WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 29, 2011. U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL), Thad Cochran (R-MS), and Scott Brown (R-MA) today introduced bipartisan legislation to improve the quality of life for people with kidney disease. The Comprehensive Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage for Kidney Transplant Patients Act would assist thousands of Americans under the age of[Read More…]
Day: July 30, 2011
Durbin, Kirk Ask Airlines to Put Consumers First
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–July 29, 2011. In response to rising airline ticket rates following a partial Federal Aviation Administration shutdown, Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Mark Kirk (R-IL) have sent a letter to Nicholas Calio, President and CEO of the Air Transport Association, calling into question the fare hikes instituted by many[Read More…]
Statement by the White House Press Secretary on the House Passed Budget Bill
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 29, 2011. The bill passed today in the House with exclusively Republican votes would have us face another debt ceiling crisis in just a few months by demanding the Constitution be amended or America defaults. This bill has been declared dead on arrival in the Senate. Now[Read More…]
White House Press Briefing by Jay Carney, July 29, 2011
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 29, 2011 – 12:48 P.M. EDT MR. CARNEY: Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Thank you for coming to the White House for your daily briefing. Before I take your questions, I have with me here today two people who can tell you about the tangible, even historic,[Read More…]