SYDNEY, Australia, Sept. 30– The Financial Services Council issued the following news release on Sept. 29:. Today, the Financial Services Council has put its support behind the work done by the Actuaries Institute on individual income protection, also known as individual disability income insurance. Nick Kirwan, senior policy manager for life insurance said: ” The…
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Dianne Feinstein, D- California, issued the following news release on Sept. 29:. Senators Dianne Feinstein and Kamala D. Harris today sent a letter to President Trump in support of Governor Gavin Newsom's request for a major disaster declaration for California in response to devastating wildfires. “California has already experienced record-breaking…
Global brands drawn to Shanghai by growth potential
–A news report by China Daily Global on global brands in Shanghai:. Impressed by the ideal business environment and support from local governments, multinational companies have showed their confidence in future development in Shanghai. “Having been in Huangpu district for more than five years, we have been deeply impressed by the level of support offered by…
Dianne Feinstein, D- California, issued the following news release:. Senator Dianne Feinstein sent a letter to Federal Insurance Office Director Steven E. Seitz requesting a report on the effects of increased wildfire risk on private insurance markets, which is making insurance unaffordable for an increasing number of Californians. Steven E. Seitz, Director,…
Joe Biden told President Trump to shut his yap after the combative commander-in-chief kept interrupting him during an ugly Tuesday night debate that was devoid of policy discussions and almost entirely dominated by nasty personal attacks. Meeting Biden on the debate stage for the first time after months of rancorous campaigning, Trump off the bat sought to…
U.S. Senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker today announced that the Bayshore Regional Sewerage Authority was awarded $10,928,520.90 in federal funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to make repairs after floods from Superstorm Sandy damaged the electrical distribution switchgear. “This federal funding will ensure that the Bayshore…
WASHINGTON, D.C.- Representative Greg Walden recently joined Representative Dan Crenshaw on his podcast, “Hold These Truths.” During the podcast, Walden discussed the catastrophic wildfires in Oregon and called for improved federal forest management. Walden started by acknowledging that fire is a part of nature.
John Kennedy, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, released the following statement after the Senate passed a funding bill that adds $17 billion to the Federal Emergency Management Agency's disaster relief fund and extends the National Flood Insurance Program for a year. Between the $17 billion infusion to the disaster relief fund and a full…
Agency: ” Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Treasury; the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.” SUMMARY: The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation are adopting a final rule that delays the…
WASHINGTON, D.C.– Senator Tina Smith said far too many people are being forced by their insurance companies to pay for coronavirus tests that should be free. On Wednesday, Sen. Smith introduced her Stop COVID-19 Test Surprise Medical Bills Act of 2020 to protect Americans from unanticipated COVID-19 test charges. And earlier this year a Politico analysis…
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WASHINGTON- U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin, a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today slammed Senate Republicans' reversal on filling a Supreme Court vacancy in a presidential election year and argued it is a thinly-veiled effort to destroy the Affordable Care Act after numerous failed attempts to undo the law in Congress.
Sep. 30– Pennsylvania's natural gas industry faces an existential threat if Joe Biden and Democrats sweep into office in the Nov. 3 election, Trump administration officials and supporters told a Marcellus Shale Coalition conference on Tuesday. U.S. Energy Secretary Daniel Brouillette and U.S. Sen. “President Trump and Republicans in Congress support…
The VA has operated a pilot program, VETERANS, that provides Garmin and Apple Watches, FitBits or other wearable technology to veterans who have recently undergone surgery related to atrial fibrillation. The devices help veterans monitor their heart rates and better track their overall health in coordination with the VA. This bill would require the…
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“For 10 years, Mitch McConnell and Senate Republicans have been leading the charge to dismantle the Affordable Care Act without a replacement plan. California arguments and Senate Republicans are once again shopping a do-nothing bill to fool Americans into thinking their loved ones with pre-existing conditions will be protected. The only people covered by…
WASHINGTON- House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer today issued the following statement on the Democrats' partisan report on prescription drug prices. “Reducing the cost of prescription drugs for Americans should be a bipartisan endeavor, but Democrats continue to play politics by proposing a socialist healthcare regime that…
WASHINGTON– U.S. Senator Chris Murphy, a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, on Wednesday led Senate Democrats on the floor of the U.S. Senate to highlight what's at stake with the U.S. Supreme Court vacancy, and specifically what it means for the Affordable Care Act and the future of Americans' health care. There is nothing coming…
“President Trump has said he will only appoint Supreme Court justices who would overturn the Affordable Care Act. “After failing more than 70 times to repeal the ACA in Congress, Republicans now want to rush Judge Barrett's confirmation so she can help strike down the ACA in the Supreme Court. *The majority of Americans do not want the Supreme Court to overturn the…
