WASHINGTON – Today, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate the following five individuals to serve in key roles:
Amanda Howe, Nominee for Assistant Administrator for Mission Support, Environmental Protection Agency
Guy Kiyokawa, Nominee for Assistant Secretary for Enterprise Integration, Department of Veterans Affairs
Damon Smith, Nominee for General Counsel, Department of Housing and Urban Development
William Eugene Holloway, Nominee for Member of the Board of Directors of the National Institute of Building Sciences
Javier Ramirez, Nominee for Director of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Amanda Howe, Nominee for Assistant Administrator for Mission Support, Environmental Protection Agency
Amanda Howe is a career public servant, helping lead progressive change in government, politics, and the non-profit sector. She served in the role of Chief Operating Officer for the Kamala Harris For The People presidential campaign in 2019 and for the Democratic
Pandemic misery index finds hardship hit most people, but Black and Latino Americans suffered most: Latest COVID-19 updates Steven Vargas, USA TODAY
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An index of “pandemic misery” released this week by USC Dornsife Center for Economic and Social Research has found that 80% of people involved in the survey experienced hardships in the past year and that number was even higher for Black and Latino people.
The index looked at nine indicators to determine “pandemic misery”: financial insecurity, food insecurity, symptoms of moderate or severe psychological distress, symptoms of high stress, job loss since March 2020, experience of COVID-19-based discrimination, missing a housing payment, being put in isolation or quarantine, and a COVID-19 diagnosis or perceived COVID-19 infection.