News comes on the anniversary of GM’s historic agreement with NHTSA after facing record fines for the long-delayed Chevrolet Cobalt recall WASHINGTON –-(ENEWSPF)–May 21, 2015. The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) today announced that it has decided to extend federal oversight of General Motors’ review,[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Statement from Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert A. McDonald on Aurora VA Hospital
WASHINGTON, DC—(ENEWSPF)–May 21, 2015. Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert A. McDonald made the following statement regarding the apparent compromise legislation moving through Congress that would prevent a shutdown of the construction of the Denver Replacement Medical Center in Aurora, Colorado: “I am pleased that Congress has taken action to ensure[Read More…]
Interior Secretary Jewell Announces $50 Million to Help Conserve Water in Drought-Stricken West
Interior’s WaterSMART Program to Support 64 Projects in 12 States LOS ANGELES, CA –-(ENEWSPF)–May 21, 2015. As part of the Obama Administration’s continued effort to bring relief to western communities suffering from the historic drought, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell yesterday announced that Interior’s Bureau of Reclamation will[Read More…]
Human Rights Watch to EU: Don’t Endanger Lives at Sea or Deny Protection
Anti-smuggling Operation Bound by Human Rights Law On the dock in Port Augusta, Sicily, weary sub-Saharan migrants await an initial health screening after three days at sea. (September 2014) Brussels –(ENEWSPF)–May 21, 2015. European Union military action against human smuggling networks should not put the lives and rights of migrants[Read More…]
Senator Durbin Statement on Trade Vote in Senate
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–May 21, 2015. U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) released the following statement after the Senate voted 62-38 to advance Trade Promotion Authority legislation: The debate over free trade agreements is an important one with compelling arguments on both sides. My first priority as a senator from Illinois, however,[Read More…]
Senators Urge President Obama to Allow More Syrian Refugees to Resettle in U.S.
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—May 21, 2015. U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) today led a group of fourteen senators in calling on President Barack Obama to significantly increase the number of Syrian refugees allowed to resettle in the United States. The Syrian conflict has led to the world’s worst ongoing[Read More…]
USDA Offers Summer Food Safety Tips In Advance of 2015 Memorial Day Weekend
Warmer temperatures call for extra attention to food safety when cooking and eating outdoors WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–May 21, 2015 – Memorial Day weekend marks the unofficial start to summer, and many Americans will celebrate with cookouts, camping, road trips and other activities that involve food. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety[Read More…]
Guestworkers Have No Economic Advantages over Unauthorized Workers
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 21, 2015. Guestworkers are just as vulnerable to exploitation and low wages as unauthorized immigrant workers, according to a new EPI report. In Authorized Workers, Limited Returns: The Labor Market Outcomes of Temporary Mexican Workers, Lauren Apgar, a Ph.D. candidate in sociology at Indiana University Bloomington, compares the employment[Read More…]
Pipeline Owner in Santa Barbara Oil Spill Has Had 175 Spill Incidents Since 2006
Photo of oil on Santa Barbara beach courtesy U.S. Coast Guard. SANTA BARBARA, Calif.—(ENEWSPF)–May 21, 2015. The company that owns the pipeline involved in Tuesday’s major oil spill in Santa Barbara has had 175 incidents (mostly oil spills) nationwide since 2006, including 11 in California, according to a Center for[Read More…]
In Historic Vote, Senate Appropriations Committee Approves Veterans Medical Marijuana Amendment
First Time Senate Has Voted on Marijuana Law Reform; Amendment Would Allow VA Doctors to Recommend Medical Marijuana to Their Patients in States Where It’s Legal Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—May 21, 2015. The Senate Appropriations Committee passed a bipartisan amendment today, 18 to 12, allowing Veterans Administration (VA) doctors to recommend medical[Read More…]
