Wyden is First Member of Congress to Visit Reopened U.S. Embassy in Cuba Oregonians Dion Glisan and Daniel Bailey, of USAID, meet with Sen. Wyden in Guatemala City Washington, D.C. –-(ENEWSPF)–August 24, 2015.  Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., met with Guatemalan labor representatives about the importance of enforcing labor laws and[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–August 24, 2015. In response to Jeb Bush’s trip to the border,  Hillary For America released the following video on the similar rhetoric coming from Jeb Bush and Donald Trump on immigration. Hillary for America Director of Hispanic Media, Jorge Silva, also released the following statement: “Following Donald Trump’s tour[Read More…]

Archaeological site of Palmyra in Syria. Photo: ©UNESCO/F. Bandarin Paris, France–(ENEWSPF)–24 August 2015 – Extremists “cannot silence history,” the Director-General of United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Irina Bokova, declared today, firmly condemning the destruction of Palmyra’s ancient temple of Baalshamin, in Syria, a World Heritage site. “The[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 22, 2015 Hi, everybody.  Seven years after the worst economic crisis in generations, our economy continues to grow and create jobs.  In fact, our businesses have created 13 million new jobs over the past five and a half years. But if we want to keep this momentum going[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 21, 2015. Regional and state unemployment rates were little changed in July. Twenty-four states and the District of Columbia had unemployment rate decreases from June, 14 states had increases, and 12 states had no change, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Forty-one states and the District[Read More…]

Clinton plan would double college aid for qualifying AmeriCorps service members from $11,550 to more than $23,000 NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—August 20, 2015. Today, Hillary for America is announcing a plan to allow students who pursue public service to graduate from an in-state public college without any debt. Building on her New[Read More…]

WASHINGTON –-(ENEWSPF)–August 20, 2015.  U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell issued the following statement today on the tragic loss of three U.S. Forest Service firefighters near Twisp, Washington: “My heart goes out to the families and fellow firefighters of these fallen heroes as we mourn their loss in service[Read More…]

Companies Hid Loan Interest Rates and Fees and Deceived Consumers About Other Terms of the Deal WASHINGTON, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–August 20, 2015.  Today the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) filed a lawsuit in federal court against two companies, Pension Funding, LLC and[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 20, 2015 SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending August 15, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 277,000, an increase of 4,000 from the previous week’s revised level. The previous week’s level was revised down by 1,000 from 274,000 to 273,000. The 4-week moving average[Read More…]

30-Second Spot Will Enter Rotation in NH and Iowa as Part of Previously Announced Ad Buy NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–August 19, 2015.  Noting that American CEOs earn 300 times the salary of the typical worker, Hillary Clinton vows to “reshuffle” the deck on behalf of everyday Americans in a new television ad[Read More…]