Category: Washington, DC
Lack of Patient Advocacy for Injured Soldiers
Photos by Emily Reynolds
Sergeant First Class Brian Levensailor of Maine is a patient at Walter Reed Army Medical Center after suffering back and brain injuries in Afghanistan. Levensailor was recently moved out of condemned Building 18, but says the biggest problem in the system is not the living conditions; rather, the problem is the lack of patient advocacy and help for soldiers navigating the military’s tricky disability rating system.
Former U.S. President Speaks: “Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid”
Photos by Emily Reynolds
Former President of the United States Jimmy Carter speaks at the National Press Club after receiving the Ridenhour Courage Prize recognizing his decades of work for social justice. Carter spoke of his controversial new book entitled Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid.
Henry Kissinger and Madeleine Albright Testify About Sending More Troops to Iraq
Photos by Emily Reynolds
Former Secretaries of State Henry Kissinger and Madeleine Albright testified in front of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee about the President’s decision to send more troops to Iraq.
Estuardo Rodriguez Visits the Dirksen Senate Office Building
Photos by Emily Reynolds
Estuardo Rodriguez, Principal of The Raben Group and member of the Hispanic Lobbyists Association, visits the Dirksen Senate Office Building. The Hispanic Lobbyists Association was recently formed in hopes of changing the under-representation of Hispanics in the lobbying business.
Anti-War Protesters March at the Pentagon
Photos by Emily Reynolds
Anti-war protesters participate in the march on the Pentagon on March 17, 2007. The date marks the 40th anniversary of a similar march protesting the Vietnam War.
Senator Chris Dodd Introduces New Family and Medical Leave Act
Photos by Emily Reynolds
Senator Chris Dodd holds a press conference to announce that he will introduce a bill to expand the Family and Medical Leave Act which would give paid leave to employees.
Senator Barack Obama questions Henry Kissinger at a Foreign Relations Committee
Photos by Emily Reynolds
Senator Barack Obama questions former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger at a Foreign Relations Committee hearing about the President’s decision to send more troops to Iraq.
Jason Gross Speaks About Transition Experience
Photos by Emily Reynolds
Jason Gross, Chief of Staff to Freshman Congressman Joe Courtney (D-CT), speaks about his experience transitioning from Connecticut to Capitol Hill.
Public Health Grand Rounds at GWU
Photos by Emily Reynolds
Former Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Directors speak at Public Health Grand Rounds at the George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services. The directors advised that the current agency’s future role in U.S. public health could be threatened by morale and scientific integrity issues.
Honoring the Tuskegee Airmen
Photos by Emily Reynolds
President Bush, Speaker Nancy Pelosi, House Minority Leader John Boehner, speak during a ceremony honoring the Tuskegee Airmen in the Capitol Rotunda March 29, 2007. All volunteers, they were the first black military airmen in America and fought in World War II but were still widely discriminated against. President Bush saluted the Airmen during the ceremony, “For all the unreturned salutes and unforgivable indignities,” endured during their service.
