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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...

Shopping Center Industry Applauds Movement by U.S. Congress on the Marketplace Equity Act WASHINGTON, July 24, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today the House Judiciary Committee held a hearing on H.R. 3179, the Marketplace Equity Act, a bill that levels the playing field between brick-and-mortar and Internet-only retailers. The Judiciary Committee hearing comes on the heels of recent Senate activity on S. 1832, the Marketplace Fairness Act, a similar bill, which was filed as an...

SACRAMENTO, Calif., April 20, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Next week, the California State Assembly Judiciary Committee will determine the fate of Assembly Bill 1844, authored by Assemblymember Nora Campos (D-San Jose). The bill would prohibit employers from requiring an employee or prospective employee to provide the username and password to their social media accounts, such as Facebook and Twitter. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120420/CG91413) "When we seek...

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, Jeanne Monahan, director of the Family Research Council's (FRC) Center for Human Dignity, will testify before the House Judiciary Committee regarding the Obama administration's contraceptive mandate. The hearing, titled "Executive Overreach: The HHS [Department of Health and Human Services] Mandate Versus Religious Liberty," will take place at 2:30 p.m. Eastern. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20080930/FRCLOGO)...

WASHINGTON, July 14, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- National wireless consumer coalition MyWireless.org® today applauds the leadership of Reps. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Trent Franks (R-AZ) and Chairman Lamar Smith (R-TX), after the House Judiciary Committee unanimously approved H.R. 1002, the overwhelmingly bipartisan "Wireless Tax Fairness Act of 2011." The bill now heads to the House Floor for consideration. A Senate companion bill, S. 543, from original sponsor Sens. Ron Wyden...

SANTA MONICA, Calif., July 8, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Google's Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt will testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee's antitrust subcommittee in September the committee said today. The announcement comes after an intensive campaign by Consumer Watchdog to require Schmidt's sworn testimony before Congress that included two widely viewed satirical videos. Watch the satirical video "Mr. Schmidt goes to Washington," which debuted last January in Washington...

WASHINGTON, July 8, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton issued the following statement today regarding a decision by the House Judiciary Committee to investigate Supreme Court Justice Kagan's participation in Obamacare legal discussions during her tenure as the Obama administration's Solicitor General and whether her confirmation testimony before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee concerning the matter was accurate. The House Judiciary Committee made its...

SACRAMENTO, Calif., May 2, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The California Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday will hold the first-in-the-nation hearing on legislation that would give people the right not to be tracked online.What: California Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on "Do Not Track" Bill, SB 761Where: Room 112 State Capitol, SacramentoWhen: 1:30 p.m., Tuesday, May 3Who: Jamie Court, Consumer Watchdog President; John M. Simpson, Director Consumer Watchdog's Privacy...

Perkins Also Comments on Vinson Stay Decision WASHINGTON, March 3, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Family Research Council praised the House Judiciary Committee for approving H.R. 3, "The No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act." (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20080930/FRCLOGO) Federal Judge Roger Vinson also granted a stay today on his decision in January declaring President Obama's 2010 healthcare law unconstitutional. Family Research Council filed the only amicus brief in that...

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Consumer Watchdog told the Senate Judiciary Committee that it is "deeply distressed to learn that President Obama is meeting with Google CEO Eric Schmidt today behind closed doors as the Justice Department is poised to render its decision on Google's acquisition of ITA, which has caused deep concern within in the travel industry about Google's ability to drive out competitors in the online airline booking industry." The President is...