WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–September 29, 2015 – Comparing drug prices in the United States to those in other countries, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today condemned pharmaceutical companies that charge American consumers the highest prices in the world for prescription drugs. “It is unacceptable that the top three pharmaceutical companies made a combined[Read More…]
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Senator Elizabeth Warren Questions Validity of Industry Funded, Editorially Compromised Report Critical of Dept. of Labor’s Conflict of Interest Rule
Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)–September 29, 2015. United States Senator Elizabeth Warren sent a letter to the Brookings Institution regarding her concerns about the authors’ financial conflicts of interest and previously undisclosed financial industry editorial input into a study authored by a Brookings’ Nonresident Senior Fellow Dr. Robert Litan. Dr. Litan’s study[Read More…]
UN Agencies Call for End to Violence and Discrimination Against LGBTI Community
“Gai Jatra,” a Nepali festival, has been celebrated for nearly a decade as a version of “LGBTI pride.” Photo: Kyle Knight/IRIN NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–29 September 2015 – Twelve UN agencies today called for an end to violence and discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) adults, adolescents and children,[Read More…]
VA Announces $12.8 Million in Funding to Help the Homeless
Twenty Community Agencies to Benefit WASHINGTON –-(ENEWSPF)–September 29, 2015. Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert A. McDonald today announced $12.8 million in renewal funding through the Grant and Per Diem (GPD) program to 20 community agencies that currently provide transitional housing with supportive services for homeless Veterans under the Transition in[Read More…]
Durbin, Quigley, Schakowsky Discuss Impact of Potential Government Shutdown for SNAP Recipients
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—September 29, 2015 – With the prospect of another federal government shutdown still a possibility, U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Representatives Mike Quigley (D-IL-05) and Jan Schakowsky (D-IL-09) held a news conference today to discuss the impact a shutdown would have on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).[Read More…]
Congresswoman Robin Kelly Supports Attorney General’s Request To Review Indiana Quarry’s Impact on Kankakee River
MATTESON—(ENEWSPF)—September 29, 2015. Congresswoman Robin Kelly today expressed her support for Attorney General Lisa Madigan’s request for a temporary stay on an operating permit issued to the Singleton Stone Quarry until the quarry’s potential impact on the Kankakee River Basin can be further examined. “I want to applaud Attorney General[Read More…]
Hillary Clinton Statement On Replacing the ‘Cadillac Tax’ As Part Of Her Plan To Defend and Improve Affordable Care Act
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–September 29, 2015. Hillary Clinton, who has announced a series of proposals this month to defend and build upon the Affordable Care Act, released the following statement Tuesday calling for the repeal of the law’s so-called “Cadillac Tax” provision: “The Affordable Care Act is working, plain and simple.[Read More…]
Governors State University Announces Historic Enrollment Increases
UNIVERSITY PARK, IL—(ENEWSPF)—September 29, 2015. Governors State University’s full-time equivalent enrollment (FTE) is the highest in its history, 3,920, showing a 5.4% increase over last year. FTE is the measure used state-wide and nationally to compare university enrollment. GSU’s headcount is also at a high point at 5,938 students. Highlights[Read More…]
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Concerned About Widespread Servicing Failures Reported by Student Loan Borrowers
CFPB and U.S. Departments of Education and Treasury Issue Framework for Servicing Reforms, Bureau Prioritizes Stamping Out Illegal Actions WASHINGTON, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–September 29, 2015. Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released a report outlining widespread servicing failures reported by both federal and private student loan borrowers. Consumers describe companies[Read More…]
CAIR Calls on RNC to Repudiate Ben Carson’s Statement on Faith-Based Surveillance
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 29, 2015 – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, yesterday called on the Republican National Committee (RNC) to repudiate GOP presidential candidate Ben Carson’s stated willingness to consider religion as probable cause for searches. Appearing Sunday on ABC’s “This[Read More…]
