SPRINGFIELD—(ENEWSPF)–June 12, 2016. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) released the following statement on the mass shooting in Orlando, Florida early this morning: “This morning’s mass shooting was the worst in American history. 50 people were massacred and dozens more injured when a heavily armed man opened fire on innocent people.[Read More…]
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American Academy of Pediatrics Statement in Response to Shooting in Orlando, Florida
Elk Grove Village, IL–(ENEWSPF)–June 12, 2016 “Today, the United States bears witness to another senseless act of horrific gun violence. News reports of the injuries and deaths from the mass shooting in Orlando, Florida, are staggering. Mass shootings plague this country. The innocent are killed, and lives altered irrevocably. Gun violence[Read More…]
Senator Kirk Statement on Anti-Gay Terrorist Attack at Florida Nightclub
WASHINGTON– (ENEWSPF)–June 13, 2016. U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) issued the following statement after a gunman, who reportedly pledged allegiance to ISIS, killed 50 people and injured at least 53 more at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida: “Our thoughts and prayers go out to the victims of this hateful[Read More…]
Drug Policy Alliance Report Finds Too Few Patients Can Access Medicine Through New York’s Overly Restrictive, Expensive Medical Marijuana Program
Seventy-seven Percent of Patients & Caregivers Surveyed, Who Accessed the Program, Say They Cannot Afford the Medicine They Need; Advocates Call On New York State Legislature to Pass Bills to Increase Patient Access to Medical Marijuana New York –(ENEWSPF)–June 13, 2016. Today, the Drug Policy Alliance issued a report[Read More…]
U.S. Supreme Court Whole Woman’s Health Decision Could Help Bolster Dangerous Government Interference in Medical Practice, Says New Center for American Progress Issue Brief
Pro-abortion rights protesters rally outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, Wednesday, March 2, 2016. Source: AP/Susan Walsh Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–June 13, 2016. As millions of women across the country wait for the U.S. Supreme Court to issue a decision in Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt, the Center for American Progress[Read More…]
Center for American Progress President and CEO Neera Tanden on Pulse Nightclub Mass Shooting
Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–June 12, 2016. Center for American Progress President and CEO Neera Tanden issued the following statement on the mass shooting at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida: The heinous terrorist attack on the Pulse nightclub in Orlando is the deadliest mass shooting in American history. The victims,[Read More…]
ACLU Statement on Mass Shooting at Gay Nightclub in Orlando
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 12, 2016. “We stand in solidarity with the LGBT community, which appears to have been the target of this attack. Our thoughts are with those who lost loved ones and with the entire suffering Central Florida community. “As we come together to heal from this tragedy, we must[Read More…]
Hillary Clinton Statement on Orlando Terrorist Attack
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–June 12, 106. In response to the terrorist attack last night at an Orlando gay nightclub Hillary Clinton released the following statement: “I join Americans in praying for the victims of the attack in Orlando, their families and the first responders who did everything they could to save lives.[Read More…]
National Gay Media Association Statement on Orlando Shootings
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–June 12, 2016. The National Gay Media Association is stunned at the mass shooting at an LGBT club in Orlando, Florida. At least 50 people have been killed, and dozens more injured in the attack. “Our hearts go out to the entire Orlando community,” said Leo Cusimano, publisher of The[Read More…]
A Different Approach To Combating Violence In Society
Commentary By John A. Ostenburg A few months ago, members of various faith communities in Park Forest began to gather on the first Wednesday of the month in a prayer vigil for peace. The impetus for these prayer vigils was the shooting and killing of a young resident of our town.[Read More…]
