Sam Johnson, R- Texas, chairman of the House Ways and Means subcommittee on Social Security, issued the following news release:. House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Chairman Sam Johnson announced today that the Subcommittee will hold a hearing titled “Determining Eligibility for Disability Benefits: Challenges Facing the Social Security…
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Aug. 31– As the tropical storm that rained misery on Houston moves inland, national attention turns to the Trump administration’s response to the epic flooding. But in Houston and elsewhere, more attention should be focused on bad government policy preceding the storm. Houston is the nation’s fourth largest city, with about 2.2 million people in the city alone…
–A Farmers Insurance ® Mobile Claims Center has been deployed to Victoria, Texas to assist customers affected by Harvey. In addition to expedited claims processing, hot meals, sundries, high-speed internet and phone access, customers who visit the MCC relief site at 6106 North Navarro Street in Victoria will also have access to Pet Partners specially trained…
–In recognition of September as Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, Henry Schein, Inc., Integrated Medical Foundation and LUGPA, an association of independent urology group practices, encourage everyone to speak to the men in their lives about the importance of early detection and for medical practitioners to discuss prostate cancer screenings with their…
NEW YORK& LONDON& HONG KONG—- Jefferies announced today a total donation of $5.0 million to 14 organizations providing immediate help to victims of Hurricane Harvey. The firm’s clients helped to generate over $3.2 million in donations through global net trading commissions on August 30th. “We are proud of our entire Jefferies family who raised $5.0 million for…
Charles E. Schumer, D- N.Y., issued the following news release:. U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, and Congressman Paul Tonko announced this morning that a combined $311,746 has been awarded to the New York State Association of Fire Chiefs through the Department of Homeland Security FY2016 Assistance to Firefighters…
NEWBRIDGE, Ireland, Aug. 29– The Ireland Department of Defence issued the following news release:. The Minister with Responsibility for Defence, Paul Kehoe, has announced the commencement of a EUR2 million scheme to provide emergency humanitarian assistance for small businesses, sports clubs and community organisations unable to secure flood insurance and…
Governor Sam Brownback on Wednesday issued an executive order that will lift regulations on motor carriers traveling through Kansas en route to aid in recovery from widespread damage left by Hurricane Harvey. Executive Order 17-03 applies to commercial vehicles directly participating in relief and restoration of areas in Texas recovering from the…
The Texas Department of Insurance issued the following news release:. The Texas Department of Insurance is reassuring Texas policyholders that storm claims will be paid and that the agency will aggressively enforce state laws and policy provisions to protect victims of Hurricane Harvey and the widespread flooding that followed. It also does not apply to…
As President Trump used a campaign-like stop in Missouri today to herald his revitalized approach to reform the U.S. Tax Code by abiding by four simple principals, he singled out Sen. Roy Blunt, R- Missouri, one of the senior Republicans in the United States Senate. Blunt was sitting front-row center, and in his remarks, Trump called on Congress to improve its own…
On the heels of Hurricane Harvey and amidst Superstorm Sandy flashbacks, U.S. Senator Charles Schumer demanded Congress prevent the National Flood Insurance Program from expiring. While the NFIP covers more than a hundred thousand in New York State, including many across the city, the program’s future remains at risk and Schumer warned that any lapse in the…
The Boat Owners Association of the United States issued the following news release:. With Hurricane Harvey finally headed inland, the storm has left behind damaged recreational boats in its wake. The BoatUS Catastrophe Team now on the ground in Texas reports that Aransas Pass, Port Aransas, and Rockport are the hardest hit areas for recreational boats and…
U.S. Senator Bob Menendez today joined Temporary Protected Status beneficiaries, their families, and community and faith leaders for a rally in front of the Federal Building in Newark to present evidence of the socioeconomic contributions by TPS recipients across the country and to pressure the Trump Administration to renew TPS and not to end TPS as part of…
Rob Portman, R- Ohio, issued the following news release:. U.S. Senators Rob Portman and Sherrod Brown today urged President Trump to lift the Medicaid Institutions for Mental Disease Exclusion for residential substance use disorder treatment as part of his opioid emergency declaration. U.S. Senators Cory Booker, Shelley Moore Capito, Susan Collins, Dick Durbin,…
Net income totaled $991 million, driven by strong operating and investing results, and augmented by the affiliation with UPMC Susquehanna, reflecting Susquehanna’s strong financial position being consolidated into UPMC operations. UPMC’s Insurance Services Division– the largest medical insurer in western Pennsylvania– has 3.2 million subscribers.
Florida, Mississippi, Alabama and surrounding southern states offer the least support and financial security for single parents. New Jersey Median Household Income: $72,093 State Support: Expanded Medicaid, earned-income tax credit and paid family leave program Rhode Island Median Household Income: $56,852 State Support: Expanded Medicaid,…
U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, and Congressman Paul Tonko announced this morning that a combined $311,746 has been awarded to the New York State Association of Fire Chiefs through the Department of Homeland Security FY2016 Assistance to Firefighters Grants Fire Prevention and Safety Grant Program.
WASHINGTON, D.C.- U.S. Senators Rob Portman and Sherrod Brown today urged President Trump to lift the Medicaid Institutions for Mental Disease Exclusion for residential substance use disorder treatment as part of his opioid emergency declaration. U.S. Senators Cory Booker, Shelley Moore Capito, Susan Collins, Dick Durbin, Angus King and Joe Manchin were all…
On the heels of Hurricane Harvey and amidst Superstorm Sandy flashbacks, U.S. Senator Charles Schumer demanded Congress prevent the National Flood Insurance Program from expiring. While the NFIP covers more than a hundred thousand in New York State, including many across the city, the program’s future remains at risk and Schumer warned that any lapse in the…
