First-Ever Senate Hearing on “Stand Your Ground” Laws Held Today Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–October 29, 2013.  Assistant Majority Leader Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Human Rights, called for state “stand your ground” laws to be carefully reconsidered following recent and high[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–29 October 2013 – For the 22nd consecutive year at the United Nations, the General Assembly today adopted a resolution calling for an end to the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the United States against Cuba. By a vote of 188 in favour to two against (Israel[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 29, 2013. Index for Today’s Briefing SYRIA Ambassador Ford’s Meeting with former Syrian Deputy Prime Minister / Contact with Range of Officials Geneva 2 Secretary’s Call with Foreign Minister Lavrov IRAN P5+1 Meetings SYRIA No Role for Assad in Transitional Governing Body Contact with Range of Officials with[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 29, 2013.  The President met today with a group of CEOs from the information technology, financial services, and energy sectors to discuss our shared efforts to improve the cybersecurity of our nation’s critical infrastructure. The conversation highlighted the importance of the voluntary Cybersecurity Framework that is being created[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 29, 2013 – 4:11 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT:  To Heather, and the Foley family; to Tom’s colleagues and friends; President Clinton; Vice President Mondale; former speakers, and those who preceded me, I am honored to join you today to remember a man who embodied the virtues of devotion[Read More…]

Legislation Ends Dragnet Collection Of Phone Data & Adds Meaningful Oversight Of Surveillance Programs WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–October 29, 2013.  Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Congressman Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Wisc.), chairman of the Crime and Terrorism Subcommittee in the House, introduced on Tuesday legislation that seeks to restore Americans’ privacy rights[Read More…]

Attorneys Urge Appellate Court to Reject City’s Attempt to Delay Remedial Process New York—(ENEWSPF)—October 29, 2013. Today, attorneys in the landmark case Floyd v. City of New York urged the Second Circuit Court of Appeals to reject the City’s effort to delay the remedies process to reform the New York[Read More…]

Manufacturing Jobs for America features 40 bills from 22 senators WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–October 29, 2013. A group of 22 U.S. senators has come together to launch a campaign to get Washington to refocus on manufacturing jobs. The Manufacturing Jobs for America initiative aims to build bipartisan support for legislation that will modernize[Read More…]

Funding to Strengthen Coastal Wetlands, Other Natural  Areas, Provide Better Protection for Local Communities Against Future Storms ALEXANDRIA, VA–(ENEWSPF)–October 29, 2013.  On the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Sandy, Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell today launched a $100-million Hurricane Sandy Coastal Resiliency Competitive Grant Program to fund science-based solutions to[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 29, 2013. One year ago, Hurricane Sandy’s landfall devastated communities up and down the East Coast – a tragedy that demanded massive rescue, recovery, and rebuilding efforts.  Today, we remember our fellow Americans who lost their lives to that storm, and we comfort the families who grieve them[Read More…]