Congressman Heck made the following statement regarding United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization’s (UNESCO) decision to grant full membership to Palestine: “While it is my hope that Israel and Palestine can achieve a lasting peace, it will only occur through direct negotiations. The Palestinian government must end these attempts to circumvent the negotiations process [...]
Below is a transcript of the President’s videotaped remarks on the occasion of Rosh Hashanah. The Video follows the transcript. Hello, everybody. Shana Tova. The days between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur are a time for repentance and reflection. An opportunity to reaffirm our friendships, renew our commitments, and reflect on the values we cherish. [...]
CNN’s John Defterios spoke exclusively to Greece’s Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos in Athens today about his country’s debt dealings. Venizelos told Defterios “the Greek people are absolutely ready to accept very strong sacrifices” in order to reestablish national dignity and fiscal and financial independence. See Video Below Transcript John Defterios, CNN anchor: The first thing [...]
Japanese Government update on the Tohoku-Pacific Earthquake 03.28.2011
Government of Japan, official press conference to update the situation on the Tohoku-Pacific Earthquake Watch this video on YouTube.
The Japanese government held a foreign press briefing by high-level officials on the situation after the Tohoku-Pacific Earthquake at the Prime Minister’s Office in the evening of March 22. Mr. Noriyuki Shikata, Deputy Cabinet Secretary for Public Relations Mr. Hidehiko Nishiyama, Deputy Director-General, Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry Mr. [...]
WASHINGTON – During a detailed analysis of four west coast RadNet air monitor filters, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) identified trace amounts of radioactive iodine, cesium, and tellurium consistent with the Japanese nuclear incident. These levels are consistent with the levels found by a Department of Energy monitor last week and are to be [...]
Mr. Speaker, I want to follow up on what my friend has just said about cutting Federal spending. I agree, cutting $400 billion is really not much of a cut, especially in these times when Congress continues to spend more and more money. So let’s talk about some specific areas where we ought to reconsider [...]
Hundreds of thousands of people in Japan tonight are homeless, their children are hungry and their futures look grim. Thousands more lie dead or dieing, and the true death toll will not be known for days if not weeks. Many towns can no longer be found, and others lay in ruins. And the disaster is [...]
