Government Transformation Act Could Save Taxpayers Millions WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–November 17, 2015. U.S. Senators Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.V.) today announced the introduction of S.2269, the Government Transformation Act, a bill which creates an independent commission to target government waste and inefficiency. The bill would also provide actionable recommendations[Read More…]
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Senators Kirk, Gillibrand, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America lead Veterans’ Organizations in support of Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Extension
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–November 17, 2015. U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) today joined Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y) and veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA) to show their support for the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act (S. 928/H.R.1786), which would fully extend the World Trade Center Health[Read More…]
Senator Wyden Urges FCC to Limit Unwanted Debt Collection Robocalls
41 lawmakers sign letter to FCC in wake of passage of provision in budget bill Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 17, 2015. Sen. Ron Wyden, D–Ore., today joined Sen. Edward J. Markey, D–Mass., Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici, D–Ore., and 38 other Senate and House members in calling on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel Opens North Lawndale Landmark Reborn As Nichols Tower
Former Sears Tower to be Hub for Arts Education, Workforce Development and Community Services CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–November 17, 2015. Mayor Rahm Emanuel today joined Ald. Michael Scott Jr., John and Alexandra Nichols, representatives from the Homan Square Foundation, and community stakeholders to reopen Chicago’s original “Sears Tower” as a new economic, educational[Read More…]
Senator Bernie Sanders Statement on Effort to Repeal Clean Power Plan
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–November 17, 2015 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement today after voting to stop a bill that would repeal the Clean Power Plan. “It is an embarrassment that with few exceptions Republicans refuse to recognize the reality of climate change, and even fewer are prepared to do anything[Read More…]
Senator Bernie Sanders Questions FDA Nominee With Deep Pharma Ties
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–November 17, 2015 – At a Senate confirmation hearing today, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said he opposes the nomination of Dr. Robert Califf to be commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration because of doubts that he would act to lower skyrocketing drug prices. “At the end of the day[Read More…]
Rep. Gutiérrez Says Refusing Refugees ‘Is Despicable and Cowardly and Precisely the Kind of Reaction ISIS Wanted’
In Floor Speech, Gutiérrez Decries Illinois’ Rauner and other Governors, saying “ISIS could not have written a better script.” Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)–November 17, 2015. Today, Rep. Luis V. Gutiérrez (D-IL) spoke on the House floor (at approximately 10:00 a.m. ET) in response to Governor Rauner of Illinois and a dozen[Read More…]
CAIR Says Nation’s Leaders Must Repudiate Islamophobia After Spike in Anti-Muslim Incidents
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 17, 2015 – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, called on the nation’s political and religious leaders to repudiate Islamophobia in the wake of a spike in anti-Muslim incidents following the Paris terror attacks. “The mainstreaming of Islamophobia by[Read More…]
Hillary Clinton Statement on the Endorsement of the Service Employees International Union
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–November 17, 2015. Hillary Clinton released the following statement after the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), which has 2 million members, endorsed her campaign for President. “As a lifelong fighter for workers and families, I am deeply honored to have earned the endorsement of the Service Employees International Union[Read More…]
Making the Pill Available Over the Counter Should be Part of Broader Strategy to Enhance Contraceptive Access
OTC Status for the Pill Has Merit, But Needs to Be Treated as a Public Health Issue, Not a Political Talking Point Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 17, 2015. The evidence strongly supports making oral contraceptive pills available without a prescription, but any effort to do so should complement—rather than replace—policies to reduce[Read More…]
