?We are coming to an important juncture in the fight against impunity and those who commit aggressive wars,? said the Director of a network of 1,300 lawmakers from 117 countries from all regions of the world at a Headquarters press conference today, on the margins of the resumed session of the Assembly of States Parties to […]
The Prime Minister of Tajikistan, Oqil Oqilov, told correspondents at a Headquarters press conference today that, despite the financial, energy and other difficulties his country faced, the Government was determined to overcome its problems and gradually utilize the entire potential of the country for achieving the global development goals on a timely basis. Accepting […]
Christiana Figueres, Costa Rica?s nominee for Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), said today that she intended to bring her more than 15 years? experience of working on climate change issues to bear should her bid succeed. Ms. Figueres said at a Headquarters press conference that she agreed with the Secretary-General?s […]
Sunday night’s historic vote on health care reform helps women across the board. A greater percentage of women are more likely than men to be uninsured or underinsured and to struggle to make ends meet. In addition, those women who manage to get coverage are more likely to pay higher premiums than men. Women who […]
On the day that President Obama signed health insurance reform into law, a lot of Americans are researching the final legislation and how it affects them. As the President helpfully pointed out in his speech earlier today: Go to our Web site, WhiteHouse.gov; go to the Web sites of major news outlets out there; find […]
Click here to see the video. This morning the President made it official: things are going to change quite a bit between Americans and their health insurance companies. The President signed health reform into law, with a package of fixes not far behind, and in the process created a future for the country in which […]
This afternoon President Obama will sign the most significant health insurance reform bill this country has seen in decades, expanding coverage to millions of Americans and putting an end to the worst practices of insurance companies. Watch it live on WhiteHouse.gov: 11:15 AM EDT President Obama Signs the Health Insurance Reform Bill in the East […]
Thanks in large part to tax benefits in the Recovery Act, taxpayers are seeing larger refunds from their 2009 tax returns this season — according to the IRS, average tax returns are up by almost 10 percent this year. While these tax return averages are interesting … the question you’re probably asking is "Do I qualify […]
After more than a year of extensive debate, the House voted last night to pass the most significant health reform legislation this country has seen in decades. It was a historic victory for the American people. And now, millions of Americans – workers, families, seniors, small business owners – stand to benefit from lower health care […]
After a historic vote in the House to send health reform to the President, he speaks to all Americans on the change they will finally see as they are given back control over their own health care: Click here to see the video. Good evening, everybody. Tonight, after nearly 100 years of talk and frustration, […]
