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The following is political activity for Friday, April 29, 2011, going on in Washington and across the nation. It is courtesy of Scott Wilk, Community Organizer, and Anchor Consulting group. The Beacon will be posting these daily as they become available.

IN THE HOUSE

  1. The House is not in session.
  2. Boehner rejects oil-subsidy vote-  As the country’s largest oil companies report near-record profits, the office of House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) rejected on Thursday Democratic calls  to consider legislation eliminating billions of dollars in tax breaks for the same corporations.(The Hill)

IN THE SENATE

  1. The Senate is not in session.
  2. Debt ceiling: More Democrats threaten to vote against raising borrowing limit- A growing number of Democrats are threatening to defy the White House over the national debt, joining Republican calls for deficit cuts as a requirement for consenting to lift the country’s borrowing limit. (Washington Post)

OTHER NEWS

  1. Geithner: Nation’s Budget Deficits Must Be Reduced – U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said the nation’s budget deficits are too high and must be reduced. (Wall Street Journal)
  2. Despite Bipartisan Support, Nuclear Reactor Projects Falter- In an effort to encourage nuclear power, Congress voted in 2005 to authorize $17.5 billion in loan guarantees for new reactors. Now, six years later, with the industry stalled by poor market conditions and the Fukushima disaster, nearly half of the fund remains unclaimed. (New York Times)
  3. Companies gear up to plug gap in U.S. spaceflight – NASA is counting on four companies to return the United States to space after the shuttle is retired this summer under a program that should help insulate spaceflight from the mercurial winds of politics, NASA managers said Thursday. (Reuters)
  4. 3 years after deadline, FDA still hasn’t defined ‘gluten-free’- For seven years, the Food and Drug Administration has been trying to answer this question: What does it mean to be “gluten-free”?       (Washington Post)
  5. Campaign Awaits Its Candidate – U.S. Ambassador to China Jon Huntsman Jr. will land in Washington on Friday with a presidential campaign-in-waiting, including staff and volunteers in New Hampshire, South       Carolina and Florida, a polling firm and a fundraising operation built on a billionaire father’s network. The only question: Does the campaign have a candidate? (Wall Street Journal)

FEDERAL GRANT OF THE DAY

  • Applied Public Health Leadership Training Program- The purpose of this pilot program is to improve community health through applied, team-based collaborative leadership development. Specifically, this program will: 1) establish a national applied health leadership training program to provide customized applied public health leadership training to local and state public health officials, primary care and community health leaders, and their partners. 2) assemble, train and       provide technical assistance to local teams of 3-5 leaders to effectively address local public health problems as part of a Community Health Improvement Project. 3) document and evaluate the applied public health training approach. 4) foster replication through train-the-trainer and e-learning models to increase the programs reach and impact. 5) document and evaluate the community public health improvement projects used by the teams and to submit the promising and effective strategies and interventions utilized to the CDC for further evaluation and potential dissemination.  For more information, see initial grant       announcement.

TODAY IN HISTORY

  • April 29, 2004- On this day, a national monument to the 16 million U.S. men and women who served during World War II opened to the public in Washington D.C.

Source and thanks to www.anchor-consult.com / For more information, contact Anchor Consulting at       703-333-6013