New Lupus Medical Research Program Included in Appropriations Bill…

Demonstrates the Power of Patient Advocacy NEW YORK, NY — Lupus patients will have a new medical research program at work for them in the future if Bill H.R. 1301 passed today by the House of Representatives becomes law. The House approved the Fiscal 2017 Defense Appropriations Conference Report which designates $5 million for new peer-reviewed lupus research under the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program operated by the Army Medical Research and Materiel Command in Ft.

US lawmakers call for action on Venezuela food corruption

Venezuelan officials may face U.S. sanctions for profiting from food shortages that have exacerbated hunger in the South American country. The calls by members of Congress on both sides of the aisle come in response to an Associated Press investigation that found trafficking in hard-to-find food has become big business in Venezuela, with the military at the heart of the graft.

Intern-al politics for Somerset woman

From September through the middle of December, Alexandria Murphy worked in the Washington, D.C. office of U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen four days a week and then on Fridays went to seminars with guest speakers about topics, such as running for office, ethics and networking.  Those activities were part of a fellowship that Murphy was chosen for by Running Start, a non-profit and non-partisan organization that offers multiple programs for young women in politics. Murphy was chosen for the Star Fellow program which chooses seven college-aged women from around the country each semester to intern for a female member of Congress.

Action needed to guide US regional priorities

In this April 2009 photo, President of the United States Barack Obama speaks with then Prime Minister of Canada, Stephen Harper , and then Prime Minister of Jamaica, Bruce Golding , at the Summmit of the Americas in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad. The US has passed a new law in December 2016 that will form the basis for its foreign policy with the Caribbean.