Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)–June 25, 2015. Today, Representative Earl Blumenauer (OR-03) welcomed the Supreme Court’s decision on King v. Burwell, upholding subsidies to states that use the federal government’s health insurance marketplace under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Representative Blumenauer released the following statement: “Americans deserve access to high-quality, affordable health coverage.[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Friends of the Earth: House Prepares to Gut EPA, Interior
WASHINGTON, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)—June 25, 2015. The House begins debate today on HR 2822, The Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies funding bill of 2016. The bill would cut funding for the Environmental Protection Agency by $718 million, nine percent below current levels, and includes more than 20 policy riders designed to[Read More…]
Senator Bernie Sanders Statement on Supreme Court Decision Upholding Health Care Law
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–June 25, 2015. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement today after the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 in the case of King v. Burwell to uphold the Affordable Care Act: “The Supreme Court recognized the common-sense reading of the Affordable Care Act that Congress intended to help all[Read More…]
CBC Health Braintrust Chairwoman Rep. Robin Kelly Statement on SCOTUS Upholding Affordable Care Act
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 25, 2015. U.S. Congresswoman Robin Kelly (D-IL), chairwoman of the Congressional Black Caucus Health Braintrust, today issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Supreme Court decision in King v. Burwell preserving nationwide tax subsidies under the Affordable Care Act. “Today’s decision is a victory for the[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan Announces Settlement with IL High School Association Ensuring Equal Opportunity for Student Athletes with Disabilities at State Meets
Chicago —(ENEWSPF)—June 25, 2015. Attorney General Lisa Madigan yesterday announced a settlement with the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) to ensure student athletes with disabilities have full and equal opportunities to compete and earn points for their teams at state meets held by the IHSA. Under the settlement, student athletes[Read More…]
Departments of Justice, Labor and Homeland Security Announce Phase II of Anti-Trafficking Coordination Team Initiative
Phase II Will Build on Momentum of Highly Effective Phase I to Further Enhance Interagency Anti-Trafficking Efforts Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 25, 2015. The Departments of Justice, Labor (DOL) and Homeland Security (DHS) today announced the launch of Phase II of the Anti-Trafficking Coordination Team (ACTeam) Initiative aimed at streamlining federal criminal[Read More…]
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report for Week Ending June 20, 2015
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 25, 2015 SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending June 20, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 271,000, an increase of 3,000 from the previous week’s revised level. The previous week’s level was revised up by 1,000 from 267,000 to 268,000. The 4-week moving average[Read More…]
Congresswoman Robin Kelly Announces $460,636 CDBG Grant for Kankakee
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 25, 2015. Congresswoman Robin Kelly announced today that the City of Kankakee has been awarded a $460,636 Community Development Block Grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. “Federal Community Development Block Grant funds have greatly benefited the city by supporting valuable services, better housing, public[Read More…]
Governors State University Basketball Players Named to Spring Athletic Directors Honor Roll
UNIVERSITY PARK, IL—(ENEWSPF)—June 24, 2015. The following student athletes at Governors State University have been named to the Athletic Directors Honor Roll with GPAs of 3.0 or better: Men’s Basketball: Haki McLaurin * of Chicago Ammanuel Ayalew * from Ethiopia Saieed Ivey * of Chicago Christopher Seaton * of Calumet[Read More…]
Sounding Off on Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton, Dr. Jill Stein Launches Presidential Campaign
Speaks of Systemic Racism in the U.S. and a Lawsuit to get in the Presidential Debates Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 24, 2015 Dr. Jill Stein officially launched her Presidential campaign Monday in a Democracy Now Exclusive stating “I have a people-powered campaign. I am running with the only national party (the Green[Read More…]
