WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–July 28, 2017. The House of Representatives yesterday approved the Trump administration’s $1.6 billion budget request to expand the U.S.-Mexico border wall, ignoring threats to protected wildlife refuges and border communities. Republicans bundled the funding with defense and veterans spending bills in a bid to ensure passage. Work could begin[Read More…]
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People’s Action: Statement on Health Care Victory Led by Everyday People
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—July 28, 2017. LeeAnn Hall, co-director of People’s Action, gave this statement Friday after the defeat in the U.S. Senate of the effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act and dismantle Medicaid: “Today is ‘Victory Friday’ for all those threatened for months with the impending loss of access to the[Read More…]
ACLU Comment on Defeat of Senate Health Care Repeal
WASHINGTON —(ENEWSPF)–July 28, 2017. The Senate today rejected the Health Care Freedom Act, a bill to repeal key provisions of the Affordable Care Act and block patients from care at Planned Parenthood. Republican Senators Susan Collins, John McCain, and Lisa Murkowski joined Democrats in opposing the legislation. Faiz Shakir, national[Read More…]
Indivisible Chicago: Grassroots Efforts by Americans Across the Country Help Kill “Skinny Repeal” of the Affordable Care Act
Our Lives are On the Line rally at Federal Plaza, Saturday July 29th, 1 p.m. to will celebrate victory and show support for the Affordable Care Act. CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—July 28, 2017 “This victory for health care advocates, including Indivisible groups across the country, is a testament to the power of the[Read More…]
FDA Announces Comprehensive Regulatory Plan to Shift Trajectory of Tobacco-related Disease, Death
Agency to pursue lowering nicotine in cigarettes to non-addictive levels and create more predictability in tobacco regulation Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–July 28, 2017. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced a new comprehensive plan for tobacco and nicotine regulation that will serve as a multi-year roadmap to better protect kids[Read More…]
NOW: “While You Were Sleeping: Senate Narrowly Defeats Repeal of Obamacare”
Washington, DC – (ENEWSPF)—July 28, 2017. Statement by NOW President Terry O’Neill: Women around the country are breathing a sigh of relief today, as Senate Republican leadership’s latest attempt to throw millions off their health insurance, and block women from using Planned Parenthood for their reproductive care, was once again[Read More…]
Sen. Durbin Pushes For Protection Against Pollution In SE Chicago
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–July 27, 2017. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today pressed the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and S.H. Bell to address petroleum coke (pet coke) and manganese pollution concerns in Southeast Chicago. Pet coke is a byproduct of refining crude oil into fuels[Read More…]
Immune System May Mount an Attack in Parkinson’s Disease
NIH-funded study suggests role for specific immune cells in brain disease Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–July 27, 2017. A new study suggests that T cells, which help the body’s immune system recognize friend from foe, may play an important role in Parkinson’s disease (PD). The study, published in the journal Nature, was supported[Read More…]
Powerful Senate Committee Ties Jeff Sessions’s Hands on Medical Marijuana
Appropriations Committee Approves Amendment Defunding DOJ Medical Marijuana Enforcement; Strongest Signal yet that Congress Does Not Support Sessions’ Drug War Agenda Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—July 27, 2017. Today, the Senate Appropriations Committee voted by voice vote to approve an amendment that would block the Department of Justice from spending any funds to[Read More…]
WHO Urges Action Against HIV Drug Resistance Threat
Geneva-(ENEWSPF)- WHO alerts countries in HIV drug resistance report 2017 to the increasing trend of resistance to HIV drugs detailed in a report based on national surveys conducted in several countries. The Organization warns that this growing threat could undermine global progress in treating and preventing HIV infection if early and effective[Read More…]
