Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—May 25, 2010. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) and Ranking Member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today praised the President’s signing of a law to boost recovery efforts in Haiti, following January’s devastating earthquake. Baucus and Grassley introduced the Haiti Economic Lift Program (HELP) Act, which became law yesterday,[Read More…]
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Senator Boxer Encouraged by Strong Justice Department Response to BP Oil Spill
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—May 25, 2010. U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, today released a letter she received from the United States Department of Justice detailing steps the Department has taken to date to respond to the ongoing Deepwater Horizon oil spill in[Read More…]
Senators Introduce Bill to Help Transit Agencies Reverse Fare Hikes and Service Cuts
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—May 25, 2010. Today Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee Chairman Chris Dodd (D-CT) along with Senators Robert Menendez (D-NJ), Dick Durbin (D-IL), Charles Schumer (D-NY), Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Jack Reed (D-RI), and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) introduced a bill to authorize emergency funding for transit agencies to[Read More…]
Senators Dodd, Berman on Iran Sanctions Conference Report
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—May 25, 2010. Today Senate Banking Committee Chairman Chris Dodd (D-CT) and House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Howard Berman (D-CA), co-chairs of the Iran sanctions conference, released the following statement regarding the anticipated timing of final action on an Iran sanctions conference report on H.R. 2194. “The draft United Nations[Read More…]
CPSC Identifies Manufacturers of Problem Drywall Made in China
WASHINGTON, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—May 25, 2010. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is releasing today the names of the drywall manufacturers whose drywall emitted high levels of hydrogen sulfide in testing conducted for the agency by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL). There is a strong association between hydrogen sulfide and metal[Read More…]
Cummins Power Generation Recalls Portable Generators Due to Fire Hazard
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 25, 2010. 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: Portable Generators Units: About[Read More…]
Chairs Recalled by Brunswick Bowling & Billiards Corporation Due to Fall Hazard
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 25, 2010. 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: 830B and 830D Voltaire[Read More…]
Utility Snow Sled Hitch Recalled by Pelican International Due to Injury Hazard
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 25, 2010. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.[Read More…]
It’s Time for Republicans to Come to the Table and Offer Real Solutions for Immigration Reform
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–May 25 – In response to President Barack Obama’s meeting with Republican Senators today to discuss how to move forward on immigration reform Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Executive Vice-President, Eliseo Medina released the following statement: “President Obama’s admirable effort to invite Republicans to the table on immigration reform is[Read More…]
UN Launches Campaign for Universal Ban on Sale and Prostitution of Children
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–25 May 2010 – The United Nations today launched a major campaign for universal adoption of treaty protocols that outlaw the sale of children, child prostitution and pornography, and protect youngsters in armed conflict, with Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon calling for full ratification by 2012. “The sad truth is that[Read More…]
