WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)—April 16, 2015. Congresswoman Robin Kelly (D-IL) issued the following statement on Yom HaShoa, Holocaust Remembrance Day: “Today on Yom HaShoa, Israel’s National Holocaust Remembrance Day, we recognize and commemorate the horrific loss of six million Jews and millions of other innocent individuals at the hands of Nazi regime,[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report for Week Ending April 11, 2015
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 16, 2015. SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending April 11, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 294,000, an increase of 12,000 from the previous week’s revised level. The previous week’s level was revised up by 1,000 from 281,000 to 282,000. The 4-week moving average[Read More…]
Statement by President Obama on Holocaust Remembrance Day 2015
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 16, 2015. Today, with heavy hearts, we remember the six million Jews and the millions of other victims of Nazi brutality who were murdered during the Holocaust. Yom HaShoah is a day to reaffirm our responsibilities to ourselves and future generations. It is incumbent upon us to make[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama in Working Mothers Town Hall
Charlotte, North Carolina–(ENEWSPF)–April 15, 2015 – 2:52 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, everybody! (Applause.) Thank you! Everybody, please have a seat. Thank you so much. Well, this is fun. (Laughter.) I was just hanging out with the Cat in the Hat that’s in the back there. (Laughter.) Hello, everybody. AUDIENCE[Read More…]
White House Press Gaggle by Eric Schultz Aboard Air Force One, April 15, 2015
En Route Charlotte, North Carolina–(ENEWSPF)–April 15, 2015 – 1:15 P.M. EDT MR. SCHULTZ: Welcome aboard Air Force One en route to Charlotte, where the President will continue to highlight his budget proposals to help middle-class Americans. Today he’ll be meeting with working women to discuss efforts to help those trying[Read More…]
Retiree Organization Warns That Prescription Drug Costs May Increase Under the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)
Fast Track Bill is a Bad Deal for Seniors Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 15, 2015. The following statement was issued today by Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, in anticipation of the “fast track” trade promotion authority bill by Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-UT) and ranking[Read More…]
Governors State Commencement to Feature Nikki Giovanni, Elizabeth Brackett and Multi-Generational Family Graduates
UNIVERSITY PARK—(ENEWSPF)—April 15, 2015. Three generations of the same family—grandmother, daughter and son—will be among the graduates when Governors State University holds its annual Commencement Ceremonies Saturday, May 16 at the Tinley Park Convention Center. GSU will hold two commencements, at 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. In the morning ceremony,[Read More…]
FDA Approves Corlanor to Treat Heart Failure
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–April 15, 2015. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Corlanor (ivabradine) to reduce hospitalization from worsening heart failure. Corlanor is approved for use in certain people who have long-lasting (chronic) heart failure caused by the lower-left part of their heart not contracting well. The drug is[Read More…]
House Oversight Committee Expresses ‘No Confidence’ in DEA Administrator Leonhart; DEA Chief Tied to Numerous Scandals and Has Long Record of Incompetence
Bipartisan Agreement that Obama Must Fire DEA Chief Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 15, 2015. Today, members of the House Oversight Committee have issued a statement of “No Confidence” in Drug Enforcement Administrator Michele Leonhart. The unprecedented move by a group of over twenty bipartisan lawmakers comes a day after her shambolic performance[Read More…]
Governors State Students to Rally in Springfield against Proposed Budget Cuts
UNIVERSITY PARK, IL—(ENEWSPF)—April 15, 2015. Students from Governors State University (GSU) will travel by bus to Springfield Wednesday, April 22 for a rally in opposition of the proposed budget cuts to Illinois public higher education. Students will bring thousands of signed letters to their state representatives, meet for a rally[Read More…]
