WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 5, 2014. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and her colleagues in the Senate have received dozens of endorsements through petitions and letters in support of the Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act introduced on May 6, 2014, which would allow those with outstanding student loan debt to refinance[Read More…]
Day: June 5, 2014
Senators Sanders, McCain Reach Agreement on Veterans Bill
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–June 5 – Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee Chairman Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) today reached a bipartisan agreement to improve veterans’ access to health care and address serious problems facing the Department of Veterans Affairs. “While this is not the bill that I would have written, we[Read More…]
Study: CBD Mitigates Parkinson’s Disease Symptoms
Sao Paulo, Brazil–(ENEWSPF)–June 5, 2014. The administration of cannabidiol (CBD), a nonpsychotropic cannabinoid, controls sleep disorders in patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD), according to a series of case summaries published in the Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics. An international team of investigators from the University of Sao Paulo, Brazil[Read More…]
Senator Durbin Statement On Defered Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Renewal For Dreamers
Process for young immigrants to renew temporary legal status announced today WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 5, 2014. Assistant Majority Leader Dick Durbin (D-IL) released the following statement today after the Secretary of Homeland Security announced the process for young immigrants to renew their temporary legal status under the Deferred Action for Childhood[Read More…]
Senator Durbin: Funding Bill For Departments Of Transportation & Housing And Urban Development Protects Illinois Priorities
Committee approves $120 million for CTA through Durbin-authored Core Capacity program WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 5, 2014. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today announced that the Senate Appropriations Committee, of which he is a member, has approved a bill to fund the Department of Transportation and the Department of Housing and Urban[Read More…]
Senator Durbin: Let Students Refinance Their Loans At Lower Interest Rates
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 5, 2014. The dream of a fair shot at an affordable college education has become a long shot for too many, U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) said today during a press conference with Senator Elizabeth Warren and Senate Democratic Leadership. Durbin urged Congressional Republicans to back the Bank[Read More…]
Senator Durbin: Senate Committee Approves Nearly $60 Million To Continue Activation of Thomson Prison
Applauds effort by Congresswoman Bustos to protect funding for Thomson in House version of the bill WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 5, 2014. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today announced that the Senate Appropriations Committee, of which he is a member, approved $43.7 million for equipment and staffing to continue the activation of[Read More…]
Senators Kirk, Coons, Pryor, Lipinski Applaud Passage of Manufacturing Agenda
Report Language Will Aid Creation of Advanced Manufacturing Plan WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–June 5, 2014. Following today’s Committee passage of the Commerce, Science and Justice Appropriations bill, U.S. Senators Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) and Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Mark Pryor (D-Ark.), along with Representative Dan Lipinski (D-Ill.-03) applauded the inclusion of report language within[Read More…]
Rep. Jan Schakowsky Responds to GM Internal Report on Ignition Recall
Chicago, IL—(ENEWSPF)—June 5, 2014. Today, General Motors announced the results of their internal report. Rep. Jan Schakowsky issued the following statement in response to the announcement: The internal report released today on the General Motors ignition switch defect is very troubling. It shows that the company, through a series of[Read More…]
33,000 Arizona Prisoners Now Can Sue State over Health Care, Solitary Confinement
SAN FRANCISCO–(ENEWSPF)–June 5, 2014. Today the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit unanimously ruled that the American Civil Liberties Union and the Prison Law Office can move forward with a lawsuit against the state of Arizona on behalf of all 33,000 prisoners in the state’s 10 prisons and[Read More…]