Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 25, 2015 – 12:46 P.M. EDT MR. EARNEST: Good afternoon, everybody. I apologize for the delay in getting started this morning. A lot going on. Q What is this? MR. EARNEST: I’m sorry? Q There’s a lot going on. What’s going on? MR. EARNEST: There’s a PBS crew[Read More…]
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Considers Proposal to End Payday Debt Traps
Proposal Would Cover Payday Loans, Vehicle Title Loans, and Certain High-Cost Installment and Open-End Loans WASHINGTON, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–March 25, 2015. Today the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced it is considering proposing rules that would end payday debt traps by requiring lenders to take steps to make sure consumers can[Read More…]
U.S.-Afghanistan Joint Statement, March 24, 2015
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 24, 2015. President Barack Obama welcomed Mohammad Ashraf Ghani, President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah, and the accompanying Afghan delegation to Washington from March 22-26, 2015. The visit offered an opportunity to renew U.S.-Afghan relations, review the joint achievements of the last 13[Read More…]
State Department Briefing by Jen Psaki, March 24, 2015
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 24, 2015 Index for Today’s Briefing FRANCE/GERMANY/SPAIN ISRAEL/IRAN MIDDLE EAST PEACE ISRAEL/IRAN IRAQ/SYRIA/TURKEY YEMEN INDIA ETHIOPIA QATAR UKRAINE TURKEY IRAQ KUWAIT DEPARTMENT TRANSCRIPT: 1:21 p.m. EDT MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. QUESTION: Hello. QUESTION: Hello. MS. PSAKI: How is everyone today? QUESTION: Lovely. MS. PSAKI: Lovely. All right. QUESTION:[Read More…]
Rep. DeFazio Slams Republican Budget For Slashing New Transportation Investments, Cutting American Jobs
Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–March 24, 2015. Today, Ranking Member of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) blasted the House Republican budget for slashing investments in new transportation infrastructure projects and cutting family-wage, American jobs. During floor debate on the Republican budget, DeFazio slammed Republican leadership for offering a[Read More…]
Senator Durbin Announces Budget Amendment To Reward Companies That Invest In American Workers
WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—March 24, 2015. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today called for a vote on his amendment to the FY2016 Budget designed to provide a tax credit to companies that provide fair wages and good benefits to workers while closing a tax loophole that incentivizes corporations to send jobs[Read More…]
Durbin, Boxer, Senators Introduce Bill To Crack Down On Predatory Lending Practices
Legislation would cap interest rates & fees for all consumer credit transactions WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—March 24, 2015. U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Barbara Boxer (D-C) today joined U.S. Senators, Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) in introducing the Protecting Consumers from Unreasonable Credit Rates Act –[Read More…]
Remarks of Treasury Secretary Lew at the SelectUSA Summit, March 24, 2015
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)—March 24, 2015. Let me thank Secretary Pritzker and the entire Commerce Department for putting together this year’s SelectUSA summit. It is great to be with all of you and to have this opportunity to talk about what it means when we say investing in the United States of[Read More…]
Press Conference with President Ghani, Defense Secretary Carter, Secretary Kerry and Chief Executive Abdullah at Camp David, Maryland
Defense Secretary Ash Carter speaks during a joint news conference at Camp David, Md., with Secretary of State John F. Kerry, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and Afghan Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah, March 23, 2015. DoD photo by Air Force Master Sgt, Adrian Cadiz MARYLAND–(ENEWSPF)–March 23, 2015. SECRETARY OF STATE JOHN[Read More…]
White House Press Briefing by Josh Earnest, March 23, 2015
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 23, 2015 – 12:56 P.M. EDT MR. EARNEST: Good afternoon, everybody. I hope you all had a good weekend. Let me do a couple of quick things before we get started. The first is, we got some sad news over the weekend that Jerry Warren, who had served[Read More…]
