WASHINGTON –-(ENEWSPF)–January 20, 2015. U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) today released the following statement in response to President Obama’s State of the Union Address: “Illinois is right to want a bridge-builder in the Senate, and I approach every day with that goal in mind. “Through new ways to save for[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Senator Merkley State of the Union Reaction: ‘Let’s Seize This Moment for a Bold, Middle-Class Opportunity Agenda’
WASHINGTON –-(ENEWSPF)–January 20, 2015. Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement after President Obama delivered his 2015 State of the Union address: “The President put his focus squarely on the American middle class tonight, and that’s exactly where our focus should be. Six years after the financial crisis and[Read More…]
Senator Wyden’s Response to the State of the Union Address, Jan. 20, 2015
Focus on the Middle Class Strikes the Correct Balance WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–January 20, 2015 “Tonight the President set out a new test for sustained economic growth,” Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., said. “This Congress will be measured by how much it increases wages for middle-class and all[Read More…]
Retirees Voice Satisfaction with State of the Union Address, Jan. 20, 2015
Paid Family Leave for All Workers Would Help Seniors Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 20, 2015. The following statement was issued tonight by Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans: “Members of the Alliance for Retired Americans listened to President Obama’s State of the Union address on Tuesday night and[Read More…]
SEIU’s Henry: President’s State of the Union Address Proposes Life-Changing Investments in America’s Working Families
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–January 20, 2015. In response to President Obama’s State of the Union address, SEIU International President Mary Kay Henry issued the following statement: “Tonight we heard from a president who won’t back down when it comes to standing up for America’s working women and men. President Obama made a powerful[Read More…]
Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard L. Trumka on the State of the Union Address, Jan. 20, 2015
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 20, 2015. President Obama eloquently and forcefully advocated for working families throughout his State of the Union Address this evening. The President’s focus on raising wages through collective bargaining, better paying jobs, a fairer tax code, fair overtime rules, and expanded access to education and earned leave sent[Read More…]
Senator Bernie Sanders Statement on State of the Union, Jan. 20, 2015
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–January 20, 2015 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), the ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following statement tonight after President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address: “As President Obama indicated, our economy today is much stronger than it was six years ago. The bad news, however,[Read More…]
Congresswoman Robin Kelly’s Statement on the State of the Union Address
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)—January 20, 2015. Congresswoman Robin Kelly issued the following statement in response to President Obama’s State of the Union address tonight: “Tonight, the President outlined a clear way forward for our country, one in which our economy works for all Americans. For far too long, our middle class has[Read More…]
Remarks of President Barack Obama – As Prepared for Delivery State of the Union Address, Jan. 20, 2015
President Barack Obama delivers the State of the Union address in the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., Jan. 28, 2014. (Official White House Photo by Amanda Lucidon) Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 20, 2015. Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, Members of Congress, my fellow Americans: We are fifteen years[Read More…]
ISIL Unlawful ‘Shari’a Courts’ Meting Out ‘Monstrous’ Punishments, UN Warns
Children in the Khanke Camp near Dohuk city, Iraq, which mainly houses Yazidis fleeing from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). Photo: UNAMI GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–20 January 2015 – The United Nations human rights office today confirmed that the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) has established[Read More…]
