Senator, Illinois Methodist Bishop Sally Dyck, and others reject efforts to exclude all Muslim immigrants WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)–December 8, 2015. Amid statements and inflammatory rhetoric that unfairly vilify billions of Muslims, U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) spoke on the Senate Floor today to call for thoughtfulness and tolerance that reflect[Read More…]
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Senator Durbin: Congress Must Close Dangerous Loopholes to Reduce Horrific Gun Violence
WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)–December 8, 2015. In the wake of both recent mass shooting tragedies and the daily toll of gun violence across the America, U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) spoke on the Senate Floor yesterday to call for commonsense reforms to close loopholes in gun laws. During his remarks,[Read More…]
Citing Recent Outrageous Examples, Senator Durbin Calls on FTC to Review Sharp Spikes in Drug Pricing
Senator also says FTC should scrutinize mergers and acquisitions for their potential impact on drug pricing decisions WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–December 8, 2015. In a meeting yesterday with the Chairwoman of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) called on the agency to make a timely review of[Read More…]
Call for Police Killings, Police Deaths to Be Reported as Notifiable Weekly Public Health Data
Boston, MA –(ENEWSPF)–December 8, 2015. Although no reliable official data currently exist on the number of law enforcement-related deaths each year in the U.S., counting these deaths can and should be done because the data constitute crucial public health information that could help prevent future deaths, according to a new[Read More…]
Chemicals Linked With Severe Respiratory Disease Found in Common e-cigarette Flavors
Boston, MA –(ENEWSPF)–December 8, 2015. Diacetyl, a flavoring chemical linked to cases of severe respiratory disease, was found in more than 75% of flavored electronic cigarettes and refill liquids tested by researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Two other potentially harmful related compounds were also found in many[Read More…]
Congresswoman Duckworth: U.S. Should Heed President Obama’s Call to Lead with Strength, Not Fear
SCHAUMBURG, IL –(ENEWSPF)–December 8, 2015. Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth (IL-08) today issued the following statement regarding President Obama’s Oval Office Address to the Nation: “From the Oval Office, President Obama called on each of us to lead with strength, not fear, as we work to win the global war on terror[Read More…]
CAIR-Philadelphia Welcomes Investigation of Pig’s Head Thrown at Mosqu
PHILADELPHIA, PA–(ENEWSPF)–December 8, 2015 — The Philadelphia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Philadelphia) today welcomed the ongoing investigations by Philadelphia police and FBI of an incident in which a severed pig’s head was tossed at a mosque on Sunday night. Surveillance video outside the Al-Aqsa Islamic Society, in[Read More…]
AARP Praises Passage of Transportation Safety Measures in FAST Act, Pushes for More Action
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)–December 8, 2015. Today AARP praised Congress for passing, and President Obama for signing into law, the bipartisan Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act) which addresses the disturbing trend of rising pedestrian fatality rates. The FAST Act will provide states and communities with the certainty they need to[Read More…]
UN Promoting Potentially Genocidal Policy at World Climate Summit
PARIS, FRANCE –(ENEWSPF)–December 8, 2015. At the foot of a miniature Eiffel Tower, civil society, environmentalists and Indigenous Peoples rejected REDD, a carbon market mechanism, land-grabbing false solution to climate change that could potentially cause genocide, at the World Climate Summit today. According to Tom Goldtooth, Director of Indigenous[Read More…]
FDA Approves First Recombinant von Willebrand Factor to Treat Bleeding Episodes
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–December 8, 2015. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Vonvendi, von Willebrand factor (Recombinant), for use in adults 18 years of age and older who have von Willebrand disease (VWD). Vonvendi is the first FDA-approved recombinant von Willebrand factor, and is approved for the on-demand (as[Read More…]
