Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation Will Enroll Federal Employees in Retirement Investment Funds with Substantially Higher Returns WASHINGTON, DC –-(ENEWSPF)–December 15, 2015. The Senate unanimously passed the Smart Savings Act last week, which will substantially increase financial returns for federal employees’ retirement plans without increasing federal spending. The Smart Savings Act[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Senator Bernie Sanders to Defend Social Security on Budget Committee
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–December 15, 2014 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), slated to take over as the ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, announced today that he will use the position to defend and expand Social Security, “the most successful government program in history.” “At a time when prescription drug prices are[Read More…]
Senator Kirk Ends Navy Service with Official Ceremony in Pentagon
Served as an Intelligence Officer with Navy Reserves for 23 Years WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–December 15, 2014. U.S. Senator and Commander Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) retired from the Navy today in an official ceremony at the Pentagon, led by Admiral Jonathan W. Greenert, USN Chief of Naval Operations and Vice Admiral Robin R. Braun,[Read More…]
Durbin-Sponsored Ukraine Freedom Act of 2014 Heading To President’s Desk
Measure Includes Sanctions on Russia, Assistance for Ukraine CHICAGO –-(ENEWSPF)–December 15, 2014. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today announced the Senate and U.S. House of Representatives have passed the Ukraine Freedom Act of 2014, legislation he co-sponsored that imposes additional sanctions against the Russian defense, energy and financial sectors and[Read More…]
Senator Durbin: Now Is The Time To Confirm Dr. Vivek Murthy As Surgeon General
WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)—December 15, 2014. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) took to the Senate Floor today in support of the nomination of Dr. Vivek Murthy as Surgeon General. Durbin praised Dr. Murthy for his dedication to fighting obesity, tobacco related diseases, and other chronic diseases that account for 7 out[Read More…]
Trucker Convicted of Kidnapping and Interstate Domestic Violence
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 15, 2014. After a week-long trial, a federal jury convicted a trucker and Florida resident of kidnapping and interstate domestic violence. Evidence adduced at trial showed that the defendant held the female victim captive for 10 days and inflicted psychological and physical abuse that included sexual battery. This[Read More…]
Hudson County Gang Leader Pleads Guilty to Murder Conspiracy After Obtaining Approval from Gang’s National Leadership
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 15, 2014. A Hudson County, New Jersey, man today admitted to trying to kill a rival gang member, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced. Carlos Valdez, aka “Catracho,” 27, was indicted in July 2014 with numerous other top-ranking members of the international criminal street gang, Mara Salvatrucha (also[Read More…]
Former Special Agent in Charge of the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Inspector General Sentenced to More Than Three Years in Prison
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 15, 2014. A former Special Agent in Charge of the Department of Homeland Security – Office of Inspector General (DHS-OIG) was sentenced to 37 months in prison today for a scheme to falsify records and obstruct an internal DHS-OIG inspection, announced Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of[Read More…]
Jury Returns Guilty Verdicts Against Members of Violent Loan Sharking and Illegal Gambling Ring
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 15, 2014. A federal jury today returned guilty verdicts against four defendants charged in a loan sharking and illegal gambling ring that was run out of several Philadelphia businesses, announced Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Zane David Memeger[Read More…]
Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division Issues Non-Discrimination Principles to Guide Federal, State and Local Governments’ Response to the Ebola Virus
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 15, 2014. The Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division issued non-discrimination principles today to guide federal, state and local governments’ response to the Ebola virus. The division also issued guidance for protecting civil rights while responding to the Ebola virus and a reference guide on what legal protections may[Read More…]
