Hanoi, Vietnam–(ENEWSPF)–August 7, 2015. Well, good afternoon and welcome, everybody. (Applause.) This is an really historic moment as we mark the 20th anniversary of the establishment of normal diplomatic relations between the United States and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. And what a journey it has been. And I congratulate[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 6, 2015 – 12:54 P.M. EDT MR. EARNEST:  Good afternoon, everybody.  Nice to see you all.  I do not have any opening remarks, so we can go straight to questions. Mark, would you like to get us started today? Q    Thanks.  If I may, can we start with[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 6, 2015 Thank you for that warm welcome.  It’s a pleasure to be here this afternoon and a privilege to join so many dedicated public servants, passionate advocates and inspiring citizens who have devoted their lives and their professional careers to the fight for equal rights and equal[Read More…]

The right to vote is one of the most fundamental rights of any democracy. Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 6, 2015 By: President Obama Fifty years ago today, because of the sacrifice of countless men and women, that right was secured for more Americans. On August 6, 1965, President Lyndon Johnson signed the[Read More…]

Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–August 6, 2015.  Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued the following statement commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Voting Rights Act: “Fifty years ago today, the Voting Rights Act confirmed the universal right to vote as a bedrock principle in this country. But in 2015, that fundamental right[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–August 6, 2015 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) spoke today on the 50th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act at a rally hosted by leading civil rights organizations. With the Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial as a backdrop, Sanders called for restoring Voting Rights Act protections stripped away by a[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–August 6, 2015 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement yesterday after the Securities and Exchange Commission voted to adopt a rule requiring companies to disclose how much more chief executives are paid than workers: “The decision to require companies to disclose how much more CEOs are paid[Read More…]

Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)–August 6, 2015.  United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) yesterday introduced the Equal Employment for All Act with Senators Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Al Franken[Read More…]

Tens of thousands of desperate people are attempting to cross the Mediterranean and reach Europe in dangerous boats like these in Libya. Photo: UNHCR/F. Noy GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–6 August 2015 – Almost 400 people have been rescued so far from a vessel which sank off the coast of Libya while attempting to[Read More…]

The remains of the Prefectural Industry Promotion Building, later preserved as a monument – known as the Genbaku Dome – at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial. UN Photo NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–6 August 2015 – United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today renewed his resolve to advance the goal of achieving a world “free[Read More…]