Monday, March 15, 2021 Dear PSA Director, Barely a month into his presidency, Joe Biden ordered air strikes on a military site in Syria believed to have been used by Iranian militants as a base...
AUDIO: Anthony S. Fauci, M.D., Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, and Chief Medical Advisor to President Biden
BACKGROUND: American Indians and Alaska Natives have been disproportionately affected by COVID-19, with both high rates of infection and risk of severe outcomes, including hospitalization and death. While many Tribal Nations have been leaders in...
VIDEO: Dr. Karen Hacker, Director of CDC’s National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion with WSBT-TV in South Bend, IN
(Atlanta, GA, Monday, March 1, 2021) – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Tips From Former Smokers® (Tips®) campaign enters its 10th year on March 1 with new ads that encourage people who smoke…
AUDIO: Michael Micheletti, Director of Corporate Communications, Freedom Financial Network
(San Mateo, CA, Wednesday, February 24, 2021) – As the Coronavirus continues to mutate, spread, and disrupt daily lives, and as Congress continues to squabble over a new stimulus package Americans are left feeling less...
AUDIO: Doug Donahue, Managing Partner, Strategic Footprint
(San Antonio, TX, Tuesday, February 23, 2021) – US tariffs, political issues, buy American preferences (individual consumer as well as state and federal government bidding requirements) and supply chain lag are key elements driving US...
AUDIO: Dr. LaShawn McIver, Director of the Office of Minority Health, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Millions of Americans continue to face uncertainty and new health problems as the pandemic persists, and many remain uninsured or underinsured and still need affordable health insurance. Now through May 15th, the Health Insurance Marketplace...
AUDIO: Colin Leyden, Director, Regulatory & Legislative Affairs, EDF
(New York, NY, Friday, February 19, 2021) – Energy experts are working to counter disinformation from Texas political figures and fossil fuel interests about the causes of the recent energy problems in Texas. The facts...
AUDIO: William T. Adler, Senior Technologist, Elections and Democracy, CDT
(Washington, D.C., Thursday, February 18, 2021) – The events of January 6, 2021, have made it abundantly clear that there is a severe and urgent crisis of trust in American democracy. Despite the successful and...
AUDIO: Diane Randall, General Secretary, Friends Committee on National Legislation
(Washington, D.C., Thursday, February 4, 2021) – There are several important priorities that the new Congress will need to tackle in 2021. Domestic priorities: COVID relief: Much of the aid Congress approved in December will...
AUDIO: Dr. Lori Pierce, President, ASCO
(Alexandria, VA, Tuesday, February 2, 2021) – The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) is releasing its annual report on progress against cancer, Clinical Cancer Advances 2021, on Tuesday, February 2, 2021, in advance of...