Park Forest, Il–(ENEWSPF)–November 20, 2009. Today, the Senate Select Committee on Ethics has closed its inquiry on Senator Roland Burris. Below is the Public Letter of Qualified Admonition issued to Senator Burris by the Committee. Dear Senator Burris: After an extensive investigation, the Select Committee on Ethics is issuing this[Read More…]
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House Democrats Introduce Legislation to End High School Dropout Crisis
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 19, 2009. Democratic lawmakers announced today they will introduce critical legislation to address the high school dropout crisis, which poses a growing threat to the nation’s economic stability and global competitiveness. Nearly one-third of all high school students do not to graduate every year, costing the U.S. economy[Read More…]
Alabama School Reverses Decision To Bar Lesbian Student From Attending Prom With Her Girlfriend
RUSSELLVILLE, AL–(ENEWSPF)–November 20 – The American Civil Liberties Union today applauded Franklin County School System officials for reversing their decision barring a lesbian student from attending the school prom with her girlfriend. The School System’s about-face, permitting 17-year-old Tharptown High School junior Cynthia Stewart to bring her girlfriend to the[Read More…]
Statement from Press Secretary Robert Gibbs on House Passage of the Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 20, 2009. “President Obama commends the House of Representatives for taking action to protect the care and physician choice that Medicare beneficiaries and TRICARE patients have earned. The Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act includes key provisions to update the payment system – including eliminating the steep payment cut[Read More…]
P&G Voluntarily Recalls Specific Lots of Vicks Sinex Nasal Spray
Cincinnati–(ENEWSPF)–November 19, 2009. The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) announced today it is voluntarily recalling three lots of its Vicks Sinex nasal spray in three countries: the United States, Germany and the United Kingdom. The company said it is taking this precautionary step after finding the bacteria B. cepacia in[Read More…]
Just Ten Days Left To Lock-In Lowest Prepaid Tuition Prices
SPRINGFIELD, Ill–(ENEWSPF)–November 19, 2009. Paying for future college tuition and fees through the College Illinois!® 529 Prepaid Tuition Program will never be more affordable than it is right now, according to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC). That’s because there are only 10 days left until December prices kick in.[Read More…]
AARP Applauds Senate for Progress on Health Care Reform
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–November 18, 2009. AARP Executive Vice President Nancy LeaMond issued this statement following today’s introduction of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: “We applaud the Senate for merging the Finance and Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committees’ bills and taking another important step toward fixing what’s wrong[Read More…]
AARP Statement on H.R. 3961, the Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act of 2009
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–November 19, 2009. AARP Senior Vice President David Sloane released the following statement in support of H.R. 3961, the Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act of 2009: “H.R. 3961 will make certain that millions of Americans in Medicare will be able to keep their access to and choice of physicians, and[Read More…]
New Report: The True Story Behind the Fight for Marriage Equality in D.C.
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 19, 2009. Today the Center for American Progress held a press call to release its new report, Time to Stop the Lies: Countering Bishop Harry Jackson’s Gay Marriage Distortions. The call featured the author of the report, Jeff Krehely, Director of CAP’s LGBT Research and Communications Project, as[Read More…]
SEIU: Senate’s Health Reform Bill Puts Americans One Step Closer to Reform That Works for American People
WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 19, 2009. Service Employees International Union’s (SEIU) President Andy Stern released the following statement regarding the U.S. Senate’s release of its Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. “For close to a century, Presidents and congressional leaders have debated ways to fix our healthcare system. A system that leaves[Read More…]
