Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 24, 2015. A second Texas man has pleaded guilty to hate crime offenses for his role in a Mar. 8, 2012, assault of a gay African American man in Corpus Christi, Texas, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Vanita Gupta, head of the Department of Civil Rights Division,[Read More…]
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Justice Department and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Reach Settlement with Hudson City Savings Bank to Resolve Allegations of Mortgage Lending Discrimination
Settlement Provides Over $27 Million to Ensure Equal Lending Services to Predominantly Black and Hispanic Communities Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—September 24, 2015. The Justice Department and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) filed a consent order today to resolve allegations that Hudson City Savings Bank (Hudson City) engaged in a pattern or practice[Read More…]
Senator Kirk Statement on Pope Francis’ Address to Congress
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 24, 2015. U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) today issued the following statement after Pope Francis addressed a Joint Meeting of Congress: “In the spirit of Abraham Lincoln, whom Pope Francis today called ‘the guardian of liberty,’ America symbolizes freedom and human dignity around the world. It is an[Read More…]
Senator Merkley Statement on Pope Francis’s Address to Congress
WASHINGTON, D.C. –-(ENEWSPF)–September 24, 2015. Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement after Pope Francis addressed a joint session of the United States Congress this morning: “This morning, Pope Francis powerfully reminded us all of our true purpose as public servants: that we are ‘called to defend and preserve[Read More…]
Senator Wyden Statement on Vote to Defund Planned Parenthood
Washington, D.C. –-(ENEWSPF)–September 24, 2015. U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued the following statement after the Senate voted on a funding bill to limit reproductive rights and access to health care for women in Oregon and across the country: “It is deeply disappointing that the Senate has voted today on[Read More…]
Rep. Jan Schakowsky Statement in Response to the Address of Pope Francis Before a Joint Meeting of Congress
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 24, 2015 I thank His Holiness Pope Francis for sharing his vision for the world before a Joint Meeting of Congress. He called on us as legislators and as Americans to promote the common good and meet our common needs. His message was powerful – that we need[Read More…]
Former Downtown Nightclub Bouncer Arrested on Charges of Operating Illegal Steroid Lab out of His Oak Lawn Home
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–September 24, 2015. An Oak Lawn man was arrested today on federal charges that he imported anabolic steroids from China and distributed them to large-scale suppliers in the Chicago area. JOSEPH T. PALERMO, 33, imported anabolic steroids, human growth hormone and pharmaceuticals from outside the United States for approximately[Read More…]
United States Rejects Calls by U.N. Human Rights Council to End Harmful Restrictions on Reproductive Rights
U.S. position leaves women without access to essential health services Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 24, 2015. This week the United States government rejected recommendations from the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Norway, and Belgium urging the Obama administration to implement the Helms Amendment correctly—preventing women worldwide from accessing safe, legal reproductive care. A[Read More…]
Sanders, Brown and Senate Democrats Introduce Bill to Stop Cadillac Tax
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–Sept. 24, 2015 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) and seven of their colleagues introduced legislation today to repeal a tax on certain health plans. Sanders opposed the provision when it was included in the Affordable Care Act, which was passed in 2010. “What was true then[Read More…]
Senator Bernie Sanders Statement on Government Shutdown Threat
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–Sept. 24, 2015 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement today after voting against a bill to cut funding for Planned Parenthood: “Republicans are once again taking us to the edge of a government shutdown, demanding we take away health care from the American people. Defunding Planned Parenthood[Read More…]
