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NCD announces new Chairman Andrés Gallegos
National Council on DisabilityJanuary 22, 2021 GMT
WASHINGTON, Jan. 22, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) The National Council on Disability (NCD) – an independent, nonpartisan federal agency that advises the President, Congress and other federal agencies on disability policy – announces Andrés J. Gallegos, of Chicago, Illinois, as its new Chairman.
The designation of Mr. Gallegos as Chairman of the Council was made official by the White House on January 20, signed by President Joseph R. Biden, Jr.
Previous Chairman Neil Romano remains on the Council as a member.
Who are the Indian-Americans in US President Joe Biden s administration
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Who are the Indian-Americans in US President Joe Biden s administration
TIMESOFINDIA.COM / Updated: Jan 20, 2021, 23:04 IST
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A Biden-Harris banner hangs in front of the White House ahead of inauguration. (Credit: AFP)
NEW DELHI: For the first time in the US history, more than 20 Indian-Americans have either been appointed or nominated to be part of the US government with as many as 17 of them in key positions.
On Wednesday, as President Joe Biden takes oath as 46th President of the USA alongside vice-president elect Kamala Harris, who too has roots in India, here is a list of Indian-Americans announced to be a part of Biden s administration:
The Federal Bureau of Investigation and New York Police Department arrested a man accused of making threats to the Inauguration as well as top congressional leaders.
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Democratic New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand claimed Sunday that no “human being alive” can bring the country together better than Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer.
Gillibrand made the comments during a joint press conference with Schumer on Sunday morning where the two discussed President-elect Joe Biden’s incoming agenda.
“Joe Biden could not have a better partner than Chuck Schumer as a majority leader because Chuck Schumer understands states and communities all across this country better than anybody,” she said.
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“He’s worked to get people elected in every part of this country, red, blue, and purple, and he understands that this country needs to heal, that we have to bring people together, that we have to get things done,” Gillibrand continued. “And I don’t think there’s a human being alive in America today that could do a better job than Chuck Schumer in this moment to bring this country back together again, to get things done, to g
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