WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 13, 2010. This year, spending through tax expenditures will total more than $1 trillion dollars. Incorporating greater transparency, scrutiny, and oversight into the tax expenditure process will cut billions in wasteful tax subsidies and maximize bang for every taxpayer buck. Audit the Tax Code: Doing What Works for[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Rep. Schakowsky Calls for Reining in Excessive Insurance Premium Hikes
CHICAGO, IL–(ENEWSPF)–April 13, 2010 – Rep. Jan Schakowsky, Illinois 9thCongressional District, praised the passage of Comprehensive Health Care Reform and also called for strengthening the provisions in the law that protect consumers from excessive insurance premium hikes. Speaking with Michael T. McRaith, Director of the Illinois Department of Insurance, and[Read More…]
Response Products Recalls Advanced Cetyl M Joint Action Formula for Dogs Because of Possible Salmonella Health Risk
Broken Bow, NE–(ENEWSPF)–April 13, 2010. Response Products, Broken Bow, NE is voluntarily recalling Cetyl M for Dogs, lot numbers 1210903 and 0128010, due to a possible Salmonella contamination from the hydrolyzed vegetable protein component provided by Basic Foods of Las Vegas, NV. Tests conducted by Basic Foods to detect Salmonella[Read More…]
At Least a Million Haitian Earthquake Survivors Receive Emergency Shelter – UN
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–13 April 2010 – More than a million survivors of the massive earthquake that struck Haiti three months ago, or nine of out 10 of those in need, have now received emergency shelter materials, the United Nations reported today. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)[Read More…]
American Red Cross Issues Three-Month Progress Report for Haiti Earthquake
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–April 12, 2010. The American Red Cross today issued a three-month progress report on its efforts in Haiti since the January 12 earthquake and describing its plans to support Haiti’s recovery over the next three to five years by investing in shelter, water, sanitation, livelihoods, disaster preparedness and health programs.[Read More…]
Teachers Union Head Supports Marijuana Regulation
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 12, 2010. The campaign to end marijuana prohibition received a noteworthy endorsement last week, when the head of the second-largest teachers union in the country said that she supports this year’s ballot initiative in California to regulate marijuana. Randi Weingarten, president of the 856,000-member American Federation of Teachers,[Read More…]
Survey of Over 1,700 Haitians Shows Top Reconstruction Needs are Jobs and Schools
Port-au-Prince–(ENEWSPF)–April 12, 2010. Three months after the catastrophic earthquake that struck Port-au-Prince, an in-depth survey of over 1,700 Haitians shows people’s top priorities for reconstruction are jobs and schools. The survey, carried out by an independent Haitian polling consultant and funded by international agency Oxfam, also shows that Haitians have[Read More…]
CDC Interim Results: H1N1 2009 and Seasonal Influenza Vaccination Coverage Among Health-Care Personnel
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–April 12, 2010. The American Nurses Association (ANA) Dept. of Nursing Practice and Policy shares the following data and analysis from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): According to a survey of almost 1,500 health care workers with direct patient contact, by mid January 2010, 64.3%[Read More…]
AARP: Senators Must Act Quickly on Physician Payments and Unemployment Assistance
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–April 12, 2010. Today, AARP CEO A. Barry Rand sent a letter to every Senator, urging them to rescind a devastating 21 percent cut to Medicare’s reimbursement for doctors caring for people in Medicare and extend unemployment insurance benefits provided by Congress last year. The complete text of his letter[Read More…]
USDA Official Highlights Efforts to Improve School Meals and Health of Nation’s Children
CHARLESTON, S.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 12, 2010 – USDA Food and Nutrition Service Administrator Julie Paradis today highlighted the Obama Administration’s priorities for improving school meals and the health of children across the nation during a roundtable discussion at the annual Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) National Professional Association Conference in[Read More…]
