WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—May 22, 2014. U.S. Senators Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Mark Kirk, R-Ill., today sent a letter to President Obama to express concern over the ongoing human rights abuses and offenses taking place in Iran. The Senators, along with 21 other U.S. Senators and a number of U.S. Representatives, urged the President to seize[Read More…]

Recent Changes Leave Bill Short of Meaningful Reform Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 22, 2014.   Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., issued the following statement on the U.S. House passage of its version of the USA Freedom Act: “I am gravely concerned that the changes that have been made to the House version of[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—May 22, 2014. The United States condemns the horrific terrorist attack in Urumqi, China today.  We are aware of reports that the attack resulted in the death of 31 citizens and the injury of 90 more. This is a despicable and outrageous act of violence against innocent civilians, and[Read More…]

Bill would ensure Social Security benefits keep pace with inflation WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–May 22, 2014.  Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley today introduced the Fair Raises for Seniors Act in the Senate that would increase Social Security benefits for seniors by changing the cost of living adjustment (COLA) formula to keep up with inflation.[Read More…]

Overall CFPB Supervision Activities Return More than $70 Million to 775,000 Consumers WASHINGTON, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—May 22, 2014. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today issued a report highlighting illegal actions uncovered by the Bureau’s supervision of the payday, debt collection, and consumer reporting markets. These markets are being federally supervised for[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 22, 2014.  During a speech on May 20, at the Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity dinner, George Clooney announced a significant expansion of the Satellite Sentinel Project, an initiative he co-founded three years ago. While it will continue to use satellite imagery to monitor and warn against human[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–22 May 2014 – Despite repeated appeals by senior United Nations officials for accountability for crimes being committed in Syria, the Security Council was unable today to adopt a resolution that would have referred the situation in the war-torn nation to the International Criminal Court (ICC), due to vetoes[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–May 22, 2014.  U.S Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today announced $2.1 billion in federal grant and loan agreements to help build the 3.9-mile Westside Purple Line Extension from downtown Los Angeles to the City of Beverly Hills—expanding transit options in one of the most congested corridors in Los Angeles County.[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—May 21, 2014. SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending May 17, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 326,000, an increase of 28,000 from the previous week’s revised level. The previous week’s level was revised up by 1,000 from 297,000 to 298,000. The 4-week moving average[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 21, 2014 – 2:20 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT:  All right, everybody have a seat.  Welcome to the White House.  (Applause.)  Let’s give it up for this quiet, reserved bunch called the Seattle Seahawks.  (Applause.)  World champions.  Best football team in America.  (Applause.)  I considered letting Sherman up here[Read More…]