State Department adviser: Conditions are different from when Obama called gas tax holiday a ‘gimmick’
A State Department official defended President Biden’s decision to urge Congress to suspend federal gasoline and diesel taxes for the summer as a measure of relief for the public. Amos Hochstein, the senior adviser for global energy security in the department, told CNN’s John Berman on Wednesday that current conditions are different from when then-presidential candidate Barack Obama called a gas tax holiday a “gimmick” when running for president. Obam
Read MoreWatch live: Biden to call for suspending federal gas tax
President Biden is scheduled to deliver remarks Wednesday on suspending the federal gas tax as a means of helping consumes with high gas prices and inflation. His remarks will begin at 2 p.m. ET. Watch the live video above. Source: TEST FEED1
Read MoreWhy Latinos need sensible gun safety legislation
It was just last week that senators agreed on a bipartisan framework for gun safety. Republicans and Democrats came together to support a narrow series of reforms including enhanced background checks for gun buyers under age 21, funding for mental health resources, and provisions to help states create red-flag laws (aimed at keeping guns out of the hands of those who are deemed a danger to themselves or others). While the
Read MoreWhat a simple balance test may say about your overall health
Story at a glance A study published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine this week suggests the inability to stand on one leg for 10 seconds in middle to later life is associated with a higher risk of death from any cause. Those who failed the balance test generally had conditions such as obesity, heart disease, high blood pressure and diabetes.
Read MoreARPA-H must think differently and leverage technology
The Biden administration has announced the formation of the Advanced Research Project Agency for Health (ARPA-H), an organization that will be housed within the National Institutes of Health (NIH) with the mission of bringing to medicine the kind of breakthrough research ideas and methods that led to the advent of the internet and GPS. While innovation is desperately needed in medical care — and DARPA, the U.S. Department of Defense agency t
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