PHILIPPINES–(ENEWSPF)–20 December 2011. Residents of Mindanao, Philippines, survey damage caused by tropical storm Washi United Nations agencies stepped up relief efforts in the Philippines today to help survivors of tropical storm Washi, which the country’s authorities say has killed nearly 1,000 people and left hundreds of thousands of residents of[Read More…]
Day: December 20, 2011
Rep. Schakowsky Floor Statement on Republican Opposition to Payroll Tax Relief
WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 20, 2011. Today on the House floor, Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) made the following statement in response to House Repulican opposition to H.R. 3630 – Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011: “I thank you gentlemen for yielding. Don’t blame Congress for not working together. [Read More…]
House Members Send Letter to FHFA Voicing Opposition to Lawsuit Against City of Chicago
WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 20, 2011. Today Rep. Jan Schakowsky and 15 House colleagues sent a letter to the Federal Housing Finance Agency (“FHFA”) Acting Director Edward DeMarco calling on the agency to end legal obstructionism against states and localities with ordinances designed to protect communities from damage caused by abandoned properties.[Read More…]
Audubon Annual Count in Central Park Finds 3,000 Fewer Birds
72 Tufted Titmouse, 1 Rufous Hummingbird, But No Partridge in a Pear Tree David Speiser www.lilibirds.com Rufous Hummingbird seen during Audubon’s 112th annual CBC for Central Park New York NY–(ENEWSPF)–December 20, 2011. Eighty-three Citizen Scientists braved breezy below freezing temperatures this past Sunday morning to count birds in New York City’s Central[Read More…]
Congressional Inaction Threatens Middle-Class Wind Jobs Across America
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 20, 2011. Congress has been unable to extend vital tax credits for the wind industry, causing incredible uncertainty for investors in the fast-growing wind sector and threatening thousands of jobs across America, like those at Alliant Energy in Iowa highlighted in the video released by the Center for[Read More…]
Governor Quinn Announces More Than $17 Million Capital Funding for College of Lake County
New Science Classroom Building for Grayslake Campus Will Create More Than 120 Construction Jobs, Prepare Students for 21st Century Careers GRAYSLAKE–(ENEWSPF)–December 20, 2011. Governor Pat Quinn today announced more than $17 million in Illinois Jobs Now! capital funding for construction of a new science building and renovation of existing science[Read More…]
Occupy My Heart: A Revolutionary Christmas Carol Theatre of the 99%, for the 99%, by the 99%
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—December 20, 2011. Based upon the Dickens classic, “Occupy My Heart” tells the story of Josh, an ambitious Chicago banker, who one cold and snowy Christmas Eve loses his job and girlfriend. Josh happens upon Kay, an old love, protesting with the Occupy movement. Where they once found cause to[Read More…]
Durbin Calls on House to Maintain Unemployment Insurance Benefits
CHICAGO, IL–(ENEWSPF)–December 20, 2011. The House of Representatives must take quick action before the end of the year to ensure that millions of unemployed workers across the country do not lose access to the critical safety net provided by unemployment insurance, U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) said today. A fully[Read More…]
NIH Statement on the NSABB Review of H5N1 Avian Influenza Virus Research
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–December 20, 2011. The U.S. government remains concerned about the threat of influenza, for the risks it poses seasonally, as well as its potential to cause a pandemic. Our domestic and global influenza surveillance efforts have become increasingly capable, along with expanded vaccine manufacturing capacity and assistance to other[Read More…]
Speaker Boehner Urges President Obama to Call on the Senate to Negotiate a Full Year of Payroll Tax Relief
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 20, 2011. House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) today sent the following letter to President Obama. Dear Mr. President: You and I both understand the economic uncertainty many Americans are feeling this holiday season. They are worried about their families and futures, and they are looking to us to[Read More…]