JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.—(ENEWSPF)–June 21, 2016 – Lincoln University of Missouri is pleased to release the names of students who qualified for the Spring 2016 Dean’s List. In order to qualify for the Dean’s List a student must acquire at least a 3.0 grade point average on a 4.0 scale, with[Read More…]
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Evangelical Responds to Trump’s Private Meeting with Evangelicals, Endorses Clinton
“Mr. Trump’s proposals are not just un-Christian – they’re un-American” Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 21, 2016. Evangelical leader Deborah Fikes, who has served as an Executive Advisor to the World Evangelical Association, released the following statement in response to Donald Trump’s private meeting today with nearly a thousand evangelical leaders. Fikes also[Read More…]
Hillary Clinton: Donald Trump is Unfit to Manage the U.S. Economy & Here’s Why, Literally
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–June 21, 2016. Hillary Clinton just delivered a major economic policy address in which she outlined this core proposition: if Donald Trump were to get behind the wheel of the American economy, he would very likely drive us off a cliff, and working families would bear the brunt of[Read More…]
Senator Durbin Statement on Failure of Senate to Advance Gun Violence Amendments
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–June 21, 2016. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) released the following statement after the Senate failed to advance two pieces of critical gun reform legislation called for by Senate Democrats last week: After September 11th, our country vowed that we would never again allow Americans to be slaughtered by terrorists[Read More…]
U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin and Elizabeth Warren Lead Bipartisan Call on FDA to End Discriminatory Blood Donation Ban
In light of the tragic mass shooting in Orlando, 24 Senators join letter urging FDA to develop better blood donation policies based on individual risk WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–June 21, 2016. U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) yesterday led a bipartisan group of 24 Senators in calling[Read More…]
With No Amount of Lead Exposure Safe for Children, American Academy of Pediatrics Calls For Stricter Regulations
Amid growing evidence that even low levels of lead can cause permanent cognitive, academic and behavioral difficulties in children, the AAP urges national commitment to eliminating its sources before exposure occurs. ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL –(ENEWSPF)–June 21, 2016. Even at half the levels previously considered safe, growing evidence shows[Read More…]
American Academy of Pediatrics Policy Statement Pushes for More Screening, Treatment for Teen Substance Abuse
Elk Grove Village, IL–(ENEWSPF)–June 21, 2016. The American Academy of Pediatrics will release its updated policy statement and clinical guidelines on teens and substance use, calling for pediatricians to expand efforts to screen and treat adolescents. The policy statement, “Substance Use Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment,” along with[Read More…]
Most Youth With Sports and Recreation Related Concussions Not Seen in Health Care Settings
Elk Grove Village, IL–(ENEWSPF)–June 21, 2016. A study in the July 2016 Pediatrics estimates that 1.1 million to 1.9 million U.S. children and adolescents under age 18 experience sports and recreation-related concussions each year, the majority of which aren’t seen in health care settings. For the study, “Sports- and Recreation-Related[Read More…]
Representative Jan Schakowsky Statement On Senate Obstruction of Gun Safety Legislation
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–June 20, 2016. Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky released the following statement after the Senate failed to pass amendments preventing individuals on the “Do Not Fly List” from buying a gun and expanding our background check system: “In the wake of the worst mass shooting in US history, the Republican[Read More…]
Senator Merkley Statement on Senate’s Rejection of Common-Sense Gun Proposals
WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–June 20, 2016. Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement after the U.S. Senate voted to defeat proposals that would prohibit suspected terrorists from buying guns and that would close loopholes in the background check system: “It’s incomprehensible and shameful that 53 Senators put a higher[Read More…]
