Legislation Would Support Expansion of Overdose Prevention Services and Fund Naloxone Access; Accidental Overdose Fatalities Across the Nation Have More Than Tripled Since 2000 Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—June 23, 2015. Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) and U.S. Representative Donna F. Edwards (D-MD) are introducing identical legislation to support the expansion[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Monday: June 29: Telephone Town Hall with Piper Kerman, Author of ‘Orange is the New Black’
Interview with DPA’s asha bandele on What Television Can and Can’t Tell Us About Women, the Drug War and Mass Incarceration; Piper Kerman Will Take Questions from Listeners NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—June 23, 2015. On Monday, June 29th, from 1-2 pm, EST, Piper Kerman, author of the memoir Orange is the New Black: My[Read More…]
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Identifies Illegal Practices Uncovered Through Supervision
Supervisory Resolutions Across Industries Recover $11.6 Million for More Than 80,000 Consumers WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—June 23, 2015. Today the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released its latest supervision report outlining the illegal practices uncovered by the Bureau’s examiners in the first four months of 2015. The Bureau found problems with[Read More…]
Senator Bernie Sanders: Corporate America Wins Again
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–June 23, 2015 – Sen. Bernie Sanders expressed deep disappointment on Tuesday after the Senate voted 60-37 to cut off debate and advance legislation that would grant President Barack Obama powers to complete a major Pacific trade accord. “The vote today – pushed by multi-national corporations, pharmaceutical companies and Wall[Read More…]
130 Lawmakers Call on President to Require Transparency in Political Spending
Members of House and Senate Send Letters to White House Asking for an Executive Order Requiring Federal Contractors to Disclose Their Political Spending WASHINGTON, D.C. –-(ENEWSPF)–June 23, 2015. Today, both chambers of Congress sent strong letters to the president asking him to finalize an executive order requiring those who receive[Read More…]
Public Citizen: Despite Fast Track Vote, Americans Know Trade Deals Fail Miserably, Will Oppose Trans-Pacific Partnership
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 23, 2015. Statement of Robert Weissman, President, Public Citizen: Following elaborate legislative contortions and gimmicks designed to hand multinational corporations their top priority, today the U.S. Senate paved the way for Fast Track legislation that aims to advance the corporate wish list known as the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP),[Read More…]
USDA Announces New Tool to Monitor Dams, Keep Communities Safe
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–June 23, 2015 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the availability of DamWatch, a new web-based application that provides real-time monitoring of rainfall, snowmelt, stream flow and seismic events that could pose potential threats to dam safety. “With tools like this, USDA is using the newest technologies to meet[Read More…]
Dow Crop Chemical Labeled ‘Possibly Carcinogenic to Humans’
WASHINGTON –-(ENEWSPF)–June 23, 2015. The decision by an organization of the world’s leading cancer experts to classify the herbicide 2,4-D as a possible carcinogen underscores the risk posed by the U.S. government’s recent approval of 2,4-D for use on genetically engineered, or GMO, crops, EWG said in a statement. The[Read More…]
California State Senate Moves To End Discrimination Against Medical Cannabis Patients Seeking Organ Transplants
Sacramento, CA –(ENEWSPF)—June 23, 2015. The California Senate approved AB 258, the Medical Cannabis Organ Transplant Act, yesterday by a margin of 33-1. AB 258 prohibits discrimination against medical cannabis patients in the organ transplant process, unless a doctor has determined that medical cannabis use is clinically significant to the[Read More…]
Remarks by Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew at Opening Session of U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)—June 23, 2015 I would like to join Vice President Biden and Secretary Kerry in welcoming Vice Premier Liu, Vice Premier Wang, State Councilor Yang, and the entire Chinese delegation to Washington for this seventh meeting of the Strategic and Economic Dialogue. I particularly welcome the opportunity to co-chair[Read More…]
