Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 22, 2015 – 3:52 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: As President and Commander-in-Chief, my first and most important responsibility is keeping the American people safe. And that means that we make sure that our military is properly funded, and that our men and women in uniform get the support,[Read More…]
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Rep. Blumenauer: There Can Be No Surface Transportation Reauthorization Without Revenue
Washington, DC–-(ENEWSPF)–October 22, 2015. Today, Representative Earl Blumenauer (OR-03) released the following statement on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee markup of the Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015: “Today, the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee will consider a surface transportation reauthorization. Sadly, simply calling it a ‘reauthorization’[Read More…]
Department of Defense Press Briefing by Press Secretary Cook, Oct. 22, 2015
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 22, 2015 PETER COOK: Afternoon, everybody. Thanks for being here. Sorry I’m a little bit late. Special welcome to the Air Force strategic policy fellows, who are here with us today. Welcome. Hope you enjoy yourselves while you’re here. Going to start with the news release that we[Read More…]
Department of Defense Press Briefing by Press Secretary Cook, Oct. 22, 2015
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 22, 2015 PETER COOK: Afternoon, everybody. Thanks for being here. Sorry I’m a little bit late. Special welcome to the Air Force strategic policy fellows, who are here with us today. Welcome. Hope you enjoy yourselves while you’re here. Going to start with the news release that we[Read More…]
Kerry Howley to Read at Roosevelt University on Oct. 29 from Well-received Book on Fighting
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–October 22, 2015. Writer Kerry Howley, author of the book-length essay Thrown, will read and discuss her work at 5 p.m. on Thursday, October 29 in Room 700 of Roosevelt University’s Gage Building, 18 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago. The reading is free and open to the public, and is part[Read More…]
Senator Merkley Raises Alarm on Impending Debt Ceiling Battle
WASHINGTON, D.C. –-(ENEWSPF)–October 22, 2015. Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley took to the Senate Floor today to discuss the impending deadline to lift the debt ceiling before the nation’s borrowing authority runs out on November 3rd. Merkley noted that America has an obligation to pay its debts and that the full[Read More…]
Senator Bernie Sanders Slams Vulture Funds Ripping Off Puerto Rico
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–October 22, 2015 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said today Puerto Rico should be allowed to restructure its debt in a way that protects residents, ordinary investors and pension funds in the United States. “The economic situation in Puerto Rico will not improve by eliminating more public schools, slashing pensions,[Read More…]
Senator Tammy Baldwin and Senate Democrats Call on McConnell, Reid to Close Carried Interest Loophole
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–October 22, 2015. Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin led a group of Senate Democrats in sending a letter to Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Minority Leader Harry Reid, urging both leaders to include a provision to close the carried interest loophole as part of a bipartisan budget agreement. Senator[Read More…]
Menendez Leads Group of Senators in Introducing Legislation to Provide Equitable Tax Credit Treatment for Puerto Rico
WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)–October 22, 2015. U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ), joined by Senators Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass), and Cory Booker (D-NJ), today introduced the “Earned Income Tax Credit and Child Tax Credit Equity for Puerto Rico Act” which would[Read More…]
Study: Presence Of THC Metabolites In Hair Not Necessarily Indicative Of Marijuana Ingestion
Freiburg, Germany–(ENEWSPF)–October 22, 2015. THC metabolites may be present in the hair of individuals who have never ingested cannabis, according to clinical trial data published online in the journal Nature, Scientific Reports. Investigators at University of Freiburg Medical Center in Germany assessed hair samples in human subjects with varying degrees[Read More…]
