WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: The Defense Health Agency announced 15 military hospitals got an "A" rating in the Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade Fall 2024 assessment. This grade reflects the DHA's ongoing dedication to transparency and to providing high-quality, safe care to service members and their families. 81st Medical Group, Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi 673d Medical Group, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska Alexander T. Augu  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Nov. 20 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of North Carolina issued the following news release on Nov. 19, 2024: The North Carolina House of Representatives passed Senate Bill 382 today, which would limit the powers and authorities granted to the governor and state attorney general. Changes made by the bill include the following: * Moving authority over the state's Board of Elections from the governor to the state auditor's office * Banning the attorney general fr  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following opening remarks on Nov. 19, 2024, by Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke at an event on the 15th anniversary of the Enactment of the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act: * * * As Prepared for Delivery Good afternoon. My name is Kristen Clarke, Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division at the Justice Department. I am honored and proud to be with you for this important comme  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Sen. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) has joined a letter to Senate Veterans Affairs Committee Chairman Senator Jon Tester (D-MT) demanding greater accountability and oversight of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) after a multi-billion-dollar budget fiasco. The letter was led by Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) and co-signed by a total of 16 U.S. Senators. The senators wrote: "Just a few short months ago, the Depar  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce issued the following news release: Cutting-Edge Technology Allows for New, Collaborative Design and Research for the Semiconductor Industry Today, the Biden-Harris Administration announced that the U.S. Department of Commerce and the Semiconductor Research Corporation Manufacturing Consortium Corporation (SRC) are entering negotiations for the Department to provide SRC $285 million to establish and operate a Manufacturing USA institute hea  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) participated in a full Committee on Oversight and Accountability hearing, where Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Deanne Criswell served as the sole witness to testify on the agency's response to recent devastating hurricanes and natural disasters that impacted parts of Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee, an  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Nov. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: A visualization tool that tracks changes to the nation's forests in near-real time is helping resource managers pinpoint areas with the most damage from Hurricane Helene in the US Southeast. The ForWarn visualization tool was co-developed by the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory with the U.S. Forest Service. The tool captures and analyzes satellit  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Rep. Kathy Manning, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Kathy Manning (NC-06) and Congressman Chris Smith (NJ-04), Co-Chairs of the House Bipartisan Task Force for Combating Antisemitism, hosted a meeting with Ambassador Deborah Lipstadt, the U.S. Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism, to discuss the alarming rise of antisemitism in the United States and around the globe. "At a time when antisemitism is on the rise in the  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 19, 2024: Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) addressed the House Floor to celebrate the 10th annual National Apprenticeship Week. She called for stronger workforce development programs that will help job creators and increase apprenticeship opportunities in order to address the nation's ski  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Rep. Sam Graves, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 19, 2024: Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Republicans today demanded answers from Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Deanne Criswell about her agency's troubling responses to recent disasters and crises, including the amount FEMA resources devoted to addressing the southern border crisis, the slow respo  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Rep. Sam Graves, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 19, 2024: Opening remarks, as prepared, of Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO) and Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee Chairman Scott Perry (R-PA) from today's hearing entitled, "In the Eye of the Storm: Oversight of FEMA's Disaster Readiness and Response": Tr  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Washington, ranking member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 19, 2024: The following are opening remarks from Ranking Member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Rick Larsen (D-WA) and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Dina Titus (D-NV) during today's hearing titled, "In the Eye of the Storm: Over  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Nov. 20 (TNSres) -- The North Carolina Department of Commerce issued the following news release: The state's seasonally adjusted October 2024 unemployment rate was 3.7 percent, decreasing 0.1 of a percentage point from September's revised rate. The national rate was unchanged at 4.1 percent. North Carolina's unemployment rate increased 0.1 of a percentage point from a year ago. The number of people employed decreased 763 over the month to 5,067,394 and increased 4,529   more

NEW YORK, Nov. 20 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York issued the following news release on Nov. 19, 2024: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and James E. Dennehy, the Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation ("FBI"), announced today the unsealing of an Indictment charging JOANNA SMITH-GRIFFIN with securities fraud, wire fraud, and aggravated identity theft  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- President Biden issued the following letter to House on Nov. 18, 2024: * * * Letter to the Speaker of the House of Representatives Requesting for Additional Funding for Disaster Relief Dear Mr. Speaker: With the Congress now back in session, I write to request urgently needed emergency funding to provide for an expeditious and meaningful Federal response to Hurricanes Helene and Milton and other natural disasters. In the weeks since these deadly storms tore through com  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Rep. Kathy Manning, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Kathy Manning (NC-06) announced that Congressman Dan Goldman (NY-10) will take her place as a Co-chair of the House Bipartisan Task Force for Combating Antisemitism in the 119th Congress. Congressman Dan Goldman will join Reps. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Marc Veasey (D-TX), Randy Weber (R-TX), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) and Grace Meng (D-NY) as Co-chairs of the Task Forc  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Rep. Valerie Foushee, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Nov. 19, 2024: DURHAM, NC (November 19, 2024) -- Today, Congresswoman Valerie Foushee (NC-04) announced that the U.S. Department of Commerce and the Semiconductor Research Corporation Manufacturing Consortium Corporation (SRC) are entering negotiations for the Department to provide SRC $285 million through the CHIPS and Science Act to establish and operate a first-of-its-kind CHIPS Manufacturing   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Rep. Kevin Mullin, D-California, issued the following news release: Natural disasters pose year-round risks across the country. On the heels of the deadly Hurricanes Helene and Milton, a group of lawmakers are calling upon Congress to increase support for America's National Urban Search & Rescue (US&R) task forces. These heroic task forces are always on call to deploy to dangerous, life-threatening disasters, but their work has been underfunded for years. Now, a biparti  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Rep. Gregory Murphy, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D. applauds the passage of H.R. 8371, the Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act to ensure our veterans have access to modern, high-quality care and services that they have earned. "Our veterans, and their families, sacrificed so much in defense of our freedom," said Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D. "We must make good on our prom  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Rep. Gregory Murphy, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D. participated in a wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery to honor those who paid the ultimate sacrifice in defense of the United States of America. "America will never forget the men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom," said Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D. "It was my privilege to lay a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier to hon  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Rep. John Joyce, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on Nov. 19, 2024: Today, Congressman John Joyce, M.D. (PA-13) and Congressman Don Davis (NC-01) launched the Congressional Baking Caucus, a bipartisan organization dedicated to addressing the issues that face the American baking industry. Further, the congressmen introduced a resolution to name November as National Bread Month; the text of the resolution can be found here. "Pennsylvania is home to the ba  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Florida, issued the following news release on Nov. 18, 2024: Last week, Congressman Vern Buchanan led a coalition of Republican lawmakers calling for swift and decisive action to address the stunning revelations that a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) supervisor instructed staff to avoid providing storm assistance to homes displaying campaign signs for President-elect Trump. Read what congressional leaders are saying about the need for acc  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy issued the following news: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced nearly $15 million for nine research and development projects to increase hydropower's ability to respond to changing demand on the electric grid. This ability to operate flexibly allows hydropower facilities to help balance electricity grids with an increasing amount of variable renewable resources such as   more