WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–September 15, 2011. AARP today wrote a letter in opposition to attempts to dismantle important recently enacted provisions of the health care law that protect consumers. In the letter to leaders of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, AARP details why repealing certain aspects of the law will thwart patient[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Agencies Directed to Take Actions to Encourage Iceland to Change Whaling Policy
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 15, 2011. Today, in a report to Congress, the President concurred with the Secretary of Commerce’s recommendations and directed federal agencies to take actions to encourage Iceland to change its whaling policy. In July, then-Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke, in line with requirements under the Pelly Amendment of[Read More…]
Globe Had Eighth Warmest August on Record
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 15, 2011. Global surface temperature Anomalies – August 2011. High Resolution (Credit: NOAA) The globe had its eighth warmest August since record keeping began in 1880, while June through August was the seventh warmest such period on record. The Arctic sea ice extent was the second smallest for August[Read More…]
Congressman’s Letter To Drug Czar: ‘Marijuana Does Not Belong On Schedule I Of The Controlled Substances Act’
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 15, 2011. Representative Steven Cohen (D-TN) is urging the Obama administration to reclassify cannabis under federal law and to acknowledge its therapeutic utility, according to a September 12 letter sent by the Congressman to the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP). States Rep.[Read More…]
DOT Fines Amadeus for Code-Share Disclosure Violations
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 15, 2011. The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today fined Amadeus, a global distribution system (GDS), $95,000 for providing software to travel agencies that resulted in their websites failing to disclose to consumers when flights were being operated under a code-sharing arrangement. Amadeus is the first GDS to[Read More…]
New Rule Strengthens Protections for Americans with Disabilities at Rail Stations
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 15, 2011. U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced that individuals with disabilities will have greater access to intercity, commuter and high-speed train travel as a result of a new rule requiring new station platform construction or significant renovation to enable those with disabilities to get on and[Read More…]
E-Verify: A Triple Loser; Kills Jobs, Burdens Businesses, Costs Taxpayers
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 15, 2011. Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Lamar Smith (R-TX) plans to mark up a bill that will make E-Verify, the government’s Internet-based system that verifies whether employees are authorized to work, mandatory for all employers in the United States. The Center for American Progress hosted a conference[Read More…]
Bush-Era Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Program Is GOP Leaders’ No. 1 Target
Job Program Is Putting Americans to Work, Producing Cleaner Cars Washington, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—September 15, 2011. Congressional Republican leaders have been fairly silent about President Barack Obama’s American Jobs Act proposal to generate employment and now they propose to slash $1.5 billion from the existing Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing program, that employs[Read More…]
Remarks by the First Lady at a ‘Let’s Move’ Restaurant Announcement
Hyattsville, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–September 15, 2011 – 11:47 A.M. EDT MRS. OBAMA: Hi, everyone! How you guys doing? How many people got to get out of school today to have lunch? (Laughter.) Oh, nice, nice. Have you tried the food yet? It’s good, right? All right, you hear that? Good food, well done.[Read More…]
First Lady Michelle Obama Announces ‘Breakthrough’ Health and Wellness Commitment in the Restaurant Industry
World’s Largest Full-Service Restaurant Company – Darden Restaurants – to change both kids’ and full menus HYATTSVILLE, MD –(ENEWSPF)–September 15, 2011. First Lady Michelle Obama joined Darden Restaurants and Partnership for a Healthier America today to announce a “breakthrough” health and wellness commitment in the restaurant industry. Darden, whose brands[Read More…]
