WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–April 21, 2010. The U.S. Department of the Treasury today released the following statement from Secretary Tim Geithner on the Senate Agriculture Committee’s passage of the The Wall Street Transparency and Accountability Act of 2010: “Today, the Senate took another step towards comprehensive financial reform. Under Chairman Lincoln’s strong leadership,[Read More…]
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GM Repays Treasury Loan in Full, TARP Repayments Reach $186 Billion
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–April 21, 2010. The U.S. Department of the Treasury today announced that General Motors (GM) has fully repaid its debt under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP). GM paid the remaining $4.7 billion of the total $6.7 billion in debt owed to Treasury. The repayment comes five years ahead of[Read More…]
Pirates Attack French Military Replenishment Ship SOMME – 6 Pirates Captured
Northwood, Middlesex–(ENEWSPF)–21 April 2010. During the night of 19th April 2010, 400 nautical miles from the coast of Somalia, French replenishment ship SOMME came under attack from two skiffs with six pirates on board. FS SOMME had been engaged in a support mission for the EU NAVFOR anti piracy operation[Read More…]
SEC Charges Prominent Miami Beach Businessman in Alleged $900 Million Ponzi Scheme
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 21, 2010 — The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged a prominent Miami Beach-based businessman and philanthropist with fraud for orchestrating a $900 million offering fraud and Ponzi scheme. The SEC alleges that Nevin K. Shapiro, the founder and president of Capitol Investments USA, Inc., sold investors securities[Read More…]
HHS Secretary Sebelius on List of Insurers That Will Provide Coverage for Young Adults under Age 26
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 21, 2010. I welcome the Blue Cross Blue Shield plans, Kaiser Permanente, and Humana to the growing list of insurers who are offering to continue health insurance for young adults graduating from college or aging out of their parents’ plan. This initiative, complementing the permanent policy in the[Read More…]
Illinois Small Businesses to be Notified of Health Insurance Reform Tax Credits
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 21, 2010. Working to lift the burden of rising health care costs on our small businesses so they can grow our economy and create jobs, Rep. Debbie Halvorson (IL-11) today announced that the nearly 15,000 small businesses immediately eligible for health care tax credits established in the new[Read More…]
AARP Report Shows Millions of Older Americans Suffering Under Weight of Poverty
WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 21, 2010. Today, the AARP Public Policy Institute released the report, “Older Americans in Poverty: A Snapshot,” which offers insights into challenges facing older adults in poverty, particularly in terms of affordability of basic needs. The report, which includes official federal and state data from 2008—the latest data[Read More…]
U.S. Government Unveils New Design for the $100 Note
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 21, 2010. Officials from the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the United States Secret Service today unveiled the new design for the $100 note. Complete with advanced technology to combat counterfeiting, the new design for the $100 note[Read More…]
$48.8 Billion in Highway Funds Now Available to States
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–April 21, 2010. U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced that $48.8 billion in highway funds is now available to state departments of transportation for federal projects through the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment (HIRE) Act. “With spring and summer highway construction seasons just beginning, these funds will help make[Read More…]
UN-Backed Agreement Outlines Main Issues on Global Flu Readiness
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–21 April 2010 – With an estimated 75 per cent of new infectious diseases in humans coming from animals and two new animal-to-human diseases expected to emerge each year, a United Nations-backed health conference in Viet Nam today wrapped up with an agreement to keep a close eye on[Read More…]
