Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 21, 2016. Lawsuits Challenge Unprecedented Consolidation in the Health Insurance Industry The U.S. Department of Justice and attorneys general from multiple states and the District of Columbia sued today to block Anthem’s proposed acquisition of Cigna and Aetna’s proposed acquisition of Humana, alleging that the transactions would increase[Read More…]
Day: July 21, 2016
Obama Administration Announces Federal and Private Sector Actions to Accelerate Electric Vehicle Adoption in the United States
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 21, 2016. The Obama Administration is taking responsible steps to combat climate change, increase access to clean energy technologies, and reduce our dependence on oil. That is why, today, on the heels of the United States Department of Energy’s (DOE) first-ever Sustainable Transportation Summit, the Administration is announcing an[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama Honoring the World Series Champion Kansas City Royals (Video)
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 21, 2016 – 12:06 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you! Everybody, have a seat. Have a seat. Welcome to the White House, everybody. Let’s give it up for the World Series Champions, the Kansas City Royals! (Applause.) I know many of you had been waiting a long time[Read More…]
White House Press Briefing by Josh Earnest, July 21, 2016
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 21, 2016 – 10:22 A.M. EDT Q Let’s see the socks. MR. EARNEST: Want to see the socks? Q Yes. MR. EARNEST: All right. Got the socks on, man. (Laughter.) All right, now that we’ve got the socks out of the way — (laughter) — good morning, everybody. [Read More…]
Federal Complaint Filed Against Trump Campaign for Breaking Campaign Finance Laws
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–July 21, 2016 – This morning the Democratic Coalition Against Trump filed a federal campaign complaint against Donald Trump’s Presidential campaign with the Federal Elections Commission. The complaint alleges five violations including illegally accepting direct corporate contributions, accepting services from a volunteer that were actually compensated, use of the[Read More…]
Republicans, Allies, Foreign Policy Experts Horrified By Trump’s NATO Comments
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–July 21, 2016. Last night, Donald Trump made some of his most alarming comments yet, suggesting he might turn his back on our NATO allies if Putin invaded them. It was a concession that further underscored the remarkable threat a Trump presidency would pose to our national security. The[Read More…]
Study: Workplace Absences Decline Following Passage Of Medical Cannabis Laws
Milwaukee, WI–(ENEWSPF)–July 21, 2016. The enactment of statewide medical cannabis laws is associated with a decrease in the number of reported workplace absences due to sickness, according to data published online ahead of print in the journal Health Economics. An economist from the University of Wisconsin analyzed work absence data[Read More…]
Study: Cannabis Exposure Diminishes Feelings Of Aggression
Maastricht, Netherlands–(ENEWSPF)–July 21, 2016. Cannabis exposure diminishes feelings of aggression while alcohol exposure facilitates aggressive behavior, according to clinical data published in the journal Psychopharmacology. Investigators from Maastricht University in the Netherlands and Frankfurt University in Germany evaluated subjects’ self-reported response to aggressive stimuli following exposure to alcohol, cannabis, or[Read More…]
Durbin, Senators Send Letter to DEA Calling for Stricter Limits on Opioid Pills
ROCKFORD, IL –(ENEWSPF)–July 21, 2016. In a letter to the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Edward Markey (D-MA), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Angus King (I-ME), and Joe Manchin (D-WV) called on the agency to use its power to more aggressively combat the opioid epidemic[Read More…]
Congresswoman Duckworth Introduces Bipartisan Proposal to Safeguard Taxpayer Dollars by Preventing Waste, Fraud and Abuse in Federal Charge Card Spending
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 21, 2016. After a federal watchdog found nearly $100,000 of improper adult entertainment charges on taxpayer-funded credit cards, Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth (IL-08), Ranking Member of the Oversight Subcommittee on Transportation and Public Assets, today introduced good government legislation to help rein in waste, fraud and abuse in taxpayer-funded[Read More…]
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