Month: March 2013

Sequestration Impact on Illinois: Impact of March 1st Cuts on Middle Class Families, Jobs and Economic Security

Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- Unless Congress acts by March 1st, a series of automatic cuts—called the sequester—will take effect that threaten hundreds of thousands of middle class jobs, and cut vital services for children, seniors, people with mental illness and our men and women in uniform. There is no question that we[Read More…]

DOD Press Briefing on Sequestration from the Pentagon

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 1, 2013. SECRETARY OF DEFENSE CHUCK HAGEL: Deputy Secretary Carter and I wanted to take a few minutes this afternoon to talk a little bit about sequestration and what was announced today. Many of you saw the President a few hours ago. And I’ll make a statement, and[Read More…]

Senator Durbin: Sequester Poses Imminent Threat to Bio-Medical Research in Illinois

Senator Urges Bipartisan Action to Replace Automatic Cuts with Balanced Deficit Reduction CHICAGO, IL–(ENEWSPF)–March 1, 2013. Illinois’ leading research universities and hospitals stand to lose nearly $40 million in funding from the National Institute of Health (NIH) as a result of the sequestration budget cuts that take hold today, U.S.[Read More…]

Alliance for Retired Americans Friday Alert, March 1, 2013

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 1, 2013. Sequester Cuts Will Be Harmful to Seniors On Thursday, the U.S. Senate blocked a plan to avert the sequester without harming Social Security, Medicare, or Medicaid. As a result, the cuts imposed by sequestration will be in place as of today and will be gradually implemented.[Read More…]

State Department Releases Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement on the Proposed Keystone XL Pipeline

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 1, 2013. Today, the U.S. Department of State released a Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) in response to TransCanada’s May 2012 application for the Keystone XL pipeline that would run from Canada to Nebraska. The document is a draft technical review of potential environmental impacts associated with[Read More…]

State Department Briefing by Patrick Ventrell, March 1, 2013

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 1, 2013. Index for Today’s Briefing KENYA Elections EGYPT Secretary Kerry’s Travel PAKISTAN/IRAN Pipeline / Energy Crisis in Pakistan ISRAEL U.S. Citizen Denied Entry NORTH KOREA Dennis Rodman Visit RUSSIA Denial of Visa to Congressman Smith BRAZIL Death of State Department Contractor SINGAPORE Investigation into the Death of[Read More…]

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