Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 15, 2011. Yesterday, Congressman Dan Lipinski (IL-03) led 22 elected officials in sending a letter to Metra expressing strong opposition to its proposal to reduce weekday service and cut weekend service entirely on the Southwest Service line. Congressman Lipinski led the way in establishing long-sought weekend service on[Read More…]
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Remarks by President Obama Awarding the Medal of Honor to Sergeant Dakota Meyer
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 15, 2011 – 2:50 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, everybody. Please be seated. Thank you, Chaplain Kibben. Good afternoon, everyone. And on behalf of Michelle and myself, welcome to the White House. It’s been said that “where there is a brave man, in the thickest of the[Read More…]
Presidential Proclamation–National Hispanic Heritage Month, 2011
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 15, 2011. From those who trace their roots to America’s earliest days to those who recently came to the United States carrying nothing but hope for a better life, Hispanics have always been integral to our national story. As an American family more than 300 million strong,[Read More…]
Presidential Proclamation — National POW/MIA Recognition Day, 2011
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 15, 2011. In every conflict in which our Nation has been involved, selfless American service members have sacrificed their lives for the sake of our country and its principles. Too many have never come home, or have endured unthinkable hardship as prisoners of war. On this day,[Read More…]
USDA Official Meets with Illinois Business Leaders in Northwestern Illinois to Discuss Job Creation, Economic Growth and Rural Revitalization
ANNAWAN, Ill.–(ENEWSPF)–Sept. 15, 2011 — On Thursday, USDA Rural Development Administrator Judith Canales joined area business leaders in a roundtable discussion at Patriot Renewable Fuels, LLC in Annawan. The purpose of the discussion was to get feedback on how the Administration can work together to improve rural economic conditions and[Read More…]
SEIU: ‘Outsourcers’ Bill of Rights’ Would Kill American Jobs
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 15, 2011. Mary Kay Henry, President of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), issued the following statement after the House of Representatives passed the “Protecting Jobs from Government Interference Act”: “The bill passed by the House today would make it easier for companies to ship jobs overseas and[Read More…]
Happy Anniversary to LawnReform.org
MAINE–(ENEWSPF)–September 15, 2011. The date snuck up on me, but before it creeps away too far, I wanted to send along a shout out to LawnReform.org, the coalition of national garden writers dedicated to toxic pesticide reduction and resource management on the lawn. The two-year anniversary of the first[Read More…]
CPSC Completes Final Studies to Help Affected Homeowners Remediate Problem Drywall
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 15, 2011. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today released updated remediation (pdf) guidance for homeowners with problem drywall. The guidance calls for the replacement of all: problem drywall; smoke and carbon monoxide (CO) alarms; electrical distribution[Read More…]
AARP Opposes the Repeal of Consumer Protection Measures in Health Care Law
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–September 15, 2011. AARP today wrote a letter in opposition to attempts to dismantle important recently enacted provisions of the health care law that protect consumers. In the letter to leaders of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, AARP details why repealing certain aspects of the law will thwart patient[Read More…]
Agencies Directed to Take Actions to Encourage Iceland to Change Whaling Policy
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 15, 2011. Today, in a report to Congress, the President concurred with the Secretary of Commerce’s recommendations and directed federal agencies to take actions to encourage Iceland to change its whaling policy. In July, then-Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke, in line with requirements under the Pelly Amendment of[Read More…]
