Issues with the Penn-Wharton Budget Model
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Washington, DC - Analyzing the Penn-Wharton Budget Model’s estimates of the growth effects from the President’s infrastructure plan, CEA finds that the report is an unsuitable tool for estimating the new investment in infrastructure the President’s plan will generate. The Penn-Wharton Budget Model is flawed in at least two critical respects:
Executive Order on the President’s Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to Venezuela
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Washington, DC - On March 8, 2015, the President issued Executive Order 13692, declaring a national emergency with respect to the situation in Venezuela based on the Government of Venezuela’s erosion of human rights guarantees, persecution of political opponents, curtailment of press freedoms, use of violence and human rights violations and abuses in response to antigovernment protests, and arbitrary arrest and detention of antigovernment protestors, as well as the exacerbating presence of significant government corruption.
Olli Salumeria Americana Firm Recalls Ready-To-Eat Meat Products
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Oceanside, California - Olli Salumeria Americana, an Oceanside establishment, is recalling approximately 3,946 pounds of ready-to-eat meat products that may be adulterated with Listeria monocytogenes, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.
FDA alerts health care professionals and patients not to use compounded drugs from Cantrell Drug Company
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Washington, DC - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is alerting health care professionals and patients not to use drug products produced by Cantrell Drug Company of Little Rock, Arkansas, including opioid products and other drugs intended for sterile injection, that were produced by the company and distributed nationwide. The agency is concerned about serious deficiencies in Cantrell’s compounding operations, including its processes to ensure quality and sterility assurance that put patient safety at risk. Administration of contaminated or otherwise poor quality drug products can result in serious and life-threatening injury or death.
FDA warns of fraudulent and unapproved flu products
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Washington, DC - As part of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s ongoing efforts to protect consumers from health fraud, the agency is reminding consumers to be wary of unapproved products claiming to prevent, treat or cure influenza, or flu. This year’s severe flu season raises new concerns about the potential for consumers to be lured into buying unproven flu treatments, and even worse, buying counterfeit antivirals online from websites that appear to be legitimate online pharmacies.
FTC recaps consumer complaint data for 2017: Who’s on the list?
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Washington, DC - Once bitten, twice shy. That fundamental principle of human behavior is why reputable businesses that work hard to earn consumers’ confidence should support the FTC’s ongoing efforts to fight fraud. According to the FTC’s 2017 Consumer Sentinel Data Book, consumers reported losing a total of $905 million to fraud last year. That’s close to a billion bucks people won’t be able to spend on legitimate products and services from credible companies.
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