WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 1, 2014. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today announced that the State of Illinois will receive $22,060,358 in funding through the Department of Education’s School Improvement Grant program. A total of more than $85 million was awarded to five states that are continuing efforts to turn around their[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Alliance for Retired Americans: Paul Ryan Can’t Fool the American People With His Latest Budget
His Newest Version is Still Unfair to Seniors Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 1, 2014. The following statement was issued today by Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans: “House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan unveiled a Republican budget on April Fools’ Day that once again proposes privatizing Medicare and[Read More…]
AARP on Chairman Ryan’s Budget Proposal
WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 1, 2014. AARP Executive Vice President Nancy LeaMond released the following statement in reaction to House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan’s FY2015 budget proposal: “As AARP reviews the details of Chairman Ryan’s proposals, we encourage members of Congress to consider the impact on real people when looking for[Read More…]
Rep. Jan Schakowsky: The Affordable Care Act’s Successful First Enrollment Period
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 1, 2014. The success of the open enrollment period truly shows Americans’ desperate need for access to affordable healthcare. More than seven million Americans have enrolled in private plans. Millions more have enrolled through their parents’ plans or through Medicaid. Of these millions of Americans, many are now[Read More…]
Rep. Jan Schakowsky: The Republican Ryan Budget, A Cruel April Fool’s Day Joke
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 1, 2014. Today, Rep. Schakowsky issued the following response to the Republican Ryan budget proposal: If budgets are all about priorities, the Ryan Republican budget’s priorities are all wrong. Think we need to prevent carbon pollution? The Ryan Republican budget reduces spending to address global warming, makes[Read More…]
$20 Million Contract Awarded to Build First Pumping Plant for Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project
Tohlakai Pumping Plant a Key Component in Bringing Water to Tribal, Rural Communities WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 1, 2014. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell today announced that the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation has awarded a $19.6 million construction contract to build the Tohlakai Pumping Plant, the first pumping plant for the[Read More…]
SEIU on Ryan Budget: Extremism is No Joke
WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 1, 2014. After House Budget Committee Chairman Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) issued his FY15 budget proposal, Mary Kay Henry, President of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), issued the following statement: “It’s too bad that Chairman Ryan’s budget isn’t an April Fool’s Day joke. While his budget proposal[Read More…]
Dyson Recalls Bladeless Portable Electric Heaters Due to Fire Hazard
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 1, 2014. Consumers should stop using this product unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product. Recall date: April 01, 2014 Recall number: 14-143 Dyson Hot and Dyson Hot+Cool (AM04) and Dyson Hot+Cool (AM05) heaters Recall Summary Name of product: [Read More…]
LIUNA: Republican Budget Rips Off Duct-Tape, Roads and Bridges Left Congested, Pot-Hole Ridden and Dangerous
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 1, 2014 – Terry O’Sullivan, General President of LIUNA – the Laborers’ International Union of North America – made the following statement on U.S. House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan’s proposed budget cuts to transportation: “LIUNA is disappointed that Chairman Ryan’s budget would make some sort of an[Read More…]
Kevin DeGood on the Effects of Rep. Ryan’s Budget on Transportation in America
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 1, 2014. Today, Kevin DeGood, Director of Infrastructure Policy at American Progress, issued the following reaction to the release of the House Republican budget: The Ryan budget is once again riddled with roadblocks and speed bumps that curb the essential infrastructure programs that Americans need to support job[Read More…]
