Debbie Stabenow, D- Michigan, ranking Democratic member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, issued the following opening statement at a hearing entitled “Perspectives on the Livestock and Poultry Sectors”:. “Mr. Chairman, you may also recall that after the Kansas wildfires in 2017, a group of Michigan farmers came together to donate hay…
Newswires
Abusive and Illicit Flows of Money Rob Poor Countries of $416bn a Year, Reveals Christian Aid Report
Christian Aid issued the following news release:. Poor nations are being robbed of revenues worth $416 bn per year by’ illicit financial flows’- money that is illegally or abusively earned, transferred or used around the world- Christian Aid has estimated. This figure is revealed in a report published by Christian Aid and its partners today, as world leaders gather…
Associate Professor Ioni Lewis from QUT’s Centre for Accident Research and Road Safety-Queensland was co-chief investigator in an international study that surveyed 1563 drivers across Australia, France and Sweden about their intentions- or otherwise- to one day have a Level 4 automated car that did the driving for them. “Together with colleagues in France…
UK leader Boris Johnson criticized for confrontational tone The Latest: EU still waiting for Brexit proposals from UK Supreme Court ruling clear, but Brexit future still murky Blaze rages on Russian trawler in northern Norway’ We’re all in big trouble’: Climate panel sees a dire future Fire blazes at French chemical plant, schools closed China releases more…
Hewlett Packard Enterprise, an information technology company, issued the following news release:. Hewlett Packard Enterprise today announced that its cybersecurity solutions, the HPE-exclusive silicon root of trust and the Aruba Policy Enforcement Firewall, have been recognized for their ability to reduce risk by insurers in the Cyber CatalystSM…
The Senate Special Committee on Aging issued the following testimony by Ranking Member Robert Casey Jr., D- Pennsylvania, at a hearing entitled “Promoting Healthy Aging: Living Your Best Life Long Into Your Golden Years”:. We can attribute much of this success to advances in medical research and treatment, dedicated health professionals and of course programs…
Flagler County is in the midst of a 50- year, $99 million program to stabilize the dunes along most of its coast line. Hurricane Dorian’s near miss of that coast line resulted in a 5-10% loss of the recently replenished sand, according to the Flagler County engineer. The Flagler County engineer said this loss was according to plan– that the sand was supposed to be “…
James Lankford, R- Oklahoma, issued the following news release:. Senator James Lankford applauded the news from the Social Security Administration and its Office of the Inspector General to expand the anti-fraud initiative, the Cooperative Disability Investigations Program. Lankford is a member of the Senate Finance Committee, which has jurisdiction for…
Ted Budd, R- North Carolina, and Andy Harris, R- Maryland, issued the following statements after introducing the Flexibility Through Lower Expenses Health Care Act:. The bill codifies into law the Trump Administration’s rules on Short Term Limited Duration Insurance and Association Health Plans. “It’s time for Congress to make the Trump Administration’s…
Alexandra Bell, senior policy director at the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, delivered a statement on the CTBT on behalf on nongovermental organizations at the 11th Conference on Facilitating the Entry into Force of the CTBT at UN headquarters in New York. Currently, there are eight states– China, North Korea, Egypt, India, Iran, Israel, Pakistan,…
Arkansas Insurance Commissioner Allen Kerr released the following statement announcing the approval by the Arkansas Insurance Department of Plan Year 2020 rate changes for individual health insurance policies sold on the Arkansas Health Insurance Marketplace and that Arkansas taxpayers and AHIM customers will save a combined projected $13.14…
Rob Portman, R- Ohio, issued the following news release:. Today on the Senate floor, U.S. Senator Rob Portman delivered remarks highlighting his legislative efforts to help more Americans save for retirement. The bipartisan Retirement Security& Savings Act, which Portman introduced with Senator Ben Cardin, includes a broad set of reforms- 57 specific provisions-…
The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee issued the following testimony by Joe Spraggins, executive director for the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources, at a hearing entitled “Fishery Failures: Improving the Disaster Declaration and Relief Process”:. “The Bonnet Carre flood control structure was designed to relieve flood waters…
Speakers: Joel Wiegert, Meagher& Geer PLLP, Minneapolis, MN; Dominique Sena-DiDonato, Chubb Group of Insurance Companies, Basking Ridge, NJ. Speakers: Matthew C. Kalin, Travelers Casualty and Surety Company of America, Braintree, MA; DM Studler, SDC CPAs LLC, Aurora, IL; Scott S. Spearing, Hermes, Netburn, O’Connor& Spearing P.C., Boston, MA; Kara A. Loridas, Hermes, Netburn,…
The American Property Casualty Insurance Association issued the following statement by Vice President of International Dave Snyder regarding the signing of the U.S.- Japan agreement on digital trade:. “APCIA commends U.S. and Japanese negotiators for working to ensure an agreement includes data access and storage provisions, which are critically…
—Japanese automakers on Thursday urged the government to do more to support the industry after their government signed a trade deal with the U.S. that kept auto tariffs unchanged. Automakers were hoping to see tariffs eliminated, but Japan only managed to keep them at 2.5% and win a U.S. promise of no more for now. The agreement only allows Japan to delay auto tariff…
Legal and General Group, a provider of insurance, savings and investment management products, issued the following news release:. Legal& General welcomes the findings of today’s report from the British Business Bank, The Future of Defined Contribution Pensions, which concludes that Defined Contribution savers are missing out on potentially higher returns…
RSA Insurance Group issued the following news release:. The training course, now in its fifth year, is accredited by the Chartered Insurance Institute and enables future leaders from RSA’s key broking partners to take part in management and leadership training, tailored to the general insurance market. The course runs until March 2020 when the brokers will…
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release:. President Donald J. Trump made the federal assistance available September 20, 2019 when he approved a Major Disaster Declaration request from the State of Mississippi to help with costs associated with the disaster. Homeowners and renters in…
