Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 20, 2015. The spirit of family is deeply woven into all of the rich cultural traditions of the Nowruz holiday. It is a time for reuniting and rejoicing with loved ones and sharing hopes for the new year. Today, as families across the world gather to mark this[Read More…]
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President Obama Announces New ‘Call to Arts’ Initiative as Part of his National Call To Service
AFI and SAG-AFTRA Answer the President’s Call to Service and Pledge to Work Toward One Million Hours of Mentorship in Support of the Next Generation of Storytellers Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)–March 20, 2015. Today President Obama will host the second-annual White House Student Film Festival where he will announce a new Call to[Read More…]
Senator Merkley Urges CFPB to Issue Tough Payday Rules, Protect Consumers from Predatory Loans
WASHINGTON –-(ENEWSPF)–March 19, 2015. Today, Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley – the top Democrat on the Senate Banking Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection – strongly urged the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to crack down on destructive predatory lending by issuing new, tough rules that would protect consumers from[Read More…]
Members of Congress to USTR: Stop Making False Claims on the Trade Deficit
WASHINGTON, DC—(ENEWSPF)–March 19, 2015. Members of Congress today refuted claims that United States Trade Representative Michael Froman is making about the trade deficit. Ambassador Froman has told Members of Congress that the U.S. has a trade surplus with its free trade agreement partners, which is in direct contradiction to U.S.[Read More…]
Rep. Ellison Reintroduces Robin Hood Tax Bill – HR 1464
Photo: John Moore—Getty Images Robin Hood Tax Would Expand Opportunity Curb Market Volatility Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–March 19, 2015. HR 1464, a bill to establish a small tax on certain Wall Street transactions to raise hundreds of billions of dollars every year to reinvest in American families and communities, and curb[Read More…]
ACLU Sues TSA for Records on Discredited ‘Behavior Detection’ Program
TSA Refusing to Release Documents About SPOT Program’s Effectiveness, Racial Profiling Impact NEW YORK –-(ENEWSPF)–March 19, 2015. The American Civil Liberties Union and the NYCLU took the Transportation Security Administration to court today in an effort to uncover documents about a controversial passenger screening program used at airports nationwide. The[Read More…]
Justice Department Highlights Ongoing Efforts to Protect the Public and the Fisc from Fraudulent Tax Return Preparers and Tax Scheme Promoters
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 19, 2015. During this tax-filing season, the Justice Department announced today the results of its ongoing efforts to combat fraudulent tax return preparers and promoters of tax fraud schemes. The department’s Tax Division has an active program to stop fraudulent return preparers and promoters from violating federal tax[Read More…]
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Finalizes Policy to Give Consumers the Opportunity to Voice Publicly Complaints About Financial Companies
Consumers Can Now Opt-In to Share Complaint Narratives in CFPB’s Public Database WASHINGTON, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)—March 19, 2015. Today the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is finalizing a policy to empower consumers to voice publicly their complaints about consumer financial products and services. When consumers submit a complaint to the CFPB,[Read More…]
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report for Week Ending March 14, 2015
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 19, 2015 SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending March 14, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 291,000, an increase of 1,000 from the previous week’s revised level. The previous week’s level was revised up by 1,000 from 289,000 to 290,000. The 4-week moving average[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama to the City Club of Cleveland, March 18, 2015
Cleveland, Ohio–(ENEWSPF)–March 18, 2015 – 2:46 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, Cleveland! (Applause.) Thank you so much. Thank you. (Applause.) Thank you, everybody. Please, please, have a seat. It’s good to be back in Cleveland. Let me begin by thanking Paul for the wonderful introduction. I want to acknowledge some[Read More…]
