NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–August 27, 2016. In honor of the 53rd anniversary of the March on Washington tomorrow, Hillary Clinton issued the following statement: “Tomorrow, we mark the date on which hundreds of thousands of Americans marched on Washington on behalf of human rights. Standing in front of the Lincoln Memorial, Dr.[Read More…]
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New Ad Uses Trump’s ‘Make America Great Again’ Hat to Highlight Trump Outsourcing (Video)
https://youtu.be/eItyyjx40nQ NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–August 27, 2016. A new Hillary for America television ad that began airing this week, entitled “Hat,” spotlights the contradiction between Donald Trump’s “Make America Great Again” hat and Trump’s career-long record of outsourcing jobs to manufacture Trump-branded products in at least 12 countries. “Don’t believe the hat,” the ad intones. “You[Read More…]
White House Weekly Address: Taking Action Against the Zika Virus, August 27, 2016 (Video)
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 27, 2016 Earlier this year, I got a letter from a South Carolina woman named Ashley, who was expecting her third child. She was, in her words, “extremely concerned” about the Zika virus, and what it might mean for other pregnant women like her. I understand that concern. [Read More…]
Congresswoman Robin Kelly Statement on the Shooting Death of Nykea Aldridge
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 26, 2016. I was shocked and deeply saddened to hear of the tragic news that Nykea Aldridge, a young, devoted mother of four, was senselessly shot and killed on the South Side today while pushing her baby in a stroller. I just spent the morning with Nykea’s aunt, Pastor[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan Urges Department of Education to Ensure More Students of Predatory Schools Obtain Loan Relief
Chicago —(ENEWSPF)–August 26, 2016. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today joined with 13 states, the District of Columbia and the Hawaii Office of Consumer Protection to urge the U.S. Department of Education to broaden its efforts to provide loan forgiveness to students who attended fraudulent schools. Madigan and her counterparts[Read More…]
White House Press Briefing by Josh Earnest, August 26, 2016
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 26, 2016 – 11:52 A.M. EDT MR. EARNEST: Morning, everybody. Happy Friday. Before we get started I’ll just do a — one piece of news you may have seen already. As part of the President’s commitment to protect the natural beauty of the United States, we announced today[Read More…]
Secretary of Defense Carter Awards 15 Companies Employer Support Freedom Award
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 26, 2016. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter awarded today the 15 recipients of the 2016 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award, the highest honor the Department of Defense gives to employers for support of National Guard and Reserve employees. “These 15 awardees are helping to make DoD[Read More…]
Donation Funds First Endowed Professorship in DePaul University’s College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
Tera Agyepong named inaugural LeRoy D. Sanders and Mary Clare McHugh Sanders Endowed Professor Tera Agyepong, the inaugural LeRoy D. Sanders and Mary Clare McHugh Sanders Endowed Professor. (DePaul University/Jamie Moncrief) CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–August 26, 2016. In honor of his late wife’s love for historical studies, DePaul University alumnus LeRoy[Read More…]
Members of Congress File Brief Urging Court to Recognize Employment Protections for LGBT Americans
WASHINGTON, D.C. – (ENEWSPF)–August 26, 2016. A group of leading Members of Congress has filed an amicus brief in the case of Hively v. Ivy Tech Community College, urging the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals to recognize existing non-discrimination protections for LGBT Americans under Title VII of the Civil Rights[Read More…]
Hillary Clinton’s Small Business Plan Drives Coverage in Battleground States
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–August 26, 2016. As Donald Trump spent the week reeling from his latest staff shakeup and attempting to answer for a campaign trafficking in hatred and bigotry, Hillary Clinton released a plan detailing policy solutions to make life easier for small business at every step of the way. Since[Read More…]
