Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 25, 2010. TRANSCRIPT: 1:16 p.m. EDT MR. CROWLEY: Good afternoon and welcome to the Department of State. We have some familiar faces back with us. You’ve been on travel, studying. Very good. As you know, the Secretary, along with Secretary Geithner, have completed the Strategic and Economic Dialogue[Read More…]
Day: May 25, 2010
Gates Can Accept ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ Amendment
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–May 25, 2010 – Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates can accept a proposed congressional amendment overturning the ban on gay men and lesbians serving openly in the military, but would prefer that lawmakers wait until a Defense Department review to assess its full impact is completed, Pentagon Press Secretary Geoff[Read More…]
Bob Kerrey, Montel Williams Join Call for VA to Change Medical Marijuana Stance
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 25, 2010. We’ve written previously about the U.S. Veterans Administration’s disgraceful policy of not allowing its doctors to recommend medical marijuana to military veterans, even if they live in a state where medical marijuana is legal or suffer from a condition such as post-traumatic stress disorder, which affects[Read More…]
NOAA Expands Fishing Closed Area in Gulf of Mexico
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.–(ENEWSPF)–May 25, 2010. NOAA has extended the closed fishing area in the Gulf of Mexico to match the Louisiana state waters closure west of the current boundaries, and to incorporate an area reportedly with oil in the southwest. Closing fishing in these areas is a precautionary measure to[Read More…]
‘The Taliban Is Hitting, but Not Winning’
BRUSSELS—(ENEWSPF)—25 May 2010. Op-ed by NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen in the New York Times and the International Herald Tribune. The news from Afghanistan over the past few days has been disturbing: a Taliban terrorist attack in Kabul; a failed but dramatic attack on a NATO base; and reports[Read More…]
Senator Kerry Introduces Line-Item Veto Legislation
WASHINGTON, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—May 25, 2010. Senator John Kerry (D-Mass.), a longtime champion of a constitutional line-item veto, today introduced the Veto Wasteful Spending and Protect Taxpayers Act to establish a line-item veto which will pass constitutional muster. Senator Kerry first introduced this legislation in 2006. “The line-item veto isn’t a panacea,[Read More…]
Dr. Henry Kissinger Testifies Before Senate Foreign Relations Committee Urging For Ratification Of The New START Treaty
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—May 25, 2010. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry (D-MA) today held a hearing with Dr. Henry Kissinger on the role of modern-day strategic arms control and the New START Treaty. Dr. Kissinger has played a vital role in American arms control efforts and continues to shape public[Read More…]
American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act: Tax Cuts for American Families and Workers
Washington, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—May 25, 2010. These days, American families are working harder than ever to stretch every dollar as far as they can. That’s why the American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act includes important tax cuts to put more money back into the pockets of American families and workers. This[Read More…]
Senators Baucus, Grassley Praise New Law to Spur Haiti’s Earthquake Recovery
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—May 25, 2010. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) and Ranking Member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today praised the President’s signing of a law to boost recovery efforts in Haiti, following January’s devastating earthquake. Baucus and Grassley introduced the Haiti Economic Lift Program (HELP) Act, which became law yesterday,[Read More…]
Senator Boxer Encouraged by Strong Justice Department Response to BP Oil Spill
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—May 25, 2010. U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, today released a letter she received from the United States Department of Justice detailing steps the Department has taken to date to respond to the ongoing Deepwater Horizon oil spill in[Read More…]