WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–June 16, 2016. Today, Representatives Bobby Scott (VA-03), Frederica S. Wilson (FL-24), Carolyn Maloney (NY-12) and Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), introduced a legislative package to update the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) to help workers balance work and family life. FMLA was enacted more than 20 years ago to provide[Read More…]
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Democrats Call on Speaker Ryan to Meet to Discuss Concerns About Partisan, Dangerous Select Panel
WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–June 16, 2016. Today, Ranking Member Jan Schakowsky, Pro-Choice Caucus Co-Chairs Diana DeGette and Louise Slaughter, and Select Panel Democratic Members sent a letter to Speaker Paul Ryan asking that he meet with them before the House adjourns for its July 4th recess to discuss their concerns[Read More…]
Representative Jan Schakowsky Statement on Mental Health Care Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–June 16, 2016. Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (IL-09) released the following statement after the Mental Health Care bill (H.R. 2646) was passed unanimously out of the full Energy and Commerce Committee: “After decades of neglect and underinvestment, it is critical that we fundamentally reform our mental health system. Unfortunately,[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel and Emerson Collective Announce Peace Mini Grants To Be Awarded For Youth-Led and Youth-Created Peace Initiatives This Summer
City to award grants of up to $25,000 for innovative ideas by youth to promote peace this summer CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–June 16, 2016. Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Emerson Collective today announced the 2016 Peace Mini Grants pilot program to expand opportunities for youth to engage in safe and productive activities this summer.[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel and Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership Announce $2 Million Grant to Expand One Summer Chicago Employment for 300 Year
Chicago selected by the U.S. Department of Labor to launch Beyond Summer Jobs in Chicago program and expand job opportunities beyond summer for 300 youth CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–June 16, 2016. Mayor Rahm Emanuel and the Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership (Partnership) today announced that Chicagoland has received $2 million of a Summer Jobs[Read More…]
Senator Durbin Introduces Legislation to Prevent Prescription Opioid Addiction
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–June 16, 2016. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today introduced comprehensive legislation to combat the volume of addictive painkillers on the market and improve prescribing practices. The Addiction Prevention and Responsible Opioid Practices Act (A-PROP Act) would curb the number of opioids flooding the market, increase accountability to[Read More…]
Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth Proposes Legislation to Keep America Safe & Reduce TSA Delays
Duckworth also led coalition of 70 Congresspeople urging permanent reforms to address long screening lines at airport security checkpoints Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 16, 2016. House Oversight Subcommittee on Transportation Ranking Member Tammy Duckworth (IL-08) today introduced the TSA Workforce Flexibility Act to improve the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) ability to protect[Read More…]
Young Fathers Learn Parenting, Life Skills Through South Side Program
CNN honors local resident’s work with nonprofit supported by Community Programs Accelerator CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–June 16, 2016 By Rosalind Cummings-Yeates A community organizer helping address issues such as gang violence and juvenile justice at age 13, Sheldon Smith was not the typical kid in Chicago’s Woodlawn neighborhood in the 1990s. Yet, the[Read More…]
WA Governor Doubles Down on Betraying Youth
Seattle –(ENEWSPF)–June 16, 2016. Yesterday, in an act betraying the youth of Washington, “green” Gov. Jay Inslee’s administration appealed a Washington Superior Court decision ordering his administration to issue a rule limiting greenhouse gas emissions by the end of the year. Today, Inslee published an op-ed touting his climate[Read More…]
Julian Castro: Trump’s Hateful Rhetoric is Not Welcome in Our Community
TEXAS–(ENEWSPF)–June 16, 2016. The Honorable Julian Castro released the following statement in response to Donald Trump’s visit to Texas today and tomorrow: “Donald Trump’s message to the Latino community is clear: You are not American. In Trump’s America, Latinos wouldn’t be welcome, our LGBT brothers and sisters wouldn’t be able to marry[Read More…]
