Washington, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—April 13 2011. By: Ron Pollack, Executive Director for Families USA In a speech today, President Obama today offered his vision for reducing the federal deficit. The following is the statement of Ron Pollack, Executive Director of the health consumer organization Families USA, about the President’s speech: “The[Read More…]
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Trumka Statement on the President’s Fiscal Policy Speech
Washington, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—April 13, 2011. By: Richard Trumka, AFL-CIO President Today, President Obama gave a promise to America’s working people that he wouldn’t follow the path of the radical Republican fiscal agenda that leads to lost jobs and a national decline of standards. That commitment is essential at this crucial moment[Read More…]
State Department Briefing by Mark C. Toner, April 13, 2011
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 13, 2011. Index for Today’s Briefing DEPARTMENT State Department Assists Ukraine in Elimination of SCUD Missiles Libya Contact Group Meeting in Doha LIBYA Libyan Actions affect others in Region / Assessing Opposition Needs / Opposition Organization / U.S. to Assist with Challenges / Qadhafi Must Leave NATO Meeting[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama on Fiscal Policy, April 13, 2011
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 13, 2011 – 1:48 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you very much. (Applause.) Please have a seat. Please have a seat, everyone. It is wonderful to be back at GW. I want you to know that one of the reasons that I worked so hard with Democrats and[Read More…]
Côte d’Ivoire: UN Security Council Calls for Formation of an All-inclusive Government
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–13 April 2011 – The Security Council today encouraged the President of Côte d’Ivoire, Alassane Ouattara, to form an all-inclusive, broad-based Government now that he is assuming his responsibilities as head of State following the surrender of his predecessor, who had until this week refused to cede power after[Read More…]
Cub Cadet Recalls Riding Lawn Mowers Due to Fire Hazard
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 13, 2011. The following product safety recall was voluntarily conducted by the firm in cooperation with the CPSC. Consumers should stop using the product immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product. Name of Product: Cub Cadet riding lawn[Read More…]
Audubon Reports: Oil Persists, and So Do Concerns about Birds
New York, NY–(ENEWSPF)–April 13, 2011. One year after the BP oil disaster began in the Gulf of Mexico, Audubon experts report that oil can still be found in gulf marshes and beaches that provide critical habitat for at-risk birds. Recent trips through Louisiana’s Barataria Bay revealed tar balls on beaches[Read More…]
FAA Announces Additional Staffing at 27 Control Towers
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–April 13, 2011. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Randy Babbitt announced today that effective immediately the FAA will place an additional air traffic controller on the midnight shift at 27 control towers around the country that are currently staffed with only one controller during that[Read More…]
How The Model for the Affordable Care Act Is Working and Broadly Popular
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 13, 2011. The Affordable Care Act was signed into law one year ago. It is modeled in large part on the landmark Massachusetts health reform law enacted four years earlier in 2006. Opponents of the Affordable Care Act often attack it by distorting the facts about the Massachusetts[Read More…]
Enabling Coal Exports Clouds Environmental and Economic Goals
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 13, 2011. Today, the Center for American Progress released the report “Coal-Fired Conflict: Enabling Exports Clouds Environmental and Economic Goals,” by Kate Gordon and Tom Kenworthy. The report details the escalating battle over proposals to construct coal export terminals in the Pacific Northwest, the Obama administration’s leases of[Read More…]
