Day: September 14, 2012

Remarks by Secretary of State Clinton at the Transfer of Remains Ceremony to Honor Those Lost in Attacks in Benghazi, Libya

Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–September 14, 2012. SECRETARY CLINTON: Thank you very much, Chaplain. Mr. President, Mr. Vice President, Secretary Panetta, Ambassador Rice, Secretary Powell and Mrs. Powell, family members of the four patriots and heroes we bring home, members of the State Department family, ladies and gentlemen, today we[Read More…]

Video: Mitt Romney Gets Slammed By A Gay Vietnam Veteran

From ABC News: Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney talks to Bob Garon during a campaign stop at the Chez Vachon Restaurant, Dec. 12, 2011 in Manchester, N.H. Mr. Garon effectively puts Romney in his place.

More Than 300 Public Interest Groups Ask Senate to Oppose Anti-Health Coal Ash Bill

Dangerous legislation would prevent the EPA from ever protecting public from toxic coal ash Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 14, 2012.  Today more than 300 public interest groups representing millions of citizens from 43 states sent a letter to the U.S. Senate opposing S.3512, the “Coal Ash Recycling and Oversight Act of 2012.”[Read More…]

Senators Mark Kirk and Sherrod Brown Applaud House Passage of the National Manufacturing Strategy Act, Call for Senate to Follow Suit

Bipartisan, Bicameral National Manufacturing Strategy Act Aimed at Improving Global Competitiveness of American Manufacturing, Spurring Job Growth WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–September 14, 2012.   U.S. Sens. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) and Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) today applauded the U.S House of Representatives for acting to pass the bipartisan National Manufacturing Strategy Act of[Read More…]

Statement by Secretary of State Clinton on Iran, Sept. 14, 2012

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 14, 2012. The United States is determined to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon and has pursued a dual-track policy to do so. Yesterday, the International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) Board of Governors overwhelmingly adopted a resolution that clearly reflects the international community’s concerns regarding Iran’s nuclear[Read More…]

UN Human Rights Chief Urges Religious Leaders to Restore Calm Amid Anti-Islam Film Protests

GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–14 September 2012 – The United Nations human rights chief today urged religious and political leaders to do their utmost to restore calm in the wake of an anti-Islam film that has sparked protests in countries across the world. “The film is malicious and deliberately provocative and portrays a disgracefully[Read More…]

Representative Schakowsky Statement on GOP Sequester Replacement Bill

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 14, 2012 – Yesterday, Rep. Jan Schakowsky released the following statement after voting against H.R. 6365, legislation to replace the sequester established by the Budget Control Act of 2011:  “Once again, Republicans are voting to ask the middle class, low-income families, and seniors to bear the burden of[Read More…]

Secretary Salazar Establishes 558th National Wildlife Refuge Unit in Colorado’s Sangre de Cristo Mountains

Donation of nearly 77,000-Acre Easement by Louis Bacon Establishes Sangre de Cristo Conservation Area DENVER, Colo.–(ENEWSPF)–September 14, 2012.  Secretary of Interior Ken Salazar today announced the formal establishment of the Sangre de Cristo Conservation Area as the nation’s 558th unit of the National Wildlife Refuge System, thanks to the donation[Read More…]

With 92 Workers Laid Off in South Dakota, Nearly 2,300 American Jobs Lost Thanks to Wind Industry Tax Credit Delays

WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)–September 14, 2012.  This week, Molded Fiber Glass, a wind turbineblade  manufacturer in Aberdeen, South Dakota laid off 92 of their 370 employees due to uncertainty around the renewal of the Production Tax Credit (PTC) for wind energy. These latest layoffs bring the total number of jobs lost[Read More…]

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