Decatur, Ill.–(ENEWSPF)–September 10, 2009. Illinois Student Assistance Corps (ISACorps) members are being deployed in every community college district throughout Illinois and will begin work Monday, September 14, following completion of a final workshop in Decatur. Funded by the federal College Access Challenge Grant Program (CACGP), the Corps bolsters the Illinois[Read More…]
Day: September 10, 2009
War on Marijuana Failed, New Drug Survey Shows
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 10, 2009. The new National Survey on Drug Use and Health is out, and it puts the final nail in the coffin of the war on marijuana conducted by George W. Bush’s drug czar, John Walters. Walters’ fanaticism about marijuana is epitomized by a November 2002 letter sent[Read More…]
SEIU – America Can and Must Do Better on Health Care
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 9, 2009. SEIU President Andy Stern released the following statement after President Obama’s address to the Joint Session of Congress tonight. “Everybody knows someone that is at the mercy of America’s broken healthcare system. “Someone like Pat Dejong from Libby, Montana, who lost her family home after her[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama on Health Insurance Reform, September 10, 2009
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 10, 2009 – 10:29 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: All righty. Hey, guys. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you so much. It is good to be with all of you — please sit down, everybody. (Laughter.) It is just great to be with nurses again. It is[Read More…]
Park Forest Nurses Club Kicks Off 2009-2010 Year With ‘Laughter Therapy’
Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)–September 10, 2009. The Park Forest Nurses Club will begin its 2009-2010 year, on Thursday, September 17, at 6:30 p.m. with a smorgasbord dinner and “Laughter Therapy.” Guest speaker, Kathy O’Brien, RN, a certified laughter therapist, will demonstrate effective exercises to promote the benefits of laughter. Research has[Read More…]
Congressman Jackson Says We Must Act on Behalf of All Americans and Pass Health Insurance Reform
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 9, 2009. Congressman Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. made this statement following President Barack Obama’s address to a joint session of Congress about health insurance reform: “President Obama delivered tonight a strong, powerful and poignant message to Congress and the American people. He made crystal clear that now is[Read More…]
Obama’s Health Care Speech – Full Video and Text
Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy Washington, D.C.– Below is the full text of President Obama’s address on health care to the Joint Session of Congress: *** Madame Speaker, Vice President Biden, Members of Congress, and the American people: When I spoke here last[Read More…]
Text of Letter to President Obama from Senator Edward M. Kennedy
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 9, 2009. Below is the text of the letter from Senator Edward M. Kennedy referenced by the President in tonight’s address to a Joint Session of Congress. May 12, 2009 Dear Mr. President, I wanted to write a few final words to you to express my gratitude for[Read More…]
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