Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 30, 2011. Today, I’d like to speak with you about the ongoing and urgent efforts to avoid a first-ever default and get our fiscal house in order. Republicans in the House of Representatives just spent precious days trying to pass a plan that a majority of Republicans[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Musician will.i.am to Support the 100,000 Strong Initiative Concert in Beijing
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 30, 2011. On July 29, 2011, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton met with Grammy Award-winning musician and producer will.i.am of The Black Eyed Peas. During the meeting, Secretary Clinton highlighted the importance of educational and cultural ties between the United States and China, in particular, furthering the[Read More…]
State Department Briefing by Mark C. Toner, July 29, 2011
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 29, 2011. Index for Today’s Briefing DEPARTMENT Special Representative for Global Intergovernmental Affairs Reta Jo Lewis travels to India / Will Focus on Discussions of Partnership With Regards to Trade, Investment, Infrastructure, Education, Science and Technology Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Ambassador Marc Grossman travels to[Read More…]
Durbin, Conyers, Welch and Others Introduce Bill to Level the Playing Field for Main Street Retailers
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–July 29, 2011. After receiving support from the largest online retailer in the United States – Amazon.com Inc – and Illinois-based Sears Roebuck and Co., U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Representatives, John Conyers (D-MI) and Peter Welch (D-VT) today introduced a bill to allow local Main Street[Read More…]
Durbin, Cochran Introduce Legislation to Help Organ Transplant Patients
WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 29, 2011. U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL), Thad Cochran (R-MS), and Scott Brown (R-MA) today introduced bipartisan legislation to improve the quality of life for people with kidney disease. The Comprehensive Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage for Kidney Transplant Patients Act would assist thousands of Americans under the age of[Read More…]
Durbin, Kirk Ask Airlines to Put Consumers First
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–July 29, 2011. In response to rising airline ticket rates following a partial Federal Aviation Administration shutdown, Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Mark Kirk (R-IL) have sent a letter to Nicholas Calio, President and CEO of the Air Transport Association, calling into question the fare hikes instituted by many[Read More…]
Statement by the White House Press Secretary on the House Passed Budget Bill
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 29, 2011. The bill passed today in the House with exclusively Republican votes would have us face another debt ceiling crisis in just a few months by demanding the Constitution be amended or America defaults. This bill has been declared dead on arrival in the Senate. Now[Read More…]
White House Press Briefing by Jay Carney, July 29, 2011
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 29, 2011 – 12:48 P.M. EDT MR. CARNEY: Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Thank you for coming to the White House for your daily briefing. Before I take your questions, I have with me here today two people who can tell you about the tangible, even historic,[Read More…]
Statement from Commerce Secretary Locke on the Advance Estimate of GDP for the Second Quarter of 2011
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 29, 2011. The U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of Economic Analysis today released the advance estimate of gross domestic product (GDP) for the second quarter of 2011. Today’s release also contained revisions to prior years. Real GDP grew 1.3 percent at an annual rate, below private-sector expectations of 1.8-percent growth[Read More…]
Sierra Club: President Obama Takes Important Step in Moving America Beyond Oil
Washington, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—July 29, 2011. Today the White House announced a proposed fuel efficiency standard for passenger cars and trucks of 54.5 miles per gallon by 2025. The measure would build on a historic step taken last year to raise vehicle efficiency to 35.5 MPG in 2016 and begin reducing tailpipe[Read More…]
