Remarks by Rose Gottemoeller, Acting Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security at the Geneva Centre for Security Policy Geneva, Switzerland–(ENEWSPF)–March 20, 2013. Remarks as Delivered: Thank you, Fred, and thank you to the staff here at the Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP) for hosting me. It is great to[Read More…]
Day: March 20, 2013
Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force Executive Director Michael J. Bresnick at the Exchequer Club of Washington, D.C.
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 20, 2013. Good afternoon. Thank you for that kind introduction, and thank you all for having me here today. I’d especially like to thank John Ryan, my friend and President and Chief Executive Officer of the Conference of State Bank Supervisors, for inviting me to speak.[Read More…]
Hospice of Arizona and Related Entities Pay $12 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 20, 2013. Hospice of Arizona L.C., along with a related entity, American Hospice Management LLC, and their parent corporation, American Hospice Management Holdings LLC, have agreed to pay $12 million to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by submitting or causing the submission of false[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama and President Peres After Meeting, March 20, 2013
Jerusalem–(ENEWSPF)–March 20, 2013 – 5:10 P.M. IST PRESIDENT PERES: President Obama, it is a great privilege for me and for the people of Israel to host you here in Jerusalem. It was a real pleasure to sit with a true friend — very knowledgeable, fortunately — and sit candidly and[Read More…]
Statement by Acting Secretary of Labor Seth D. Harris Regarding Bureau of Labor Statistics Report on Employment Among Veterans
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–March 20, 2013. Acting Secretary of Labor Seth D. Harris issued the following statement on today’s release of 2012 veterans’ employment data by the Bureau of Labor Statistics: “Today’s veterans’ employment report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows promising signs that post-9/11 veterans are finding and keeping jobs in[Read More…]
SEIU Welcomes Senator Rand Paul’s Support for Commonsense Immigration Reform
WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 20, 2013. As more bipartisan support continues to grow in America for commonsense immigration reform, U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R- KY) today added his voice to the national discussion, urging his party to relent its long-standing opposition to a pathway to citizenship for the 11 million undocumented immigrants[Read More…]
GM Recall of Certain Model Year 2013 Buick LaCrosse and 2013 Cadillac SRX Vehicles
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 20, 2013. SUMMARY: General Motors (GM) is recalling certain model year 2013 Buick LaCrosse vehicles, manufactured between April 25, 2012, through March 6, 2013, and model year 2013 Cadillac SRX vehicles, manufactured between May 29, 2012, through February 18, 2013 for failing to comply with the requirements of[Read More…]
Device Keeps Human Liver Alive Outside Body
World first: human liver kept alive and functioning on machine outside patient’s body World first: livers kept alive on device successfully transplanted into two patients Oxford University machine could as much as double number of livers for transplant Technology currently being trialled for first time with humans at King’s College[Read More…]
Senate Judiciary Committee Holds Hearing On Domestic Use Of Drones
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–March 20, 2013 – The Senate Judiciary Committee is currently holding a hearing entitled, “The Future of Drones in America: Law Enforcement and Privacy Considerations.” Committee Chairman Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), who outlined his concerns about the growing use of drones by federal and local authorities in January, delivered the[Read More…]
American Federation of Teachers President’s Statement on Exclusion of Assault Weapons Ban from Senate Gun Violence Prevention Bill
Washington–(ENEWSPF)–March 20, 2013. American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten released the following statement on the decision to omit the proposed ban on assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition magazines from the gun violence prevention legislation moving through the Senate. “Assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition magazines have no place in a[Read More…]