Gives Kidney and Other Organ Donors Time and Flexibility to Recover After Donation by Amending Family and Medical Leave Act WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–February 25, 2016. U.S. Senators Mark Kirk (R.-Ill.) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), along with Congressmen Michael Burgess M.D. (R-Texas-26) and Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.-10) today introduced the Living Donor Protection Act[Read More…]
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Senators Merkley, Durbin, Blumenthal, Menendez, Schumer Introduce Medical Debt Relief Act
Bill would help consumers and the economy by ensuring that consumers’ credit scores aren’t haunted by paid-off debt taken on through no fault of their own WASHINGTON, D.C. –-(ENEWSPF)–February 25, 2016. Today, Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley and Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Bob Menendez (D-NJ), and Chuck Schumer[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel Announces Process To Appoint Fourth Ward Alderman For City Council
Website launched to ensure open process, committee members named to evaluate candidates CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–February 25, 2016. Mayor Rahm Emanuel today announced a public process to identify a potential replacement for Alderman Will Burns to serve and represent the residents of Chicago’s 4th ward. As has been done in the past to[Read More…]
Pfizer Dodges Taxes and Price Gouges Patients, New Report Finds
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–February 25, 2016 – Sen. Bernie Sanders admonished Pfizer today after a new report exposed how the company squeezes American families by dodging taxes and inflating prescription drug prices. The study, conducted by Americans for Tax Fairness, found that Pfizer has increased the prices of dozens of prescription drugs at[Read More…]
Sanders and Democratic Senators Call for Careful Evaluation of Proposed New Charter Deal
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–February 25, 2016 – Sens. Bernie Sanders (I–Vt.), Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Al Franken (D-Minn.), Ron Wyden (D–Ore.) and Elizabeth Warren (D–Mass.) today sent a letter to the Department of Justice and Federal Communications Commission urging the agencies to consider the potential harmful effects that could result from the proposed[Read More…]
Sen. Warren Asks Commodity Futures Trading Commissioner to Withdraw Biased, Faulty Committee Report
Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)–February 25, 2016. United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) today sent a letter to Commodity Futures Trading Commissioner J. Christopher Giancarlo asking him to withdraw a newly-released report from the CFTC’s Energy and Environmental Markets Advisory Committee (EEMAC), citing significant legal, substantive, and procedural irregularities. In order to[Read More…]
Warren, Capito, Clark and Stivers Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill to Allow Partial Filling of Opioid Prescriptions
Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)–February 25, 2016. Yesterday, United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) joined Representatives Katherine Clark (D-Mass.) and Steve Stivers (R-Ohio) to introduce the Reducing Unused Medications Act. The bill would allow prescriptions for opioid medications to be partially filled by pharmacists at the request[Read More…]
Retired Generals and Admirals Condemn Republican Rhetoric On Guantanamo Bay, Torture
Joint Statement Praises Hillary Clinton’s Longtime Leadership On Closing Guantanamo NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–February 25, 2016. Thursday, a group of retired generals and admirals issued the following joint statement condemning the recent rhetoric from top Republicans on Guantanamo Bay and torture, and praising Hillary Clinton’s leadership: As a group of retired generals[Read More…]
DoD and VA Kick Off New Interagency Coordination of Complex Care Effort
Synchronized Processes will offer Peace of Mind to Service Members/Families WASHINGTON — (ENEWSPF)–February 25, 2016. The Departments of Defense (DoD) and Veterans Affairs (VA) today announced its ongoing effort to ease the transition for service members who require complex care management as they transition from the DoD system of health[Read More…]
VA Makes Awards Totaling up to $4.6 Billion to Streamline its Medical Surgical Supply Chain
Makes Good on MyVA Commitments to Improve Service Delivery to Veterans and Transform VA’s Supply Chain WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–February 24, 2016. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) today announced the awarding of four major contracts that will bolster its ability to deliver timely health care to the nation’s Veterans. The contracts[Read More…]
