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WASHINGTON, Oct. 3, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis, joined by Sen. Tom Harkin, today released three new reports on child labor and forced labor, and announced $32.5 million in grants to combat child labor around the world. "These reports provide an overview of international efforts to protect children from hazardous work and identify critical gaps in policy and enforcement that leave them vulnerable," said Secretary Solis. "Through increased education...
Thousands of Events Will Celebrate Healthy, Affordable, Sustainable Food WASHINGTON, Sept. 13, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Food Day, the nationwide grassroots mobilization for healthier diets and improved food policies, is gaining momentum as organizers plan thousands of events big and small on October 24. As the project moves into the home stretch, it has picked up some important national partners, including the Cooking Channel, Epicurious.com, and Change.org, all of which will be...
WASHINGTON, May 25, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Trust for America's Health (TFAH) applauds Senator Tom Harkin (IA) for introducing the Safe and Complete Streets Act of 2011. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100204/TFAHLOGO) "The Safe and Complete Streets Act of 2011 would help the country get smarter about how we think about transportation projects -- so we aren't just focusing on planes, trains and automobiles, but also on ways to use our feet," said Jeff Levi, Ph.D.,...
WASHINGTON, March 22, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Senator Tom Harkin, (D-Iowa) was presented the appreciation award for his lifelong dedication and support of the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) and the Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP). Senator Harkin's efforts have supported the CSBG and WAP missions of creating economic and energy security for vulnerable Americans. The National Association for State Community Services Programs (NASCSP) presented the award to Senator Harkin on...
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3, 2010 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Speaker Nancy Pelosi delivered remarks this afternoon in the Capitol at an enrollment ceremony with Democratic Members of the House and Senate to sign the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act. The House passed the bill yesterday; the Senate passed it in August. The bill now goes to President Obama for his signature into law. Below are the Speaker's remarks. "Good afternoon. Again, we have some cause for celebration today because this...
WASHINGTON, Nov. 30, 2010 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Erik D. Olson, director of the Pew Health Group food programs, issued the following statement commending the U.S. Senate for passing food safety legislation: "We applaud the U.S. Senate's passage of historic bipartisan food safety legislation. It is a major step toward improving how the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) protects people from preventable illnesses that sicken millions and kill thousands of Americans every year....
Underwritten by American Clinical Laboratory Association and its Educational Arm Results for Life WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- America's historic investment in wellness and prevention mandated under the Affordable Care Act may not always save money - but it will be worth it. This according to Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Chair Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA), as well as experts from business, policy, and academia, during a National Journal Live policy summit...
As one Senator pushed Congress to ensure funding of stem cell research, scientists were left lamenting how the back-and-forth legal wrangling over the issue has delayed their research and left lab workers confused and frustrated.On Thursday, Iowa Senator Tom Harkin told a Congressional health panel that legislators needed to take steps to make sure that court rulings do not block federal funding of stem cell research."We've come too far to give up now," Harkin, the head of the...
"Lab testing is backbone of prevention," says Results for Life, Summit Underwriter WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee and long-time advocate of prevention, will keynote a National Journal Policy Summit focused on unraveling the complexities of the cost and value of prevention in a post health reform world. The Sept. 21 event is being underwritten by the American Clinical Laboratory...
WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis today announced a $10 million grant to fund a new Framework of Action to eliminate the worst forms of child labor in the cocoa industry in Ghana and Cote d'Ivoire. Together the two countries supply more than half of the world's cocoa. Labor Minister E.T. Mensah of Ghana, Labor Minister Emile Guirieoulou of Cote d'Ivoire, and representatives of the international chocolate and cocoa industry joined Secretary...
