BELGIUM—(ENEWSPF)—13 November 2015. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg issued the following statement regarding the terrorist attacks across Paris: “I am deeply shocked by the horrific terrorist attacks across Paris tonight. My thought are with the families of the victims, with all those affected, and with the people of France. We[Read More…]
Day: November 13, 2015
Senator Bernie Sanders: We Stand in Solidarity with the People of France
DES MOINES, Iowa –(ENEWSPF)–November 13, 2015. U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders issued the following statement on Friday in response to news of the attacks in Paris: “We are all horrified by the cowardly attacks against innocent civilians in Paris. I offer my sympathy to the victims and their families. We stand[Read More…]
Statement by President Obama on the Situation in Paris
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 13, 2015 – 5:45 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Good evening, everybody. I just want to make a few brief comments about the attacks across Paris tonight. Once again, we’ve seen an outrageous attempt to terrorize innocent civilians. This is an attack not just on Paris, it’s an attack[Read More…]
Senator Durbin Discusses Citizenship and DACA Loan Programs at Second Federal Credit Union
CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)–November 13, 2015. With an estimated 370,000 lawful permanent residents in Illinois eligible to naturalize but who have yet to do so, U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) visited Second Federal Credit Union’s Brighton Park location to discuss the citizenship loans the institution has started to offer. The citizenship fee,[Read More…]
Report: One In Eight Federal Drug Prisoners Serving Time For Marijuana Offenses
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 13, 2015. Over twelve percent of federal drug prisoners are incarcerated for marijuana-related violations, according to data compiled by US Bureau of Prisons and the United States Sentencing Commission and published by the US Bureau of Justice Statistics. Of the 94,678 federal inmates incarcerated for a drug violation[Read More…]
Bernie Sanders, Senate Leaders Tell Senate Contractor to Let Workers Organize
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–November 13, 2015 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) led a letter today with 33 of his colleagues calling on the company that employs Senate cafeteria and catering workers to respect their right to organize. “Employees working full time in the U.S. Senate should not be living in poverty,” the senators[Read More…]
U.S. Supreme Court to Review Texas Clinic Shutdown Law
Deceptive law would close all but 10 clinics in Texas and restrict access to safe, legal care for millions of women. Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 13, 2015. The U.S. Supreme Court today agreed to review a Texas law designed to shut down clinics that provide safe, legal abortion services under the guise[Read More…]
Smear Campaign Against Planned Parenthood
The coordinated attempt to block women’s access to health care Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)—November 13, 2015. Since July 2015, anti-abortion activists have leveled a new series of false claims against Planned Parenthood. Using heavily edited videos, extremists made now-widely-discredited-and-debunked accusations about our practices to facilitate fetal tissue donation at a small number[Read More…]
International Effort Reveals Greenland Ice Loss
Ice sheet in motion EU–(ENEWSPF)–13 November 2015. One of Greenland’s glaciers is losing five billion tonnes of ice a year to the ocean, according to researchers. While these new findings may be disturbing, they are reinforced by a concerted effort to map changes in ice sheets with different sensors from[Read More…]
Congresswoman Robin Kelly: Hillary Clinton Will Best Address Health Disparities Facing Communities of Color
SOUTH CAROLINA—(ENEWSPF)—November 13, 2015. In Charleston, Congresswoman Robin Kelly (IL-2) continues to discuss many of the health disparities facing communities of color. During her visit, Congresswoman Kelly is also highlighting her support for Hillary Clinton’s plans to expand access to health care and address gun violence as a public health[Read More…]