President Trump at a Conversation with America’s Future Event
Posted by: thepinetree on 06/27/2018 12:15 PM
Washington, DC...Thank you. Thank you very much. It’s a young, very good-looking group of people. I hate it. I hate that. Please sit down. Great looking group. I’d like to be your age. (Laughter.) No, I’d love it. How much? Charlie, you’re doing a great job. Great job. Thank you very much. I’m thrilled to be here with such a very talented group of young Americans. Incredible achievement already in your lives.
Becerra Joins AG Colleagues to Sue EPA Over Illegal Attempt to Allow Usage of Potent Greenhouse Gas
Posted by: thepinetree on 06/27/2018 01:21 PM
Sacramento, CA...California Attorney General Xavier Becerra today joined a coalition of 11 Attorneys General in filing a lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) over its illegal decision to allow companies to incorporate hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) — a refrigerant that is a potent greenhouse gas — in their products.
Senator Harris on Announcement of Justice Kennedy Retirement
Posted by: thepinetree on 06/27/2018 01:29 PM
Washington, DC...Today, U.S. Senator Kamala D. Harris released the following statement on Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy’s announcement that he will retire from the Court at the end of next month: “This Supreme Court vacancy puts issues that affect every single American in the balance, from a woman’s constitutionally protected right to make her own health care decisions to privacy, equality and civil rights.
Governor Brown Signs Final State Budget with Record Rainy Day Fund, School Funding
Posted by: thepinetree on 06/27/2018 01:55 PM
Los Angeles, CA...Seven and a half years after taking office and inheriting a $27 billion budget deficit, California Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today signed his final state budget, which fills the Rainy Day Fund to the brim and sends record funding to California’s classrooms. “When I took office back in 2011 with the state facing a $27 billion deficit, I pledged to work with the Legislature to fix California’s financial mess,” said Governor Brown. “Today, the final budget I sign delivers on that pledge and prepares us for the future.”
Mokelumne River Becomes California’s Newest Wild and Scenic River
Posted by: thepinetree on 06/27/2018 02:09 PM
Mokelumne Hill, CA...Thirty-seven miles of the North Fork and main stem of the Mokelumne River running through Amador and Calaveras counties became California’s 12th California Wild and Scenic River on June 27, 2018, when Governor Edmund G. Brown signed SB 854. The legislation was passed by the State Assembly and Senate on Thursday, June 14.
Sutter Creek, CA...Regardless of our perspectives on the immigration situation, many of us feel the pressing need to do something to work toward immediate family re-unification. Do you need to speak out? Do something? Stand up and be counted? Families Belong Together Community Rally, Saturday, June 30th 9:00 am – 10:30 am Vicinity of Trinity Episcopal Church, Hwy 49 and Ridge Rd, Sutter Hill.
Framework Discussions for Cooperation Between the United States and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
Posted by: thepinetree on 06/27/2018 04:56 PM
Washington, DC...On June 22 in Geneva, officials from the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM) and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) held an all-day senior-level review of the 2018-2019 PRM-UNHCR Framework for Cooperation. First signed in 2000, the biennial Framework for Cooperation focuses on shared goals and priorities consistent with UN humanitarian reform efforts as well as oversight, monitoring, communications, and reporting requirements at an institutional level between UNHCR and its largest single donor, the United States. Given the unprecedented and increasing gap between needs and assistance, these Framework discussions present an opportunity to determine the best and most impactful use of U.S. taxpayer dollars.
