Aug. 27– The owner of PoBoys' Deli said the relief package that added $600 per week to unemployment benefits through July 31 for those who lost jobs due to COVID-19 issues made it impossible to get enough workers, but she's not sure whether the recently implemented $300 supplement will do the same. Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Pete Gaynor…
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Consumer Reports, Yonkers, New York, has issued a public comment on the Federal Trade Commission notice entitled “Data To Go: An FTC Workshop on Data Portability”. The comment was co-signed by Justin Brookman, director of privacy and technology policy; Maureen Mahoney, policy analyst; George Slover, senior policy counsel; and Stephanie Nguyen, digital standard…
Orlando- based EASE Applications has been acquired by the national clinical communications company Vocera for $25 million. The application, which allows families to get regular updates from the operating and hospital rooms, was developed by four Orlando entrepreneurs, three of them physicians at Orlando Health, in 2013. As part of the acquisition, Vocera is…
Lizzie Fletcher, D- Texas, issued the following news release on Aug. 26:. Today, three years after Hurricane Harvey hit Houston, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher hosted a roundtable with Houston flood group leaders and experts to discuss progress made in recovery efforts and what more can be done. “Today, we mark the three-year anniversary of Hurricane Harvey–and I…
“The fact that President Trump would take up to $44 billion from FEMA's Disaster Relief Fund right before a possibly record-setting hurricane season shows his inability to protect our country during a crisis. If he had convinced his Senate allies to pass our Heroes Act, we would have extended unemployment benefits and still had plenty of money for FEMA and…
Morris Law Group, https://law-morris.com, a leading estate planning and wealth preservation law firm headquartered in Boca Raton, Fla. with three other offices in South Florida, launched its newly designed responsive website this month. The site has a brand new look and feel, featuring plenty of jargon-free content created by the Morris Law Group team.
Tim Ryan, D- Ohio, issued the following news release on Aug. 26:. Congressman Tim Ryan today announced $285,856.19 in federal grant awards to the fire departments of Brookfield, Lordstown, Ravenna, and Weatherfield Township. “The firefighters of Brookfield, Lordstown, Ravenna, and Weatherfield Townships, like all of our firefighters and first responders across the…
Suzanne Bonamici, D- Oregon, issued the following news release:. House Ways& Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal, Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, Senator Bob Casey, and Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici, today offered a bill to protect seniors across the country by reauthorizing and funding the Elder Justice Act. “We must do all we can to make…
The United Nations issued the following remarks by Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to launch the report by the Task Force on the Digital Financing of the Sustainable Development Goals:. As we begin the Decade of Action to achieve the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals, it can be a critical enabler, kick-starting the transformative changes…
U.S. Representatives Max Rose and Tom Reed are leading a bipartisan push today with 23 other Members of Congress urging the Administration to finalize regulations to quickly issue a strong rule to bring greater oversight and accountability to Organ Procurement Organizations and the United Network for Organ Sharing, the private organization that manages…
Ron Wyden, D- Oregon, ranking Democratic member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news on Aug. 26:. Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D- Ore., House Ways& Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal, D- Mass., Senator Bob Casey, D- Pa., and Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici, D- Ore., today offered a bill to protect seniors across the country by…
Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D- Ore., and Senate Aging Committee Ranking Member Bob Casey, D- Pa., today highlighted worsening shortages of personal protective equipment reported by nursing homes across the country in recent weeks. A new analysis of Centers for Medicare& Medicaid Services data by the minority staffs of the U.S Senate…
Reps. Neal, Bonamici, Sens. Wyden, Casey, Propose Legislation to Protect Seniors From Abuse, Neglect
Richard E. Neal, D- Massachusetts, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 26:. House Ways& Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal, Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, Senator Bob Casey, and Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici, today offered a bill to protect seniors across the country by reauthorizing and…
Peter A. DeFazio, D- Oregon, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 26:. Chairwoman of the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management Dina Titus is demanding answers from the head of the General Services Administration about newly-released criteria…
As Trump and his Republican allies spin lies about health care during the Republican National Convention, he and his administration are actively plotting more health care sabotage. One week after the election, on November 10, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in California v. Fact Sheet On Trump Lawsuit To Overturn ACA.
The FDIC has announced a series of steps intended to provide regulatory relief to financial institutions and facilitate recovery in areas of Iowa affected by severe storms. Statement of Applicability to Institutions with Total Assets under $1 Billion: This Financial Institution Letter applies to all FDIC- supervised financial institutions.
Aug. 27– NASHVILLE– During a Wednesday night speech at the Republican National Convention, U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee praised American “heroes” such as volunteers and emergency room nurses while then accusing Democrats of invoking “cancel culture” by refusing to acknowledge members of law enforcement and the U.S. military in the hero category.
The office of the U.S. Attorney for Central District of California issued the following news release on Aug. 26:. James Chen, 51, of Monterey Park, was sentenced by United States District Judge David O. Carter, who also ordered Chen to pay $28,283,844 in restitution. Under Chen's supervision, HY paid referral fees to outside businesses, including Mission Viejo- based…
Fannie Mae issued the following corporate news release:. Fannie Mae is reminding those impacted by Hurricane Laura and the California Wildfires of available mortgage assistance and disaster relief options. Under Fannie Mae's guidelines for single-family mortgages impacted by a natural disaster:.
