President’s Budget includes new mandatory funding to help ensure that all Americans who want treatment can get the help they need Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 2, 2016.  Prescription drug abuse and heroin use have taken a heartbreaking toll on too many Americans and their families, while straining resources of law enforcement and[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 2, 2016 – Today, Representative Earl Blumenauer (OR-03) introduced the Commercial UAS Modernization Act, legislation to create an interim framework that will promote American innovation in the rapidly growing field of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), commonly referred to as drones, and the safe integration of UAS into the National[Read More…]

WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–February 2, 2016.  U.S. Senators Mark Kirk (R-Ill.), Richard Shelby (R-Ala.), Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.), and U.S. Congressman Chris Smith (R-N.J.-04) today applauded House passage of H.R. 515, introduced by Congressman Chris Smith, which puts International Megan’s Law on the President’s desk for signature. H.R. 515 passed the Senate in[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 2, 2016.  Today, Congressman Peter DeFazio spoke at the White House Earthquake Resilience Summit on the need for earthquake early warning systems and earthquake-resilient technologies. Organized by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy and the National Security Council, the summit featured local government officials and[Read More…]