piece of infrastructure tha more PR