Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 25, 2015 – 9:22 A.M. EDT PRESIDENT OBAMA: Good morning. Ni hao. President Xi, Madame Peng, members of the Chinese delegation, on behalf of Michelle and myself, welcome to the White House. And on behalf of the American people, welcome to the United States. Across more than[Read More…]
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White House Press Briefing by Josh Earnest, Sept. 24, 2014
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 24, 2015 – 1:20 P.M. EDT MR. EARNEST: Good afternoon, everybody. I do not have any statements to do at the top, so we can go straight to questions. Q Thanks, Josh. I want to first start with the Putin meeting in New York next week. Can[Read More…]
NOW: Attacks on Women’s Healthcare: Bad Policy and Bad Politics
Washington, DC –-(ENEWSPF)—September 24, 2015. Statement of NOW President Terry O’Neill: Thanks to U.S. Senators who actually care about women’s health, Mitch McConnell’s (R-KY) government spending bill that would have defunded Planned Parenthood has been stopped. For months, extremists in Congress have promoted a fraudulent smear campaign against the country’s[Read More…]
In New TV Ad, Hillary Clinton Highlights How Republicans Are Stacking the Deck for those at the Top
NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—September 25, 2015. Hillary for America is releasing its newest television ad today, drawing a sharp contrast between Hillary Clinton’s agenda to help families get ahead and stay ahead, and the Republican agenda, which stacks the deck for those at the top. The new ad, called “Get Ahead”, makes clear that[Read More…]
Watch: Pope Francis’ Full Homily At St. Patrick’s Cathedral In New York
New York, NY-(ENEWSPF)- Video of Pope Francis’ entire homily Thursday night at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York. For a translation, go here.
Attorney General Madigan: Will County Couple Indicted for Tax Fraud
Chicago —(ENEWSPF)—September 24, 2015. Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced that a married Plainfield couple has been indicted for allegedly defrauding the state out of more than $400,000 in sales tax revenue. Jamal Hussein, 44, and Lucinda Hussein, 41, were charged today with multiple tax-related felony counts in Will County Circuit[Read More…]
Second Texas Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Hate Crime Against Gay African-American Man
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 24, 2015. A second Texas man has pleaded guilty to hate crime offenses for his role in a Mar. 8, 2012, assault of a gay African American man in Corpus Christi, Texas, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Vanita Gupta, head of the Department of Civil Rights Division,[Read More…]
Justice Department and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Reach Settlement with Hudson City Savings Bank to Resolve Allegations of Mortgage Lending Discrimination
Settlement Provides Over $27 Million to Ensure Equal Lending Services to Predominantly Black and Hispanic Communities Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—September 24, 2015. The Justice Department and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) filed a consent order today to resolve allegations that Hudson City Savings Bank (Hudson City) engaged in a pattern or practice[Read More…]
Senator Kirk Statement on Pope Francis’ Address to Congress
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 24, 2015. U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) today issued the following statement after Pope Francis addressed a Joint Meeting of Congress: “In the spirit of Abraham Lincoln, whom Pope Francis today called ‘the guardian of liberty,’ America symbolizes freedom and human dignity around the world. It is an[Read More…]
Senator Merkley Statement on Pope Francis’s Address to Congress
WASHINGTON, D.C. –-(ENEWSPF)–September 24, 2015. Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement after Pope Francis addressed a joint session of the United States Congress this morning: “This morning, Pope Francis powerfully reminded us all of our true purpose as public servants: that we are ‘called to defend and preserve[Read More…]
