Mid-Year Fatality Report Details the Number of Officers that have been Killed in the Line of Duty

(Washington, D.C., Wednesday, July 24, 2019) – Today, The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund issued a new Mid-Year Fatality Report that details preliminary data related to law enforcement officer fatalities thus far in 2019....

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Kids and Teenagers with Type 1 Diabetes Converge on Capitol Hill to Advocate for Research Funding

AUDIO: Aaron J. Kowalski, Ph.D., President and CEO of JDRF, and Victor Garber, Emmy® and Tony® Nominated Actor
(Washington, D.C., Wednesday, July 10, 2019) – Every two years, more than 150 children living with type 1 diabetes (T1D) gather in Washington, D.C. for the JDRF Children’s Congress, to meet face-to-face with some of...

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Stopping Endless Wars by Restoring Congress’s Power to Declare War

AUDIO: Heather Brandon-Smith, Legislative Director for Militarism and Human Rights, Friends Committee on National Legislation
(Washington D.C., Wednesday, June 26, 2019) – Endless wars can only be stopped if Congress can reclaim its constitutional power to decide when the U.S. goes to war – and not the White House. This...

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New Effort To Fight Rising Hepatitis C Infections in North Carolina

AUDIO: Daniel Raymond, Deputy Director of Planning and Policy, Harm Reduction Coalition
(Raleigh, NC, Thursday, June 13, 2019) — There are nearly 110,000 North Carolinians living with hepatitis C virus (HCV). Community leaders, healthcare providers and local officials have been on the front lines of addressing these...

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FEMA is Urging Property Owners to get Flood Insurance Before a Hurricane Hits

AUDIO: David Maurstad, Chief Executive of the National Flood Insurance Program, FEMA
(Washington D.C., Tuesday, June 11, 2019) – This year, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) predicts 4-8 hurricanes including 2-4 major ones (Cat. 3 or higher) as part of the Atlantic Hurricane Season. It...

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New Effort To Fight Rising Hepatitis C Infections in West Virginia

AUDIO: Derek Spencer, Executive Director with Government Affairs, Gilead Sciences
(Charleston, WV, Wednesday, June 5, 2019) – There are nearly 21,000 West Virginians living with hepatitis C virus (HCV). Community leaders, healthcare providers and local officials have been on the front lines of addressing these...

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Spending Billions of Dollars Detaining Children and Families Will Not Solve the Crisis at the Southern Border

AUDIO: Hannah Graf Evans, Immigration and Refugee Policy Legislative Representative
(Washington D.C., Thursday, May 23, 2019) – The Trump Administration recently asked for an additional $4.5 billion to address the humanitarian crisis at our southern border. This is on top of the $49.9 billion current...

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