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Senate tees up vote on bill to aid vets exposed to burn pits

Legislation expanding health care and disability benefits for millions of veterans is nearing passage in Congress

The Independent UK

Mark Z. Barabak: Don't underestimate Kamala Harris. She's still the Democrat most likely to succeed Biden

As Democrats despair over President Joe Biden's unpopularity and cast about for an alternative, many overlook the obvious front-runner to succeed him as party leader:

Los Angeles Times

Senate passes historic vote ensuring health care relief for military veterans exposed to burn pits

WASHINGTON — Help is on the way for hundreds of thousands of veterans suffering from 9/11-like toxic exposure illnesses after the U.S. Senate on Thursday overwhelmingly passed the most significant expansion of the Veterans Administration in modern times.

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Senate passes major benefits expansion for sick veterans - Roll Call

The Senate passed a bill to expand health care and disability benefits for veterans who served in war zones and later contracted diseases.

Roll Call

SEC Chair Gensler Says Crypto Exchanges 'Operating Outside Of The Law': What You Need To Know

Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler spoke at the Piper Sandler Global Exchange and Fintech Conference on Wednesday. One of the topics Gensler discussed in the Q&A session was cryptocurrency regulation.

Benzinga

Crypto legislation comes into focus

The one thing that crypto companies and skeptics can agree on is that more regulation is needed, especially in the U.S.

Axios

US Bipartisan Legislation Looks To Regulate Stablecoins And Protect Investors Following Terra Crash

With the bipartisan support of Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), the Responsible Financial Innovation Act was proposed earlier today.

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Bipartisan crypto bill outlines regulatory, tax framework - Roll Call

New legislation would treat cryptocurrency as a commodity and give the Commodity Futures Trading Commission regulatory authority.

Roll Call

Amid crypto turmoil, senators propose sweeping oversight

A bipartisan pair of senators has unveiled what would be the most wide-ranging legislative proposal to regulate cryptocurrencies and other digital assets

The Independent UK

Security or Commodity? New Crypto Legislation to Provide Clarity

Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) will introduce on June 7 the Responsible Financial Innovation Act, which proposes integrating digital assets formally into the American financial systems.

Benzinga

Out-of-this-world revelations in short supply at US Congress briefing on UFOs

Military admits to being ‘less than forthcoming’ as amateurs and senators say government should take the issue more seriously

The Guardian - US

Lawmakers frustrated with classified briefings on UFOs, report says

The latest secret briefings on UFOs come four months after Congress passed the National Defense Authorization Act

The Independent UK

What to expect from the House panel hearing on UFOs, first public hearing of its kind in decades

Previous report found that more than 140 UFO sightings recorded since 2004 could not be explained

The Independent UK

Senate GOP puts up roadblocks to bipartisan House bill for veterans’ burn pit care

Thousands of military veterans who are sick after being exposed to toxic smoke and dust while on duty are facing a Senate roadblock to ambitious legislation designed to provide them care.

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Senator says Biden should consider Defense Production Act to boost baby formula supply

Regular and specialized baby formulas have been running low across the U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand says she will ask President Biden to consider using the Defense Production Act to boost production.

Mic

Fashion workers are notoriously exploited. The U.S. might finally pass a law protecting them.

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand’s FABRIC Act would be the first federal law governing the fashion industry’s labor practices.

The Independent UK

What to expect from the House panel hearing on UFOs, first public hearing of its kind in decades

Previous report found that more than 140 UFO sightings recorded since 2004 could not be explained

The Guardian - US

Mississippi governor refuses to rule out banning contraception

‘That is not what we’re focused on at this time,’ says Tate Reeves while state has ‘trigger law’ that would outlaw almost all abortions

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Gillibrand calls abortion rights ‘fight of generation’ after ‘bone-chilling’ court draft opinion

New York Democrat urges her party to stand up to concerted efforts from Republicans seeking to abolish constitutional right

The Independent UK

Senator Kirsten Gillibrand calls on men to imagine they have no authority over their bodies in defense of abortion rights

The junior senator from New York also hit out at the conservative Supreme Court majority in her remarks on Thursday.

The Independent UK

Lawmakers frustrated with classified briefings on UFOs, report says

The latest secret briefings on UFOs come four months after Congress passed the National Defense Authorization Act

Roll Call

Aid to restaurants, businesses faces Senate headwinds - Roll Call

The Senate may soon test the bipartisan limits on pandemic spending as Democratic leaders prepare for action on a small-business aid package.

The Independent UK

Billions, and more, for lawmakers' projects in spending bill

Home-district projects for members of Congress are back, sprinkled across the government-wide $1.5 trillion bill that President Joe Biden signed recently

Axios

Scoop: Sen. Blumenthal has "concerns" about Eric Garcetti's ambassadorial nomination

The L.A. mayor has been tapped as envoy to India but is facing management questions back home.

Tribune News Service

Chuck Schumer, Jon Stewart demand passage of Gillibrand’s bill granting full benefits to veterans exposed to burn pits

WASHINGTON — When Gina Cancelino’s veteran husband Joe died in 2019 of cancer linked to toxic exposures in Iraq, he was still fighting for benefits at his home in Seaford, Long Island.

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