Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 26, 2013 – 1:01 P.M. EDT MR. CARNEY:  Hello, hello, hello.  Good afternoon to you.  Thanks for being here.  Thank you for your patience, as ever.  I have no announcements to make at the top of this briefing, so I will go straight to the Associated Press. Q   [Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–September 26, 2013.  U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden today pressed top intelligence officials on the problems of building “an intelligence collection system that repeatedly deceived the American people” during an open hearing held by the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. Yesterday, Wyden, along with U.S. Senators Mark Udall, D-Colo., Richard Blumenthal,[Read More…]

WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 26, 2013.  Congress today sent the President legislation that extends the county timber payments program for another year, providing 33 Oregon counties with $100 million for schools, roads and law enforcement.  “By signing this legislation the President will help cash-strapped counties and give Congress time to develop a[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–26 September 2013 – Warning that time is running out, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas today called on the United Nations to end Israeli settlement building on Palestinian land and thus giving a last chance for renewed peace talks to resolve the Middle East conflict within the allotted nine-month timeframe.[Read More…]

WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 26, 2013.  Today, President Obama launched the Advanced Manufacturing Partnership Steering Committee “2.0,” part of a continuing effort to maintain U.S. leadership in the emerging technologies that will create high-quality manufacturing jobs and enhance America’s global competitiveness. The Advanced Manufacturing Partnership (AMP) was created by the President in[Read More…]

WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 26, 2013.  Following recent announcements that President Obama’s Administration will respect state marijuana laws and seek smarter sentences when prosecuting low-level drug offenses, U.S. Representatives Steve Cohen (TN-09), Earl Blumenauer (OR-03), Sam Farr (CA-20), Mark Pocan (WI-02), and Jared Polis (CO-02) urged the President to take another step[Read More…]

Commends President Mujica of Uruguay for Marijuana Legalization Proposal; Says That U.N. Should Allow Countries to “Experiment with New Models” NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—September 26, 2013. Guatemalan President Otto Pérez Molina spoke out forcefully today against the failures of drug prohibition and urged countries to experiment with new drug control models while[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 26, 2013. Thank you Attorney General Holder. And, thank you for your steadfast leadership and unwavering commitment to protect American businesses and consumers from cartels operating both inside and outside of our borders.   The companies charged today are:  Hitachi Automotive Systems; Mitsubishi Electric and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries; Mitsuba;[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 26, 2013. Good morning.  I’m joined today by Deputy Assistant Attorney General Scott Hammond, of the Antitrust Division’s criminal enforcement program, and Ron Hosko, Assistant Director of the FBI’s Criminal Division, to announce significant enforcement developments in the Justice Department’s efforts to crack down on price fixing and[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 26, 2013. Thank you, Karol [Mason], for those kind words; for your outstanding leadership of the Office of Justice Programs; and for your ongoing commitment to the cause that brings us together.  I’d like to extend a special welcome to the United States Attorneys who are with us[Read More…]