Committee Leaders Respond to Insufficient Results After Testing Deadly Takata Air Bags Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 23, 2016. Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee Ranking Member Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) issued the following statement in response to the investigation into defective Takata airbag inflators.[Read More…]
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Rep. Jan Schakowsky Statement on President’s Plan to Close Guantanamo
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 23, 2016. Today, Representative Jan Schakowsky released the following statement after the President submitted his plan to close the Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility: “It is long past time that the prison at Guantanamo Bay is closed. The first of my three visits there was in 2003 during which[Read More…]
Statement From Hillary Clinton on Guantanamo Bay
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–February 23, 2016. Hillary Clinton released the following statement on President Obama’s plan to close Guantanamo Bay: “I support President Obama’s plan today to close the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay and finally close the door on this chapter of our history. Over the years, Guantanamo has inspired more[Read More…]
CDC Adds 2 Destinations to Interim Travel Guidance Related to Zika Virus, Feb. 3, 2016
Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–February 23, 2016. CDC is working with other public health officials to monitor for ongoing Zika virus transmission. Today, CDC added the following destinations to the Zika virus travel notices: Trinidad and Tobago and the Marshall Islands. CDC has issued a travel notice (Level 2-Practice Enhanced Precautions) for people[Read More…]
CDC Provides Guidance to Prevent Sexual Transmission of Zika Virus
Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–February 23, 2016. CDC has committed to sharing the latest information on Zika virus as it becomes available. On February 5, 2016, CDC published interim recommendations for protecting people against sexual transmission of Zika virus. This guidance was issued after lab confirmation of the first case of Zika virus infection[Read More…]
Senator Durbin Statement on President’s Plan to Close Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–February 23, 2016. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) released the following statement regarding President Obama’s plan to close the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay: I have long supported our military and national security leaders in their calls to close Guantanamo. For almost a decade, the American people and my Senate[Read More…]
Senator Durbin: The Senate Needs to Do Its Job & Give President Obama’s Supreme Court Nominee a Fair Hearing and a Timely Vote (Video)
WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–February 23, 2016. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) spoke on the Senate Floor today to tell his Republican colleagues that “the Senate can’t afford to sit on its hands for one year and leave the Supreme Court hanging in the balance.” Durbin called attention to the practical and[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama on Plan to Close the Prison at Guantanamo Bay, Feb. 23, 2016
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 23, 2016- 10:30 A.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Good morning, everybody. In our fight against terrorists like al Qaeda and ISIL, we are using every element of our national power — our military; intelligence; diplomacy; homeland security; law enforcement, federal, state and local; as well as the example of[Read More…]
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Orders Citibank to Provide Relief to Consumers for Illegal Debt Sales and Collection Practices
Citibank Sold Credit Card Debt with Inflated Interest Rates; Debt Collectors for Citibank Altered Affidavits Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–February 23, 2016. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau today took two separate actions against Citibank for illegal debt sales and debt collection practices. In the first action, the CFPB ordered Citibank to provide[Read More…]
Historic Pullman Garden Club to Host Discussion on Making Pullman a Sustainable Community on Feb. 28
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—February 23, 2016. The Pullman District has for a number of years been deemed an historic landmark community. As of March of 2015, Pullman also had been designated by President Barack Obama as a National Monument; a testament to its national historical significance. Historic Pullman Garden Club members, as well[Read More…]
