Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 19, 2015. Millennium Health, formerly Millennium Laboratories, has agreed to pay $256 million to resolve alleged violations of the False Claims Act for billing Medicare, Medicaid and other federal health care programs for medically unnecessary urine drug and genetic testing and for providing free items to physicians who[Read More…]
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Deputy Attorney General Sally Quillian Yates Written Testimony Before the Senate Judiciary Committee on the Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act of 2015
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 19, 2015. Written Testimony Submitted for the Record Mr. Chairman, Senator Leahy, distinguished Members of the Committee – thank you for holding this hearing on Federal sentencing and corrections policy and for allowing the Administration to share our views on this very important topic. It is an honor[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama at Roundtable with Business Leaders
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 19, 2015 – 12:00 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Well, I just had the opportunity to meet with CEOs from across the country who are acting on climate change. Historically, when you start talking about an issue like climate change, the perception is that this is an environmental[Read More…]
Civil War Memoirs of Catholic Sister Nurses Reveal Stories of Charity and Courage
Handwritten memoirs, stories and accounts from Daughters of Charity Civil War nurses were discovered by Sister Betty Ann McNeil, a Vincentian Scholar-in-Residence. McNeil, an archivist, discovered more than 150 accounts from sister nurses who treated soldiers during the Civil War and compiled them into her new book “Balm of Hope:[Read More…]
House Speaker Madigan Again Urges Governor to Focus on State Budget after Credit Downgrade
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. –(ENEWSPF)—October 19, 2015. House Speaker Michael J. Madigan, D-Chicago, issued the following statement after Fitch Ratings downgraded Illinois’ credit rating Monday: “As I’ve been telling Governor Rauner for several months, the number one problem facing Illinois is the state budget. The lack of a resolution on the state[Read More…]
Spring 2016 Registration Underway at Prairie State College
CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–October 19, 2015. Registration for the spring 2016 semester has begun at Prairie State College (PSC). Current students can register beginning Monday, Oct. 19. New students can begin registering on Oct. 26. Students are encouraged to register early as classes will fill quickly. PSC offers convenient, flexible scheduling options.[Read More…]
Senator Kirk Is First Republican Senator to Receive Illinois Coalition Against Handgun Violence Lincoln Award for Leadership in Confronting Gun Violence
Kirk, Gillibrand Introduced S.1760 to Make Gun Trafficking a Federal Crime; Sixty Percent of Illegal Guns in Chicago Come From Out of State CHICAGO –-(ENEWSPF)–October 19, 2015. U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) today received the Abraham Lincoln Award from the Illinois Coalition Against Handgun Violence (ICHV) in recognition of his[Read More…]
Rep. Jan Schakowsky Statement On Continued Violence in Israel and the West Bank
Evanston, IL –(ENEWSPF)—October 19, 2015. Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky released the following statement after the recent acts of violence in Israel and the West Bank: “I join with many in the 9th Congressional District and around the world in expressing my deep concern for recent events in Israel and the[Read More…]
Congresswoman Duckworth Now Accepting Applications for Military Service Academy Nominations
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 19, 2015. Today, Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth (IL-08) announced she is now accepting applications from high school students seeking a Congressional nomination to a U.S. Military Service Academy through her website. Each year the Congresswoman, along with a panel of judges, select from the applicants a group of outstanding[Read More…]
Duke-Environmental Working Group Study Finds Toxic Nail Polish Chemical In Women’s Bodies
Sally Hansen, OPI, Wet N Wild Among Brands Selling Nail Polishes With Endocrine Disruptor WASHINGTON –-(ENEWSPF)–October 19, 2015. Researchers at Duke University and Environmental Working Group have found evidence of a suspected endocrine-disrupting chemical widely used in popular nail polishes in the bodies of more than two-dozen women who participated[Read More…]
