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"Our Nation's Approach to Transportation Infrastructure is Functionally Obsolete" WASHINGTON, May 24, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Terry O'Sullivan, General President of LIUNA, made the following statement today regarding the collapse of the Interstate 5 Bridge over the Skagit River in Washington State: (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110428/DC91600LOGO) Our nation's approach to transportation infrastructure is functionally obsolete. How many more bridges must...

Push by Two Dozen U.S. House Members Seen As Major New Momentum for Release of Federal Research Findings WASHINGTON, May 24, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, leaders of the Committee for the American Clean Energy Agenda praised Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX) and 22 of her House colleagues for publicly urging U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz to release a long-overdue "road map" of how to manage the development of U.S. energy resources without harming the quality and supply...

Memorial Day Weekend Statement by Judy Van Ness of ACVRC, Widow of Richard Van Ness, of the U.S. Navy WASHINGTON, May 23, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As the nation heads into the Memorial Day Weekend honoring our country's military and veterans who served their country, the Asbestos Cancer Victims Rights Campaign issued the following statement on the House Judiciary Committee passage of H.R. 982: "I am outraged that the U.S. House Judiciary Committee is sending a bill to the...

145 Members of Congress Sign Letter to Administrator Pistole WASHINGTON, May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Coalition of Flight Attendant Unions, representing nearly 90,000 flight attendants, applauded the efforts of Congress to keep knives out of the aircraft cabin for good. Representatives Ed Markey (D-MA) and Michael Grimm (R-NY) led the effort by authoring the letter to the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and generating bipartisan support. In all, 145...

BALTIMORE, May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Council on Disability (NCD), an independent federal agency that advises the President, Administration, Congress, and other federal agencies on disability policy, is releasing two new Medicaid policy publications at the Medicaid Managed Care Congress in Baltimore, MD Wednesday, May 22 - one on the topic of Medicaid block granting and the other on Medicaid self-direction. NCD's Entitlements Committee Chair, Ari Ne'eman,...

- New analysis of home health copayment suggests cost-sharing disproportionately impacts low-income seniors and leads to higher Medicare costs - WASHINGTON, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Home health leaders today cautioned lawmakers on Capitol Hill that a cost-sharing requirement in the Medicare home health benefit could potentially have negative effects on many of the nation's 3.5 million home health beneficiaries and future Medicare costs. The Partnership for Quality...

GASTONIA, N.C. and HENDERSONVILLE, N.C., May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The controversial Medicare bidding procurement program for home medical equipment is forcing many small and large providers in North Carolina to lay off employees or close their businesses, developments that will likely disrupt the quality of service and products received by Medicare beneficiaries, says the American Association for Homecare. Under the defective and dangerous program, the Centers for...

WASHINGTON, May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- American companies are suffering the loss of hundreds of billions of dollars a year due to intellectual property theft by foreign entities. This loss has tremendous implications for the future competitive, strategic, and economic outlook of the United States. For this purpose, the Commission on the Theft of American Intellectual Property (the IP Commission) was established to assess the scale and scope of the loss and provide...

ACVRC asks: Why Are They Afraid to Hear From Victims Before Tuesday Vote? WASHINGTON, May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Genevieve Bosilevac was diagnosed with mesothelioma just a few days before her 48(th) birthday in 2009. The cause was exposure to asbestos from products used in her family's business and home renovations. Since the diagnosis, she has devoted her energy and strength to fighting this disease and ensuring that her six-year-old twin sons have as much time with...

Snoop Lion Video and Audio Message Urging the Public to Call Congress Debuts TODAY In Support of Common Sense Gun Laws WASHINGTON, May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Rapper Snoop Lion, who has been one of the most outspoken proponents of ending gun violence, has joined with singer Tony Bennett to support VOICES AGAINST VIOLENCE, a campaign launched last month by Bennett, his son and manager Danny Bennett and the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence. The campaign supports...