Lawmakers spar with NIH director over vaccine rhetoric, racial equity

by Caroline Killilea | Nov 19, 2024 | Featured, Health & Science

WASHINGTON – Lawmakers sparred with Dr. Monica Bertagnolli, Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), over vaccines and the future of the agency under President-Elect Donald Trump at a House Appropriations Committee Hearing on Tuesday.  The hearing was held...

Senators scrutinize Visa and Mastercard over transaction fees

by Hannah Webster | Nov 19, 2024 | Business, Featured

WASHINGTON – A bipartisan group of senators grilled Visa and Mastercard executives in a Judiciary Committee hearing Tuesday, revitalizing Washington’s efforts to inject competition into the credit card industry.  Retailers pay a fee when consumers make a purchase with...

UAP hearing witnesses claim U.S. government has hidden information from the public for decades

by Caroline Killilea | Nov 13, 2024 | Featured, Politics, Topics

WASHINGTON – Multiple witnesses criticized the U.S. government for its lack of transparency regarding Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP) information and called for greater accountability from the Executive Branch on Wednesday during a House Oversight and...

Sanders and stakeholders press lawmakers to reauthorize and increase funding for the Older Americans Act

by Laeba Hafiz | Mar 12, 2024 | Featured, Health & Science

WASHINGTON — Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Thursday called on fellow members of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee to extend and increase funding for the Older American Act to meet the urgent needs of America’s senior citizens. The...

People with disabilities at high risk of unemployment

by Annastazia Ng'ambi | Feb 29, 2024 | Featured, Health & Science

WASHINGTON — People with disabilities are still being excluded from gainful employment and are still often being paid below the minimum wage, lawmakers were told during a hearing on Thursday conducted by the Senate Special Committee on Aging.   “It is time we stop...