My name is Gregg T. Beckham, and I am currently a Senior Research Fellow in the National Bioenergy Center at the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory, or NREL, in Golden, Colorado. In particular, my group has been focused on developing renewable energy technologies to advance biofuels, biochemicals, and biomaterials sourced from…
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Thank you, Mr. Chairman, members of the Committee, for this invitation to testify today on current proposals to reform the U.S. health care system. The ACA brought sweeping change to the U.S. health system, expanding comprehensive and affordable health insurance to millions of lower-and middle- income Americans and making it possible for anyone with health…
It is an honor to appear before you today to discuss the Fiscal Year 2020 President’s Budget and how it represents the strategic vision I intend to continue executing for FEMA and emergency management. As a result of the 2017 and 2018 disaster seasons, FEMA has experienced an unprecedented pace of operations. Additionally, FEMA supported 191 Fire Management…
Washington, D.C.- The entire Oregon congressional delegation today sought a federal disaster declaration for damages in the state caused by a late February storm that brought snow, freezing rain, floods and landslides. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley and U.S. Reps. Peter DeFazio, Earl Blumenauer, Greg Walden, Suzanne Bonamici and Kurt Schrader estimated in their…
John Thune today discussed the Democrats’ plan for a government takeover of health care that would result in tax hikes for middle-income Americans, long wait times and lower quality of care, government involvement in health care decisions, and the elimination of private health insurance. President, shortly before Easter, the junior senator from Vermont…
Air Force stops all new Tyndall rebuilding efforts starting May 1. The Air Force will be forced to stop all new rebuilding efforts at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, starting May 1 because of the absence of Congressional funding. The rare magnitude of destruction damaged nearly 700 buildings and forced the Air Force to relocate 11,000 personnel and 46 aircraft.
Fake Lawyer Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Members of Immigrant Communities in Northern Virginia. ALEXANDRIA, Va.– A California man pleaded guilty today to posing as a lawyer in order to defraud numerous car accident victims who were members of immigrant communities in Northern Virginia. A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after taking…
2019 APR 30– By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News– Despite being home to a world-class medical center, renowned physicians and high-quality medical treatment, many communities in Houston experience significantly higher infant and maternal death rates. The University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work has received a…
2019 APR 30– By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Technology Business Daily– SpendEdge, a global procurement market intelligence firm, has announced the release of their Global Disaster Recovery as a Service Category- Procurement Market Intelligence Report. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here:…
–Today, AARP State Director Barbara A. Sykes announced AARP’s support of House Bill 177, designed to remove restrictive and outdated barriers that prevent Ohioans from accessing the full range of care provided by Advanced Practice Registered Nurses. “The Buckeye state has the opportunity to join 22 other states, the District of Columbia, and the Veteran’s…
White House Vetting Comments By Potential Fed Nominee Stephen Moore
White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders told reporters the review is underway concerning Mr. Moore, whom President Trump has not yet formally nominated for the Fed. Mr. Moore, a conservative commentator who writes a column for The Washington Times, apologized Sunday for columns he wrote in the National Review more than 15 years ago.
The planned acquisition of Henrico County- based Genworth Financial Inc. by a China- based investment company has been delayed for a 10th time. Genworth and China Oceanwide Holdings Group Co. Ltd said Monday that they agreed to extend the merger deadline until June 30. Genworth- a seller of mortgage and long-term care insurance that has thousands of employees…
2019 APR 30– By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News– According to news reporting originating from Washington, D.C., by NewsRx journalists, a patent application by the inventor Robkin, Michael, filed on October 10, 2018, was made available online on April 11, 2019. No assignee for this patent application has been made. Reporters obtained the…
2019 APR 30– By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News– In this episode of AM BestTV from the Insurance Society of Philadelphia’ s annual Philly I-Day conference, industry leaders discuss the fear of missing out on the next Apple or Amazon when it comes to investments in technology. That is a large reason why companies are investing in insurtech…
2019 APR 30– By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News– Kroll Bond Rating Agency releases its KBRA Credit Profile K-LOC Index for the month of March. About the Index The March 2019 Index is a composite of 1,280 K-LOCs with an aggregate UPB of $23.76 billion across 281 post-crisis conduit transactions. Related Publications: KBRA Credit Profile…
2019 APR 30– By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News– Fresh data on Accounting are presented in a new report. For more information on this research see: Strategic Estimation of Asset Fair Values. Journal of Accounting and Economics, 2018; 66: 25-45. Journal of Accounting and Economics can be contacted at: Elsevier Science Bv, PO Box 211, 1000 Ae…
2019 APR 30– By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Hospital& Nursing Home Daily– Blue Cross Insurance Limited announces the launch of CareForYou Standard Plan for VHIS and CareForYou Flexi Plan for VHIS. CareForYou for VHIS is an individual indemnity hospital insurance plan certified by the Food and Health Bureau under the Voluntary Health Insurance…
2019 APR 30– By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News– Insurance Automation Group, the developers of iAutomate: Erlon Surety and Applied Systems Platinum Integration Partner, unveils its latest surety platform at the National Association of Surety Bond Producers Annual Meeting in Austin, TX. The iAutomate Surety platform is designed to be…
2019 APR 30– By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News– Current study results on Nervous System Diseases and Conditions- Headache have been published. According to news reporting originating from Munich, Germany, by NewsRx correspondents, research stated,“ Migraine in children and adolescents is associated with significant disability and…
