Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)–July 14, 2015.  Pope Francis called for an international bankruptcy process in a news conference as he left Latin America on Monday. According to the Associated Press, when asked about the Greek debt crisis, Francis stated, “if a company can declare bankruptcy, why can’t a country do so[Read More…]

Vienna, Austria–(ENEWSPF)–July 14, 2015 SECRETARY KERRY: Well, good afternoon everybody. I want to begin by thanking you, as others have, for your extraordinary patience. I know this has been a long couple of weeks for everybody, including, above all, the press, who have waited long hours during the day for[Read More…]

Washington, DC –-(ENEWSPF)–July 14, 2015.  Today, Representative Earl Blumenauer (OR-03) released the following statement on the nuclear deal reached by Iran and the P5+1. “This agreement is an historic achievement. Three years ago, it was hard to imagine an Iran capable of coming to, and staying, at the negotiating table to make[Read More…]

WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–July 14, 2015.  Leading Democrats on the Senate Banking and House Financial Services Committees today urged the Obama Administration to reconsider a proposal that would make it easier for lenders that have engaged in criminal behavior to keep accessing taxpayer-backed mortgage insurance. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), the Banking[Read More…]

African-American, Hispanic, and Asian and Pacific Islander Borrowers Will Receive $24 Million WASHINGTON, D.C. –-(ENEWSPF)–July 14, 2015.  Today the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and Department of Justice (DOJ) resolved an action with American Honda Finance Corporation that will put new measures in place to address discretionary auto loan pricing[Read More…]

WASHINGTON, D.C. –-(ENEWSPF)–July 14, 2015.  Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement after the announcement of a comprehensive nuclear deal with Iran: “Today’s announcement is a significant milestone in the effort to preclude Iran from pursuing a nuclear weapon. It is essential for the surety of the United States[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 14, 2015 – 7:02 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT:  Today, after two years of negotiations, the United States, together with our international partners, has achieved something that decades of animosity has not — a comprehensive, long-term deal with Iran that will prevent it from obtaining a nuclear weapon. This[Read More…]

LONDON–(ENEWSPF)–14 July 2015.  Lack of fuel in Yemen caused by the continuing conflict and restrictions of imports could ultimately be responsible for even more deaths than the fighting in the country, Oxfam warned today. Fuel shortages have hit water supplies, food deliveries and health services for the 84 percent of[Read More…]

WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)—July 14, 2015.  House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) issued the following statement after the Obama administration announced a final agreement in nuclear negotiations with Iran:   “At the outset of these talks, the Obama administration said it would secure an agreement that affirmed Iran does not have a[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 14, 2015.  United States Senator Elizabeth Warren today released the following statement:  “A nuclear-armed Iran represents a significant threat to the United States, to our allies in the Middle East, and to the world. Diplomacy represents our best hope of ending that threat, far better than the alternative[Read More…]