Pittsburgh, PA—(ENEWSPF)—March 29, 2012. On Wednesday, April 4, Occupy Pittsburgh invites the people of Allegheny County to stand together with those across the country to demand public transportation for the 99%. Public transportation provides vital access to work, housing, medical care, school, and other services for citizens in our county.[Read More…]
Day: March 29, 2012
Major Cold War Cleanup Milestone Reached at the Savannah River Site
WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)–March 29, 2012. Today, the Energy Department announced it has reached a major milestone in the Department’s efforts to clean up the Cold War legacy at the Savannah River Site (SRS) in South Carolina, laying the groundwork for closing two underground storage tanks that previously held radioactive liquid[Read More…]
Simon: Restore Funding to Metro East Crisis Center
Advocates back strip club surcharge to restore critical funding, protect jobs EAST ST. LOUIS–(ENEWSPF)–March 29, 2012. Advocating for survivors of domestic and sexual violence, Lt. Governor Sheila Simon visited an East St. Louis crisis center on Thursday afternoon to support legislation that would restore funding to sexual assault prevention agencies.[Read More…]
DOD Identifies Air Force Casualty, March 29, 2012
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 29, 2012. The Department of Defense announced today the death of an airman who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Capt. Francis D. Imlay, 31, of Vacaville, Calif., died March 28 from injuries received in an accident involving an F-15 aircraft near a base in Southwest Asia. He was[Read More…]
State Department Briefing by Victoria Nuland, March 29, 2012
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 29, 2012. Index for Today’s Briefing MALI Humanitarian Assistance / ECOWAS CUBA Cuba Policy / The Pope’s Visit REGION BRICS / Delhi Declaration / Iran SYRIA Secretary’s Meeting with ICRC President Kellenberger Efforts of Kofi Annan / Want to See End to Violence Arab League Summit / Iraq[Read More…]
Statement by the White House Press Secretary on House Passage of the 90-Day Surface Transportation Extension
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 29, 2012. While it is critical that we not put American jobs and safety at risk and hurt our economic recovery by allowing funding to run out, it is not enough for us to continue to patch together our nation’s infrastructure future with short-term band-aids. States and cities[Read More…]
White House Press Briefing by Jay Carney, March 29, 2012
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 29, 2012 – 12:29 P.M. EDT MR. CARNEY: All right. Good afternoon, everyone. Welcome to the White House for your daily briefing. It’s my pleasure to see you. I don’t have any opening statements. I’ll just note that you should have a paper statement that I put out[Read More…]
Statement by the White House Press Secretary on the Ryan Republican Budget
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 29, 2012. House Republicans today banded together to shower millionaires and billionaires with a massive tax cut paid for by ending Medicare as we know it and making extremely deep cuts to critical programs needed to create jobs and strengthen the middle class. The Ryan Republican budget would[Read More…]
Rep. Schakowsky Statement on Republican Budget Resolution
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 29, 2012 – Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) released the following statement on the House Republican Budget: “Today I voted against the irresponsible Republican budget resolution for fiscal year 2013. Budgets reflect priorities, and the Republican’s budget makes clear that their party puts the richest 1 percent as top[Read More…]
Rep. Schakowsky Statement on the Surface Transportation Extension Act
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 29, 2012 – Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) released the following statement in opposition to H.R. 4281 – the Surface Transportation Extension Act: “Today I voted against H.R. 4281, the Surface Transportation Extension Act. I oppose this legislation not because I oppose transportation funding – on the contrary –[Read More…]