Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 10, 2009. CBO has released a letter responding to questions posed by Senator Rockefeller about our recent analysis of the budgetary effects of proposals to limit costs related to medical malpractice (“tort reform”), as described in a letter to Senator Hatch on October 9. Today’s letter addresses questions[Read More…]
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AARP Supports Freshman Senators’ Amendments to Lower Health Care Costs
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–December 8, 2009. Today, a group of eleven freshmen U.S. Senators introduced several amendments to the health care legislation being considered in the Senate. AARP Executive Vice President Nancy LeaMond gave brief remarks during today’s introduction. Excerpts from LeaMond’s remarks follow: “On behalf of our nearly 40 million members, AARP[Read More…]
Rich Township Responds to Allegations Made in ABC 7 News Report
Richton Park, IL–(ENEWSPF)– The Rich Township Board of Trustees released the following statement regarding recent reports on ABC 7 Chicago: Recently, ABC 7 aired stories critical of township government. Rich Township was one of a number of townships mentioned in the story. Financial and other figures based upon a superficial[Read More…]
Give A Child The Greatest Gift: A College Education
SPRINGFIELD, Ill.–(ENEWSPF)–December 8, 2009. Parents and grandparents often believe that the best gifts for their children are the ones they yearn for the most, but what happens in a couple of years when that Nintendo Wii or Zhu Zhu Hamster is obsolete? Fortunately, there are things to give that will[Read More…]
Study Shows Head Start Programs Surpass Healthy Eating and Physical Activity Requirements
Princeton, NJ–(ENEWSPF)–December 8, 2009. A new study in the Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine finds that the majority of the nation’s Head Start programs report doing more to support healthy eating and physical activity than is required by existing federal regulations. Head Start is the nation’s largest federally funded[Read More…]
AARP Tells Congress to Close the Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage Gap
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–December 8, 2009. Bonnie M. Cramer, Chair of AARP’s Board of Directors is testifying today before the House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee during its hearing on “Prescription Drug Price Inflation: Are Prices Rising Too Fast?” Cramer is highlighting the health care needs of older Americans, and will focus on[Read More…]
Senator Burris Works with Freshman Collegues to Improve Health Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 8, 2009. Senator Roland W. Burris today joined ten of his fellow freshman Democratic Senators to introduce an amendment package designed to increase efforts to promote innovation in the U.S. health care system and lower costs for millions of consumers. For the sixth time since Labor Day, this[Read More…]
Statement by Secretary Duncan on NAEP Math 2009 Trial Urban District Assessment
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 8, 2009. U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today issued the following statement on The Nation’s Report Card: Mathematics 2009 Trial Urban District Assessment, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) at Grades 4 and 8: “Today’s results show that our nation’s biggest cities are continuing to make progress.[Read More…]
Late Nite Catechism Dinner and Comedy
Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)–December 8, 2009. The Center for Performing Arts at Governors State University and Nuns4Fun will present “Late Nite Catechism” dinner and show on Saturday, December 12. The event will be held at Jenny’s Steak House, 20 Kansas Street, Frankfort, IL. Dinner begins at 7 p.m. with the show[Read More…]
Bipartisan Amendment Preserves Federal Standard Disallowing Public Funding of Abortion
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 7, 2009 – Today, Nebraska’s Senator Ben Nelson and a bipartisan group of senators filed an amendment to extend the more than 30-year federal standard disallowing public funding for abortion to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2009, the Senate health care bill. “As written, the[Read More…]
