Students in Matatirtha, Nepal, which is in the process of being redeveloped to make the school more earthquake proof. As part of this process children are taught how to take shelter beneath their desks in case of an earthquake. Photo by Jim Holmes for AusAID.(13/2529) NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–25 April 2015 –[Read More…]
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White House Weekly Address: Fighting for Trade Deals that Put American Workers First
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 25, 2015 Hi, everybody. I’ve talked a lot lately about why new trade deals are important to our economy. Today, I want to talk about why new trade deals are important to our values. They’re vital to middle-class economics — the idea that this country does best when[Read More…]
Attorney General Holder Addresses Department Employees at Departure Ceremony, April 24, 2015
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 24, 2015 A couple of business items. My portrait hangs on the fifth floor of the Justice Department. And something that has not been mentioned but something that I really pressed Simmie Knox – the artist of the portrait – my kid’s names are hidden in the portrait. [Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama at Organizing For Action Dinner
Washington, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—April 24, 2015 – 5:53 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, Jennifer! Well, I’ve got nothing to add to that. (Laughter.) Except just to say thank you. I got a chance to see all of you backstage and take pictures with you, and some of you have been able[Read More…]
Representatives Schakowsky, Deutch Lead Bipartisan Resolution Condemning Iranian Government Persecution of Baha’i Minority
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)—April 24, 2015. Rep. Jan Schakowsky (IL-09) and Ted Deutch (FL-21) joined Representatives Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Robert Dold, Eliot Engel and Steven Chabot to introduce a resolution condemning the Iranian government’s persecution of the Baha’i minority. A similar bipartisan resolution has been introduced in the Senate. Schakowsky and Deutch released[Read More…]
AFL-CIO Warns Congress of the Dangers of Fast Track in a Wave of Actions Across the Country
Over 10,000 Calls and Nearly 7,000 People at Events Against Bad Trade Washington, DC –-(ENEWSPF)–April 24, 2015. Last week, the AFL-CIO and its allies placed 10,000 calls to 49 House Members and 2 Senators, with an additional 1,000 calls occurring on Saturday’s National Day of Action from Virginia alone. Since[Read More…]
Joint Statement the U.S., EU and International Labor Organization on the Second Anniversary of the Rana Plaza Disaster in Bangladesh
WASHINGTON —(ENEWSPF)—April 24, 2015. The text of the following statement was released by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry; High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini; U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez; EU Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs, Skills and Labour Mobility[Read More…]
U.S. State Dept. Updates North Korea Travel Warning, April 23, 2015
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 23, 2015. The Department of State strongly recommends against all travel by U.S. citizens to North Korea (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, or DPRK). This replaces the Travel Warning for North Korea of May 14, 2014, to reiterate and highlight the risk of arrest and possibly lengthy detention due[Read More…]
Comcast Corporation Abandons Proposed Acquisition of Time Warner Cable After Justice Department and the Federal Communications Commission Informed Parties of Concerns
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 24, 2015. Comcast Corporation (Comcast) abandoned its plans to acquire Time Warner Cable Inc. (Time Warner Cable) for approximately $45.2 billion after the Department of Justice informed the companies that it had significant concerns that the merger would make Comcast an unavoidable gatekeeper for Internet-based services that rely[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama at the Organizing for Action Summit
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 23, 2015 – 5:13 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, hello, hello! (Applause.) Hello, OFA! Thank you. (Applause.) You guys sound fired up. All right, all right, settle down, settle down. (Laughter.) Settle down. You guys are — what did they put in your coffee? (Laughter.) That’s — I[Read More…]
