WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—December 17, 2010. The U.S. Department of the Treasury today released the following statement from Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner regarding the passage of the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization and Job Creation Act of 2010 by the House of Representatives: “We had a responsibility to protect middle class families from[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Pelosi: Democratic Provisions of Tax Cut Bill Benefit Middle Class; Republicans Insist on an Extra Tax Cut for the Wealthiest
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 17, 2010. Speaker Nancy Pelosi spoke on the House floor tonight on H.R. 4853, the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010. The bill, which the House passed by a vote of 277 to 148 late Thursday night, was passed by the Senate on[Read More…]
Looking Back, Secretary General Ban Calls 2010 ‘a Big Year For the United Nations’
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–17 December 2010 – In his end-of-year “state of the world” news conference, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called 2010 “a big year for the United Nations,” with progress on issues from biodiversity to electoral support in Iraq and Afghanistan, but warned of challenges ahead in Sudan, the Middle East[Read More…]
Statement by the NATO Secretary General on the United States Review on Afghanistan and Pakistan
BELGIUM–(ENEWSPF)–17 December 2010. The following statement was released 16 December 2010 by NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen: I welcome the release today of the United States’ annual review on Afghanistan and Pakistan. It builds on the decisions on Afghanistan that NATO Allies and Partners took at our summit in[Read More…]
Presidential Proclamation–Wright Brothers Day
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 17, 2010. On December 17, 1903, after years of determination and creativity, Orville and Wilbur Wright’s wooden aircraft sailed the steady winds of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, and conquered the age old dream of manned flight. That day, the two brothers from Dayton, Ohio, could only imagine what[Read More…]
Statement from White House National Security Council Spokesman Mike Hammer on Khor Abeche Attacks
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 17, 2010. The United States is deeply concerned about reports that the Sudanese Armed Forces attacked and burnt the village of Khor Abeche in South Darfur. According to the United Nations, the attacks left many injured, some dead, and thousands displaced. The United States condemns this attack on[Read More…]
Payroll Tax Cut to Boost Take-Home Pay for Most Workers; New Withholding Details Now Available on IRS.gov
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- The Internal Revenue Service today released instructions to help employers implement the 2011 cut in payroll taxes, along with new income-tax withholding tables that employers will use during 2011. Millions of workers will see their take-home pay rise during 2011 because the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and[Read More…]
Department of Energy Finalizes Loan Guarantee to Support World’s Largest Wind Project
Washington D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 17, 2010. U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced yesterday that a partial loan guarantee for a $1.3 billion loan has been finalized to support the world’s largest wind farm. The loan will finance the Caithness Shepherds Flat project, an 845-megawatt wind generation facility located in eastern Oregon sponsored[Read More…]
Sally Jackson Cheese Recalls All Cheese Because Of Possible Health Risk
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–December 17, 2010. Sally Jackson Cheese of Oroville, WA is recalling all cheese products, including cow, goat, and sheep, because they may be contaminated with Escherichia coli O157:H7 bacteria (E. coli O157:H7). E. coli O157:H7 causes a diarrheal illness, often with bloody stools. Although most healthy adults can recover[Read More…]
U.S. House Votes to End ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– Yesterday, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 250-175 on legislation to repeal “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” (DADT). This historic action is the second time the House passed repeal legislation this year. In May the House passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), to which repeal legislation was successfully[Read More…]
