Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 19, 2014. “I support President Obama’s decision to deploy U.S. military personnel to advise the Iraqi security forces. These special operators will assess the situation on the ground, help evaluate gaps in Iraqi security forces, and increase their capacity to counter the threat posed by the Islamic State[Read More…]
Day: June 19, 2014
Representative Blumenauer Introduces Amendment to Eliminate New Nuclear Weapons Program, Clean Former Defense Sites
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 19, 2014. Today, the House of Representatives voted on my amendment to the Department of Defense Appropriations Bill for Fiscal Year 2015 that would have prevented a $3.4 million down payment on a new nuclear-armed air-launched cruise missile (ALCM) and redirect that funding towards the cleanup and removal[Read More…]
Senator Bernie Sanders: Oil Speculators Use Iraq as Excuse to Drive Up Prices
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–June 19 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today accused oil companies and Wall Street speculators of using unrest in Iraq as a phony excuse to artificially drive up crude oil and gasoline prices. The price of oil today rose above $115 a barrel – a new nine-month high on the[Read More…]
Center for Constitutional Rights: No More U.S. Militarism in Iraq
New York–(ENEWSPF)–June 19, 2014. In response to the current crisis in Iraq and calls for a U.S. military response, the Center for Constitutional Rights issued the following statement: The two catastrophic decades of U.S. military action in Iraq should put to rest any delusion that further U.S. military involvement of[Read More…]
Senators Wyden, Grassley Press for Answers on Continuous Monitoring of Whistleblower and Legislative Branch Communications
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–June 19, 2014. Senators Chuck Grassley and Ron Wyden are pressing the Director of National Intelligence to explain in detail how the intelligence community plans to implement continuous monitoring of security clearance holders without undermining legal protections for whistleblowers or constitutional protections for the separation of powers between the executive[Read More…]
Reps. Woodall and Duckworth Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Eliminate Congressional Perk
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 19, 2014. U.S. Representative Rob Woodall (R-GA-07) and U.S. Representative Tammy Duckworth (D-IL-08) introduced H.R. 4872, the “Ending Special Mail Privileges for Congress Act of 2014.” This bipartisan legislation repeals an antiquated federal law, known as the Franking privilege, that allows Members of Congress to use their signature[Read More…]
Statement from Mayor Emanuel on Chicago Being Selected As the Host of Third-Annual World Basketball Festival
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–June 19, 2014. “I am pleased that Nike and USA Basketball have chosen Chicago to host the third-annual World Basketball Festival this summer, providing another opportunity to showcase our great City as a first-class sports and tourism destination. With our rich basketball culture that has created a host of basketball[Read More…]
Philadelphia City Council Overwhelmingly Approves Decriminalization of Marijuana Possession
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 19, 2014. By Erik Altieri, NORML Communications Director Today, the full Philadelphia City Council voted 13 to 3 in support of a measure that would lower the penalty for possession of up to one ounce of marijuana to a civil infraction, punishable by a $25 fine. All 13[Read More…]
Senator Durbin Announces More Than $7.3 Million in Federal Funding To Support Workforce Training Efforts
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 19, 2014. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today announced that the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has awarded $7,368,126 in grants to organizations in Chicago, Illinois that provide employment, training and support services to successfully re-integrate formerly incarcerated adults and youth who have been involved in the juvenile[Read More…]
Senator Durbin Joins Representative Guitierrez and others to discuss Humanitarian and Refugee Children Crisis At The Border
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 19, 2014. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) joined U.S. Representative Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) at a press conference today with U.S. Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, U.S. Senator Mazie Hirono (D-HI) and U.S. Representative Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA) to address the hemispheric refugee crisis[Read More…]
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