Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 7, 2013 – Rep. Frank Wolf (R-VA), chairman of the House Appropriations subcommittee that funds NASA, today held a press conference to discuss another potential security violation at NASA, this time at NASA Langley Research Center. Wolf also made several recommendations aimed at enforcing – and reforming –[Read More…]
Day: March 7, 2013
Mayor Emanuel Declares City Hall Open for Small Businesses
Announces Opening of City Hall Small Business Center as a “One-Stop Shop” For Licenses and Permits; Appoints Chief Small Business Officer To Advocate for Small Businesses CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–Marc 7, 2013. Mayor Rahm Emanuel today announced an overhaul of the way City Hall works with small businesses in order to cut red[Read More…]
Rat Poison Manufacturer Challenges EPA Ban of D-Con Product
Reckitt Benckiser wants to keep selling product despite health risks Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 7, 2013. On January 29, 2013, The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that it was cancelling registration of a dozen D-Con Mouse and Rat Control poisons based on the risk that they pose to children and non-target wildlife[Read More…]
Senator Kirk Statement on Legislation to Make Gun Trafficking a Federal Crime
Senate Judiciary Committee approves original Kirk-Gillibrand measure that would crack down on the flow of illegal weapons to drug gangs WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–March 7, 2013. U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) released the following statement after the Senate Judiciary Committee today considered a bipartisan bill that would combat gun trafficking and straw purchases.[Read More…]
Senate Judiciary Committee Approves Bipartisan Legislation to Combat Gun Trafficking Authored By Chairman Patrick Leahy
Measure To Outlaw Straw Purchasing and Gun Trafficking Has Bipartisan Support WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–March 7, 2013. The Senate Judiciary Committee, on a bipartisan vote, Thursday approved legislation authored by Chairman Patrick Leahy and coauthored by Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) that would for the first time explicitly make illegal the abusive practice of[Read More…]
A 40 Percent Zero-Carbon Energy Target by 2035 for the World’s Largest Economies
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 7, 2013. The Center for American Progress today released a proposal for the Major Economies Forum to adopt a 40 percent zero-carbon electricity target by the year 2035. The forum includes the world’s 17 largest carbon emitters, who together account for 80 percent of the world’s greenhouse gas[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan Alleges Financial Advisor Deceived Springfield Area Seniors
Chicago–(ENEWSPF)–March 7, 2013. Attorney General Lisa Madigan and Secretary of State Jesse White took coordinated action today against a Springfield man for fraudulently marketing and selling insurance investment products to seniors. Madigan filed a lawsuit earlier today in Sangamon County Circuit Court against Richard Lee Van Dyke Jr. and his[Read More…]
State Health Department Urges Greater HIV/AIDS Education, Awareness for Women & Girls
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–March 7, 2103. HIV/AIDS remains a serious public health issue for women and girls. In Illinois, more than 7,000 women and adolescent girls are living with HIV. The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) joins healthcare advocates nationwide urging education and testing on National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day,[Read More…]
Medical Marijuana Moves Forward in New Hampshire
CONCORD–(ENEWSPF)–March 7, 2013. A bill to allow New Hampshire residents to use medical marijuana in the treatment of their debilitating medical conditions moved one step closer to becoming law Thursday when it was approved 14-1 by the House Committee on Health, Human Services, and Elderly Affairs. It will now be[Read More…]
Remarks by Ambassador Susan E. Rice, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations, At the Security Council Stakeout, March 7, 2013
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–March 7, 2013. Ambassador Rice: Good morning, everyone. Today the Security Council unanimously adopted Resolution 2094, strongly condemning North Korea’s highly provocative February 12 nuclear test and imposing significant new sanctions under Chapter VII of the UN Charter. The strength, breadth, and severity of these sanctions will raise the[Read More…]
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