Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 13, 2015. Hi, everybody.  My top priority as President is to grow the economy and help more hardworking Americans get ahead.  And after the worst economic crisis in our lifetimes, our businesses have now created 12.6 million new jobs over the past 63 months.   That’s a record[Read More…]

Wyden Calls for Full Debate and Amendments on Cybersecurity Washington, D.C. –-(ENEWSPF)–June 9, 2015. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued the following statement in response to calls to attach a flawed cybersecurity bill to the National Defense Authorization Act. “Senate Republican leaders are trying to make a bad defense bill[Read More…]

Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)–June 9, 2015.  Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-OR) issued the following statement on H.R. 2289, the Commodity End-User Relieft Act: “I stand in strong opposition to H.R. 2289, the so-called “Commodity End User Relief Act.” While it is critical that Congress reauthorizes the Commodity Exchange Act, passing a restrictive[Read More…]

New Law Would Be Important Step Toward Reducing Louisiana’s Notoriously Overcrowded Prisons and Jails; Even With This Reform, Louisiana’s Marijuana Laws Would Remain Harsher Than Nearly All Other U.S. States; Majority of Louisianans Support Ending All Criminal Penalties for Marijuana Possession NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—June 9, 2015. The Louisiana legislature voted yesterday[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 9, 2015. The number of job openings rose to 5.4 million on the last business day of April, the highest since the series began in December 2000, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The number of hires was little changed at 5.0 million in April and[Read More…]

Krün, Germany–(ENEWSPF)–June 8, 2015 – 4:08 P.M. CEST PRESIDENT OBAMA:  Good afternoon.  Let me begin by once again thanking Chancellor Merkel and the people of Bavaria and Germany for their extraordinary hospitality here at the G7.  My stay here has been extraordinary.  I wish I could stay longer.  And one[Read More…]

Krün, Germany–(ENEWSPF)–June 8, 2015 – 2:53 P.M. CEST   THE PRESIDENT:  Well, it is a pleasure to be with Prime Minister Abadi and his delegation.  Obviously, the United States has made an enormous commitment and investment in Iraq, and we’re fortunate to have a reliable partner in Prime Minister Abadi.[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–June 8, 2015  – Calling youth unemployment “a national tragedy,” Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today cited a new national study which found that unemployment among recent high school and college graduates is much worse than previously estimated. At Sanders’ request, the Economic Policy Institute analyzed census data on unemployment among[Read More…]

The World Health Organization (WHO) has been delivering water to internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Al-Dhalea governorate, Yemen, are suffering from a shortage. Photo: WHO Yemen GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–8 June 2015 – Some 20 million people in Yemen – close to 80 per cent of the population – urgently need humanitarian assistance,[Read More…]

UNHCR is distributing essential items to help displaced families cope with the scorching summer heat in Iraq. Photo: UNHCR Iraq GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–8 June 2015 – Crisis-torn Iraq, one of the world’s most severe emergencies, is on the verge of collapse because of a lack of funding could force the closure of[Read More…]