Legislation Part of Rep. Blumenauer’s Broader Efforts on Criminal Justice Reform Washington, DC –-(ENEWSPF)–September 10, 2015. As part of his broader effort to reform the U.S. criminal justice system, today Representative Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), with Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Representative Elijah Cummings (D-MD), introduced the Fair Chance Act to ensure[Read More…]
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Senator Bernie Sanders Statement on Iran Nuclear Deal Vote
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–September 10, 2015 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement today after voting to support the Iran nuclear deal. “I voted to support the Iran nuclear deal today because it is my firm belief that the test of a great nation is not how many wars we can[Read More…]
Policy Riders Threaten Vital Public Safeguards, Hijack Budget Process
178 Groups Call on President and Congress to Oppose Spending Bills With Policy Riders WASHINGTON, D.C. –-(ENEWSPF)–September 10, 2015. A coalition of 178 groups – representing tens of millions of Americans – is urging President Barack Obama and all 535 members of Congress to oppose any federal appropriations bill that[Read More…]
Bernie Sanders Leads in New Iowa Poll, Sept. 10, 2015
DES MOINES, Iowa –-(ENEWSPF)–September 10, 2015. U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders is the choice of 41 percent of likely Iowa Democratic Party caucus participants. Forty percent favor former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and 12 percent back Vice President Joseph Biden, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released on Thursday. “The[Read More…]
US Labor Department Promotes Pay Transparency Among Federal Contractors
Prohibits discrimination against workers who discuss pay WASHINGTON —(ENEWSPF)–September 10, 2015. Ensuring that women earn equal pay for equal work is essential to improving the economic security of our families and the strength of our middle class. In too many workplaces around the country, however, a culture of secrecy keeps[Read More…]
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report for Week Ending Sept. 5, 2015
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—September 10, 2015 SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending September 5, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 275,000, a decrease of 6,000 from the previous week’s revised level. The previous week’s level was revised down by 1,000 from 282,000 to 281,000. The 4-week moving average[Read More…]
Hillary Clinton, Vowing to Vigorously Enforce Nuclear Deal, Lays Out Five-Point Plan To Counter Iran
Reuters/Gary Cameron – Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton discusses the Iran nuclear agreement at the Brookings Institution in Washington, September 9, 2015. Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—September 9, 2015. At the Brookings Institution today, Hillary Clinton vowed to vigorously enforce the Iran deal as part of a larger strategy toward Iran. She made[Read More…]
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Encore and Portfolio Recovery Associates Must Refund Millions of Dollars and Overhaul Debt Collection and Litigation Practices WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—September 9, 2015. Today the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) took action against the nation’s two largest debt buyers and collectors for using deceptive tactics to collect bad debts. The Bureau[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama Honoring the 2015 NCAA Men’s Basketball Champion Duke Blue Devils
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—September 8, 2015 – 11:56 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Welcome to the White House, everybody. Hope you all had a good Labor Day. Let’s give it up for the National Champion, Duke Blue Devils! (Applause.) We thought about inviting the Cameron Crazies here, but I didn’t want any blue[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama at Greater Boston Labor Council Labor Day Breakfast
Boston, Massachusetts–(ENEWSPF)–September 8, 2015 – 11:20 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, Boston! (Applause.) Everybody, have a set. Everybody, have a seat. Happy Labor Day, everybody. AUDIENCE: Happy Labor Day! THE PRESIDENT: This is a day where we celebrate the grit, the resilience, and the hard work of America’s working[Read More…]
