Much has been written over the past week about President Obama’s ambitions to reform our outdated and costly healthcare system.
It started with his address to a joint session of Congress, where the President was clear about the challenges facing any reform efforts:
 “I suffer no illusions that this will be an easy process. It will be [...]
Entries from February 2009
Are We There Yet?
Did Obama Pull Off a “Two-Step”?
In his column a couple of days ago, E.J. Dionne wrote that Obama’s February 24 speech to a joint session of Congress “will be another effort to make clear that he understands how bad the situation is while also conveying hope and assurance that prosperity lies at the other end of his policies.” I agree, [...]
Burris Loses Chief of Staff … and That’s the Least of His Problems
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Sen. Roland Burris, D-Ill., has been in office for just a month, but he’s already lost at least lost one staffer.
The Politico says top aide Darrel Thompson is returning to the relative safety of the majority leader’s office.
“Three weeks ago I was temporarily detailed to serve as Chief of Staff to Senator Roland W. Burris. [...]
A Closer Look at the Stimulus Package: Business and the Economy
Now that the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 – a.k.a. The Stimulus Package – has been passed, Fleishman-Hillard’s public affairs team is taking turns examining what its implications are for specific sectors. Here FH’s Juliet Johnson looks at the implications in the business community.
 As the week when the stimulus plan became law draws [...]
Google Earth Launches Carbon Footprint Tracker
I came across some interesting news from Google in the LA Times Greenspace environmental blog today. Google Earth has developed a map that displays all fossil-fuel carbon dioxide emissions in the U.S: http://www.purdue.edu/eas/carbon/vulcan/GEarth/index.html
The project was developed with Purdue University, Colorado State University, and Lawrence Berkley National Laboratory (which Energy Secretary Chu ran until assuming his [...]
A Closer Look at the Stimulus Package: Healthcare
Now that the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 – a.k.a. The Stimulus Package – has been signed into law, Fleishman-Hillard’s public affairs team is taking turns examining what its implications are for specific sectors. Here FH’s Craig Paridy looks at the healthcare provisions of the stimulus bill.
Since launching his Presidential campaign in February [...]
Bipartisanship: Stay the Course, Mr. President
Politics has always made for strange bedfellows.
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Many commentators (here, here, and here) have opined that the bipartisanship President Obama espoused when he took office and pursued through his first month has been a failure, for many reasons. Bipartisanship has never worked, they’ve said, citing myriad examples of past presidential swings and misses at bipartisanship (FDR, [...]
A Closer Look at the Stimulus Package – Transportation and Infrastructure
Now that the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 – a.k.a. The Stimulus Package – has been passed, Fleishman-Hillard’s public affairs team is taking turns examining what its implications are for specific sectors. Here FH’s Christine Salembier looks at transportation and infrastructure.
 Shovel ready or not, the nation’s roads, bridges, transit systems and waterways are [...]
The Next Secretary of HHS?
Since Tom Daschle withdrew his bid to be Secretary of Health and Human Services, many have been wondering: who’s next?
Several names have been tossed around – Howard Dean, Governor Phil Bredesen of Tennessee, Senator Ron Wyden- but recent reports indicate President Obama has centered on one candidate: Governor Kathleen Sebelius of Kansas.
A Closer Look at the Stimulus Package – Science
Now that the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 – a.k.a. The Stimulus Package – has been passed, Fleishman-Hillard’s public affairs team is taking turns examining what its implications are for specific sectors. FH’s Camelia Checeanu looks at what it means for science and technology.
Following up on his inaugural pledge to restore science to [...]
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