SPRINGFIELD, Ill.–(ENEWSPF)–December 8, 2009. Parents and grandparents often believe that the best gifts for their children are the ones they yearn for the most, but what happens in a couple of years when that Nintendo Wii or Zhu Zhu Hamster is obsolete? Fortunately, there are things to give that will[Read More…]
Day: December 8, 2009
DOT Secretary Ray LaHood Proposes Legislation to Improve Rail Transit Safety Oversight
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 8, 2009. U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today called on Congress to pass the Obama Administration’s Public Transportation Safety Program Act of 2009, a new transit safety bill to ensure a high and standard level of safety across all rail transit systems. The measure would effectively eliminate the[Read More…]
SEIU: Hatch/Nelson Amendment Would Take Healthcare Away from Our Mothers, Sisters and Daughters
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 8, 2009. Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Secretary-Treasurer Anna Burger released the following statement calling on Senators to reject the amendment offered by Senators Ben Nelson (D-NE) and Orrin Hatch (R-UT) that restricts a woman’s access to healthcare. Said Burger, “For too long, our healthcare system has left[Read More…]
Statement of Senator Carl Levin at the Senate Armed Services Committee Hearing on Strategy in Afghanistan and Pakistan
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–December 8, 2009. The following is the opening statement as prepared for delivery by Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, for the committee hearing on strategy in Afghanistan and Pakistan with Ambassador Karl W. Eikenberry and General Stanley A. McChrystal. Today, the Committee hears from[Read More…]
Study Shows Head Start Programs Surpass Healthy Eating and Physical Activity Requirements
Princeton, NJ–(ENEWSPF)–December 8, 2009. A new study in the Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine finds that the majority of the nation’s Head Start programs report doing more to support healthy eating and physical activity than is required by existing federal regulations. Head Start is the nation’s largest federally funded[Read More…]
AARP Tells Congress to Close the Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage Gap
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–December 8, 2009. Bonnie M. Cramer, Chair of AARP’s Board of Directors is testifying today before the House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee during its hearing on “Prescription Drug Price Inflation: Are Prices Rising Too Fast?” Cramer is highlighting the health care needs of older Americans, and will focus on[Read More…]
Goodman Company Reannounces Recall of Air Conditioner/Heat Pump Units Due to Fire Hazard
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 8, 2009. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Name of Product: Packaged Terminal Air Conditioner/Heat Pump (PTACs) Units Units: About 30,000; previously recalled in August 2008 Manufacturer: Goodman Company, LP, of[Read More…]
Evenflo Recalls Cake Toys on Children’s Activity Centers Due to Choking Hazard
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 8, 2009. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following products. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. Name of Product: Evenflo ExerSaucer® 1-2-3 Tea for Me™ Activity Learning[Read More…]
Infant Suffocation Deaths Prompt Recall of Amby Baby Motion Beds/Hammocks
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 8, 2009. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. Name of Product: Amby Baby Motion Beds Units: About 24,000 Manufacturer: Amby Baby[Read More…]
Snap Beads Recalled By Edushape Due to Choking Hazard
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 8, 2009. The following product safety recall was voluntarily conducted by the firm in cooperation with the CPSC. Consumers should stop using the product immediately unless otherwise instructed. Name of Product: Snap Beads Units: About 40 units Distributor: Edushape Ltd., of Deer Park, N.Y. Manufacturer: Xiamen Xinlu Machinery[Read More…]
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