Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 8, 2014. Well, thank you, Mr. Chairman, very much, Ranking Member Corker, members of the committee. I’m very happy to be back here and appreciate enormously the committee’s indulgence to have shifted this hearing because it came at a critical moment just before I was asked by the[Read More…]
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Remarks by President Obama on Equal Pay for Equal Work, April 8, 2014
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 8, 2014 – 11:58 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, everybody. (Applause.) All right. Well, thanks to my friend, Lilly Ledbetter, not only for that introduction but for fighting for a simple principle: Equal pay for equal work. It’s not that complicated. And, Lilly, I assure you, you[Read More…]
Indefinite Detention Should End for Prisoner Detained for Being an Assistant Cook 12 Years Ago, Says Center for Constitutional Rights
Guantanamo Bay and Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 8, 2014. Today, Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) client Ghaleb Al-Bihani, a Yemeni citizen who has been held without charge at Guantanamo for over 12 years, asked the Obama administration’s new Periodic Review Board (PRB) to approve him for transfer. While the government has stated[Read More…]
Job Openings Increase to 4.2 Million in February 2014; Hires and Separations Rates Unchanged
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 8, 2014. There were 4.2 million job openings on the last business day of February, up from January, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The hires rate (3.3 percent) and separations rate (3.2 percent) were unchanged in February. This release includes estimates of the number and[Read More…]
Rep. Gutierrez Reminds GOP: 30 Legislative Days to Act on Immigration Reform or President Obama Will, ‘The Choice is Yours’
Quotes Letter from Three GOP Judiciary Chairmen Stressing Need and Legal Justification for Administrative Relief Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 8, 2014. This morning, Rep. Luis V. Gutiérrez (D-IL) spoke on the floor of the House of Representatives to remind Republicans that time is running out if they plan to do anything legislatively[Read More…]
Attorney General Eric Holder Testifies Before the U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary, April 8, 2014
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 8, 2014. Chairman [Bob] Goodlatte, Ranking Member [John] Conyers, and Members of the Committee: thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today to discuss the recent achievements of the U.S. Department of Justice; to join you in advancing our ongoing priorities; and to stress, on behalf[Read More…]
Department of Justice Reaches Landmark Americans with Disabilities Act Settlement Agreement with Rhode Island
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 8, 2014. The Justice Department announced today that it has entered into a statewide settlement agreement that will resolve violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) for approximately 3,250 Rhode Islanders with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD). The landmark ten year agreement is the nation’s first statewide[Read More…]
White House Fact Sheet: Expanding Opportunity for All: Ensuring Equal Pay for Women and Promoting the Women’s Economic Agenda
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 8, 2014. When women succeed, our families succeed and America succeeds. President Obama believes that ensuring that women earn equal pay for equal work is essential to improving the economic security of our families and the growth of our middle class and our economy. Women compose nearly half[Read More…]
Statement by President Obama on the Senate Voting to Renew Unemployment Insurance, April 7, 2014
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 7, 2014. Today the Senate acted in a bipartisan way to reinstate emergency unemployment insurance for 2.3 million Americans who depend on it as they search for work. As I’ve said time and again, Washington needs to put politics aside and help these hard-working, responsible Americans make ends[Read More…]
White House Press Briefing by Jay Carney, April 7, 2014
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 7, 2014 – 12:10 P.M. EDT MR. CARNEY: It’s kind of a sparse crowd. Must be the weather. Q It’s too early is what it is. MR. CARNEY: It’s a little early. I have a parent-teacher conference. So I’ll try to get out by 1:00 p.m. Q We[Read More…]
