WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Postal Service’s mail delivery fleet is supposed get a facelift starting in 2023. But a group of Ohio Congress members is questioning whether the multibillion-dollar vehicle development contract it signed with a Wisconsin defense company in February should be returned to sender after Ohio-based Workhorse Group lost out on its bid to create an all-electric delivery .
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The House Freedom Caucus sent a letter Thursday to the director of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Rochelle Walensky, asking her if Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi ever consulted them before extending the mask mandate and social distance protocols on the floor.
The Daily Caller first obtained the letter, which is signed by House Freedom Caucus Chairman Rep. Andy Biggs. In the letter, Biggs asks Walensky a “simple question” about Pelosi’s decision to extend the mandate.
“Did the Speaker of the House, or the Attending Physician of the House, consult with you, or anyone else at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), prior to her decision on May 14, 2021 to extend the mask mandate and social distancing protocols on the House floor?”
Media Invited to Administrator s State of NASA Remarks on Climate, Artemis
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WASHINGTON, May 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ In his first address to the workforce, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson will discuss the agency s plans for future climate science missions, the agency s plans for a robotic and human return to the Moon through the Artemis program, and more during a State of NASA event at 3 p.m. EDT Wednesday, June 2. The event will air live on NASA Television, the NASA app, and the agency s website.
Nelson will address the agency s workforce from the James Webb Auditorium at NASA Headquarters in Washington. Following his remarks, Nelson will speak to members of the media, with the following senior NASA leaders present:
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Who is your U.S. representative?
Bob Gibbs represents Congressional District 7. And District 7 includes most of Stark County, plus Tuscarawas, Coshocton, Holmes and Knox counties. It loops south and west around Wayne to tack on Huron, Richland, Ashland and Medina counties.
Stark residents are competing against all of those other areas for our elected officials attention and commitment.
What does Stark County have in common with these other communities? Not much, besides Bob Gibbs.
Many states require voting districts to keep communities together. Ohio maps for federal and state elections stretch districts into strange shapes that split our communities. Democracy depends upon our ability to elect people to advocate for our distinct local interests in Columbus and Washington, D.C.