WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–March 17, 2016. As families in Flint, Michigan continue to struggle with lead-contaminated water, eighteen Senators are pushing to boost investment in water infrastructure repairs to avert future crises of contaminated drinking water supplies. In a letter to the Chair and Ranking Member of the Senate Interior Appropriations[Read More…]
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Rep. Jan Schakowsky Votes Against Anti-Immigrant Resolution
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 17, 2016. Today, Representative Jan Schakowsky released the following statement after House Republicans voted in support of the State of Texas’ suit against the President’s lawful immigration actions: “Once again, House Republicans are fanning the flames of anti-immigrant rhetoric with their House vote in support of the State[Read More…]
Former Senior Analyst at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago Pleads Guilty to Stealing Sensitive Financial Data
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–March 17, 2016. A former senior analyst at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago admitted in federal court today that he stole confidential financial documents from the bank shortly before resigning his position and accepting a new job. JEFFREY CHO, 35, of Chicago, pleaded guilty to one misdemeanor count[Read More…]
Senators Sanders, Murray Introduce Bill to Strengthen Protections for Service Members
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–March 17, 2016 – Sens. Bernie Sanders and Patty Murray introduced the SCRA Enhancement and Improvement Act of 2016 today to increase protections for service members, who in recent years have been subjected to unfair treatment when serving on active duty. The bill, which strengthens the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA),[Read More…]
Senate Committee Approves Bipartisan Amendment based on the Bipartisan, Bicameral Reducing Unused Medication Act to Allow Partial Filling of Opioid Prescriptions
More than 70 percent of adults who misuse prescription opioids get them from friends or relatives Washington, DC —(ENEWSPF)–March 17, 2016. The U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee on Wednesday approved an amendment based on the bipartisan, bicameral Reducing Unused Medication Act that would allow[Read More…]
Representative Gutiérrez Delivers Fiery Speech Denouncing GOP Anti-Immigration Resolution
“The debate has sunk to a level where people are actually throwing punches and worse…now, Republicans in the House are stoking anti-immigrant fears and mass deportation fantasies some more.” Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)–March 17,k 2016. Today, Rep. Luis V. Gutiérrez (D-IL) spoke during debate on a partisan vote in support of mass deportation[Read More…]
Combat Veterans Get Telephonic Health Care Application Option
Accelerates Enrollment of Combat Veterans; All Veterans to Get Option on July 5, 2016 WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–March 17, 2016. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced today that it has amended its enrollment regulations to allow Veterans to complete applications for enrollment in VA health care by telephone without the need[Read More…]
Senator Durbin Questions Whether Credit / Debit Card Chip Technology Rollout is Adequately Protecting Competition & Consumers
WASHINGTON, D.C.– (ENEWSPF)–March 17, 2016. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today questioned the Chairman of EMVCo – an organization that controls the specifications governing credit and debit card chip technology – seeking information on whether the deployment of this technology in the United States is adequately preserving competition and protecting[Read More…]
Senator Durbin Statement on Nomination of Chief Judge Merrick Garland to Supreme Court
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–March 17, 2016. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL), a member of the Judiciary Committee, released the following statement on the President’s nomination of Chief Judge Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court: I applaud President Obama’s decision to nominate Chief Judge Merrick Garland. Judge Garland is an outstanding attorney and jurist[Read More…]
A Better Surveillance System for Tracking Police Homicides
Boston, MA –(ENEWSPF)–March 17, 2016. Official counts of homicides by police seriously undercount incidents, according to a study from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, but a relatively new national data system, currently in use in 32 states, could be a crucial tool for gathering more comprehensive information, say[Read More…]
