WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–December 18, 2015 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement today opposing the omnibus and tax extenders bills: “Millions of Americans are unemployed and working longer hours for lower wages, yet this spending package gives more tax breaks to billionaires, encourages large corporations to ship jobs overseas and[Read More…]
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Syria: UN Chief Meets with International Partners on Resolving Crisis
A wide view of the meeting of the International Syria Support Group (ISSG) in New York. UN Photo/Cia Pak NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–18 December 2015 – United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today joined diplomats from the International Syria Support Group meeting in New York to discuss a solution to the country’s[Read More…]
Rep. Gutiérrez on Today’s Omnibus Vote
Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)–December 18, 2015. On Friday, Rep. Luis V. Gutiérrez (D-IL) voted against passage of the omnibus government funding bill for 2016 saying it fell short of his expectations on a number of different fronts. He gave five specific reasons for his vote against the package. The following[Read More…]
Senator Durbin Announces Illinois Priorities Included in Omnibus Appropriations Bill Passed by Congress
WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–December 18, 2015. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced that the Consolidated and Further Appropriations Act of 2016 was passed by the Senate. The bill was passed by the House earlier today and will need to be signed by the[Read More…]
Top Risk Factors for Child Undernutrition in India Identified
Boston, MA ─(ENEWSPF)–December 18, 2015. In India, nearly 40% of all children are stunted—of extremely low height for their age—and nearly 30% are underweight. A new study from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health has now pinpointed the five top risk factors responsible for more than two-thirds of the[Read More…]
Congresswoman Duckworth Votes for Bipartisan Compromise Government Funding Legislation
Congresswoman also voted to support parents, teachers, and children with extended tax breaks Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 18, 2015. Following the U.S. House of Representatives passing a bipartisan compromise bill that will fund the government through Fiscal Year 2016 by a vote of 316-118, Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth (IL-08) issued the following statement:[Read More…]
Environmental Working Group: Senate’s Toxic Chemicals Bill ‘Will Not Protect America’s Families’
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 18, 2015. Ken Cook, Environmental Working Group’s (EWG) president and cofounder, said: If Frank Lautenberg, Jim Jeffords, Barbara Boxer and Henry Waxman had summoned support for this version of toxic chemical reform 10 years ago, only the chemical industry would have rallied to their call. No wonder the parties most[Read More…]
AARP Praises Congressional Agreement on Government Spending
Package Approved by U.S. House Includes a Victory for Retirement Investors WASHINGTON, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–December 18, 2015. The following statement on the 2016 federal spending package approved today by the U.S. House of Representatives was issued by Nancy LeaMond, Chief Advocacy & Engagement Officer, AARP: “AARP congratulates the House for its[Read More…]
Hillary for America Statement on Breach of Campaign’s Voter Data
NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—December 18, 2015. Hillary for America National Press Secretary Brian Fallon released the following statement on the breach of the campaign’s data revealed today. “We were informed that our proprietary data was breached by Sanders campaign staff in 25 searches by four different accounts and that this data was[Read More…]
Sierra Club Statement on Passage of the Omnibus Spending Bill
Republicans Deliver Big Oil its #1 Wish List Item While Democrats Secure Essential Clean Energy Policies Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–December 18, 2015. Today the U.S. Congress approved a trillion dollar omnibus spending bill alongside a major tax overhaul. In response, Sierra Club Executive Director Michael Brune released the following statement: “The[Read More…]
