WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 3, 2010. Senator Roland W. Burris unveiled sweeping legislation on March 3rd with five of his Senate colleagues to repeal the seventeen-year old, discriminatory policy banning gays and lesbians from serving openly in the United States military. Senator Burris, a member of both the Senate Armed Services Committee[Read More…]
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Remarks by President Obama on Health Care Reform, March 3, 2010 (Video and Text)
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 3, 2010 – 1:50 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Thank you so much, all of you, for joining us today. And I want to thank Julie, Barbara, Roland, Stephen, Renee, and Christopher, standing behind me — physicians, physicians assistants, and nurses who understand how important it is for us[Read More…]
AMA Approves of President Obama’s New Health System Reform Proposal, Calls for Added Reforms
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 3, 2010. As we reach the final stage of health system reform, the AMA is pleased that President Obama has offered some additional proposals, including expanding medical liability reforms, raising Medicaid payment rates to improve access to care for vulnerable patients and expanding the availability of health savings[Read More…]
Improving Child Nutrition Programs Will Help More Children Succeed, Witnesses Tell House Committee
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 2, 2010. With child obesity and child hunger both on the rise, Congress has a critical opportunity to help children be healthy and succeed in school by improving access to and the quality of the U.S. child nutrition programs and the Women Infants and Children (WIC), witnesses told[Read More…]
Incorporating the Best Ideas from Both Parties Into Health Care Reform
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 3, 2010. Yesterday the President sent a letter to Congressional leaders outlining four additional Republican ideas he’d be willing to include. These ideas were identified as priorities by GOP members attending Thursday’s bipartisan meeting: Combating waste, fraud, and abuse by engaging medical professionals to conduct random undercover investigations[Read More…]
Excerpts from President Obama’s Remarks on Health Insurance Reform, March 3, 2010
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 3, 2010. Please find below excerpts from President Obama’s remarks this afternoon as prepared for delivery: “I don’t believe we should give government bureaucrats or insurance company bureaucrats more control over health care in America. I believe it’s time to give the American people more control over their[Read More…]
USDA Invests in the Quality of School Meals and Administration of National School Lunch Program
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–March 2, 2010 -Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA will award close to $6.5 million in grants to seven State agencies for training and technology projects to improve the quality of school meals and the administration of the National School Lunch Program (NSLP). The Administrative Review and Training[Read More…]
House Energy and Commerce Chairmen Request Information from Health Insurers
Wahsington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 2, 2010. Chairman Henry A. Waxman and Subcommittee Chairman Bart Stupak today sent letters to the four largest for-profit health insurance companies asking for information about claim denials related to pre-existing conditions and company policies related to coverage of maternity care in the individual health insurance market. Chairman[Read More…]
Letter from President Obama to Congressional Leaders on Health Insurance Reform, March 2, 2010
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 2, 2010. Please find below a letter from President Obama to Congressional leaders on moving forward with health insurance reform legislation. March 2, 2010 Dear Speaker Pelosi, Senator Reid, Senator McConnell, and Representative Boehner: Thank you again for the time, energy, and preparation you invested in last[Read More…]
Forest Trail Students Tackle Stock Market
Forest Trail Middle School. (Photo: Gary Kopycinski) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– A team of students in a sixth grade honors class at Park Forest-Chicago Heights School District 163’s Forest Trail Middle Grade Center ranked first in the region among fourth through eighth grade students in the Capitol Challenge of the national[Read More…]
