PORTLAND, OR –(ENEWSPF)–August 10, 2015.  Today, at the Hollywood transit center in Portland, Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley announced that he has introduced the Transportation, Access and Opportunity Act, new legislation to encourage and support local governments to better connect their transportation systems to jobs and economic opportunities in the region.[Read More…]

WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)–August 10, 2015.  In a letter sent to six financial regulators today, United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) asked about compliance and enforcement issues related to a new communications tool created by Symphony Communications LLC for use by financial institutions. The senator raised concerns about Symphony’s description of[Read More…]

Suffering displacement, injury and even death, children continue to bear unacceptable consequences of the recent escalation of violence between Israel and Gaza. Photo: UNICEF/NYHQ2014-1012/D’Aki GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–10 August 2015 – A United Nations human rights committee has completed its annual evaluation of the situation affecting millions of people living in the Occupied[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 8, 2015 Hi, everybody.  The right to vote is one of the most fundamental rights of any democracy.  Yet for too long, too many of our fellow citizens were denied that right, simply because of the color of their skin. Fifty years ago this week, President Lyndon Johnson[Read More…]

Legislation Would Make Arms Sales Contingent on Human Rights Improvements Washington, D.C. –-(ENEWSPF)–August 7, 2015. Senators Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Marco Rubio, R-Fla.,  introduced legislation this week that would block the sale or transfer of certain arms to Bahrain until the State Department certifies that Bahrain has fully implemented all[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–August 7, 2015 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today announced that he will support  an agreement that the United States and other nations negotiated with Iran to limit its nuclear program. Sanders issued a statement after a telephone conversation on Friday with President Barack Obama, who addressed some of Sanders’[Read More…]

The West Bank barrier, along with checkpoints, roadblocks and permit system, has created a closure regime that has had a dire effect on all aspects of life for Palestine refugees. Photo: UNRWA/Isabel de la Cruz NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–7 August 2015 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today spoke out against recent violence between[Read More…]

The US Vessel Cape Ray on which all 581 metric tonnes of a precursor chemical for sarin gas removed from Syria were destroyed while sailing in international waters. Photo: US Dept. of Transportation NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–7 August 2015 – The United Nations Security Council today gave the greenlight for the establishment[Read More…]

WASHINGTON —(ENEWSPF)—August 7, 2015. With the release of the July 2015 Employment Situation Report today, U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez says there are five things you should know about the numbers: 1.More jobs are being created: With businesses adding 210,000 jobs in July, that extends the run to[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 7, 2015. Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 215,000 in July, and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 5.3 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Job gains occurred in retail trade, health care, professional and technical services, and financial activities. Household Survey Data In July,[Read More…]