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WHEN: Tuesday, April 2, 2013 at 10 a.m. WHERE: National Press Building, NPC-Zenger Room, 529 14th St. NW, WDC, 20045 WASHINGTON, March 28, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD) will present a National Press Club Newsmaker, "A Reality Check on Congressional Gun Legislation," at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, April 2, in the Zenger Room. The National Press Club is located at 14(th) and F Streets NW, and the Zenger Room is on the 13(th) Floor. (Logo:...

Dean Clancy: "It's disappointing to see that Republican leadership would rather avoid ruffling the feathers of their friends in Washington than represent the voices of their constituents to defund ObamaCare, demand a budget and get spending under control." WASHINGTON, March 6, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following the closed vote passage of Speaker Boehner's continuing resolution to keep spending tax dollars without a budget, FreedomWorks Vice President of Public Policy Dean...

U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, U.S. Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart and City of Miami Mayor Tomas P. Regalado to serve as tributors at the Feb. 26 event in Washington D.C. WASHINGTON, Feb. 21, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) announced today that Florida U.S. Representative Ileana Ros-Lehtinen will be presented with the prestigious Edward R. Roybal Award for Outstanding Public Service at the organization's annual NALEO Edward...

Top Political and Civic Leaders Launch "National Conversations on American Unity" in a Town Hall Event at Reagan Library on March 6 Americans Across the Country Invited to Join Dialogue Online WASHINGTON, Feb. 20, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, the Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) announced the creation of a new Commission on Political Reform (CPR) to understand the causes and consequences of America's partisan political divide and to recommend reforms to help Americans...

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Chairman of the Alliance for Quality Nursing Home Care, Stephen L. Guillard, has been named by House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) to serve on the new 15 member, congressionally mandated Commission on Long Term Care. Guillard, the retired Chief Operating Officer (COO) of HCR ManorCare, the nation's largest operator of skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), is a key, longtime leader in helping drive ongoing quality improvement in the nation's...

WASHINGTON, Jan. 4, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Congress did the right thing by voting to raise the borrowing limit of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), according to the National Association of Professional Insurance Agents (PIA). On Friday January 4, the U.S. Senate and House voted to increase the borrowing authority of the NFIP by one-third, to $30.425 billion from $20.775 billion. The bill now goes to the President for his signature. "PIA is pleased that Congress...

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Bread for the World is disappointed by the breakdown in budget negotiations at the end of last week. With only a few days left before the end of the year, the country is on course to fall off the fiscal cliff, and Americans will face the expiration of the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts and over $100 billion in across-the-board cuts to many government programs. "Thursday's events in the House of Representatives should not stop negotiations...

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- As lawmakers return to finish their business on Capitol Hill before a new session of Congress begins in January and new Members sworn in, Washington is a buzz about whether there will be any changes in leadership of both chambers and its committees. In its continuing series of exclusive reports WASHINGTON After the Election, Cassidy & Associates removes the guesswork with its Leadership Report, tracking the next steps of leaders on Capitol...

Alliance for Quality Nursing Home Care Concurs With New Gail Wilensky Comment That "Just trying to whack reimbursement rates does not work over the long term -- it never has." WASHINGTON, Nov. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is a statement from Alliance for Quality Nursing Home Care President, Alan G. Rosenbloom, commenting on remarks today from President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner regarding the "fiscal cliff" and pending sequestration -- now less...

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A National Press Club Newsmaker will provide a congressional campaign update one week before the election, with Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chairman Rep. Steve Israel (D-NY) and House Republican Policy Committee Chairman Rep. Tom Price (R-GA). Price and Israel will each give an opening presentation on the status and issues in the race, where all 435 members of the House of Representatives are up for election or...