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March 02, 2009
March 2, 2009Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement on President Obama's nomination of Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius as Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. Full service.
Campaign for America's Future co-director Roger Hickey congratulated President Obama today on his choice of Gov. Kathleen Sebelius, D-Kansas, to be secretary of health and human services and Nancy Ann DeParle to be director of the White House Office for health Reform. Hickey praised the president's plan to make a choice of public health insurance the cornerstone of his reforms, noting that it is critical for the economic recovery of the country and the health and financial security of everyone in America. Full release.
Having your flight canceled because of the snowstorm is bad enough, but imagine having to sit helpless and strapped in, on the tarmac, for as long as 8 hours beforehand. Full release.
Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement today in recognition of Women's History Month: Full release.
he Department of Justice today released two previously undisclosed Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) memoranda and seven previously undisclosed opinions. Full release.
- As an increasing number of parents are choosing to delay, or even refuse, childhood immunizations for their children, many pediatricians are concerned parents do not fully understand the potential dangers to their children and others. Full release.
Karen Ignagni, President and CEO of America's Health Insurance Plans, issued the following statement today in response to the President's nomination of Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius to be Secretary of Health and Human Services and the appointment of Nancy-Ann DeParle to head the White House Office for Health Reform: Full release.
While some media outlets are reporting more than $1 trillion in new taxes in the Obama budget, Grassfire.org has identified more than $1.6 trillion, and possibly as much as $2.2 trillion. Full release.
The following are remarks as prepared for delivery by Attorney General Eric Holder. Full release.
Explosive growth in the number of people on probation or parole has propelled the population of the American corrections system to more than 7.3 million, or 1 in every 31 U.S. adults, according to a report released today by the Pew Center on the States. The vast majority of these offenders live in the community, yet new data in the report finds that nearly 90 percent of state corrections dollars are spent on prisons. One in 31: The Long Reach of American Corrections examines the scale and cost of prison, jail, probation and parole in each of the 50 states, and provides a blueprint for states to cut both crime and spending by reallocating prison expenses to fund stronger supervision of the large number of offenders in the community. Full release.
The New York State Department of Health today released a new round of ads urging healthcare providers to make quitting a priority with their patients who smoke. "Your Patients Are Listening" features images of patients with oversized ears to dramatize smokers' receptiveness to cessation assistance from their doctor. Full release.
-- Native American children who live in rural areas are at greater risk of clubfoot recurrence following treatment than other rural populations, and researchers are beginning to understand why. According to a study published in the March 2009 issue of The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (http://www.ejbjs.org/)(JBJS), cultural differences and communication barriers are factors that appear to contribute to this increased risk. Full release.
Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) today published its Energy and Resource Investment Strategy (ERIS), a breakthrough approach to energy planning. Additionally, the newly launched ERIS website contains a case study exploring how ERIS was successfully applied to RMI's work with the City of Palo Alto Utilities (CPAU), in California. Full release.
The following was released today by the Republican National Committee: As Sebelius Sweeps Into Washington, Will Her High-Tax Tendencies Decimate The American Health Care System? AFTER PROPOSING BILLIONS IN NEW TAXES, OBAMA ANNOUNCES SEBELIUS AS HHS SECRETARY. Full release.