Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—May 25, 2010. In response to a new Interior Department Inspector General report about the Minerals Management Service (MMS), Interior Appropriations Subcommittee Chairman Feinstein today blasted the agency’s shoddy oversight of offshore drilling and criticized reports of overly cozy relationships revealed between MMS regulators and oil industry officials. Chairman[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
President Obama Calls on Congress to Pass a Small Business Jobs Package
WASHINGTON, DC—(ENEWSPF)—May 25, 2010. Today, at an event honoring Small Business Owners of the Year from across the country, the President will urge Congress to pass a Small Business Jobs Package, including a proposal he put forth in early February to create a new Small Business Lending Fund to provide[Read More…]
Military Leaders Tell Congress Time Has Come To Repeal ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 25, 2010. On Monday, Congressman Patrick Murphy touted a strongly worded open letter in which a dozen retired military leaders told Congress and the White House that the time has come to overturn the “discriminatory and misguided” policy known as “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.” The signers of the[Read More…]
Wall Street Reform in the Senate Takes Steps to Rein in Private Student Lending
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–May 25 – Statement from Chris Lindstrom, U.S. PIRG Higher Education Program Director. “On Friday, May 20, the Senate passed S. 3217, the Restoring American Financial Stability Act. The bill creates a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to protect consumers of financial products, including private student loans. “As states cut[Read More…]
Update on Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Response, May 25, 2010
GULF COAST—(ENEWSPF)—May 25, 2010. BP today provided an update on developments in the response to the MC252 oil well incident in the Gulf of Mexico. Subsea efforts continue to focus on progressing options to stop the flow of oil from the well through interventions via the MC252 blow out preventer[Read More…]
Remarks by Secretary of State Clinton at Closing of U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue
Beijing, China–(ENEWSPF)–May 25, 2010. SECRETARY CLINTON: Thank you very much. On behalf of all of the American delegation, I want to thank our generous hosts, Vice-Premier Wang and State Councilor Dai, for their excellent preparation and the extraordinary time that has been given to this dialogue, along with the Chinese[Read More…]
Remarks by Secretary of State Clinton at Signing Ceremony Launching the U.S.-China Consultation on People-to-People Exchange
Beijing, China–(ENEWSPF)–May 25, 2010. SECRETARY CLINTON: I am delighted to join State Councilor Liu and Vice Minister Hao Ping at this magnificent national center for the performing arts. It is a personal pleasure for me to be here with all of you for the launching of this very important U.S.-China[Read More…]
Statement by President Obama on Signing of the Lord’s Resistance Army Disarmament and Northern Uganda Recovery Act
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 24, 2010. Today, I signed into law the Lord’s Resistance Army Disarmament and Northern Uganda Recovery Act of 2009. The legislation crystallizes the commitment of the United States to help bring an end to the brutality and destruction that have been a hallmark of the LRA across several[Read More…]
Fresh Express Recalls Romaine-based Salads with Use-by Dates of May 13-16th Due to Possible Health Risk
Salinas, California–(ENEWSPF)–May 25, 2010. Fresh Express, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Chiquita Brands International, is voluntarily recalling a specific selection of Fresh Express Romaine-based ready-to-eat salads with the expired Use-by Dates of May 13th through May 16th and an “S” in the Product Code because they have the potential to be[Read More…]
Readout of Secretary Salazar’s and Secretary Napolitano’s Visit to Louisiana
GALLIANO, La.–(ENEWSPF)–May 24, 2010. Department of Interior (DOI) Secretary Ken Salazar and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano today visited Louisiana to inspect the ongoing, unprecedented federal response to the BP oil spill—accompanied by a bipartisan Senate delegation including Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL), Senator Jeff Bingaman (D-NM), Senator Lisa Murkowski[Read More…]
