WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 12, 2012. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today said that the increase in Amtrak ridership over the last year is good news for travelers that looking for a safer, greener, more efficient transportation option and businesses that rely on the economic activity generated along the four Illinois-supported Amtrak[Read More…]
Day: September 12, 2012
Senators Durbin, Blumenthal Once Again Ask FDA to Address Their Energy Drink Concerns
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 12, 2012. U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) today asked the Food and Drug Administration to respond to their specific concerns regarding the interaction of ingredients in energy drinks and the effect that the caffeine in energy drinks has on children and adolescents. In[Read More…]
Senators Menendez, Kirk Call For More Reductions In Oil Purchases From Iran
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 12, 2012. In a letter today to U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, U.S. Senators Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) and Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) urged the Administration to adopt a minimum standard for the reduction of petroleum purchases from Iran in order for countries to receive an additional exception under Section[Read More…]
Senator Kirk Statement on Attacks in Libya and Egypt
WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–September 12, 2012. United States Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) today released the following statement on the attacks on American diplomats in Libya and Egypt: “As we continue to learn the details of the attacks on Americans in our diplomatic posts in Libya and Egypt, my thoughts and prayers[Read More…]
ACLU of Florida Launches ‘Let Me Vote’ Campaign to Empower Vulnerable Voters
Floridians share personal stories to highlight the importance of becoming informed to overcome voting barriers WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–September 12 – Today, a group of Floridians ranging from lifelong voting rights activists to newly sworn-in U.S. citizens came together to share stories of overcoming newly-created barriers to the ballot box and participate[Read More…]
Military Families, Schools Near Military Bases Already Suffering from Looming Sequester
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 12, 2012. Today the Center for American Progress released a new analysis describing how the upcoming federal sequester has already forced budget cuts to schools located on or near military installations. While the vast majority of federal government money provided to school districts is forward funded, that is[Read More…]
Center for American Progress Statement on the Death of Ambassador Stevens in Libya
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 12, 2012. Today, the Center for American Progress released the following statement from CAP Senior Fellow Brian Katulis on the death of Ambassador Stevens in Libya: The attack in Benghazi that killed U.S. Ambassador to Libya Christopher Stevens, his colleague Sean Smith, and two other colleagues is a[Read More…]
Center for American Progress Map Shows 30 National Park Units Face Prospect of Future Oil and Gas Drilling
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 12, 2012. Today the Center for American Progress released a map that highlights 30 national park units that face the prospect of future oil and gas drilling and 12 national park units that have current drilling operations. Among the 30 threatened areas, the Flight 93 memorial in Pennsylvania[Read More…]
Center for American Progress President Neera Tanden on 2011 Poverty, Income, and Health Coverage Numbers
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 12, 2012. In response to the Census Bureau’s release of the 2011 poverty, income, and health data in the Current Population Survey, President and CEO of Center for American Progress Neera Tanden issued the following statement: New Census Bureau data on poverty, income, and health insurance data should[Read More…]
Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2011
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 12, 2012. The U.S. Census Bureau announced today that in 2011, median household income declined, the poverty rate was not statistically different from the previous year and the percentage of people without health insurance coverage decreased. Real median household income in the United States in 2011 was $50,054,[Read More…]
