Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 8, 2015 Calls to ban all Muslims from entering the United States are nothing short of disgraceful and dangerous. Bigoted remarks aimed at all Muslims displays a level of intolerance that is not only harmful and divisive, but un-American. The Muslims who have immigrated to my district have[Read More…]
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Rep. Jan Schakowsky Statement on New 5-Star Safety Ratings for Automobiles
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 8, 2015. Today, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced major changes to the New Car Assessment Program (NCAP) – also known as the five-star safety ratings system – set to debut in 2018. The updated analysis will include consideration of pedestrian and rear-seat passenger safety. Rep.[Read More…]
Member of Computer Hacking Group ‘NullCrew’ Pleads Guilty in Cyber-Attacks on Corporations, Universities and Governments
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–December 8, 2015. A Tennessee man pleaded guilty in federal court today to charges he helped launch cyber-attacks on corporations, universities and governmental entities throughout the world. As a member of the hacking group “NullCrew,” TIMOTHY JUSTEN FRENCH exploited computer vulnerabilities to obtain unauthorized access and steal confidential information,[Read More…]
Major Japanese and American Consumer Groups Oppose Genetically Engineered Salmon
TOKYO, JAPAN –(ENEWSPF)–December 8, 2015 —Today, Center for Food Safety and the Seikatsu Club Consumers’ Co-operative Union (SCCCU) of Japan, jointly opposed the commercialization of the genetically engineered (GE) salmon recently approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The novel fish is the first ever GE animal approved[Read More…]
Precedent-setting Campaign to Block Nestlé and Others from Bottling Water in Oregon County Submits Three Times the Number of Signatures Needed to Qualify for Ballot
Ballot measure to protect local water gains momentum. Hood River County, Ore. –(ENEWSPF)–December 8, 2015. Residents of this picturesque Columbia River Gorge county this week submitted three times as many signatures as they need to qualify for the ballot an initiative that would block corporate behemoth, Nestlé, from bottling and[Read More…]
Senator Bernie Sanders Introduces Major Clean Energy Jobs Package
Plan Would More Than Double the Clean Energy Workforce WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–December 8, 2015 – As part of his plan to create a sustainable, clean-energy economy, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) introduced legislation today that would significantly reduce carbon pollution and help put us on a path to more than double the size[Read More…]
UN Agency Urges Jordan to Allow 12,000 Desperate Syrian Refugees Stranded at Border
Fifteen year old Mohammad sits in front of the Azraq refugee camp in Jordan, where he lives with his family and goes to a UNICEF supported school. He fled in 2015 when the conflict in his hometown in the Golan Heights in south-western Syria intensified. Photo: UNICEF/Badran GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–8 December 2015[Read More…]
Senator Durbin: Inflammatory, Hateful Rhetoric Does Not Reflect Who We Are as Americans
Senator, Illinois Methodist Bishop Sally Dyck, and others reject efforts to exclude all Muslim immigrants WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)–December 8, 2015. Amid statements and inflammatory rhetoric that unfairly vilify billions of Muslims, U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) spoke on the Senate Floor today to call for thoughtfulness and tolerance that reflect[Read More…]
Senator Durbin: Congress Must Close Dangerous Loopholes to Reduce Horrific Gun Violence
WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)–December 8, 2015. In the wake of both recent mass shooting tragedies and the daily toll of gun violence across the America, U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) spoke on the Senate Floor yesterday to call for commonsense reforms to close loopholes in gun laws. During his remarks,[Read More…]
Citing Recent Outrageous Examples, Senator Durbin Calls on FTC to Review Sharp Spikes in Drug Pricing
Senator also says FTC should scrutinize mergers and acquisitions for their potential impact on drug pricing decisions WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–December 8, 2015. In a meeting yesterday with the Chairwoman of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) called on the agency to make a timely review of[Read More…]
