WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–April 28, 2010. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman Edolphus “Ed” Towns (D-NY), Ranking Member Darrell Issa (R-CA), Information Policy, Census and National Archives Subcommittee Chairman Lacy Clay (D-MO), Subcommittee Ranking Member Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) and Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) released the following statement today after the House[Read More…]
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House Passes Bipartisan Legislation to Reduce Excess Payments by Federal Agencies
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–April 28, 2010. The House of Representatives today unanimously passed H.R. 3393, the “Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Act of 2009” (IPERA), to ensure that taxpayer dollars are spent in the most responsible way possible and that if the government overpays for goods or services, it has the means to[Read More…]
House Republicans Ought to be Embarrassed about their Record on Fannie and Freddie
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 28, 2010. Rep. Spencer Bachus should know better. In a long op-ed in Politico, the Alabama Republican talks at length about the supposed Democratic failure to reform the GSEs, but apparently President Bush’s “ownership society” doesn’t apply to Republicans taking responsibility for their own failures. The Republican record[Read More…]
CBO Testifies on Military Compensation
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 28, 2010. To attract and retain the military personnel it needs, the Department of Defense (DoD) must offer a competitive compensation package—one that adequately rewards service members for their training and skills as well as for the rigors of military life, particularly the prospect of wartime deployment. This[Read More…]
ICON Health & Fitness Recalls Inversion Benches Due to Fall Hazard
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 28, 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. Name of Product: Nordic Track Revitalize, Gold’s Gym, and Weider Club Inversion Benches[Read More…]
Gogo Sports Recalls Children’s Hooded Sweatshirts with Drawstrings Due to Strangulation Hazard
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 28, 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. Name of Product: Children’s hooded sweatshirts with drawstrings Units: About 2,400 Manufacturer: Gogo[Read More…]
Scuba Diving Buoyancy Compensators Recalled by Ocean Management Systems Due to Drowning Hazard
WASHINGTON, D.C. – 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. Name of Product: Buoyancy Compensators used for Scuba Diving Units: About 20,000 Manufacturer: Ocean[Read More…]
Jo-Ann Stores to Pay $50,000 Civil Penalty for Allegedly Violating Federal Lead Paint Ban
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced today that Jo-Ann Stores Inc., of Hudson, Ohio, has agreed to pay a $50,000 civil penalty for allegedly importing and selling children’s products that violated the federal lead paint ban. The penalty settlement (pdf) which has been provisionally accepted[Read More…]
BRP Recalls Snowmobiles Due to Laceration Hazard from Projectiles
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 28, 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. Name of Product: BRP Ski-Doo snowmobiles Units: About 1,500 Manufacturer: Bombardier Recreational Products Inc., of Quebec, Canada and BRP Finland[Read More…]
Discount School Supply Recalls Double Egg Shakers Due to Violation of Lead Paint Standard
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 28, 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. Name of Product: Double Egg Shakers Units: About 3,000 Importer: Discount School Supply, of Monterey, Calif. Hazard: Surface paint on[Read More…]
