Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 25, 2010. The President had a good exchange with the Senate Republican Conference today about priorities for the balance of the year. He asked for their cooperation in finishing work on measures to help create jobs and improve our economy, including one to help make loans available to[Read More…]
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Salazar: IG Report on Abuses in MMS is ‘Yet Another Reason to Clean House’
WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 25, 2010. A report by the Department of the Interior Inspector General on ethical lapses at the Minerals Management Service (MMS) between 2000 and 2008 highlights the importance of Interior’s ongoing agenda to reform the agency and of new ethics reforms implemented in early 2009. The report, which[Read More…]
Chairman Feinstein Blasts Shoddy Oversight of Offshore Drilling at Minerals Management Service
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—May 25, 2010. In response to a new Interior Department Inspector General report about the Minerals Management Service (MMS), Interior Appropriations Subcommittee Chairman Feinstein today blasted the agency’s shoddy oversight of offshore drilling and criticized reports of overly cozy relationships revealed between MMS regulators and oil industry officials. Chairman[Read More…]
President Obama Calls on Congress to Pass a Small Business Jobs Package
WASHINGTON, DC—(ENEWSPF)—May 25, 2010. Today, at an event honoring Small Business Owners of the Year from across the country, the President will urge Congress to pass a Small Business Jobs Package, including a proposal he put forth in early February to create a new Small Business Lending Fund to provide[Read More…]
Military Leaders Tell Congress Time Has Come To Repeal ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 25, 2010. On Monday, Congressman Patrick Murphy touted a strongly worded open letter in which a dozen retired military leaders told Congress and the White House that the time has come to overturn the “discriminatory and misguided” policy known as “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.” The signers of the[Read More…]
Wall Street Reform in the Senate Takes Steps to Rein in Private Student Lending
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–May 25 – Statement from Chris Lindstrom, U.S. PIRG Higher Education Program Director. “On Friday, May 20, the Senate passed S. 3217, the Restoring American Financial Stability Act. The bill creates a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to protect consumers of financial products, including private student loans. “As states cut[Read More…]
Update on Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Response, May 25, 2010
GULF COAST—(ENEWSPF)—May 25, 2010. BP today provided an update on developments in the response to the MC252 oil well incident in the Gulf of Mexico. Subsea efforts continue to focus on progressing options to stop the flow of oil from the well through interventions via the MC252 blow out preventer[Read More…]
Remarks by Secretary of State Clinton at Closing of U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue
Beijing, China–(ENEWSPF)–May 25, 2010. SECRETARY CLINTON: Thank you very much. On behalf of all of the American delegation, I want to thank our generous hosts, Vice-Premier Wang and State Councilor Dai, for their excellent preparation and the extraordinary time that has been given to this dialogue, along with the Chinese[Read More…]
Remarks by Secretary of State Clinton at Signing Ceremony Launching the U.S.-China Consultation on People-to-People Exchange
Beijing, China–(ENEWSPF)–May 25, 2010. SECRETARY CLINTON: I am delighted to join State Councilor Liu and Vice Minister Hao Ping at this magnificent national center for the performing arts. It is a personal pleasure for me to be here with all of you for the launching of this very important U.S.-China[Read More…]
Statement by President Obama on Signing of the Lord’s Resistance Army Disarmament and Northern Uganda Recovery Act
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 24, 2010. Today, I signed into law the Lord’s Resistance Army Disarmament and Northern Uganda Recovery Act of 2009. The legislation crystallizes the commitment of the United States to help bring an end to the brutality and destruction that have been a hallmark of the LRA across several[Read More…]
