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Department of Defense Releases Biennial Study of U.S. Voters Abroad
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Washington, DC - The Federal Voting Assistance Program (FVAP) released its biennial Overseas Citizen Population Analysis (OCPA) estimating there were 3 million U.S. citizens of voting age living abroad in 2016 who cast approximately 208,000 ballots. The overseas voter turnout of approximately 7 percent compares to a domestic turnout of 72 percent.
FDA takes new steps to address epidemic of youth e-cigarette use
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Washington, DC - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced a series of critical and historic enforcement actions related to the sale and marketing of e-cigarettes to kids. In the largest coordinated enforcement effort in the FDA’s history, the agency issued more than 1,300 warning letters and civil money penalty complaints (fines) to retailers who illegally sold JUUL and other e-cigarette products to minors during a nationwide, undercover blitz of brick-and-mortar and online stores this summer. As a result of these violations of the law – and other indications that e-cigarette use among youth has hit epidemic proportions – FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D., signaled that the agency intends to take new and significant steps to address this challenge in a speech at the agency’s headquarters.
Certification to Congress on Actions of Saudi Arabia and UAE in Yemen Under the NDAA
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Washington, DC - Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo: "Pursuant to Section 1290 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (NDAA), I certified to Congress yesterday that the governments of Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates are undertaking demonstrable actions to reduce the risk of harm to civilians and civilian infrastructure resulting from military operations of these governments.
President Donald J. Trump’s Administration Is Preparing Critical Resources and Personnel to Support Hurricane Response Efforts
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Washington, DC - "The safety of American people is my absolute highest priority. We are sparing no expense." ~ President Donald J. Trump
Incomes Hit New Record High and Poverty Fell to Pre-Recession Low in 2017
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Washington, DC - Typical family incomes rose to new record highs in 2017, and poverty subsided to pre-recession lows, the Census Bureau reported Wednesday.
Vice President Pence at Mill Steel Company
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Grand Rapids, Michigan - Remarks by Vice President Pence at Mill Steel Company:
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