Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 11, 2014.  Sen. Ron Wyden, D- Ore., today stood up for whistleblowers and expressed his ongoing concerns about the culture of secrecy at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation site in a roundtable discussion before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Financial and Contracting Oversight. The subcommittee[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 11, 2014.  U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) released the following statement in response to Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Dianne Feinstein’s floor speech on the CIA’s searching of computers used by the Senate Intelligence Committee: “I commend Chairman Feinstein for shining a light on the unprecedented invasion by the[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 11, 2014.  Today, Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Johnson (D-SD) and Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-ID) announced that they have reached an agreement on a housing finance reform proposal.  Last fall, the Senate Banking Committee hosted an in-depth series of hearings exploring essential elements necessary for reform and[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 11, 2014. Index for Today’s Briefing SPAIN 10th Anniversary of Madrid Train Bombings EGYPT Reports of Detained Political Activists Beaten and Abused in Egypt Yesterday UKRAINE / RUSSIA List of Questions / Russia’s Preparedness to Discuss De-escalation Secretary Kerry and Foreign Minister Lavrov’s Engagement Sanctions Flexibility Crimean Referendum[Read More…]

UN vehicles lead the evacuation from the Old City of Homs, Syria, during a three-day “humanitarian pause” in early February 2014. Photo: Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC)/B. AlHafez GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–11 March 2014 – “Where have you been? What took you so long? Why is it only after a year that the[Read More…]