Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 28, 2010.  The following remarks are attributable to Senator Carl Levin (D-Mich.). Mr. President, yesterday the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, which I chair, held the fourth in our series of hearings to explore some of the causes and consequences of the financial crisis. These hearings are the[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 28, 2010.  Beginning today, a claims administrator working for the Federal Trade Commission will mail more than 34,000 checks totaling almost $18 million to consumers identified as victims of a series of cross-border fraud schemes involving payments via MoneyGram International, Inc., the second-largest U.S. wire-transfer company. In October[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–April 28, 2010.  House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman Edolphus “Ed” Towns (D-NY), Ranking Member Darrell Issa (R-CA), Information Policy, Census and National Archives Subcommittee Chairman Lacy Clay (D-MO), Subcommittee Ranking Member Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) and Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) released the following statement today after the House[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–April 28, 2010.  The House of Representatives today unanimously passed H.R. 3393, the “Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Act of 2009” (IPERA), to ensure that taxpayer dollars are spent in the most responsible way possible and that if the government overpays for goods or services, it has the means to[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 28, 2010.  To attract and retain the military personnel it needs, the Department of Defense (DoD) must offer a competitive compensation package—one that adequately rewards service members for their training and skills as well as for the rigors of military life, particularly the prospect of wartime deployment. This[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–April 28, 2010.  Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis today issued the following statement on Workers Memorial Day, April 28, 2010: “Mary Harris ‘Mother’ Jones once said, ‘Pray for the dead and fight like hell for the living.’ That call to arms rings especially true today, on Workers Memorial Day,[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 28, 2010.  Air travelers must no longer be subjected to lengthy tarmac delays on domestic flights and will enjoy additional consumer protections as a result of a new rule that will take effect tomorrow, U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said. “Airline passengers deserve to be treated fairly, and[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–28 April 2010 – The United Nations food agency will be forced to cut rations for tens of thousands of people affected by the conflict in north-western Yemen starting this Saturday because stocks have dwindled as a result of limited funding. The UN World Food Programmed (WFP) reported today[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 28, 2010.  The following remarks are attributable to Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women’s Issues Melanne Veer. AMBASSADOR VERVEER: Thank you all. It is now my distinct pleasure to welcome someone who truly understands the power of entrepreneurship, and particularly the potential of[Read More…]

NAPLES, Italy–(ENEWSPF)–28 April 2010.  Major General Zaza Gogava, Deputy Minister of Interior and Head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) Border Police of the Republic of Georgia, and Vice Admiral Maurizio Gemignani, Commander of Operation ACTIVE ENDEAVOUR, signed today in Naples, Italy a Tactical Memorandum of Understanding (TMOU) for[Read More…]