U.S. Contributing $2 Million in Additional Funds to Auschwitz-Birkenau Foundation
Posted by: thepinetree on 01/28/2020 10:30 AM
Washington, DC...To honor Holocaust victims, to preserve the Auschwitz and Birkenau Memorial and Museum so future generations never forget, and to further efforts to combat contemporary forms of anti-Semitism, the Department of State, working with Congress, intends to contribute an additional $2 million to the Auschwitz-Birkenau Foundation. This contribution is in addition to the $15 million the United States provided over a five-year period, which ended in 2018, to support the Auschwitz-Birkenau Foundation. This funding demonstrates our commitment to Holocaust education, remembrance, dialogue, and research.
Vision for Peace, Prosperity & Brighter Future for Israel and the Palestinian People Unveiled
Posted by: thepinetree on 01/28/2020 12:38 PM
Washington, DC...What follows is the fact sheet from the White House as well as a link to the complete plan wich includes a path to a two state solution. President Donald J. Trump’s Vision for Peace, Prosperity, and a Brighter Future for Israel and the Palestinian People. Peace to Prosperity, A Vision to Improve the Lives of the Palestinian and Israeli People "We are not here to lecture—we are not here to tell other people how to live, what to do, who to be, or how to worship. Instead, we are here to offer partnership – based on shared interests and values – to pursue a better future for us all." President Donald J. Trump.
Governor Newsom on Supreme Court’s Decision on Trump Administration’s Public Charge Rule
Posted by: thepinetree on 01/28/2020 02:04 PM
Sacramento, CA...Governor Gavin Newsom issued the following statement after today’s decision by the Supreme Court of the United States regarding the public charge rule that targets low-income immigrant families: “The effects of today’s Supreme Court decision on the “public charge” rule will be devastating. Because of the “public charge” rule, families are already going hungry and people are avoiding needed medical care.
Washington, DC...We've been monitoring this virus and preparing a response since back in December, but it's more than that. Preparing for these kinds of outbreaks is part of daily life at HHS and for America's public health professionals. Preparedness is a day job around here. We are constantly making investments, training personnel at all levels, carrying out simulations and exercises, and sharing information.
Supreme Court Backs Trump Administration's Public Charge Immigrant Policy
Posted by: thepinetree on 01/27/2020 11:30 AM
Sacramento, CA...California Attorney General Becerra today issued a statement following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to stay the nationwide injunction on the public charge rule. As a result of the ruling, the Trump Administration will be allowed to restart its efforts to implement its harmful public charge rule while litigation is ongoing. The rule unnecessarily targets working immigrants and their families by turning the use of critical health, nutrition, and housing programs that supplement their modest incomes into barriers to lawful admission to the United States.
RCRC Installs 2020 Officers and Presents Rural Leadership Awards
Posted by: thepinetree on 01/27/2020 12:47 PM
Sacramento, CA...The Rural County Representatives of California (RCRC) installed its 2020 Officers and presented its Rural Leadership Awards at their annual reception in Sacramento yesterday. Merced County Supervisor Daron McDaniel was installed as Chair, Mono County Supervisor Stacy Corless was installed as First Vice Chair, and Nevada County Supervisor Dan Miller was installed as Second Vice Chair. Inyo County Supervisor Matt Kingsley remains an Officer as Immediate Past Chair. Assembly Member Adam Gray (D-Merced) administered the official Oath of Officers. The newly installed 2020 Officers will lead the organization in championing policies on behalf of California’s rural counties.
Washington, DC...As part of phase-one of the U.S.-China trade agreement, which was agreed to and signed last week, China will now be required to import significantly more hemp from the United States. The crop is one of more than 200 agricultural products that China agreed to import on a larger scale over the next two years.
Washington, DC...The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers released the final Navigable Waters Protection Rule to define “Waters of the United States” (WOTUS). This rule has been an ongoing effort to reverse the previous WOTUS rule adopted in 2012, which RCRC opposed as a jurisdictional overreach, and inappropriate expansion of federal authority over bodies of water not previously controlled by the federal government.
