Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 13, 2015 – 5:45 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Good evening, everybody. I just want to make a few brief comments about the attacks across Paris tonight. Once again, we’ve seen an outrageous attempt to terrorize innocent civilians. This is an attack not just on Paris, it’s an attack[Read More…]
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Bernie Sanders, Senate Leaders Tell Senate Contractor to Let Workers Organize
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–November 13, 2015 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) led a letter today with 33 of his colleagues calling on the company that employs Senate cafeteria and catering workers to respect their right to organize. “Employees working full time in the U.S. Senate should not be living in poverty,” the senators[Read More…]
New Jersey Legislature to Hold First-Ever Hearing on Marijuana Legalization
More than 20,000 People are Arrested for Marijuana Possession in New Jersey Every Year; Advocates Applaud Hearing and Call for Common-Sense and Popular Marijuana Reform Trenton, NJ—(ENEWSPF)—November 13, 2015. On Monday, November 16th, the Senate Judiciary Committee will hold the first-ever hearing on marijuana legalization in New Jersey. The committee[Read More…]
White House Fact Sheet: Advancing Equity for Women and Girls of Color
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 13, 2015. Today, the White House Council on Women and Girls in collaboration with the Anna Julia Cooper Center at Wake Forest University will host a daylong forum on Advancing Equity for Women and Girls of Color, which will focus on empowering and increasing opportunity for women and[Read More…]
Remarks by Secretary of State Kerry on the U.S. Strategy in Syria, Nov. 12, 2015
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 12, 2015. SECRETARY KERRY: Nancy, thank you very, very much. I apologize for being a couple minutes late over here. And I’m delighted to see a lot of friends and pleased that all of you could come here, share some thoughts this afternoon. It’s great for me to[Read More…]
On Heels of Defending Miner Benefits, Hillary Clinton Unveils Strategy to Revitalize Coal Communities
NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—November 12, 2015. Building on her commitment to defend coal miners’ health and retirement benefits against corporate intrusion, today Hillary Clinton released a comprehensive strategy for revitalizing coal communities across America. Just last month, Clinton challenged Patriot Coal to reverse its effort to gut benefits for retired coal miners and their[Read More…]
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report for Week Ending Nov. 7, 2015
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 12, 2015. SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending November 7, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 276,000, unchanged from the previous week’s unrevised level. The 4-week moving average was 267,750, an increase of 5,000 from the previous week’s unrevised average of 262,750. There were[Read More…]
Senator Merkley Statement on President Obama’s Endorsement of the Equality Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. –-(ENEWSPF)–November 10, 2015. Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement after the White House expressed support for the Equality Act: “Today’s announcement of the White House’s support for the Equality Act is big news and a positive step toward greater equality and rights for all Americans. Our[Read More…]
Senator Bernie Sanders Statement on Immigration Ruling
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–November 10, 2015 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement today after the Obama administration said it will ask the Supreme Court to recognize the president’s authority to prevent the deportation of as many as 5 million immigrants living in the United States: “The president is absolutely right[Read More…]
Senator Warren and Rep. Cummings Investigation Finds That Repeal of Dodd-Frank Provision Now Allows Banks to Keep Nearly $10 Trillion in Risky Trades on Books
Democrats Urge SEC and CFTC to Impose Strong Rules to Protect Taxpayers and the Economy; They Ask GAO to Investigate Impact of Repeal After Regulators Failed to Analyze Risk Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)—November 10, 2015. Today, United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Rep. Elijah E. Cummings (D-Md.), Ranking Member of[Read More…]
