RetireSafe Announces House Staff and Press Briefing, "Fixing Social Security? Get the Numbers Right First!", At 10:00 AM in 2253 Rayburn, on Wednesday, June 30th

Press and House Staff Advisory

RetireSafe Announces House Staff and Press Briefing

“Fixing Social Security? Get the Numbers Right First!”

At 10:00 AM in 2253 Rayburn, on Wednesday, June 30th 

 

Washington, DC (June 25, 2010) Today, Thair Phillips, President of the 400,000 senior-citizen-strong group RetireSafe, announced a RetireSafe House Press and Staff Briefing to discuss a critical reform measure and its impact on America’s seniors. The Briefing is scheduled at 10:00 AM on Wednesday, June 30^th in 2253 Rayburn House Office Building. The Press and House Staff are invited and the Briefing is open to the public.

 

Confirmed speakers include Congressman John “Jimmy” Duncan, Jr. (TN-2) and Economist Donald J. Bruce, Ph. D., from the University of Tennessee’s Center for Business and Economic Research and Department of Economics in Knoxville. Dr. Bruce will present his new study regarding the Consumer Price Index and its important relationship to older Americans.

 

Congressman Duncan is the lead sponsor of H.R. 5305, the CPI for Seniors Act, and is now serving in his 12^th term in the House. The lead cosponsor, Congressman Daniel Lipinski (IL-3) has been invited to speak, and Congresswoman Marcia Fudge (OH-11), and Congressmen Michael Arcuri (NY-24), and Gregg Harper (MS-3) have also been invited to speak.

 

Groups invited to participate include: the National Association for Uniformed Services, Vietnam Veterans, the National Caucus and Center on Black Aged, Inc., the National Hispanic Council on Aging, and the Men’s Health Network.

 

 

Thair Phillips

President/CEO

RetireSafe

1616 H Street NW, suite 902

Washington D.C. 20006

www.retiresafe.org

Office 202-628-5095

Cell 703-593-2447

 

U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Government Reform to Hold Hearing Concerning Viral Hepatitis and its Growing Impact in the U.S.

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MEDIA ADVISORY



Contacts: Mike Collins, Tel.: 202-494-6105, mikecollinspr@cox.net



Jennifer Moritz, Zer0 to 5ive, 917-748-4006, jmoritz@0to5.com



U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Government Reform to Hold Hearing Concerning Viral Hepatitis and its Growing Impact in the U.S.



-- Interview Opportunities Available --



WHAT: The United States House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Government Reform will hold a hearing entitled, "Viral Hepatitis: The Secret Epidemic." The hearing will examine issues surrounding the prevention, detection, and control of viral hepatitis.



WHEN: Thursday, June 17, 2010, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.



WHERE: The Rayburn House Office Building, Room 2154, Washington D.C.



Live webcast: http://oversight.house.gov/



WHY: In response to a number of stimuli, including the Institute of Medicine Report released in January, the hearing will provide a forum for members of Congress to discuss viral hepatitis, its growing impact on the U.S., and options for improving the federal government’s response to hepatitis in the United States.

· An estimated 6 million Americans are living with chronic infection of Hepatitis B (HBV) and Hepatitis C (HCV) – roughly six times the number of Americans with HIV. Most people infected are unaware: over 50% with HBV and over 75% with HCV.

· The costs to the healthcare system generated by advanced liver disease associated with chronic HCV infection are projected to increase from $30 billion to $85 billion per year. Medicare will be especially hard hit, as 2/3 of Americans with chronic HCV infection are baby boomers, and 75% are unaware of their status. These patients will soon age into Medicare and become prime candidates for advanced liver disease unless they are identified and treated.

· If passed, The Viral Hepatitis and Liver Cancer Control and Prevention Act of 2009 would authorize a comprehensive prevention, education, research and medical management referral program to reduce the disease burden associated with these infections, and allow for the development of a national hepatitis strategy and implementation of the IOM’s recommendations, which include increased resources for prevention, testing, treatment and care.



Members of the House to testify:

· Hank Johnson (D-GA) – Currently living with chronic Hepatitis C

· Bill Cassidy (R-LA)

· Mike Honda (D-CA)



Witnesses Include:

· Dr. Howard Koh, Assistant Secretary of Health, HHS

· John Ward, Director, Viral Hepatitis Program, CDC

· Michael Ninburg, Executive Director, Hepatitis Education Project

· Jeffrey Levi, Executive Director, Trust for America’s Health

· Randy Mayer, Chief, Bureau of HIV, STD and Hepatitis, Iowa Dept of Public Health

· Mr. Rolf Benirshcke, Retired NFL player, Spokesman for hepatitis awareness



Interview opportunities can be arranged at any time

Washington, DC - June 15 -- Federalist Society Panel on EPA Regulatory Authority

MEDIA ADVISORY FROM THE FEDERALIST SOCIETY
http://www.fed-soc.org/
JUNE 11, 2010
MEDIA CONTACT: MIKE BURITA 202.420.9361 or mikeb@quinnthomas.com

The Federalist Society and its Environmental Law Practice
Host a Luncheon Panel Discussion:

Regulatory Authority in the EPA

(Washington, DC – June 11, 2010) -- The Environmental Protection Agency has broad discretion, delegated to it by Congress in several different legislative acts, in regulating all manner of pollutants. But what are the limits of that discretion? To what extent must and should regulators consider the costs of proposed regulations and weigh them against the benefits of those regulations? Should EPA balance economic costs on one side, and benefits to health and the environment on the other side? Or are certain environmental or health hazards so dire that regulating them must be done at virtually any cost? On what type of information or science may EPA rely in reaching its conclusions, deciding to regulate, and deciding how to regulate? These and other questions will be discussed by our panel of experts.

WHAT: The Federalist Society Luncheon Panel Discussion on Regulatory Authority in the EPA (Lunch provided)

WHEN: Tuesday, June 15, 2010 from 12:00 noon - 2:00 p.m.

WHERE: National Press Club
529 14th Street, NW
Washington, D.C.

PANELISTS:

Honorable Ronald A. Cass, President
Cass & Associates PC

Mr. Jeffrey B. Clark, Partner
Kirkland & Ellis LLP

Mr. Robert Verchick, Deputy Associate Administrator
Office of Policy, Economics, and Innovation, U.S. E.P.A.

Jason A. Schwartz, Legal Fellow
Institute for Policy Integrity

MODERATOR:

Mr. Douglas T. Nelson , EVP, General Counsel and Secretary
CropLife America

FAMILIES WALK ON CAPITOL HILL TO RAISE FUNDS FOR CHILDREN'S CANCER RESEARCH

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey^® Performers Lead The CureSearch Walk in Washington

 

WHAT:          The CureSearch Walk – Washington to raise funds for children’s cancer research

 

WHEN:          Monday, June 21, 2010

                        5:00-6:30 p.m.             Registration

                        6:30-7:00 p.m.             Opening Ceremonies

                        7:00-8:00 p.m.             The CureSearch Walk – Washington

                        8:00-9:00 p.m.             Post-Walk Reception

 

WHERE:       Registration and Opening Ceremonies at The Liaison Hotel

                        415 New Jersey Avenue Northwest

                        Metro: Union Station

 

WHO:             Hundreds of children, families, medical professionals and caregivers walk in honor and in memory of children with cancer.  The world famous Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey performers will lead the walk.

 

WHY:             June 21-22 is CureSearch for Children’s Cancer 10^th Annual Reach the Day event, in which families from around the country come to Washington to ask for more federal research funding to help “Reach the Day when every child with cancer is guaranteed a cure.”  CureSearch is mobilizing individuals, families and corporations across the nation to raise much-needed money for children’s cancer research. 

·         Only research cures children’s cancer.

·         Cancer is the leading cause of death by disease in children.

·         Each year, nearly 13,500 children and adolescents are diagnosed with cancer.

·         One out of five children with cancer dies, and three out of five who survive suffer devastating, long-term side effects.

·         The collaborative research efforts of the Children’s Oncology Group – of which Children’s National Medical Center, Georgetown University Hospital, Inova Fairfax Hospital and Walter Reed Army Medical Center are members – have helped to increase the overall cure rate for children’s cancers from 10% 40 years ago to 78% today.  Our goal is a 100% cure rate.

 

REGISTER:  Register online at www.curesearchwalk.org/dc

$10 per person to register; children under 15 on race day are free.

 

CONTACT: Sally Charney, CureSearch, 240-235-2205 (work); 301-996-1224 (cell)

 

 

 

 

 

 

THANK YOU ROBERT!!!

 

Sally

 

Sally Charney

Director of Public Education

CureSearch for Children's Cancer

4600 East-West Highway, Suite 600

Bethesda, MD 20814

240-235-2205  Direct

 

301-718-0047 Fax

www.CureSearch.org

 

 

 

 

Fight for Children’s Cancer Research Funding Brings Hundreds to Capitol Hill Rally

Former Congresswoman Deborah Pryce Addresses

10th Annual CureSearch 'Reach the Day' Attendees

 

WHAT: Children with cancer and their families from across the country ask Congress to help "Reach the Day" when every child with cancer is guaranteed a cure at the 10th Annual CureSearch for Children's Cancer "Reach the Day" event.

WHEN: Tuesday, June 22, 2010, 9:00-9:30 a.m.

WHERE: Taft Memorial Park (Corner of Louisiana and Constitution Avenues)

WHO: Hundreds of children, families, friends, medical professionals. Featured speakers:

• Former Congresswoman Deborah Pryce (R-OH)

• Representative Joe Sestak (D-PA-07), co-chair, Pediatric Cancer Caucus (invited)

• Representative Michael McCaul (R-TX-10), co-chair, Pediatric Cancer Caucus (invited)

WHY: In 2008, Congress passed the Caroline Pryce Walker Conquer Childhood Cancer Act, named after former Congresswoman Pryce's daughter, who died at age 9 of neuroblastoma. The bill authorized up to $30 million annually in additional funding for children's cancer, but none of the research funding has been appropriated. Families from around the country are coming to Washington to ask Congress to fully fund this bill – and continue other federal funding for children's cancer research.

• Cancer is the leading cause of death by disease in children.

• Each year, nearly 13,500 children and adolescents are diagnosed with cancer.

• One out of five children with cancer dies, and three out of five who survive suffer devastating, long-term side effects.

• Over the last 40 years, the collaborative research efforts of the Children's Oncology Group has helped increase the overall cure rate for children's cancers from 10 percent to 78 percent. Our goal is a 100 percent cure rate.

• Only research cures children's cancer.

CONTACT: Laurie Ann Phillips, CureSearch for Children's Cancer, 240-235-2201 (work); 301-379- 9252 (cell).

ABOUT CURESEARCH

CureSearch for Children's Cancer (www.curesearch.org) funds and supports the lifesaving, collaborative research of the Children's Oncology Group, the world's largest cooperative pediatric cancer research organization, which treats 90% of children with cancer in the United States. By supporting the Children's Oncology Group at more than 230 hospitals in North America and around the world, CureSearch enables children with cancer to receive world-class expertise at a hospital close to home.

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Sally Charney

Director of Public Education

CureSearch for Children's Cancer

Bethesda, MD

240-235-2205