Remarks by U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo

Remarks by U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo

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Washington, DC - - (November 20, 2018) - - Today, the U.S. Department of State published the following video account of remarks made by Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo:

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Federal Communications Commission approves use of Galileo Global Navigation Satellite System in the United States

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Washington, DC - - (November 15, 2018) - - Today, the Federal Communications Commission granted in part the European Commission’s request for a waiver of the Commission’s rules so that non-Federal devices in the United States may access specific signals transmitted from the Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) known as Galileo. With today’s action, consumers and industry in the United States will now be permitted to access c...

Federal Reserve Board Approves Fee Schedule for Federal Reserve Bank Priced Services

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(November 16, 2018) - - The Federal Reserve Board on Friday announced the approval of fee schedules, effective January 2, 2019, for payment services the Federal Reserve Banks provide to depository institutions (priced services). The Reserve Banks project that they will recover 100.9 percent of their priced services costs in 2019. The Reserve Banks expect to fully recover actual and imputed expenses, including profit that...

Joint Statement on U.S.-Ukraine Strategic Partnership

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Washington, DC - - (November 16, 2018) - - Today, the U.S. Department of State's Office of the Spokesperson published the following:

"The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America and Ukraine on the occasion of the 2018 U.S.-Ukraine Strategic Partnership Commission Meeting in Washington, DC."

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U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin met November 16, 2018, in Washington, D.C., to hold a plenary session of the U.S.-Ukraine Strategic Partnership Commission. The plenary meeting marked the tenth anniversary of the U.S.–Ukraine Charter on Strategic Partnership, a document that enshrines the principles...

Statement from USDA Secretary Perdue and FDA Commissioner Gottlieb on the Regulation of Cell-cultured Food Products from Cell Lines of Livestock and Poultry

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(November 16, 2018) - - Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published the following "Statement from USDA Secretary Perdue and FDA Commissioner Gottlieb on the regulation of cell-cultured food products from cell lines of livestock and poultry": Last month, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration held a publ...

National Transportation Safety Board Issues 5 Urgent Safety Recommendations as Investigation of Merrimack Valley Gas Explosions, Fires Continues

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Washington, DC - - (November 15, 2018) - - The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) issued five urgent safety recommendations in a safety recommendation report issued Thursday. The recommendations made are based on investigators' findings in the NTSB's ongoing investigation of the Sept. 13, 2018, series of explosions and fires in the Merrimack Valley region of Massachusetts, that killed one person and sent at least 21 others to area hos...

Joint EU-U.S. Statement following the EU-U.S. Justice and Home Affairs Ministerial Meeting

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(November 9, 2018) - - Today, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security published the following information: On 9 November 2018, the EU-U.S. Ministerial Meeting on Justice and Home Affairs took place in Washington DC. The United States of America hosted the meeting and was represented by the U.S. Acting Attorney General Matthew G. Whitaker and Secretary for Homeland Security, Kirstjen Nielsen. The European Union was represented by the Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship Dimitris Avramopoulos, ...

U.S. Department of Transportation Announces Aviation Consumer Protection Advisory Committee and National In-Flight Sexual Misconduct Task Force

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Washington, DC - - (November 15, 2018) - - U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Elaine L. Chao today announced that she has reconstituted the Aviation Consumer Protection Advisory Committee (ACPAC or Committee) and established the National In-Flight Sexual Misconduct Task Force (Task Force) as an ACPAC Subcommittee. The ACPAC will evaluate current aviation consumer protection programs and provide...

Remarks by Medicare and Medicaid Administrator Seema Verma at the Alliance for Connected Care Telehealth Policy Forum for Health Systems

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(November 15, 2018) - - Today, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published the following "Remarks by Administrator Seema Verma at the Alliance for Connected Care Telehealth Policy Forum for Health Systems":

Remarks by Administrator Seema Verma at the Alliance for Connected Care Telehealth Policy Forum for Health Systems
(As prepared for delivery – November 15, 2018)

Thank you Krista for that kind introduction, and thank you all for joining us today. It’s a privilege to be here with the Alliance for Connected Care. I’m glad I got to meet with your organization early in my tenure – and I’m particularly happy to continue our conversation on how we can make the promise of connected, coordinated care a reality by building it on a foundation of innovation. At CMS, we’ve been working to lay that foundation, including through supporting innovation in health c...

Assistant Attorney General Makan Delrahim Remarks at the American Bar Association Antitrust Section Fall Forum

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Washington, DC - - (November 15, 2018) - - Today, the U.S. Department of Justice published the following speech made by Assistant Attorney General Makan Delrahim at the American Bar Association Antitrust Section Fall Forum:

“November Rain”: Antitrust Enforcement on Behalf of American Consumers and Taxpayers

Good morning, and thank you for the kind introduction. I’d like to thank the American Bar Association for your invitation to this year’s Fall Forum and Deb Garza for her leadership of the Section this year. I find it hard to believe it’s been only a little more than a year since I was confirmed as AAG and spoke at last year’s Fall Forum. Over the past year, the Antitrust Division has been hard at work on behalf of American consumers. We made a number of significant enforcement actions this week, but before I turn to those, I’d like to update you on a few recent changes in the Front Office. First, Michael Murray recently joined us from the Deputy Attorney General’s office, whe...

Federal Housing Administration Releases 2018 Annual Report to Congress

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Capital Reserves remain above statutory minimum for fourth straight year


Washington, DC - - (November 15, 2018) - - The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) today released its 2018 Annual Report to Congress on the economic condition of the agency's Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund (MMI Fund). FHA reports that at the end of Fiscal Year (FY) 2018, the MMI Fund had a total Economic Net Worth of $34.8 billion and a Capital Reserve Ratio that remains above the statutory minimum for a fourth consecutive year. The MMI Fund supports FHA’s single-family mortgage insurance programs, including all forward mortgage purchase and refinance transactions, as well as mortgage...

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Releases 2018 Version of Money Smart for Adults

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(November 14, 2018) - - Today, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) published the following information: The FDIC today released the 2018 version of its popular instructor-led Money Smart for Adults financial education curriculum. Instructors can use the fully scripted materials with minimal preparation to deliver unbiased, relevant, and accurate financial education. "The FDIC's Money Smart for Adults helps people gain the knowled...

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says Suicide Increasing Among American Workers

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Rates highest for males in construction and extraction; females in arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media


(November 15, 2018) - - Today, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published the following information:

The suicide rate among the US working age population increased 34 percent during 2000-2016. A new report published today in CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) examined lifetime occupations of 22,053 people aged 16-64 years old who died by suicide in the 17...

U.S. Department of State says Global Magnitsky Sanctions imposed on Individuals Involved in the Killing of Jamal Khashoggi

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Washington, DC - - (November 15, 2018) - - Today, U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo issued the following statement:

Today, the United States imposed sanctions on seventeen Saudi Arabian individuals for serious human rights abuse resulting from their roles in the killing of Jamal Khashoggi at the Consulate of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in Istanbul, Turkey, on October 2. This...

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs takes Key Step to Improve its Website to provide Veterans an Enhanced Digital Customer Experience

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Washington, DC - - (November 13, 2018) - - This week the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) took a key step in its digital modernization effort by revamping its website accessed by 10 million customers per month who use VA’s tools and content online.

To improve this experience VA’s Veterans Experience Office and VA Digital Service gathered feedback from more than 5,000 Veterans, service members,...

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says Interim Final Rule will Aid Recall of Defective Takata Airbag Inflators, Protecting the Public and Reducing Costs

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Rule Provides Clarity to Auto Dealers and Scrap Recyclers on Proper Disposal


Washington, DC - - (November 14, 2018) - - Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced an interim final rule to facilitate the urgent...

U.S. Department of Agriculture Names Members to the National Watermelon Promotion Board

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Washington, DC - - (November 14, 2018) - - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue today announced the appointment of sixteen members to serve on the National Watermelon Promotion Board. The appointees will serve three-year terms from Jan. 1, 2019, to Dec. 31, 2021.

Members appointed are:

• Mr. Dalton Willis Borders, Edinburg, Texas
• Mr. Cody Buckley, San Antonio, Texas
• Ms. Jordan Carter, Cordele, Ga.
• Mr. Richard Chastain, Alva,

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Congress Passes Legislation Standing Up Cybersecurity Agency in Department of Homeland Security

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Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) legislation passed


(November 13, 2018) - - Today, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security published the following information: On November 13, the United States House of Representatives voted unanimously to pass legislation creating the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The CISA Ac...

U.S. Secretary of State Pompeo's Meeting With His Majesty King Abdullah II of Jordan

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Washington, DC - - (November 13, 2018) - - Today, U.S. Department of State Spokesperson Heather Nauert issued the following statement: Secretary Michael R. Pompeo met today with His Majesty King Abdullah II of Jordan in Washington, DC. During the meeting, Secretary Pompeo conveyed his condolences for the victims of the recent flooding in Jordan and reaffirmed the United States’ steadfast support for Jordan. Secretary P...

U.S. Secretary of Labor Acosta Announces Start of National Apprenticeship Week

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Washington, DC - - (November 12, 2018) - - U.S. Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta today announced the start of National Apprenticeship Week (NAW). This year’s theme – Apprenticeships: Creating Tomorrow – celebrates the impact apprenticeship programs have in helping Americans learn skills for jobs in growing industries. NAW will continue through November 18. “President Trump’s Administration is committed to expanding apprenticeships and workforce i...