Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.), Chairman of the Appropriations Subcommittee that oversees the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), today introduced the Requiring Accountability and Inspections for Dining Service (RAID) Act, legislation that establishes new cleanliness inspection requirements at hospital kitchens and food service areas that mirrors those required of private sector[Read More…]
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Kirk Supports Investments in Illinois Innovation to Help Argonne, Fermilab Compete with China
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) today supported legislation that boosts funding for cutting-edge research at National Laboratories, including Argonne and Fermilab in Illinois, and supports efforts to protect the Great Lakes from invasive species and improve navigation on Illinois’ rivers and lakes. As a member of the Senate Appropriations[Read More…]
Justice Department Reaches Agreement with Philadelphia-Area YMCA to Ensure Equal Opportunities for Children with Diabetes
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- The Justice Department reached a settlement agreement today with the Philadelphia Freedom Valley YMCA – Rocky Run Branch to resolve allegations that it violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by denying a child the opportunity to participate in after-school and summer camp programs because of her type 1[Read More…]
United States Files Lawsuit Alleging That Guild Mortgage Improperly Originated and Underwrote FHA-Insured Mortgage Loans
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- The United States has filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia against Guild Mortgage Company (Guild) under the False Claims Act for improperly originating and underwriting mortgages insured by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA), the Justice Department announced today. Guild is a mortgage[Read More…]
Justice Department Reaches Extension Agreement to Improve Georgia’s Developmental Disability and Mental Health System
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- The Justice Department today announced that it has entered into an extension agreement with the state of Georgia to improve the quality and availability of services for people with developmental disabilities living in the community and to provide supported housing to individuals with significant mental illness who need it.[Read More…]
Pennsylvania Man Charged with Additional ISIL-Related Offenses
Defendant Originally Charged with Providing Material Support to ISIL Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- Jalil Ibn Ameer Aziz, 19, a U.S. citizen and resident of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, was charged in a superseding indictment with solicitation to commit a crime of violence and transmitting a communication containing a threat to injure. The additional charges were[Read More…]
Texas Man Pleads Guilty to Sexual Abuse of Orphans While Working in Malawi
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- A former general manager at an orphanage in Malawi pleaded guilty today to one count of engaging in illicit sexual conduct in a foreign place, announced Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Richard L. Durbin Jr of the Western District[Read More…]
ITC Report Shows TPP Is Disastrous for Working Families
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on International Trade Commission (ITC) report on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP): This ITC report is so damaging that any reasonable observer would have to wonder why the Administration or Congress would spend even one more day trying to turn this disastrous proposal into[Read More…]
Overtime Protections to Raise Wages for Millions of Workers
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka in response to new overtime rules unveiled by the Department of Labor: New overtime protections mark a major victory for working people that will improve the lives of millions of families across America. The new rule more than doubles the salary threshold, ensuring[Read More…]
CEOs Paid 335 Times Average Rank-and-File Worker; Outsourcing Results in Even Higher Inequality
2016 Executive PayWatch highlights Mondelez International’s Pay Inequality Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- CEO pay for major U.S. companies continues to soar as income inequality and outsourcing of good-paying American jobs increases. Outsourcing has become a hot presidential election topic with candidates calling out corporations who say they need to save money by sending[Read More…]
