WASHINGTON, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)—August 6, 2015. Friends of the Earth and other organizations held a demonstration before Thursday’s Senate Committee on Foreign Relations hearing on the State Department’s recent Trafficking in Persons Report. Media reports indicate senior American diplomats may have inflated Malaysia’s efforts to combat human trafficking in an attempt[Read More…]
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Representative Blumenauer Calls on DOJ to Reclassify Marijuana Under the Controlled Substances Act
Portland, OR –(ENEWSPF)—August 6, 2015. Today, Representative Earl Blumenauer (OR-03) welcomed the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Acting Administrator Chuck Rosenberg’s acknowledgement that “heroin is clearly more dangerous than marijuana,” and called on the Department of Justice to reclassify or de-schedule marijuana under the Controlled Substances Act. In a letter to[Read More…]
Airman Missing From World War II Accounted For, Aug. 6, 2015
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 6, 2015. The Department of Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that the remains of a serviceman, missing since World War II, have been identified and are being returned to his family for burial with full military honors. U.S. Army Air Forces 2nd Lt. Stephen V. Biezis[Read More…]
Sierra Club Commemorates 50th Anniversary of Voting Rights Act Signing
WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–August 6, 2015. Fifty years ago today, President Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act (VRA) into law, prohibiting racial discrimination in voting. In 2013, the Supreme Court gutted a major portion of the law in Shelby County v. Holder, and some states have since passed laws that prevent[Read More…]
Orchestra Executives Join Roosevelt University’s Performing Arts Management Faculty
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 6, 2015. The Chicago College of Performing Arts (CCPA) at Roosevelt University has appointed senior executives from orchestras around the country to be adjunct faculty members for the University’s unique Master of Arts in Performing Arts Administration program. (Pictured above is the program’s founder, CCPA Dean Henry Fogel). Now[Read More…]
Senators Kirk, Shaheen, Warner Introduce Bill to Make Air Travel Safer for Passengers with Severe Allergies
Airline Access to Emergency Epinephrine Act (S.1972) Would Ensure Life-Saving Medication Available for Passengers with Allergies; Follows Successful Effort to Improve Access to Epinephrine in Schools WASHINGTON –-(ENEWSPF)–August 6, 2015. U.S. Senators Mark Kirk (R-Ill.), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) and Mark Warner (D-Va.) this week introduced bipartisan legislation to improve access[Read More…]
Senator Merkley Introduces New Legislation to Guarantee Affordable Options for Repaying Student Loans
WASHINGTON, D.C. –-(ENEWSPF)–August 6, 2015. Yesterday, Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley introduced the Access to Fair Financial Options for Repaying Debt (AFFORD) Act, new legislation that would guarantee all students are able to affordably pay off their student loans by making an income-based repayment option available to all student borrowers. Additionally,[Read More…]
Senator Wyden Statement on the 50th Anniversary of the Voting Rights Act
Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–August 6, 2015. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued the following statement commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Voting Rights Act: “Fifty years ago today, the Voting Rights Act confirmed the universal right to vote as a bedrock principle in this country. But in 2015, that fundamental right[Read More…]
Rep. Jan Schakowsky Statement on the 50th Anniversary of the Voting Rights Act
CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)–August 6, 2015. Rep. Jan Schakowsky released the following statement in commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of the Voting Rights Act being signed into law: “The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was a monumental achievement that ensured Americans around the country had the opportunity to exercise their right to[Read More…]
CEO Of Chicago-Based Health Care Company Charged With Billing Medicare For Phony And Non-Existent Treatment Of The Elderly In $1.2 Million Scheme
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–August 6, 2015. The chief executive officer of Chicago-based Home Physician Services LLC was arrested Thursday on charges that he billed Medicare for up to $1.2 million in fraudulent or non-existent services purportedly provided to the elderly and homebound. HENRY SMILIE, 54, of Lake Zurich, was taken into custody[Read More…]
