Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 4, 2016 – 12:03 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: It’s a great pleasure to welcome back once again my good friend, the Secretary General of NATO, Secretary General Stoltenberg. We are marking the 67th anniversary of the NATO alliance, and NATO continues to be the lynchpin, the cornerstone of[Read More…]
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Sanders: Stop the Separation of Immigrant Children and Families
MADISON, Wis. —(ENEWSPF)–April 4, 2016. U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders on Monday issued the following statement as minors, parents and asylum seekers fleeing violence continue to be targeted by Immigration and Customs Enforcement: “America has always been a beacon of liberty for those fleeing violence and persecution. Raids separating families[Read More…]
Exposed: Most CEOs Support Paid Sick Leave, Increased Minimum Wage, and More But Chamber Lobbyists Told How to ‘Combat’ These Measures
In Closed-Door Webinar, Luntz Pollsters Instruct Chamber Lobbyists How to Thwart Local Biz Owners’ “Empathy” for Workers to Advance National Anti-Worker Agenda Madison, WI–(ENEWSPF)–April 4, 2016. Video footage of a closed-door webinar provided to the Center for Media and Democracy (CMD) reveals top GOP pollsters instructing Chamber of Commerce lobbyists[Read More…]
White House Weekly Address: Securing the World from Nuclear Terrorism, April 2, 2016 (Video)
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 2, 2016 Hi, everybody. This week, I’m speaking to you from our Nuclear Security Summit. I welcomed more than 50 leaders from around the world to make sure we’re working together to meet one of the greatest threats to global security—terrorists getting their hands on a weapon of[Read More…]
Joint Statement on Sustaining Action to Strengthen Global Nuclear Security
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 1, 2016. The Nuclear Security Summit process has led to significant achievements in nuclear security at national, regional, and global levels; but the work of building a strengthened, sustained, and comprehensive global nuclear security architecture – consisting of legal instruments, international organizations and initiatives, internationally accepted guidance, and[Read More…]
U.S. State Dept. Issues Tunisia Travel Warning, April 1, 2016
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 1, 2016. The U.S. Department of State warns U.S. citizens to avoid travel to southeastern Tunisia along the Libyan border as well as the mountainous areas in the country’s west due to the threat of terrorism. A March 7 attack by ISIL-affiliated militants in the southeastern border town[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama at the P5+1 Meeting, April 1, 2016
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 1, 2016 – 10:08 A.M. EDT PRESIDENT OBAMA: Good morning. It is a pleasure to be here with our P5+1 partners, the European Union, and Director General Amano of the International Atomic Energy Agency. Because of the nations that are represented here today, we achieved a historic deal[Read More…]
Florida Governor Rick Scott Signs Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Bill
Follows Unanimous Passage by Both Florida House and Senate; Momentum Builds Nationally as Numerous States Consider Similar Reforms FLORIDA–(ENEWSPF)–April 1, 2016. Today, Florida Governor Rick Scott approved a bill aimed at reforming the practice of civil asset forfeiture, following unanimous passage in both the House and Senate. The bipartisan unanimity[Read More…]
UN Refugee Agency Urges Safeguard Compliance Before Any Returns Begin Under EU-Turkey Deal
Newly-arriving refugees wave as the large inflatable boat they are in approaches the shore, near the village of Skala Eressos, on the island of Lesbos, in the North Aegean region of Greece. Photo: UNICEF/Ashley Gilbertson VII GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–1 April 2016 – The United Nations refugee agency today urged parties to the[Read More…]
Statement of US Labor Secretary Perez on March 2016 Employment Numbers
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–April 1, 2016. U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez issued the following statement about the March 2016 Employment Situation report released today: “The remarkable U.S. recovery continues, as total nonfarm employment increased by 215,000 in March. Beginning just a year after President Obama inherited the worst economic[Read More…]
