The BDO Zone Summit brings together economically distressed communities that are looking to leverage their region’s bioresources. With over a dozen panelists and culminating in remarks from Dr. Karama Neal of the USDA, the Summit aims to have the USDA and Congress Offices hear from the communities that are looking to harness the power of the BDO Zone Initiative to create clean jobs, bring economic benefit to their region and reduce GHG emissions. READ MORE
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Railroad Day on Capitol Hill 2021
Tuesday, April 13, 2021 - Wednesday, April 14, 2021
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Railroad Day is ON: via Zoom on April 13 and 14, 2021.
Railroad Day on Capitol Hill has proven to be the single most effective way to get our industry’s message to Congress. The size of the event, the geographical diversity of the participants, and the unified railroad industry message focuses Congress on our issues, and allows the industry to make connections for future advocacy efforts.
In 2021, the goals are the same, but COVID-19 dictates a different approach.
We will be holding meetings with Congressional Offices using Zoom. This has been a proven, successful way to meet with Staff and Congressional Representatives during the pandemic.
The White House
WASHINGTON – Today, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Robert Anderson for Solicitor of the Department of Interior, Mohsin Syed for Assistant Secretary of Government Affairs, Department of Transportation, and Patricia Ross for Assistant Secretary of Congressional and Legislative Affairs, Department of Veterans Affairs
Robert Anderson, Nominee for Solicitor of the Department of Interior
Robert Anderson is currently the Principal Deputy Solicitor for the U.S. Department of the Interior. For 20 years he was a law professor at the University of Washington and directed its Native American Law Center. He has been the Oneida Indian Nation Visiting Professor of Law at Harvard Law School for the past twelve years. He is a co-author and editor of the leading federal Indian Law treatise, Cohen’s Handbook of Federal Indian Law, and is a co-author of a leading textbook on American Indian Law. He has extensive expertise and has published many articles in
Fox News contributor Mike Huckabee reacts to the Capitol riots and Twitter censorship.
An Illinois man who allegedly threatened the lives of President Biden and other Democratic leaders before this week’s inauguration was ordered held without bond during a recent court hearing.
U.S. Magistrate Judge Gabriel Fuentes on Thursday rejected a defense argument that there was no evidence Louis Capriotti had any real plan to act on the threat. Capriotti, 45, of Chicago Heights, faces a federal charge of transmitting a threat in interstate commerce.
In rejecting bail for Capriotti, Fuentes said it was concerning Capriotti continued to make threats of violence to members of Congress even after the FBI told him a year ago to stop making threats.