Day: January 7, 2011

Chairman Ben Bernanke: The Economic Outlook and Monetary and Fiscal Policy, Jan. 7, 2011

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 7, 2011.  Testimony of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke before the Committee on the Budget, U.S. Senate. Chairman Conrad, Senator Sessions, and other members of the Committee, thank you for this opportunity to offer my views on current economic conditions, recent monetary policy actions, and issues related to[Read More…]

Sierra Club: Oil Spill Commission’s Independent Report Critical to Understanding Dangers of Dirty Fuels

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 7, 2011. Yesterday, the Oil Spill Commission released a portion of its independent report on the BP oil disaster in the Gulf, shedding light on the largest oil disaster in history.  The Commission is slated to release its full report next week. In response, Sierra Club Lands Protection[Read More…]

How Conservative Attacks on Health Care Reform Will Affect You

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 7, 2011. Conservatives are starting to implement their onslaught to repeal the Affordable Care Act this week as Republicans take control of the House of Representatives. They have scheduled a vote on January 12. If conservatives have their way and repeal the Affordable Care Act, we will go[Read More…]

DOD Identifies Three Army Casualties, January 6, 2011

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 6, 2011. The Department of Defense announced today the death of two soldiers who were supporting Operation New Dawn.  They died Jan. 2 in Taji, Iraq, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked their unit with an improvised explosive device.  They were assigned to the 1013th Engineer (Sapper) Company[Read More…]

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