As Senators consider bill on oil spill penalties, conservationists urge lawmakers to invest fines in Gulf’s natural systems and communities that need them Washington–(ENEWSPF)–August 1, 2011. Leading conservation groups working across the Gulf of Mexico have submitted to the White House a blueprint for action that federal, state and local[Read More…]
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Governor Quinn Signs Illinois DREAM Act
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 1, 2011. Governor Pat Quinn today signed historic legislation to increase education opportunities to children of immigrants in Illinois. The Illinois DREAM Act creates a privately-funded scholarship program for high school graduates from immigrant families who wish to attend college. “All children have the right to a first-class education,”[Read More…]
CBO Analysis of August 1 Budget Control Act
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 1, 2011. Summary The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has estimated the impact on the deficit of the Budget Control Act of 2011, as posted on the Web site of the House Committee on Rules on August 1, 2011. The legislation would: Establish caps on discretionary spending through[Read More…]
Affordable Care Act Ensures Women Receive Preventive Services at No Additional Cost
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 1, 2011. Historic new guidelines that will ensure women receive preventive health services at no additional cost were announced today by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Developed by the independent Institute of Medicine, the new guidelines require new health insurance plans to cover women’s[Read More…]
HHS Honors 15th Anniversary of National Minority Donor Awareness Day
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 1, 2011. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services today joins with health advocates across the country in observing the 15th annual National Minority Donor Awareness Day. Minorities account for more than half of the 111,000-plus people waiting for a lifesaving organ transplant. “By increasing awareness of[Read More…]
Statement from Surgeon General Dr. Regina M. Benjamin on World Breastfeeding Week, August 1-7, 2011
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 1, 2011. World Breastfeeding Week provides an opportunity to highlight the benefits of breastfeeding and to encourage everyone to support mothers who want to breastfeed. One of the most highly effective preventive measures a mother can take to protect the health of her infant and herself is to[Read More…]
UN Investigating Exchange of Fire Along Israeli-Lebanese Border
UNIFIL Peacekeeper patrols the “Blue Line” that demarcates the border between Lebanon and Israel NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)-1 August 2011. The United Nations said it has opened an investigation into the exchange of fire that occurred early Monday morning between Lebanese and Israeli forces along their common border. The incident between the[Read More…]
Statement by President Obama on the Occasion of Ramadan
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 1, 2011. As Ramadan begins, Michelle and I would like to send our best wishes to Muslim communities in the United States and around the world. Ramadan is a festive time that is anticipated for months by Muslims everywhere. Families and communities share the happiness of gathering[Read More…]
Fact Sheet: Bipartisan Debt Deal: A Win for the Economy and Budget Discipline
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 1, 2011. The debt deal announced yesterday is a victory for bipartisan compromise, for the economy and for the American people. The agreement: Removes the cloud of uncertainty over our economy at this critical time, by ensuring that no one will be able to use the threat of[Read More…]
ACLU in Court Today Asking Judge to Hold CIA in Contempt for Destroying Torture Videotapes
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–August 1, 2011. The American Civil Liberties Union and cooperating attorneys will be in court today arguing that a federal judge should hold the CIA in contempt for brazenly violating his orders by destroying videotapes showing the torture of two detainees, Abu Zubaydah and Abd Al-Rahim Al-Nashiri. The ACLU[Read More…]
