Arlington, VA–(ENEWSPF)–May 20, 2013. SECRETARY KERRY: Thank you very much. I know you’re really upset that I came here to break the normal monotony and routine of this seminar. There will be no test, but I’m really happy to spend a few minutes with you. And Nancy, thank you very[Read More…]
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Weekly Address: President Obama Talks About How to Build a Rising, Thriving Middle Class
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 18, 2013. Hi, everybody. Over the past few months, I’ve laid out a series of commonsense ideas to reignite the true engine of our economic growth: a rising, thriving middle class. The way I see it, there are three areas where we need to focus. One: making America[Read More…]
Senator Kirk Joins Senator Coats in Demanding Answers from Administration on FAA Salary Bonuses
WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 17, 2013. Senator Dan Coats (R-Ind.), a member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee and the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, today led a group of 17 senators in writing a letter to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Michael Huerta demanding an[Read More…]
Rep. Schakowsky and Senior House Democrats Urge U.S. Retailers to Join Coalition Supporting Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh
Rep. Jan Schakowsky and Senior House Democrats Call on Retailers to Commit to Fully Enforceable Agreement on Bangladeshi Worker Rights Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)–May 17, 2013 – Rep. Jan Schakowsky and Senior House Democrats Call on Retailers to Commit to Fully Enforceable Agreement on Bangladeshi Worker Rights: Rep. Jan Schakowsky and senior[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama at Ellicott Dredges
Baltimore, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–May 17, 2013 – 1:20 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, Baltimore! (Applause.) Well, it is wonderful to see all of you. Give Duncan a big round of applause for the great introduction. (Applause.) I want to thank all of you for the warm welcome, the great hospitality. And I[Read More…]
Organization of American States Secretary General Presents Historic Drug Policy Report to President Santos of Colombia, May 17, 2013
Unprecedented Document Puts All Options on the Table – Including Ending Prohibition and Legalizing Marijuana Report Released As Political Momentum Grows Throughout U.S. and Latin America for Major Drug Policy Reforms NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—May 17, 2013. The Organization of American States (OAS) released a report this morning that envisions possible scenarios[Read More…]
April, 2013 Jobless Rates Down in 40 States, Up in 3; Payroll Jobs Up in 30 States, Down in 18
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—May 17, 2013. Regional and state unemployment rates were generally little changed in April. Forty states and the District of Columbia had unemployment rate decreases, three states had increases, and seven states had no change, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Forty-three states and the District of[Read More…]
Nation’s Largest Union of Immigrants Strengthens Voice of AAPI Workers in Highest Governing Body
AAPI Officers Luisa Blue and Courtni Pugh Sworn in as SEIU International Executive Board Members Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 17, 2013. Today at the May meeting of the International Executive Board (IEB) of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), SEIU President Mary Kay Henry swore in Luisa Blue and Courtni Pugh as[Read More…]
South Sudan: Doctors Without Borders Hospital Severely Damaged in Intentional Attack
BRUSSELS/NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–May 17, 2013—The international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) yesterday strongly condemned the deliberate damage and looting of its hospital in Pibor town, in South Sudan’s Jonglei State, which has left tens of thousands of people without access to essential medical care. The hospital’s infrastructure[Read More…]
President Obama Calls on Congress to Fully Fund Embassy Security
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 16, 2013. Today, the President called on Congress to support and fully fund the Administration’s budget request to improve security of our embassies around the world. In addition, the President called on Congress to support the full implementation of the recommendations of the Benghazi Accountability Review Board (ARB),[Read More…]
