WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–March 22 – “The passage of health reform tonight is a huge step forward for the country. It happened because 219 Members of the House of Representatives stood up to the powerful Washington health insurance industry lobby. “Now that the political wrangling in Washington is over, Americans will soon experience[Read More…]
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SEIU: Yesterday, Congress Stood Up For the People
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 22, 2010. Statement by SEIU President Stern regarding passage of health care reform legislation. Six years ago, 20,000 SEIU nurses, doctors, patients and advocates marched across the Golden Gate Bridge calling for fundamental reform to our national healthcare system. Today, that long march ended with an historic victory.[Read More…]
Clinton Foundation Haiti Fund Fact Sheet, March 22 Update
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–March 22, 2010. Since the creation of the Clinton Foundation Haiti Fund in January, the Fund has raised over $14 million from more than 100,000 individuals for relief, recovery, and reconstruction assistance, and in the month after the disaster has allocated $3 million to a dozen 501(c)3’s on the[Read More…]
House Passes Largest Investment in College Aid in U.S. History
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 22, 2010. Yesterday, the U.S. House of Representatives approved a landmark measure to make college more affordable for millions of Americans, and create jobs that stay in the U.S., at no cost to taxpayers. The House passed the bill, the Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act, by[Read More…]
Speaker Pelosi Remarks at Enrollment Ceremony for Senate Health Insurance Reform Bill
Washington, D.C–(ENEWSPF)–March 22, 2010. Speaker Nancy Pelosi, House Leaders, and Committee Chairs held an enrollment ceremony in the Capitol today to sign the Senate health insurance reform bill and send it to President Obama for his signature into law. Yesterday, the House passed the passed the Senate bill by a[Read More…]
USW Applauds Historic Step for Health Care Reform
Pittsburgh, PA–(ENEWSPF)–March 22, 2010. The United Steelworkers (USW) today applauded the historic vote by the U.S. House of Representatives to pass health insurance reform and called on the Senate to act swiftly on the corrections legislation that will help millions of Americans. “Yesterday’s historic vote was a huge step in[Read More…]
Statement of Secretary of Labor Solis on Passage of Health Care Reform
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–March 22, 2010. Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis today issued the following statement on passage of a health care reform bill by the U.S. House of Representatives: “A new day is finally dawning for every American family that has seen its wages and dreams eroded by a health care[Read More…]
Marian Catholic Group Interpretation Earns Sectional Title
Group Interpretation team members perform “Protestants Cry, Too” for Marian Catholic students in the Library. Actors include Mary Lou Herbias (Calumet City), Jaime Patriarca (Park Forest), Jonathan Williamsen (Steger), Conor Keane (Oak Forest), Kiayla Jackson (Sauk Village), Jaboukie Young-White (Harvey), Kyle Fitzgerald (Park Forest), and Adam King (Lansing). Not pictured[Read More…]
Rep. Patrick Kennedy Applauds Passage of Health Care Reform
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 22, 2010. Congressman Patrick J. Kennedy (D-RI) issued the following statement today, following the passage of health care reform legislation in the House of Representatives: “Today marks a victory that has been a long time coming. Longer than the last year, since the White House Forum on Health[Read More…]
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Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)–As our loyal readers are aware, eNews Park Forest began as a source for Park Forest residents to obtain local news. Based on the input of our readers, the scope of eNews was expanded to provide the latest local and national news. According to readership statistics, our readership[Read More…]
