Washington, D.C. –-(ENEWSPF)–September 24, 2015. U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued the following statement after the Senate voted on a funding bill to limit reproductive rights and access to health care for women in Oregon and across the country: “It is deeply disappointing that the Senate has voted today on[Read More…]
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Rep. Jan Schakowsky Statement in Response to the Address of Pope Francis Before a Joint Meeting of Congress
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 24, 2015 I thank His Holiness Pope Francis for sharing his vision for the world before a Joint Meeting of Congress. He called on us as legislators and as Americans to promote the common good and meet our common needs. His message was powerful – that we need[Read More…]
Former Downtown Nightclub Bouncer Arrested on Charges of Operating Illegal Steroid Lab out of His Oak Lawn Home
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–September 24, 2015. An Oak Lawn man was arrested today on federal charges that he imported anabolic steroids from China and distributed them to large-scale suppliers in the Chicago area. JOSEPH T. PALERMO, 33, imported anabolic steroids, human growth hormone and pharmaceuticals from outside the United States for approximately[Read More…]
United States Rejects Calls by U.N. Human Rights Council to End Harmful Restrictions on Reproductive Rights
U.S. position leaves women without access to essential health services Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 24, 2015. This week the United States government rejected recommendations from the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Norway, and Belgium urging the Obama administration to implement the Helms Amendment correctly—preventing women worldwide from accessing safe, legal reproductive care. A[Read More…]
Sanders, Brown and Senate Democrats Introduce Bill to Stop Cadillac Tax
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–Sept. 24, 2015 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) and seven of their colleagues introduced legislation today to repeal a tax on certain health plans. Sanders opposed the provision when it was included in the Affordable Care Act, which was passed in 2010. “What was true then[Read More…]
Senator Bernie Sanders Statement on Government Shutdown Threat
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–Sept. 24, 2015 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement today after voting against a bill to cut funding for Planned Parenthood: “Republicans are once again taking us to the edge of a government shutdown, demanding we take away health care from the American people. Defunding Planned Parenthood[Read More…]
Senator Bernie Sanders Applauds Pope’s Remarks
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–Sept. 24, 2015 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement today after Pope Francis addressed the United States Congress: “Pope Francis is clearly one of the important religious and moral leaders not only in the world today but in modern history. He forces us to address some of[Read More…]
All Eyes on UN as World Body Prepares to Adopt New Sustainable Development Goals
Ahead of the UN Sustainable Development Summit from 25-27 September, and to mark the 70th anniversary of the United Nations, a 10-minute film introducing the Sustainable Development Goals is projected onto UN Headquarters. UN Photo/Cia Pak NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–24 September 2015 – The buzz and excitement about global development are intensifying[Read More…]
Hillary Clinton Campaign Video Responds to Senate Vote on Defunding Planned Parenthood
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 24, 2015. Republicans in the U. S. Senate followed the GOP candidates for president today in trying to defund Planned Parenthood. They failed. In response to the vote, the Clinton campaign released the following #GOPtbt video highlighting Republicans’ efforts to defund Planned Parenthood at any cost, even when[Read More…]
Rep. Gutiérrez: ‘Pope Delivered Message We Cannot’
“If Congress had a daily reminder of the Golden Rule, this would be a better country.” Washington, DC –-(ENEWSPF)–September 24, 2015. Today, Rep. Luis V. Gutiérrez (D-IL) issued a statement after listening to the speech of Pope Francis to a joint meeting of Congress. Rep. Gutiérrez was joined by Father Mercado[Read More…]
