Congress should override veto, American Legion says
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 23, 2020 /PRNewswire/ The head of the nation s largest veterans organization called for Congress to override the president s veto of the National Defense Authorization Act. The American Legion is disappointed that the president vetoed this important legislation, which would benefit our current servicemembers and veterans of previous generations, James W. Bill Oxford, national commander of The American Legion said. The NDAA passed with overwhelming support because Democrats and Republicans agree that it is good for America. The virtues of the NDAA have not changed since the president s veto. We ask Congress to use the powers granted to it by the U.S. Constitution and override the president s veto. Our troops deserve a pay raise and our Vietnam veterans continue to suffer the ill-effects of Agent Orange. The NDAA addresses these issues and much m
December 21, 2020
U.S. Global Health Security in the Covid-19 Era: Momentous Transitions
On December 2, 2020, the CSIS Commission on Strengthening America’s Health Security convened a meeting of its members and expert advisors. We are pleased that the Commission, originally envisaged as a two-year initiative in 2018, will continue its work through the fall of 2022, thanks to the generous support of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. This December 2 meeting marked the beginning of this second two-year effort, during which time the Commission will drive discourse and develop concrete action agendas for U.S. health security policy in the Covid-19 era.
In November 2019, the CSIS Commission on Strengthening America’s Health Security released its major report,
Alternative Titles: Bureau of Investigation, FBI, United States Bureau of Investigation
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), principal investigative agency of the federal government of the United States. The bureau is responsible for conducting investigations in cases where federal laws may have been violated, unless another agency of the federal government has been specifically delegated that duty by statute or executive fiat. As part of the Department of Justice (DOJ), the FBI reports the results of its investigations to the attorney general of the United States and his assistants in Washington, D.C., and to the United States attorneys’ offices in the country’s federal judicial districts. Although it is a federal agency, the FBI is not a national police force, and law enforcement in the United States remains principally the responsibility of state and local governments.
The COVID-19 pandemic is surging to fatal new highs and compounding the strains facing Illinoisâ rural hospitals. Across our state, hospitals and their health professionals â from the physicians and nurses, to the custodial and intake staff â are doing incredible work and deserve our gratitude.
So why hasnât the Senate acted to prepare them better for this moment?
If you look across downstate Illinois, rural hospitals are the backbone of our communities. When it can often take hours to drive to access the best medical care, rural hospitals are essential. They also drive the local economy and often are the largest employers in the region.
Monday, December 14, 2020 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
The event will be webcast live from this page.
Please join the
Monday, December 14 from 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. EST for a conversation with Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and member of the White House Coronavirus Task Force. Moderated by
J. Stephen Morrison, Senior Vice President and Director of the CSIS Global Health Policy Center,
Dr. Anthony Fauci will offer his personal reflections on 2020, a year unlike any other. Amid good and bad outcomes, revelations and stumbles, what was learned as the Covid-19 pandemic unfolded? As the pandemic surges, the year concludes amid huge losses, a deeply divided nation, a new administration and Congress, and rising hope as promising vaccines are introduced. How is the country to navigate these currents? How is a durable national consensus to be forged?