“We have, in my view, a process and a standard that is stacked against policyholders,” Sen. Menendez told Administrator Fugate as he testified before the Banking Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation and Community Development. *A double-standard exists in the appeals process in which homeowners are forced to adhere to strict arbitrary deadlines imposed by…
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U.S. SENATE- At a hearing today on the state of disaster response in Indian Country, Senator Jon Tester, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs had one message: more work needs to be done. This is all the more reason why FEMA must better coordinate with Indian tribes to provide accurate information and improved delivery of services.
Washington, DC- Today, Ways and Means Subcommittee on Social Security Chairman Sam Johnson introduced H.R. 5260, the Stop Disability Fraud Act of 2014, to combat fraud in the Social Security Disability Insurance program and better protect taxpayers and beneficiaries. Upon introducing the bill, Chairman Johnson gave the following remarks on the House floor:.
Washington, Jul 30- As part of its ongoing efforts to strengthen the economy and hold Washington accountable, the Financial Services Committee today passed several bipartisan regulatory relief bills and legislation to make the Federal Reserve more accountable and transparent. Our committee has approved dozens of bipartisan bills- several of which are…
Madam Chairwoman, Senator Lee and Distinguished Members of the Subcommittee:. My name is Joe Zeidner, and I am General Counsel of 1-800 CONTACTS, the nation’s largest seller of contact lenses. We have served over 15 million unique customers who value having choice in where they purchase their contact lenses.
Good morrning, Chairrman Hagann, Ranking Member Ennzi and memmbers of thee Committeee. It is an honnor to be herre with you today to disscuss the be enefits of pa id family annd medical lleave for workeers and famiilies, busineesses and thhe economy.. My namee is Vicki Shhabo, and I aam Vice Preesident at thhe Nationall Partnershiip for Womeen& Families,, where I leaad…
My name is Don Griffin and I am vice president of personal lines with the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America. PCI members also include two-thirds of the “Write-Your-Own” insurers that partner with FEMA to administer the National Flood Insurance Program. Further, identifying and recording lessons learned from Sandy will be helpful too as…
Good morning Chairman Johnson, Ranking Member Crapo and Members of the Subcommittee, I am Craig Fugate, Administrator for the Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency. More than 144,000 NFIP policyholders submitted notices of flood loss stemming from Hurricane Sandy, and the NFIP has paid out more than $8.1 billion in flood…
My name Curtis S. Dubay. I am Research Fellow in Tax and Economic Policy at The Heritage Foundation. The views I express in this testimony are my own, and should not be construed as representing any official position of The Heritage Foundation.
–The University of British Columbia Vancouver campus has a very unique set of emergency management needs. “We believe DisasterLAN will meet the needs of today’s Vancouver campus and has the flexibility to adapt to the changing requirements of tomorrow,” said Reg Fountain, Manager Emergency Management and Continuity Planning. “We have also been impressed with…
Sara Marley, 46, a sports editor at Bloomberg News in London, completed the feat in 13 hours and 50 minutes. She set off from Dover in United Kingdom at 1 p.m. BST Tuesday and reached the beaches of Sangatte, France, at 5 a.m. CEST Wednesday. A South Bend resident for much of her life, Marley graduated from St. Joseph Grade School and Saint Joseph High School.
July 31– Alexander II Magnet School will release its students by grade level at staggered times for at least the first two weeks of class. That decision came from a meeting of county and school officials with College Hill Alliance representatives to determine how to deal with both local and school traffic during afternoon dismissal. Those picking up or…
Using a multi-manager structure, the Rothschild Larch Lane Alternatives Fund offers diversification across a variety of asset classes, time frames, investment styles and strategies. Michael Tamasco, Co-Head of Rothschild Asset Management explained, “It was important to develop a portfolio that we believe can generate consistent returns in different…
By Hannah Poturalski, Journal-News, Hamilton, Ohio McClatchy-Tribune Information Services July 31–Some area independent health care providers, such as nurses and…
The neurovascular interventions market in the US to reach $702 m by 2020, increasing slowly throughout the forecast period. The neurovascular interventions market will be driven by: the rising prevalence of cerebrovascular disease; the cost savings incurred by government agencies, such as Medicare, and private health insurance companies; and the adoption…
–Diamond Hill Investment Group, Inc. announced that Jim Laird will step down as Chief Financial Officer effective December 31, 2014. Mr. Laird will continue as a member of the Diamond Hill Investment Group board of directors and as Secretary. This follows the recent announcement that Chris Bingaman was appointed President and is expected to succeed Mr. Dillon…
CHEYENNE, Wyo., July 31, 2014/ PRNewswire/– A revolutionary approach to the high cost of healthcare has recently launched its first trials in the Wyoming capital. Eric Hoyer says, “The rollout of the federal healthcare overhaul, and its marketplace websites, really created a lot of confusion. Galen.me has created an iPhone application that is available for free…
July 30– CORPUS CHRISTI– Local attorneys said they hear it all the time. A teenager is arrested on suspicion of petty theft. Police break up a party and the homeowner ends up with a misdemeanor charge of possession of marijuana.
The Independent Glass Association today announced that Mygrant Glass Company has become an IGA industry partner to form a first-of-its-kind industry level initiative to strengthen independent glass shops in the USA for the automotive glass industry. It was essential for us to identify a partner who has the strategic vision and ability to execute a…
