Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 28, 2010. U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) and 15 of her Senate colleagues today sent a letter to President Obama expressing their support for the passage of bipartisan, comprehensive immigration reform this year. The text of the letter is below: April 28, 2010 President Barack ObamaThe White House1600[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Presidential Proclamation-National Foster Care Month, 2010
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 28, 2010. Nearly a half-million children and youth are in foster care in America, all entering the system through no fault of their own. During National Foster Care Month, we recognize the promise of children and youth in foster care, as well as former foster youth. We also[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama on Wall Street Reform in Quincy, Illinois
Quincy, IL–(ENEWSPF)–April 28, 2010 – 3:44 P.M. CDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, everybody! (Applause.) It’s good to be home. (Applause.) It is good to be back in Quincy! Thank you, everybody. Thank you. It is good to be back in Quincy! (Applause.) We’ve got some special guests here I want to[Read More…]
Remarks of President Obama at POET Biorefining in Macon, Missouri
Macon, Missouri–(ENEWSPF)–April 28, 2010 – 1:06 P.M. CDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, everybody! Hello, POET! Thank you so much. (Applause.) Thank you, everybody. Please have a seat. It is wonderful to be here. It is wonderful to be in Missouri. It is wonderful to be this close to my house. (Laughter.)[Read More…]
State Department Briefing by Phillip J. Crowley, April 28, 2010
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 28, 2010. INDEX: DEPARTMENT Secretary will meet with Foreign Minister Morjane of Tunisia Secretary will meet with Foreign Minister Canahuati of Honduras Secretary meets with the families of three hikers in detention in Iran Secretary will provide remarks at the memorial service for Dr. Dorothy Height Assistant Secretary[Read More…]
Statement by President Obama on House Passage of the Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Act
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 28, 2010. “Today, the House took another critical step toward increased fiscal responsibility by passing the Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Act. This bipartisan legislation will help save taxpayer dollars by reining in wasteful overpayments from the federal government to individuals, organizations and contractors – the kind of[Read More…]
White House Press Gaggle by Deputy Press Secretary Bill Burton, April 28, 2010
Aboard Air Force Once, En Route Quincy, Illinois–(ENEWSPF)–April 28, 2010 – 9:46 A.M. CDT MR. BURTON: Good morning. Thank you for joining us. We’re going to have some long drives today, but we’ll see some beautiful parts of the country. So, at 12:20 p.m., the President is going to tour[Read More…]
Audubon Fears Imperiled Birds Will be Next Victims of Gulf Oil Disaster
New York, NY–(ENEWSPF)–April 28, 2010 – Audubon experts across the Gulf Coast are monitoring the spread of thousands of gallons of oil that threaten to turn last week’s drilling platform explosion into a growing environmental disaster. “The terrible loss of 11 workers may be just the beginning of this tragedy[Read More…]
WellPoint’s Decides to Ban Rescissions in Advance of the Affordable Care Act’s Requirement
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 28, 2010. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius released the following statement yesterday on WellPoint’s announcement that it intends to end the practice of rescinding patients’ coverage in advance of the Affordable Care Act’s requirement that insurers stop this practice starting this fall.[Read More…]
Momentum Building on Sebelius’ Challenge to Insurers to Ban Rescission Before Law Takes Effect in September
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 28, 2010. More insurers are heeding Secretary Sebelius’ call to voluntarily implement key provisions of the Affordable Care Act before the law requires them to do so. Today, UnitedHealthcare announced they will join with other insurers and stop using rescissions – the practice of dropping patients’ health coverage.[Read More…]
