In 2002, actor Michael J. Fox and boxer Muhammad Ali testified before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services. Fox and Ali both suffer from Parkinson's disease and urged Congress to devote more money into finding a cure. Next:Bono 12/18 Credit Bono U2 frontman and...
“Courts are going to need to evolve some of their existing rules [and] doctrines,” said Michelle Mello, a Stanford health law scholar who has testified on the matter before Congress. In the meantime, care providers, tech companies and patients find themselves in an uncertain, even risky, ...
confidence with the Administration's Ebola strategy," Murphy said. "Not one of the medical experts who testified at our hearing yesterday said what is needed to stop the spread of the Ebola virus is a czar, spokesman,or campaign operative with no relevant experience telling them what to do....
NEW YORK-- Columbia University President Dr. Minouche Shafik is drawing national scrutiny asdays of pro-Palestinian protestscontinue on the campus in New York City. Shafiktestified before Congress last weekas part of a series of hearingsabout antisemitism on college campuses. Her remarks drew critic...
In May 2021, Ellis and his sister Viola Fletcher, 109, who also survived the massacre, testified in front of Congress, sharing their story about living through one of America’s most tragic moments in history. “I will...
In May 2021, Ellis and his sister Viola Fletcher, 109, who also survived the massacre, testified in front of Congress, sharing their story about living through one of America’s most tragic moments in history. “I will never forget the violence of the white mob when we left our home,”...
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In addition to her work on the state law, Walker - who helped launch the Carl Joseph Walker-Hoover Foundation - testified before Congress in support of national anti-bullying legislation, and participated in a White House conference on bullying, at which President Barack Obama praised Walker for...
He testified before the U.S. Congress in 1985 against the Parents Music Resource Center's proposal for music censorship, establishing himself as a defender of First Amendment rights. Despite his passing in 1993, Frank Zappa's influence continues to resonate in the world of music and beyond, ...
they would seek her approval and make changes where requested; they would, in other words, “fall in line.” The judge ruled in Rowling’s favor, awarding $6,750 in damages. Vander Ark had broken down in tears as he testified, but after the trial, he avowed that he would always be ...