WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–Sept. 24, 2015 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement today after Pope Francis addressed the United States Congress: “Pope Francis is clearly one of the important religious and moral leaders not only in the world today but in modern history. He forces us to address some of[Read More…]
Author: Rosemary Piser
All Eyes on UN as World Body Prepares to Adopt New Sustainable Development Goals
Ahead of the UN Sustainable Development Summit from 25-27 September, and to mark the 70th anniversary of the United Nations, a 10-minute film introducing the Sustainable Development Goals is projected onto UN Headquarters. UN Photo/Cia Pak NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–24 September 2015 – The buzz and excitement about global development are intensifying[Read More…]
Hillary Clinton Campaign Video Responds to Senate Vote on Defunding Planned Parenthood
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 24, 2015. Republicans in the U. S. Senate followed the GOP candidates for president today in trying to defund Planned Parenthood. They failed. In response to the vote, the Clinton campaign released the following #GOPtbt video highlighting Republicans’ efforts to defund Planned Parenthood at any cost, even when[Read More…]
Rep. Gutiérrez: ‘Pope Delivered Message We Cannot’
“If Congress had a daily reminder of the Golden Rule, this would be a better country.” Washington, DC –-(ENEWSPF)–September 24, 2015. Today, Rep. Luis V. Gutiérrez (D-IL) issued a statement after listening to the speech of Pope Francis to a joint meeting of Congress. Rep. Gutiérrez was joined by Father Mercado[Read More…]
VA Announces $4 Million in Funding to Help the Homeless
WASHINGTON –-(ENEWSPF)–September 24, 2015. Today, Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert A. McDonald announced the award of $4 million in renewal funding offered through the Grant and Per Diem (GPD) Program to 21 community agencies that currently provide enhanced services for homeless Veterans with special needs. “These important grant renewals will[Read More…]
NARAL Pro-Choice America on Senate Vote to Defund Planned Parenthood
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 24, 2015. Statement by Ilyse Hogue, president of NARAL Pro-Choice America, on today’s Senate vote: “Ever since the Center for Medical Progress released the first highly-edited video in its recent attempt to ban abortion, anti-choice politicians have been falling over themselves to use the videos as a means[Read More…]
Senator Durbin Statement on Address of Pope Francis to Congress
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—September 24, 2015. U.S. Senate Assistant Democratic Leader Dick Durbin (D-IL) released the following statement regarding the address to a joint meeting of Congress by His Holiness Pope Francis: “There was a huge crowd gathered at the White House yesterday to welcome Pope Francis, the first visit by a[Read More…]
The Pope at the White House: As the Son of Migrants, Happy to be a Guest in a Country Largely Built by Such Families
Vatican City—(ENEWSPF)–24 September 2015 (VIS) – Yesterday more than two hundred thousand people awaited Pope Francis outside the White House, where shortly after 9 a.m. local time (3 p.m. in Rome) he was welcomed by President Barack Obama and the First Lady, Michelle Obama. They accompanied him to the podium[Read More…]
Disarming C. Diff Bacteria Without Destroying Healthy Gut Flora
Clostridium difficile is responsible for more than 250,000 hospitalizations and 15,000 U.S. deaths each year. Kateryna Kon/Shutterstock CALIFORNIA–(ENEWSPF)–September 24, 2015. Stanford University School of Medicine scientists successfully defeated a dangerous intestinal pathogen, Clostridium difficile, with a drug targeting its toxins rather than its life. By not aiming to kill the pathogen with antibiotics, scientists[Read More…]
One in 10 Pregnant Women in the United States Reports Drinking Alcohol
About a third of those who drink alcohol say they binge drink 1 in 10 pregnant women reports alochol use* *Defined as at least one drink of any alcoholic beverage in the past 30 days. Source: CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), United states 2011-2013 Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–September 24, 2015.[Read More…]
