Weill Cornell Scientists Reveal How the Protein Works and How the Drug Gums it Up, Offering New Hope for Treatment of Aggressive Cancer NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–August 2, 2013 — Researchers have discovered how an experimental drug is capable of completely eradicating human lymphoma in mice after just five doses. The study,[Read More…]
Year: 2013
Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on July 2013 Jobs Numbers
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 2, 2013. Current economic and labor market conditions do not deserve to be labeled a “recovery” — except as they concern the very richest among us. For the vast majority of Americans, the economy remains mediocre —more than four years after the official end of the recession. A[Read More…]
Keystone XL: Businessweek Uncovers More Lies by State Department Contractor About Its Ties to TransCanada
WASHINGTON, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—August 2, 2013. Today Businessweek revealed new evidence that Environmental Resources Management, the company hired by the State Department to review the environmental impact of the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline, lied on its conflict of interest disclosure form about its work for pipeline builder TransCanada and other oil[Read More…]
Durbin, Bustos Meet with Federal Bureau of Prisons Director to Discuss Activation of Thomson Prison
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–August 2, 2013. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Representative Cheri Bustos (IL-17) yesterday met with the Director of the Department of Justice’s Bureau of Prisons, Charles Samuels, to discuss the activation of Thomson Correctional Center. On July 18, Durbin and Bustos announced that the Senate Appropriations Committee,[Read More…]
Senators Durbin, Reed, Udall Call on Defense Department to Protect Servicemembers by Plugging Payday Loan Loophole
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENWESPF)–August 2, 2013. In an effort to protect soldiers and their families from abusive financial practices, U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL), Jack Reed (D-CT), Mark Udall (D-CO) joined with twenty of their colleagues yesterday in calling on Department of Defense (DOD) Secretary Chuck Hagel to close a loophole that[Read More…]
Senators Durbin, Blumenthal: With Adverse Event Reporting on the Rise, Legislation Needed to Protect Consumers of Dietary Supplements
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–August 2, 2013. U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) yesterday introduced legislation that would help consumers distinguish between dietary supplements that are safe and those that have potentially serious side-effects or drug interactions. Recent investigative reports by “USA Today” and “Rock Center” have exposed the lack[Read More…]
Senator Kirk Leads Coalition to Prevent Federal Bailout of States
Move protects US federal credit rating WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–August 2, 2013. U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.), along with Senators Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.), John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Dan Coats (R-Ind.), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) today introduced the No State Bailouts Resolution, S. Res. 215, which[Read More…]
Rep. Schakowsky Introduces the SHARED Act
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)–August 2, 2013 – Rep. Jan Schakowsky released the following statement on introducing H.R. 2983 the SHARED Act: “Last year, I met with a 4th grade constituent named Lily McSheffery. She was concerned about the impact of oil and gas drilling on sources of drinking water, and was determined[Read More…]
Interior Secretary Jewell, Transportation Secretary Foxx, Senator McCaskill Celebrate Groundbreaking to Improve Access to St. Louis Arch
Construction of “Park over the Highway” is First Step in Revitalization of Great Urban Park; CityArchRiver Estimates Project Could Add 4,400 Jobs to St. Louis Region through Increased Access, Tourism ST. LOUIS, MO–(ENEWSPF)–August 2, 2013. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell, Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx, U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill, and[Read More…]
FBI: Fourteen Defendants Facing State or Federal Narcotics or Firearms Charges Alleging Sales of Guns and Drugs in Chicago
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Fourteen defendants are facing state or federal narcotics and/or firearms charges that, again, link drugs and illegal gun possession in Chicago. An investigation led by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, together with the Chicago Police Department and other state and federal law enforcement agencies, has resulted in federal[Read More…]
