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March 18, 2009
March 18, 2009he Disabled American Veterans today commended the Obama administration for backing down from a controversial proposal that would force private insurance companies to pay for the treatment of military veterans who suffered service-related disabilities and injuries. Full release.
The Obama Administration could act immediately to stop the import into the U.S. of AK-47-type assault rifles that have become one of the favored weapons of Mexican drug cartels, Violence Policy Center (VPC) Legislative Director Kristen Rand told a Congressional subcommittee today. For a copy of Rand's testimony, please see http://www.vpc.org/randtestify.pdf. Full release.
The nation's preterm birth rate declined slightly in 2007 - a finding that the March of Dimes hopes will prove to be the start of a new trend in improved maternal and infant health. Full release.
Lev L. Dassin, the Acting U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Joseph M. Demarest Jr., the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the FBI's New York Field Division, announced today that David G. Friehling, the accountant for Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities, LLC (BLMIS), surrendered this morning on a criminal complaint charging him with securities fraud, aiding and abetting investment adviser fraud, and four counts of filing false audit reports with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Full release.
The teen birth rate in the United States increased 1% in 2007, according to data released today by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS). This is the second year in a row that the teen birth rate has increased. The increase follows 14 years of continuous decline in the teen birth rate. That is, after declining 34% between 1991 and 2005, the teen birth rate has now increased 5% between 2005 and 2007. Full release.
David P. Wright, Co-Chair of the Alliance for Biosecurity and Chairman and CEO of PharmAthene, Inc., testified today before the House Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Subcommittee on the critical importance of developing drugs, vaccines and other medical countermeasures needed to protect Americans from bioterrorism and other catastrophic health emergencies. Effective medical countermeasures for many of the chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) agents that pose the greatest threat to the United States do not currently exist, and Wright argued that the federal government should take a more active role in supporting their development to bolster the nation's biosecurity. Full release.
The United States Senate passed a bill last night sponsored by Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship Chair Mary Landrieu, D-La., and Ranking Member Olympia J. Snowe, R-Maine, to temporarily extend the Small Business Administration's (SBA) programs through July 31, 2009. The bill was passed by the House of Representatives earlier yesterday. Specifically, the bill extends the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, which would have expired on Friday, giving Congress more time to pass a comprehensive bipartisan bill that will strengthen and improve the SBIR program and provide long-term stability for the program. SBIR is necessary for the planning purposes of agencies and the business models of our small, high-technology firms. Full release.
Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich today called on the Obama administration to abandon the strategy of bailing out failing companies, and instead insist that companies choose bankruptcy or receivership as the only way to restore a sense of order and fairness to the economic system. Full release.
Afghanistan faces a dangerous and challenging time. The Afghan people long for security, economic empowerment and political stability. While these goals seemed within reach in the years immediately after the fall of the Taliban, the progress made is threatened today. Some voices around the world are saying that we -- Afghans -- are not capable of building an effective state, that we are not ready to pursue a democratic order, or that we are not prepared to join the modern world. We reject these fallacies, but they are a clear sign that the world is beginning to lose patience with Afghans. The situation is serious -- and we Afghans must acknowledge our shortcomings, seek to learn lessons, and respond promptly and appropriately. Full release.