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Press Briefing by OMB Director Jack Lew and CEA Chairman Austan Goolsbee on the Budget, Feb. 14, 2011

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 14, 2011 – 12:31 P.M. EST MR. BAER:  Hey, everybody.  Thanks for coming.  I’m Ken Baer from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).  Austan Goolsbee, the chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, will go over the economic assumptions and take some questions, and then Jack will[Read More…]

Treasury Budget Focused on Economic Growth, Departmental Efficiencies

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–February 14, 2011.   As part of the Administration’s comprehensive plan to make investments that will foster economic growth and job creation while making the tough choices on things we cannot afford, Secretary Tim Geithner today highlighted parts of the President’s Fiscal Year 2012 Budget intended to continue our country on[Read More…]

DOD Releases Fiscal 2012 Budget Proposal

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 14, 2011.  President Barack Obama today sent to Congress a proposed defense budget of $671 billion for fiscal 2012.  The request for the Department of Defense (DoD) includes $553 billion in discretionary budget authority to fund base defense programs and $118 billion to support overseas contingency operations (OCO),[Read More…]

President Obama’s Energy Budget Invests in Innovation, Clean Energy, and National Security Priorities

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 14, 2011.  U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu today detailed President Barack Obama’s $29.5 billion Fiscal Year 2012 budget request for the Department of Energy, emphasizing that it is part of an Administration-wide plan to win the future by out-innovating, out-educating and out-building the rest of the world.[Read More…]

New NIH Cookbook Encourages Families to Eat Healthfully

bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–February 14, 2011.  Nutritious meals can be tasty and easy to prepare, according to a new family cookbook from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), part of the National Institutes of Health. Keep the Beat Recipes: Deliciously Healthy Family Meals has more than 40 kid-tested recipes featuring[Read More…]

Updated NDEP Guide Helps Keep Children With Diabetes Safe at School

Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–February 14, 2011.  School-age children with diabetes face unique challenges and sometimes dangerous situations tied to their oftentimes unpredictable glucose levels. To help teachers, principals and others ensure the safety of youngsters with diabetes during the school day, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ National Diabetes Education[Read More…]

NIH Study Finds Two Pesticides Associated With Parkinson’s Disease

Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–February 14, 2011.  New research shows a link between use of two pesticides, rotenone and paraquat, and Parkinson’s disease. People who used either pesticide developed Parkinson’s disease approximately 2.5 times more often than non-users. The study was a collaborative effort conducted by researchers at the National Institute of Environmental[Read More…]

Overview of President Obama’s 2012 Budget

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 14, 2011.  Having emerged from the worst recession in generations, the President has put forward a plan to rebuild our economy and win the future by out-innovating, out-educating, and out-building our global competitors and creating the jobs and industries of tomorrow. But we cannot rebuild our economy and[Read More…]

Remarks by President Obama on Unveiling of the Budget

Baltimore, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–February 14, 2011 – 10:25 A.M. EST THE PRESIDENT:  Well, good morning, everybody.  I am here at Parkville Middle School and Center of Technology outside of Baltimore with Secretary Arne Duncan and Budget Director Jack Lew.  And I just came to Parkville on a day where we are unveiling[Read More…]

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