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By State House News Service
February 4, 2021
State House News Service
A group of business, academic, and government leaders from across New England praised President Biden’s proposed stimulus package on Monday as an important step to get the pandemic under control and support economic recovery.
In a letter to the region’s congressional delegation, the New England Council highlighted several aspects of the so-called $1.9 trillion “American Rescue Plan” that members believe “would be particularly beneficial for our region,” including funding for higher education, extension of food security benefits, and additional funding for public transit agencies.
“The Council believes this plan includes a variety of provisions that will support the goals of stemming the spread of this deadly virus, while also supporting economic recovery,” the group wrote. “We were particularly pleased that President Biden’s proposal includes measures to address racial inequities alread
Gross rose from the most modest position in the police department, as a cadet, to chief of the department, earning a reputation as a streetwise cop for whom others would run through walls. He also happens to be a really nice guy.
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NCD announces new Chairman Andrés Gallegos
National Council on DisabilityJanuary 22, 2021 GMT
WASHINGTON, Jan. 22, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) The National Council on Disability (NCD) – an independent, nonpartisan federal agency that advises the President, Congress and other federal agencies on disability policy – announces Andrés J. Gallegos, of Chicago, Illinois, as its new Chairman.
The designation of Mr. Gallegos as Chairman of the Council was made official by the White House on January 20, signed by President Joseph R. Biden, Jr.
Previous Chairman Neil Romano remains on the Council as a member.
Most recent on the list was Rep. Andrew Card, a Holbrook Republican who served about eight years in the House in the late 1970s and early 1980s and served as transportation secretary under President George H.W. Bush in 1992 and 1993.
There s also George Meyer, a House speaker in the late 19th century who was postmaster general under President Teddy Roosevelt and secretary of the Navy under President William Howard Taft. Richard Olney spent one term in the House and later served the U.S. as President Grover Cleveland s attorney general and secretary of state.
But Walsh, who was elected to the House in 1997 and served until he was sworn in as Boston mayor in early 2014, would bring a much longer House tenure to his new federal post than any of his predecessors. From the very first presidential Cabinet to the one that is still in the planning stages, here s a snapshot of some of the people who have both House service and Cabinet service on their resumes: