Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 8, 2016. Today marks an important step forward in the Obama Administration’s efforts to secure nuclear material globally. Nicaragua and Uruguay deposited their instruments of ratification of the 2005 Amendment to the Convention on Physical Protection of Nuclear Materials. In doing so, they joined Azerbaijan, Cameroon, Cote d’Ivoire,[Read More…]
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Senator Warren Introduces Legislation to Address Concerns About Flight Noise in Local Communities
Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)–April 8, 2016. Today, United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) introduced the FAA Community Accountability Act to give local communities a voice in the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) decision-making process for flight paths. The bill was also filed as an amendment to the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2016,[Read More…]
Pope Francis’ Apostolic Exhortation on The Joy of Love
ROME–(ENEWSPF)–April 8, 2016. The Vatican on Friday published Pope Francis’ eagerly-awaited Apostolic Exhoratation on the family, drawing together almost three years of consultations with Catholics in countries around the world. The lengthy document, entitled ‘Amoris Laetitia’, or The Joy of Love, affirms the Church’s teaching that stable families are the[Read More…]
Watch: Groups Applaud Delaware Gov. Markell for Personal Message on Recent Wave of Anti-transgender Legislation (Video)
Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–April 8, 2016. Today, in response to a wave of anti-transgender legislation in several states around the country, Delaware Gov. Jack Markell (D) released a personal, detailed video message standing up for transgender equality and combatting the misinformation and scare tactics that proponents of these discriminatory bills use.[Read More…]
Justice Department Opposes Canadian Pacific’s Petition to Establish Voting Trust
Canadian Pacific’s Proposed Voting Trust Structure Risks Irreversibly Harming Competition Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 8, 2016. The Department of Justice filed a reply today in opposition to Canadian Pacific Railway Limited’s (“CPRL”) petition for a declaratory order regarding use of a voting trust pending the Surface Transportation Board’s (“STB”) review of a[Read More…]
National Organization for Women (NOW) Asks NFL to Change Meeting Location
Why Are Team Owners Propping Up North Carolina’s Law Allowing Discrimination Against The LGBT Community? Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)–April 8, 2016. When North Carolina’s Republican Governor, Pat McCrory, signed into law a bill that barred local governments from extending civil rights protections to gay and transgender people, the backlash from[Read More…]
White House Press Gaggle by Eric Schultz Aboard Air Force One, April 7, 2016
En Route Chicago, Illinois–(ENEWSPF)–April 7, 2016 – 1:04 P.M. EDT MR. SCHULTZ: Welcome aboard, everyone, to Air Force One en route to the University of Chicago Law School, where President Obama taught constitutional law for over a decade, where he’ll participate in a discussion on the Supreme Court and the[Read More…]
U.S. State Dept. Updates Pakistan Travel Warning, April 7, 2016
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 7, 2016. The Department of State warns U.S. citizens against all non-essential travel to Pakistan. This Travel Warning replaces the Travel Warning dated August 28, 2015, reminding U.S. citizens of ongoing security concerns in Pakistan. The American Embassy in Islamabad and the Consulate General in Karachi continue to[Read More…]
Senators Introduce SAFE Lending Act to Protect Consumers from Predatory Practices in Payday Lending
WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–April 7, 2016. Today, Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley and Senators Tom Udall (D-NM), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Patty Murray (D-WA), Dick Durbin (D-IL), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Ron Wyden (D-OR), and Cory Booker (D-NJ) introduced the Stopping Abuse and Fraud[Read More…]
Democratic Select Investigative Panel Launches New Website
Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–April 7, 2016. Yesterday, the House Select Investigative Panel Democratic Members announced the launch of a new website. The website is intended to be used as a tool for Members of Congress, the public, and the press to better understand the work of the Panel and to[Read More…]
