Day: May 31, 2012

House Votes on Deceptive Anti-Choice Bill on Anniversary of Dr. Tiller’s Murder

Statement of NOW President Terry O’Neill Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 31, 2012.  Three years to the day since the murder of abortion provider and women’s health activist Dr. George Tiller, irrational anti-abortion attacks continue. Today it is extremists in Congress seizing on sex-selection abortions overseas to bash U.S. women and their doctors.[Read More…]

State Department Briefing by Mark C. Toner, May 31, 2012

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 31, 2012. Index for Today’s Briefing EGYPT Lifting of Emergency Law SYRIA Syrian Transition / Annan Plan Russia Needs to Stop Supporting Assad / Cease Military Assistance to Regime No Option off the Table Spillover Effect of Crisis Iranian Support for Syrian Military EGYPT Reports of Kidnapped U.S.[Read More…]

Former Presidential Candidate John Edwards Acquitted of One Count of Violating Campaign Finance Law; Jury Deadlocked on Other Counts

NORTH CAROLINA—(ENEWSPF)—May 31, 2012. A North Carolina federal jury acquitted former Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards on one count of violating campaign finance law and deadlocked on the five other counts against him.  U.S. District Judge Catherine Eagles declared a mistrial on the remaining counts. Prosecutors must now decide whether[Read More…]

USDA Targeting Six Additional Strains of E.coli in Raw Beef Trim Starting Monday

Action represents another significant food safety measure under the Obama Administration   WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–May 31, 2012 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) next week will begin instituting a zero-tolerance policy for six additional strains of E. coli that are responsible for human illness. Beginning[Read More…]

EPA Forms First Advisory Board On Great Lakes Issues

CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–May 31, 2012 – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced the creation of an advisory board to support federal agencies with the implementation of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative and the updated Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement.    The new board, the federal government’s first advisory committee on Great[Read More…]

White House Press Briefing by Jay Carney, May 31, 2012

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 31, 2012 – 11:55 A.M. EDT  MR. CARNEY: Good afternoon — or good morning. (Laughter.) Only just. Thank you for being here, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome, as ever, to the White House and the Brady Briefing Room. Before I take your questions I just wanted to note an article[Read More…]

Statement by Planned Parenthood Federation of America, on Defeat of ‘PRENDA’ Bill, Which Would Have Imposed Harmful Restrictions on Women’s Health Care

NOTE: Two-thirds of the House needed to vote in favor to pass H.R. 3541, and it only got 246 votes. NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–May 31, 2012. Statement by Cecile Richards, President of Planned Parenthood Federation of America: “This bill would not have advanced women’s health and equity. It would have imposed harmful restrictions[Read More…]

Obama Administration Working to Close Racial, Ethnic Gap on Asthma

Asthma disproportionally affects minority children and children living below poverty level Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 31, 2012.  Today, U.S. federal agencies unveiled the Coordinated Federal Action Plan to Reduce Racial and Ethnic Asthma Disparities. White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) Chair Nancy Sutley, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa P. Jackson,[Read More…]

HHS Announces Availability of Funding to help Older Adults, People With Disabilities Access Long-Term Services and Supports and Thrive in Their Communities

Veterans’ Health Administration to partner in this effort, offer $27 million in additional funding for similar services to veterans Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 31, 2012.  Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced a new $25 million funding opportunity made possible by the Affordable Care Act to help states strengthen[Read More…]

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