Wyden Sponsored the Audit the Pentagon Act to Restore Fiscal Accountability Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–November 16, 2015. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today pressed the Department of Defense to lay out a plan to restore fiscal accountability and prevent expensive mistakes, like the $43 million natural gas filling station recently uncovered[Read More…]
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CAIR Decries GOP Governors’ ‘Un-American’ Refusal to Accept Syrian Refugees
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 1, 2015. – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today decried the “un-American” statements by a growing number of Republican governors in opposition to the acceptance of Syrian refugees into their states. SEE: Multiple Republican Governors Say They Oppose[Read More…]
Chicago Immigrant, Latino, and Arab and Muslim Communities Respond to Illinois Governor’s Rejection of Syrian Refugees, Call on Mayor Emanuel to Keep Chicago a Welcoming City
Chicago, IL –(ENEWSPF)–November 16, 2015. Chicago immigrant communities are sickened by Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner rejection of Syrian refugees in the state, an act of fearmongering following the recent attacks in Paris and Beirut. In response, the Chicago-based organizations Arab American Action Network (AAAN) and Organized Communities Against Deportations (OCAD)[Read More…]
Governor Rauner Issues Statement on Accepting Syrian Refugees
SPRINGFIELD –(ENEWSPF)–November 16, 2015. Governor Bruce Rauner has issued the following statement regarding Illinois’ acceptance of Syrian refugees after the terror attacks in Paris: “Our nation and our state have a shared history of providing safe haven for those displaced by conflict, but the news surrounding the Paris terror attacks[Read More…]
Forget “IS,” “ISIS,” or “ISIL.” Call Them “Da’esh.” It’s More Than They Deserve
Commentary By Gary Kopycinski Referring to the heinous terrorists in Iraq and Syria as ISIS, ISIL, or simply IS, provides them with a false legitimacy. ISIS is short for the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria; ISIL, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. The problem rests in the[Read More…]
White House Fact Sheet: The 2015 G-20 Summit in Antalya, Turkey
TURKEY–(ENEWSPF)–November 16, 2015. The G-20 is the world’s premier forum for economic policy cooperation, where Leaders representing economies that account for about 85 percent of global economic output assemble to promote strong, sustainable and balanced growth and to address urgent global economic challenges. At this year’s Summit in Antalya, Leaders[Read More…]
Press Conference by President Obama — Antalya, Turkey, Nov. 16, 2015
Antalya, Turkey–(ENEWSPF)–November 16, 2015 – 4:42 P.M. EET PRESIDENT OBAMA: Good afternoon. Let me begin by thanking President Erdogan and the people of Antalya and Turkey for their outstanding work in hosting this G20 Summit. Antalya is beautiful. The hospitality of the Turkish people is legendary. To our Turkish friends[Read More…]
Senator Bernie Sanders Urges Hillary Clinton to Support Paid Family Leave Legislation
DES MOINES, Iowa –(ENEWSPF)–November 16, 2015. U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders on Monday pressed former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to endorse legislation to provide paid family leave for new parents. Sanders has called for three months of paid leave if an employee has a child. Clinton says she supports[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel Announces Start of City’s Debt Relief Program
Debt Relief Program Waives Penalties and Fees for Outstanding Debt; Relief Available from November 15 through December 31, 2015 CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–November 16, 2015. Mayor Emanuel announced yesterday that the City’s Debt Relief Program has started. The program, passed as part of the 2016 budget process, allows individuals and businesses who owe[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel Breaks Ground On McCormick Place Event Center
Development of McCormick Place Entertainment District and Other Tourism Related Investments Will Create Nearly 10,000 Jobs, Drive Area Transformation CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–November 16, 2015. Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority (MPEA) CEO Lori Healey, MPEA Chairman Jack Greenberg and Alderman Pat Dowell today joined DePaul University President Rev. Dennis H.[Read More…]
