Day: December 2, 2011

State Department Briefing by Mark C. Toner, December 2, 2011

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 2, 2011.  Index for Today’s Briefing DEPARTMENT Welcome to 14 Pakistani Journalists from International Center for Journalists CUBA Continue to Call on Cuban Government to Release Alan Gross PAKISTAN/AFGHANISTAN In Very Early Hours After Tragic Incident Last Week, Secretary Clinton Reached Out to Foreign Minister Khar / Investigation[Read More…]

Statement by National Security Council Spokesman Tommy Vietor on Russian Government Harassment of Golos

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 2, 2011.  The Obama administration is concerned with today’s decision by a Moscow court regarding the election monitoring NGO Golos, as well as what appears to be a pattern of harassment directed against this organization. We have communicated our concerns to the Russian government in Moscow and to[Read More…]

White House Press Briefing by Jay Carney, December 2, 2011

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 2, 2011 – 1:10 P.M. EST MR. CARNEY:  Let me begin, if I may, with a quick statement — announcement, rather.  The President looks forward to welcoming Prime Minister Stephen Harper of Canada to the White House on Wednesday, December 7th.  Canada, as you know, is a close[Read More…]

Nuclear Energy Institute Report on Japan’s Nuclear Reactors, December 2, 2011

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 2, 2011.  Industry Proposes Integrated Approach on Post-Fukushima Activities Industry/Regulatory/Political The industry on Dec. 1 urged the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff to consider an integrated and flexible approach toward meeting the NRC’s Fukushima task force recommendations, arguing that this approach would result in faster, more efficient implementation[Read More…]

Statement by Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis on November Employment Numbers

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–December 2, 2011. Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis today issued the following statement on the November 2011 Employment Situation report released today: “Our nation’s unemployment rate experienced a significant drop to 8.6 percent in November, a full 1.2 percentage points lower than this time last year. Nonfarm payroll employment[Read More…]

SEIU: Jobs Report Good Step Forward, Republicans Must Stop Blocking Efforts to Put Millions Back to Work

WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 2, 2011. Service Employees International Union (SEIU) International President Mary Kay Henry issued the following statement in response to the November jobs report released today by the Bureau of Labor Statistics that showed the first significant drop in the unemployment rate since March 2009: “Today’s jobs numbers are[Read More…]

USW Commends EPA for Reviewing Waste Definition, Boiler Rules

Pittsburgh, PA–(ENEWSPF)–December 2, 2011. Leaders of the United Steelworkers (USW) cited today’s notice of proposed changes to industrial boiler rules by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as an important step in the agency’s responsibility for crafting rules that help preserve family-sustaining jobs and encourage investment in technologies to make America[Read More…]

Department of Transportation Approves $280 Million Infrastructure Loan to Build Denver’s Eagle P3 Commuter Rail Line

30-Mile Project Creates Roughly 4,700 Construction-Related Jobs and Reduces Travel Times WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–December 2, 2011. U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced a federal loan of up to $280 million to advance construction on the 30-mile Eagle P3 commuter rail project, which will significantly expand transportation choices in the greater Denver[Read More…]

Oregon Bus Company Ordered to Immediately Cease All Operations

FMCSA Obtains Temporary Restraining Order to Shut Down Company  WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–December 2, 2011. At the request of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), the United States District Court for the District of Oregon has issued a temporary restraining order against Oregon-based bus company RC Investments, Inc.[Read More…]

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