WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–June 21, 2016. U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) today issued a statement following the Senate’s failed attempts to pass meaningful gun control reform in the wake of the Orlando shooting: “Congress missed another opportunity to protect more Americans from gun violence,” said Senator Kirk. “I’m disappointed we could not[Read More…]
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Sierra Club Response to Senate Gun Control Votes
WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–June 20, 2016. Today, the U.S. Senate defeated efforts by Senators Dianne Feinstein and Chris Murphy to make it harder for suspected terrorists to acquire firearms and to close the gun show loophole. In response, Sierra Club Executive Director Michael Brune released the following statement: “Hatred and gun[Read More…]
New Center for American Progress Calculator Reveals the Hidden, Lifetime Costs of the Child Care Crisis in the U.S.
Peter Yabadi, age 2, stands next to his mother, Bernadette Yabadi, at a rally calling for increased child care subsidies at the Capitol in Sacramento, California, on May 6, 2015. Source: AP/Rich Pedroncelli Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–June 21, 2016. A new interactive calculator launched today by the Center for American Progress[Read More…]
Diablo Canyon Nuclear Plant to be Shut Down, Power Replaced by Renewables, Efficiency, Storage
California, world’s sixth largest economy, going nuclear-free BERKELEY, CALIF. –(ENEWSPF)–June 21, 2016. An historic agreement has been reached between Pacific Gas and Electric, Friends of the Earth, and other environmental and labor organizations to replace the Diablo Canyon nuclear reactors with greenhouse-gas-free renewable energy, efficiency and energy storage resources.[Read More…]
New Website & Video Show How Trump’s Business Record is Bad Business for Our Economy
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–June 21, 2016. Hillary for America is releasing a new website and web video this morning detailing Donald Trump’s real business record—and what it could mean for the economy in advance of Hillary Clinton’s speech today in Columbus, Ohio, where she will lay out the clear choice facing voters[Read More…]
White House Press Briefing by Josh Earnest, June 20, 2016
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 20, 2016 – 1:46 P.M. EDT MR. EARNEST: Good afternoon, everybody. Happy Monday. As you might suspect from the screens behind me, I have a couple of comments at the top before I get to your questions. I’m going with the subtle approach today. (Laughter.) As many of[Read More…]
Molly & Drew Voluntarily Recalls Three Lots of American Original Beer Bread Mix Because of Possible Health Risk
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–June 20, 2016. Molly&drew of Sac City, IA is recalling three lots (L1215A, L1215B, and L1215C) of AMERICAN ORIGINAL BEER BREAD MIX sold in retail because it may be contaminated with E. coli O121 bacteria. These three lot codes of AMERICAN ORIGINAL BEER BREAD MIX retail product were[Read More…]
Eillien’s Candies Inc. Voluntarily Recalls Various Sizes and Brands of Snack Products Containing Roasted-Salted Sunflower Kernels and Roasted-Unsalted Sunflower Kernels
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–June 20, 2016. Eillien’s Candies Inc. , GREEN BAY, WI, is voluntarily recalling various snack products containing Roasted-Salted Sunflower Kernels and Roasted-Unsalted Sunflower Kernels because they have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, an organism, which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children,[Read More…]
Let’s Do Lunch, Inc., dba Integrated Food Service, Voluntarily Recalls Certain Ready-To-Eat Sandwiches Because Of Possible Health Risk
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–June 20, 2016. Let’s Do Lunch, Inc., dba Integrated Food Service (IFS), is voluntarily recalling certain ready-to-eat sandwiches because they have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. No illnesses have been reported to date. Listeria monocytogenes is an organism, which can cause serious and sometimes fatal[Read More…]
Hillary Clinton Statement on Senate Republicans’ Refusal to Act on Gun Violence
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–June 20, 2016. Following action by Senate Republicans to block reforms intended to keep guns out of the hands of terrorists — including proposals to expand background checks and prohibit suspected terrorists from buying guns — Hillary Clinton issued the following statement: “Enough.” Stanley Almodóvar III, 23 | Amanda[Read More…]
