Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 26, 2014. The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Sgt. Thomas Z. Spitzer, 23, of New Braunfels, Texas, died June 25 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment,[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Senators Wyden, Merkley Highlight NTSB’s Call for Expanded Oil Trains Transparency
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 26, 2014. First responders need more timely and detailed information about crude-by-rail trains in order to better protect communities, according to a letter from the National Transportation Board released today by Oregon Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley. The senators urged Department of Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx to use[Read More…]
Bipartisan Group of 14 Senators Calls for Senate Vote to Reform Wildfire Funding
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 26, 2014. Sens. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, and 12 Senate cosponsors pressed Senate leadership to allow a full Senate vote on their bipartisan bill to fix the broken system for funding wildfire suppression. In a letter to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D- Nev., and Senate[Read More…]
Senators Wyden, Udall, Heinrich Press Obama Administration for Additional Transparency on U.S. Drone Policy
“We Believe that Every American Has the Right to Know When Their Government Believes it is Allowed to Kill Them.” Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–June 26, 2014. U.S. Senators Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Mark Udall, D-Colo., and Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., pressed the Obama administration today for additional transparency on U.S. drone policy, including[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel Kicks Off The Chicago Summer Of Learning And Earning 2014
Program Provides Students with to Learning Opportunities Throughout the Summer While Earning Digital Badges and Rewards CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–June 26, 2014. As part of the Chicago City of Learning (CCOL), Mayor Rahm Emanuel kicked off the Summer of Learning and Earning 2014 today, calling together the entire city to connect young people[Read More…]
Durbin Announces A Nearly $827,000 Investment In Illinois First-Responder Capabilities
Chicagoland to receive more than $535,000 in funding WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 26, 2014. U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) announced today that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), part of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has awarded $826,401in grants to fire departments throughout Illinois. Today’s funding will support and improve the capability[Read More…]
Twelve Senators Urge Education Department To Protect Students While Continuing Oversight Of Corinthian, Other For-Profit Schools
Call for Corinthian to immediately stop enrolling students WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 26, 2014. Today, twelve U.S. Senators called on Secretary of Education Arne Duncan to protect students while continuing to hold Corinthian Colleges, Inc. accountable, including immediately prohibiting them from enrolling any new students. After failing to provide required data to[Read More…]
Senators Durbin, Shaheen, Toomey, Sessions Introduce Bill To Reauthorize Program To Curb Prescription Drug Addiction
Reauthorization of National All-Schedule Prescription Electronic Reporting (NASPER) program will support state efforts to monitor prescription drugs WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 26, 2014. U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Pat Toomey (R-PA), and Jeff Sessions (R-AL) introduced legislation today to reauthorize the National All-Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting (NASPER) program which[Read More…]
Senators Durbin, Brown, Warren, Baldwin, Sanders: Tax Credits Should Go To Companies That Invest In American Workers, Not Ship Jobs Overseas
WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 26, 2014. Today, U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Jack Reed (D-RI), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), and Bernie Sanders (D-VT) introduced the Patriot Employer Tax Credit Act, a bill that would provide a tax credit to companies that provide fair wages and good benefits[Read More…]
Statement by Rep. Jan Schakowsky on the Supreme Court’s Action to Restrict Recess Appointments
Washington, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—June 26, 2014. The Supreme Court on Thursday limited the President’s power to fill high-level vacancies with recess appointments. The case, NLRB v. Noel Canning, challenged President Barack Obama’s appointment of commissioners to the National Labor Relations Board. Rep. Jan Schakowsky issued the following statement on the ruling: “I[Read More…]
