Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 23, 2015 Congressional Democrats Draw Line in the Sand over Social Security, Medicare Cuts The November 3 deadline for raising the federal debt limit is fast approaching, bringing with it the risk of a U.S. credit default if Congress fails to act. Democrats in Congress have drawn an[Read More…]
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Police Killing Shouldn’t Derail Successful Alternative-to-Incarceration Programs
NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—October 23, 2015. By: Kassandra Frederique The shooting of NYPD Officer Holder is a terrible tragedy. Elected officials and advocates are rightly examining what could have prevented the killing of this celebrated police officer. As we work together to increase public safety for all New Yorkers, let’s make sure[Read More…]
Hillary Clinton Statement on Endorsement of American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—October 23, 2015. Hillary Clinton released the following statement after the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) endorsed her campaign for President: “I am honored to have earned the support of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) and to stand with[Read More…]
Statement by Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Richard Cordray on RushCard Prepaid Card Incident
WASHINGTON, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–October 23, 2015. Today, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Richard Cordray issued the following statement in response to the RushCard situation, a prepaid card owned by UniRush LLC, in which many consumers have indicated that they have been unable to access funds in their accounts for more[Read More…]
Public Citizen: Publication of EPA’s Clean Power Plan Will Spur Attacks, But It Will Be Good for Consumers and the Climate
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 23, 2015. Statement of David Arkush, Managing Director, Public Citizen’s Climate Program: Note: Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power Plan was published in the Federal Register. The plan requires existing power plants to curb carbon dioxide emissions that contribute to climate change. The Clean Power Plan[Read More…]
‘Still Time to Step Back from Brink,’ Says UN Secretary General Ban, Returning from Israel, Palestine and Jordan
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon addresses the press at the Security Council stakeout on the situation in the Middle East. UN Photo/Mark Garten NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–23 October 2015 – Upon his return from an emergency visit to the crisis-torn Middle East where he reported having “long and detailed” discussions with Israeli, Palestinian and[Read More…]
Reentry Data Will Help Improve Prediction Models
Returning to Earth EU–(ENEWSPF)–23 October 2015. A rare reentry of a suspected rocket body from a very high orbit next month offers an excellent opportunity to gather data to improve our knowledge of how objects interact with Earth’s atmosphere. The expected 13 November reentry of what is likely to[Read More…]
NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP Satellite Sees Record-Breaking Hurricane Patricia
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 23, 2015. At 8 a.m. EDT on October 23, 2015, the National Hurricane Center said that Hurricane Patricia had grown into a monster hurricane. In fact, it is the strongest eastern north pacific hurricane on record. NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP satellite analyzed the temperatures and structure within the storm[Read More…]
Rep. Jan Schakowsky Statement On Latest Efforts to Attack Women’s Healthcare
WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)—October 23, 2015. Today, Rep. Jan Schakowsky (IL-09) released the following statement after voting against the latest effort to repeal or undermine the Affordable Care Act and attack women’s health: “Yet again, House Republicans are attacking women’s health and trying to take away affordable health care from millions[Read More…]
FDA Approves New Therapy for Certain Types of Advanced Soft Tissue Sarcoma
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–October 23, 2015. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Yondelis (trabectedin), a chemotherapy, for the treatment of specific soft tissue sarcomas (STS) – liposarcoma and leiomyosarcoma – that cannot be removed by surgery (unresectable) or is advanced (metastatic). This treatment is approved for patients who previously[Read More…]
