Day: May 25, 2010

Senators Introduce Bill to Help Transit Agencies Reverse Fare Hikes and Service Cuts

WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—May 25, 2010. Today Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee Chairman Chris Dodd (D-CT) along with Senators Robert Menendez (D-NJ), Dick Durbin (D-IL), Charles Schumer (D-NY), Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Jack Reed (D-RI), and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) introduced a bill to authorize emergency funding for transit agencies to[Read More…]

Senators Dodd, Berman on Iran Sanctions Conference Report

WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—May 25, 2010. Today Senate Banking Committee Chairman Chris Dodd (D-CT) and House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Howard Berman (D-CA), co-chairs of the Iran sanctions conference, released the following statement regarding the anticipated timing of final action on an Iran sanctions conference report on H.R. 2194. “The draft United Nations[Read More…]

CPSC Identifies Manufacturers of Problem Drywall Made in China

WASHINGTON, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—May 25, 2010. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is releasing today the names of the drywall manufacturers whose drywall emitted high levels of hydrogen sulfide in testing conducted for the agency by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL). There is a strong association between hydrogen sulfide and metal[Read More…]

Utility Snow Sled Hitch Recalled by Pelican International Due to Injury Hazard

WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 25, 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. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.[Read More…]

It’s Time for Republicans to Come to the Table and Offer Real Solutions for Immigration Reform

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–May 25 – In response to President Barack Obama’s meeting with Republican Senators today to discuss how to move forward on immigration reform Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Executive Vice-President, Eliseo Medina released the following statement: “President Obama’s admirable effort to invite Republicans to the table on immigration reform is[Read More…]

Briefs Filed in Florida, Illinois and New Jersey to Support the Supreme Court’s Olmstead Decision

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–May 25, 2010.  The Justice Department today announced it has filed briefs in three separate cases in Florida, Illinois and New Jersey as part of its continuing effort to enforce civil rights laws that require states to end discrimination against and unnecessary segregation of persons with disabilities. The department’s filings[Read More…]

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