Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 5, 2013. Thank you, Roland [Martin] – and thank you all for being here. It’s an honor to stand with President [Bill] Clinton, Secretary [Ray] Mabus, Governor [Phil] Bryant, Senator [Roger] Wicker, Representative [Bennie] Thompson, and members of the United States military this morning. And it’s a privilege[Read More…]
Month: June 2013
Justice Department Reaches Settlement with Supershuttle Under the Americans with Disabilities Act
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 5, 2013. The Justice Department announced today that it has reached a settlement with SuperShuttle, a shared-ride transportation company based in Arizona, to resolve a complaint that it discriminated against a blind person who uses a service animal. Specifically, the Justice Department determined that SuperShuttle violated the Americans[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama in Personnel Announcement, June 5, 2013
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 5, 2013 – 2:17 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, everybody. (Applause.) Thank you. Please, everybody have a seat. Well, good afternoon. It is a beautiful day, and it’s good to see so many friends here. Of all the jobs in government, leading my national security team is[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama Congratulating the Super Bowl Champion Baltimore Ravens
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 5, 2013 – 12:11 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, everybody! Welcome to the White House. (Applause.) And welcome to the Super Bowl Champion — world champion — Baltimore Ravens. (Applause.) Everybody can have a seat. That’s why we set up chairs. (Laughter.) Now, I suspect that these guys[Read More…]
Vermont Bills to Help Prevent Overdose Deaths Signed Into Law
New Law Encourages Calling 911 in the Event of an Overdose By Providing Immunity for Drug and Alcohol Offenses When Medical Assistance is Sought Family Members and Friends Can Now Receive Prescription for Life-Saving Drug Naloxone To Administer to Opioid Overdose Victims VERMONT–(ENEWSPF)–June 5, 2013. Today, two critical Vermont bills[Read More…]
Op-Ed by Vice President Joe Biden in The Wall Street Journal: The Americas Ascendant
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 5, 2013. The following op-ed by Vice President Joe Biden appeared today in print in The Wall Street Journal. Biden: The Americas Ascendant The spread of free trade and democracy has been a boon to the hemisphere. By Vice President Joe Biden Last week, during a five-day trip[Read More…]
Momentum Builds for Marijuana Law Reform in the District of Columbia
ACLU Report Finds D.C. Leads All 50 States in Per Capita Marijuana Arrests and Money Wasted Recent Poll Finds Three Out of Four D.C. Voters Want to Remove Criminal Penalties for Marijuana Possession D.C. Councilmembers Plan Legislation to Reduce Penalties for Possession; Nations Leading Drug Policy Reform Organization Calls for[Read More…]
DePaul Theatre School Among World’s Best: Hollywood Reporter
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–June 5 2013. The Theatre School at DePaul University has been named one of The Hollywood Reporter’s 25 Best Drama Schools in the World, sharing the spotlight with such notables asThe Julliard School, Yale School of Drama, and the National Institute of Dramatic Art in Australia. Citing its “6-to-1 faculty-student[Read More…]
Congresswoman Duckworth Votes for Solutions to VA Backlog, Assistance for Victims of Sexual Assault and Increased Funding for Department of Veterans Affairs
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 5, 2013. Yesterday, Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth voted for the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, which funds a 3.5% increase for Veterans programs. The bipartisan legislation provides $6.2 billion for homeless Veterans treatment, services, housing, and job training. It also takes significant steps in[Read More…]
Vehicle Fuel Economy in May 2013 Ties Record High
ANN ARBOR–(ENEWSPF)–June 5, 2013. For the third month in a row, revised figures show that fuel economy of new vehicles sold in the U.S. is at an all-time high, say researchers at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute. Average fuel economy (window-sticker values) of cars, light trucks, minivans and[Read More…]
