Day: August 1, 2014

Statement by Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger on Final Benghazi Report

Report shows that there was no intelligence failure surrounding the Benghazi attacks that killed Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other brave Americans. Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 1, 2014. The top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger (Pa.) statement on the final Benghazi Report: “The House Intelligence Committee spent nearly[Read More…]

Rep. Ruppersberger: Keep Congress in Session to Finish Critical Legislative Business

71 Members ask House leadership to postpone August recess Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 1, 2014.  U.S. Congressman Dutch Ruppersberger today joined an effort to postpone the House of Representatives’ August recess until critical legislation including immigration reform is complete. More than 70 members urged House Speaker John Boehner not to start the[Read More…]

Rep. Schiff Statement on Intelligence Committee Vote to Send Benghazi Report for Declassification

Final report reaches the same noncontroversial conclusions – that the initial talking points provided by the intelligence community were flawed because of conflicting assessments not an intention to deceive, that there was no stand down order, that the diplomatic facilities lacked adequate security, and that our personnel at the scene[Read More…]

Former Owner of Southern California Medical Supply Company Found Guilty for a 10-Year, $8.3 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 1, 2014. On July 31, 2014, a federal jury in Los Angeles found that the former owner of a durable medical equipment (DME) supply company located in Carson, California, was guilty of health care fraud charges relating a 10-year scheme in which Medicare was fraudulently billed more than[Read More…]

Readout of President Obama’s Call with President Putin of Russia, August 1, 2014

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 1, 2014. President Obama spoke today with Russian President Putin about the situation in Ukraine and the bilateral relationship.  The President reiterated his deep concerns about Russia’s increased support for the separatists in Ukraine.  The President reinforced his preference for a diplomatic solution to the crisis in Ukraine,[Read More…]

Readout of Vice President Biden’s Call with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, August 1, 2014

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 1, 2014.   Vice President Joe Biden spoke today with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko regarding the political situation in Ukraine, the Ukrainian government’s efforts to ensure unhindered access to the MH-17 crash site, and Russia’s destabilizing actions in eastern Ukraine. The Vice President also announced approximately $8 million in[Read More…]

50 Members of Congress Sound Alarm Over Toxic Weed-Killer

‘Agent Orange’ crops linked to damaging health and environmental effects Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 1, 2014. With just weeks before a final decision is to be made, 50 members of Congress, led by Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and Rep. Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), are calling on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the[Read More…]

Federal Officer Charged With Witness Tampering for Allegedly Hindering Investigation of Sham Marriage

CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)—August 1, 2014. A federal law enforcement officer was indicted on witness tampering charges for allegedly attempting to thwart an investigation of a sham marriage that she arranged a decade earlier. The defendant, ENKHCHIMEG ULZIIBAYAR EDWARDS, was charged with two counts of witness tampering in a federal grand jury[Read More…]

Mayor Emanuel Announces Task Force to Propose Enhancements to the Museum Campus Transportation Network

CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 1, 2014.  Mayor Rahm Emanuel today announced the creation of a task force to propose transportation enhancements to the Museum Campus area. The group, chaired by Metropolitan Planning Council President MarySue Barrett and the City’s Chief Operating Officer Joe Deal, are tasked with surveying current transportation flows and looking[Read More…]

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