Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–October 29, 2009 – 11:51 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon, everybody. Please, have a seat. Before I begin, I want to just acknowledge two people who are working extraordinarily hard on behalf of small businesses. First of all, the administrator of our Small Business Administration, Karen Mills, is[Read More…]
Day: October 29, 2009
Illinois Senate Confirms Illinois Community College Board Re-Appointments
Springfield–(ENEWSPF)–October 29, 2009. The Senate today confirmed the re-appointment of three members of the Illinois Community College Board by unanimous vote. Board Chair Guy Alongi, Suzanne Morris, and Rudy Papa had been nominated by Governor Pat Quinn for re-appointment to their seats, pending Senate confirmation. “I am grateful to Governor[Read More…]
U.S. Education Secretary Releases Statement on National Center for Education Statistics NAEP Report
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–October 29, 2009. U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan issued the following statement on Mapping State Proficiency Standards onto NAEP Scales: 2005-2007, which the National Center for Education Statistics released today: “Today’s study confirms what we’ve known for a long time: States are setting the bar too low. In[Read More…]
New Report Highlights How Health Insurance Reform Will Reduce Costs for Small Businesses
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–October 29, 2009. HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today released a new report, Lower Premiums, Stronger Businesses: How Health Insurance Reform Will Bring Down Costs for Small Businesses. The report outlines the many ways health insurance reform will lower health care costs for small businesses and is available now at[Read More…]
Pelosi: ‘Today We Are Delivering on the Promise of Making Affordable, Quality Health Care Available for All Americans’
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–October 29, 2009. Speaker Nancy Pelosi, House Democratic Leaders, Committee Chairs, Members of Congress and Americans who are struggling under the current health care system held a rally on the West Front of the Capitol this morning to unveil H.R. 3962, the Affordable Health Care for America Act. Below[Read More…]
Speaker Pelosi Announces House Health Care Bill
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–October 29, 2009. “Today, we are about to deliver on the promise of making affordable, quality health care available for all americans,” said House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in her statement, announcing the House health care bill. The bill is based on the ideas of opportunity, choice and innovation. Check[Read More…]
Chicago FBI: West Suburban Man Charged with Defrauding 60 Investors of $28 Million in Alleged ‘Ponzi’ Scheme
Chicago, IL–(ENEWSPF)– A west suburban man is facing federal fraud charges for allegedly luring at least 60 victims to invest approximately $28 million in a business that he falsely represented purchased used high-speed commercial printers that were re-sold for a substantial profit and using the money instead to make “Ponzi-type”[Read More…]
House of Representatives Unveil Affordable Health Care for America Act
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–October 29, 2009. Today, House Democratic leaders unveiled the Affordable Health Care for America Act, H.R. 3962. The three panels with jurisdiction over health policy in the House have been working together as one committee to develop a single bill that fulfills President Obama’s goals of reducing health care[Read More…]
Iowa Firm Recalls Chili With Beans Product Due To Mislabeling And An Undeclared Allergen
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–October 28, 2009 – Pinnacle Foods Group LLC, a Fort Madison, Iowa, establishment, is recalling approximately 91,125 pounds of a canned chili with beans product because it was inadvertently packaged with an incorrect flag on the plastic over-wrap and may contain an undeclared allergen, wheat, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s[Read More…]
Congressman Barney Frank’s Statement Re: Enactment of Hate Crimes Legislation
WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 28, 2009. President Barack Obama today signed legislation which will expand the definition of violent hate crimes to include gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and disability. The new law will also allow the federal government to assist in the prosecution of hate crimes. Congressman Barney Frank has been[Read More…]