WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–August 15, 2016. The Justice Department filed a complaint today alleging that United Airlines Inc. violated the employment rights of U.S. Air Force Reservist Lieutenant Colonel Daniel Fandrei under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA). According to the complaint, United violated USERRA by denying Fandrei[Read More…]
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Senator Durbin Statement on the Fourth Anniversary of the Implementation of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)
CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)–August 15, 2016. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) issued the following statement marking the fourth anniversary of the implementation of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, which grants temporary reprieve from deportation to certain young undocumented immigrants. “Four years ago today, I was honored to address[Read More…]
Bipartisan Asset Forfeiture Reform Bill Passes California Assembly
Requires Conviction In Most Cases Before Permanent Loss of Property; One Of The Most Far Reaching Reforms in the United States to Protect People’s Due Process And Property Rights SACRAMENTO —(ENEWSPF)–August 15, 2016. Today, civil asset forfeiture reform legislation authored by Senator Holly Mitchell (D-Los Angeles) and David Hadley[Read More…]
Senator Durbin, Attorney General Madigan Call for Improved Protections and Benefits for Student Loan Borrowers
CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)–August 15, 2016. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan today called on the U.S. Department of Education to improve protections and benefits for student borrowers by strengthening student loan servicing. They also called for the passage legislation that would allow current federal borrowers to[Read More…]
Hillary Clinton “Debunks” Donald Trump at Scranton, Pennsylvania Event, August 15, 2016 (Video)
Scranton, PA–(ENEWSPF)–August 15, 2016 https://youtu.be/mCaFG9qvpUs Source: Youtube
Joined by Hillary Clinton In Scranton, Vice President Biden Calls Out Donald Trump For Already Making America Less Safe (Video)
https://youtu.be/knWDWY_haSw Scranton, PA–(ENEWSPF)–August 15, 2016. Joined by Hillary Clinton in Scranton on Tuesday, Vice President Joe Biden called out Donald Trump for already making America less safe. Biden pointed to Trump’s dismissal of our European allies, his comments on Ukraine, his praise for Saddam Hussein, his support of torture, his[Read More…]
China Facing Epidemic of Heart Disease, Stroke
Cardiovascular problems propelled by increases in high blood pressure and obesity A health screening in Shanghai, China Boston, MA –(ENEWSPF)–August 15, 2016. A 20-year rise in cardiovascular disease (CVD) in China appears to have been spurred largely by increases in high blood pressure, according to a new study from[Read More…]
Congresswoman Duckworth Announces Over $800,000 for the American Academy of Pediatrics
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 15, 2016. Today, Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth (IL-08) announced $805,000 in federal funding to help the Elk Grove Village-based American Academy of Pediatrics improve awareness and access to care for children with epilepsy in America. The funding is expected to be used to help provide children and youth with[Read More…]
Congresswoman Duckworth Statement on 4th Anniversary of President Obama’s Deferred Actions for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Initiative
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 15, 2016. Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth (IL-08) issued the following statement regarding today’s fourth anniversary of the implementation of President Obama’s Deferred Actions for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) initiative: “After years of Republican leaders in Congress refusing to fix a broken immigration system and failing to support the common-sense DREAM[Read More…]
Retired General Wesley Clark, Former NATO Supreme Allied Commander, on New Revelations About Paul Manafort
“Who would Donald Trump be serving as President?” Little Rock, AR –(ENEWSPF)–August 15, 2016. Retired General Wesley Clark, the former NATO Supreme Allied Commander, and Chairman of the advisory board of VoteVets, released the following statement regarding news this morning that Donald Trump’s campaign manager, Paul Manafort, was found to[Read More…]
