WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 2, 2014. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) released the following statement today following the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s announcement of a proposed rule to establish standards for greenhouse gas emissions emitted by existing power plants. Under the proposed rule, each state’s environmental agency – including the Illinois Environmental[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Senators Kirk, Rubio Call on Administration to Halt U.S. Aid to Palestinian Authority
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–June 2, 2014. U.S. Senators Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) issued the following statement today calling on the Obama administration to halt and review U.S. aid to the Palestinian Authority following President Abbas’ announcement of a new Hamas-backed transitional government: “Israel has gone to great lengths in recent[Read More…]
Rep. Jan Schakowsky Statement on EPA Power Plant Rule
Chicago, IL—(ENEWSPF)—June 2, 2014. Today, the Environmental Protection Agency announced a new proposed rule that would require significant emissions reductions from existing power plants. Rep. Jan Schakowsky issued the following statement in response to the announcement: I applaud President Barack Obama and the Environmental Protection Agency on the new proposed[Read More…]
Governor Quinn Celebrates Marriage Equality in Illinois
Attends Wedding Ceremony of James Darby and Patrick Bova CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–June 2, 2014. Governor Pat Quinn today celebrated marriage equality in Illinois by attending the wedding of James Darby and Patrick Bova during a day of ceremonies at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) in Chicago. The Governor announced yesterday that[Read More…]
State Department Briefing by Jen Psaki, June 2, 2014
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 2, 2014. Index for Today’s Briefing DEPARTMENT Welcoming Visiting Students Upcoming Our Ocean Conference BERGDAHL Bowe Bergdahl Release Status of Other Detained American Citizens Determination that Transfer Should Move Forward / NDAA Qatari Assurances on Handling of Released Detainees Afghan -Taliban Reconciliation Outreach to Families of Other Detained[Read More…]
Remarks by the First Lady at the Keel Laying Ceremony for the PCU ILLINOIS
Quonset Point, Rhode Island–(ENEWSPF)–June 2, 2014 – 2:24 P.M. EDT MRS. OBAMA: (Applause.) Thank you. Thank you so much. Good afternoon. Wow. All right, can I just break with protocol and say, this is really cool. (Laughter.) I mean, come on. This is so nice. (Applause.) I want to start[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama in a Conference Call hosted by Public Health Groups on Proposed EPA Carbon Pollution Standards
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 2, 2014 – 2:10 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Thanks, Gina. And thanks to all the folks at EPA who worked so hard to put this plan forward. I want to thank everybody who is on the call. We’re going to be talking about carbon pollution and the standards[Read More…]
Rep. Robin Kelly’s Youth Summit and Job Expo Draws Nearly 1,000 Youth
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—June 2, 2014. Nearly 1,000 young people from the Chicago area attended a Youth Summit and Job Expo Saturday hosted by Congresswoman Robin Kelly at Gwendolyn Brooks College Preparatory Academy. Representatives from more than 50 companies and agencies, including Nike, Walmart, CVS and the Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership, were on[Read More…]
U.S. Leads Multi-National Action Against ‘Gameover Zeus’ Botnet and ‘Cryptolocker’ Ransomware, Charges Botnet Administrator
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 2, 2014. The Justice Department today announced a multi-national effort to disrupt the Gameover Zeus Botnet – a global network of infected victim computers used by cyber criminals to steal millions of dollars from businesses and consumers – and unsealed criminal charges in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and Omaha, Nebraska,[Read More…]
Congressman Blumenauer Statement on Carbon Pollution Standards for Power Plants
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 2, 2014. If you accept modern science, you cannot deny the combined weight of over 10,000 peer-reviewed, published scientific studies which tell us climate change is happening, that human activity is a driving factor in rising temperatures, and the consequences are extremely serious. If you fight wildfires, farm,[Read More…]
