Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 27, 2014. REAR ADMIRAL JOHN KIRBY: I just have a brief announcement about Secretary Hagel’s upcoming travel and then we’ll take some questions. Next week Secretary Hagel will begin his fourth official visit to the Asia Pacific which, as you all know, is a region of growing importance[Read More…]
Day: March 27, 2014
Sesame Street Friends Help Military Children Move
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 27, 2014. Moving can be challenging, especially for preschool children. Military families move often-the average child moves six to nine times between kindergarten and high school. The Big Moving Adventure mobile application, developed for the Department of Defense in partnership with Sesame Workshop, the non-profit educational organization behind[Read More…]
Emergency Unemployment Extension Overcomes Key Hurdle
Senator Merkley helped reach bipartisan agreement that the Senate is expected to pass in coming days WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–March 27, 2014. Today, the recent bipartisan agreement on an extension of emergency unemployment insurance passed a key hurdle in the U.S. Senate, with 65 Senators voting to move ahead on the bill. Oregon’s[Read More…]
Senator Durbin Commends House Members for Joining Effort to Protect Children from E-Cigarettes
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 27, 2014. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today commended six members of the House of Representatives, including U.S. Representatives Cheri Bustos (D-IL) and Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), for introducing the Protecting Children from Electronic Cigarette Advertising Act to prohibit the marketing of e-cigarettes to children and teens. Durbin joined[Read More…]
Senator Durbin Statement Following Senate Hearing on Student Loans, March 27, 2014
Says his Student Loan Borrower Bill of Rights would give help to millions of borrowers right now WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 27, 2014. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today submitted a statement for a hearing of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions on the federal student loan program and[Read More…]
Senators Kirk, Durbin Ask for Meeting with BP Following Oil Spill in Lake Michigan
Explanation of Cause, Impact on Lake Michigan and Prevention Efforts Needed WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–March 27, 2014. U.S. Senators Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) today asked for a meeting with BP after oil from BP’s Whiting Refinery in Indiana spilled into Lake Michigan earlier this week. Specifically, Senators Kirk and Durbin[Read More…]
Statement by Rep. Jan Schakowsky on NLRB Ruling Declaring Northwestern Football Players’ Right to Unionize
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 27, 2014. Yesterday, a National Labor Relations Board regional director ruled that Northwestern University football players are employees of the University and have the right to form a union and bargain collectively. Rep. Jan Schakowsky issued the following statement on this matter: “I am pleased with the NLRB[Read More…]
United States and Mexico Celebrate Partnership for Historic Release of Colorado River Water to Delta, Benefitting Both Nations
BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO AND YUMA, AZ–(ENEWSPF)–March 27, 2014. Deputy Secretary of the Interior Michael L. Connor and Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Water and Science Anne Castle today joined other senior officials of the United States and Mexico to celebrate a historic first-time intentional release of water—called a “pulse[Read More…]
U.N. Human Rights Committee Criticizes U.S. Civil and Political Rights Record
GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–March 27, 2014. The United Nations Human Rights Committee issued scathing report today castigating the United States’ record on a wide range of issues, including counterterrorism operations, immigrants’ rights, voting rights, and the criminal justice system. The “Concluding Observations” from the committee, made up of 18 independent renowned experts, are[Read More…]
ACLU: President Announces Reforms to Rein in NSA Spying on Americans
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–March 27, 2014. President Obama today announced a plan to end the NSA’s mass collection of phone records. According to the proposal to change surveillance under the Patriot Act’s Section 215, the government would request records from phone companies using court orders based on individual suspicion. Anthony D. Romero,[Read More…]
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