NEW HAMPSHIRE—(ENEWSPF)—December 3, 2015. Hillary Clinton continued her month long focus on jobs and the economy during remarks at the Women’s Economic Opportunity Summit at Southern New Hampshire University in Manchester today. Clinton laid out the economic challenges facing women in New Hampshire and across the country – from wage gaps to paid leave[Read More…]
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Senator Bernie Sanders Calls for Common-Sense Gun Safety Legislation
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–December 3, 2015 – Following the mass shooting in San Bernardino, California, yesterday, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) joined with his Democratic colleagues in the Senate to call for sensible gun safety legislation. A full copy of his remarks is below. “Here is the very sad truth and that is that[Read More…]
Rep. Cummings and Sen. Warren Hold Middle Class Prosperity Project Forum on ‘The Effects of Poverty on Children’s Opportunities’
Members Release State-by-State Staff Reports on the Benefits of Extending Tax Credits for Low-Income Families in Every State and Metro Area Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)–December 3, 2015. United States Senator Elizabeth Warren and Representative Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, held a[Read More…]
Yemen: Nine Wounded in Saudi-Led Coalition Airstrike on Doctors Without Borders Clinic in Taiz
AMSTERDAM/TAIZ, YEMEN—(ENEWSPF)–December 3, 2015. Airstrikes carried out yesterday by the Saudi-led coalition hit a clinic in southern Yemen run by the international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) and wounded nine people, including two MSF staff members. According to local sources, at 11:20 a.m. local time on[Read More…]
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report for Week Ending November 28, 2015
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 3, 2015. SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending November 28, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 269,000, an increase of 9,000 from the previous week’s unrevised level of 260,000. The 4-week moving average was 269,250, a decrease of 1,750 from the previous week’s unrevised[Read More…]
Statement by President Obama on Counter-ISIL Steps by the United Kingdom and Germany
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 2, 2015 I welcome the vote by the United Kingdom to join Coalition partners striking ISIL targets in Syria. The special relationship between the United States and the United Kingdom is rooted in our shared values and mutual commitment to global peace, prosperity, and security. Since the beginning[Read More…]
White House Press Briefing by Josh Earnest, Dec. 2, 2015
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 2, 2015 – 1:36 P.M. EST MR. EARNEST: Good afternoon, everybody. Nice to see you all. I apologize for the late start today. I appreciate you bearing with me. I do want to do one thing at the top before I go to your questions. I’m disappointed to[Read More…]
Congresswoman Kelly Renews Calls for Passage of Her Bill, HR 224, In Wake of San Bernardino Shooting Deaths, Wounded
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- Congresswoman Robin Kelly (D-IL) renewed her call for “common sense” tun reform legislation in wake of the shootings in San Bernardino, California that left at least 14 dead and more than a dozen wounded. All this at a social services facility. Congresswoman Kelly’s statement from her Facebook page[Read More…]
IRS Commits to Follow Justice Department Guidelines on Stingrays in Letter to Senator Wyden
IRS Requires Warrants for use of Cell-Site Simulators; Wyden-Chaffetz GPS Act would Require Warrants for ALL Geolocation Tracking Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–December 1, 2015. In response to questions by Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Internal Revenue Service Commissioner John Koskinen committed to seeking warrants for future use of cell-site simulator technology. The[Read More…]
Democratic Members Call on Speaker Ryan to Disband Select Panel in Aftermath of Shootings at Planned Parenthood in Colorado Springs
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 1, 2015. Today, Democratic Members of the Select Committee to Attack Women’s Health, Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Jackie Speier (D-CA), Suzan DelBene (D-WA) and Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ) released the following joint statement and attached letter to Speaker Paul Ryan calling on[Read More…]
