Chicago —(ENEWSPF)—July 22, 2015. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today called on five major phone companies to offer call-blocking technology to their customers. In a joint letter to the chief executives of the carriers, Madigan and 43 other state attorneys general highlighted a new Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rule clarification that[Read More…]
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White House Progress Update: President Obama’s Immigration Accountability Administrative Actions
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 22, 2015. On November 20, 2014, President Obama took action within his authority to reform our broken immigration system. The President announced a package of administrative actions to enhance border security; prioritize the deportation of immigrants who are enforcement priorities; and modernize our legal immigration system to support[Read More…]
White House Press Briefing by Josh Earnest, July 22, 2015
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 22, 2015 – 1:15 P.M. EDT MR. EARNEST: Good afternoon, everybody. I brought a special guest to discuss with you the President’s upcoming trip to Africa. Susan Rice is the President’s National Security Advisor. She has her own extensive personal experience in dealing with policy in Africa,[Read More…]
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Orders Discover Bank to Pay $18.5 Million for Illegal Student Loan Servicing Practices
Discover’s Illegal Servicing Practices Affected Private Student Loan Borrowers Transferred from Citibank WASHINGTON, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)—July 22, 2015. Today the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) took action against Discover Bank and its affiliates for illegal private student loan servicing practices. The CFPB found that Discover overstated the minimum amounts due on[Read More…]
Justice Department Will Not Challenge AT&T’s Acquisition of DirecTV
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 21, 2015.The Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division announced today that it will close its investigation into AT&T’s proposed $48 billion acquisition of DirecTV. This announcement follows a statement by FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler that a final order approving the transaction has been circulated to the Commission. “After an[Read More…]
Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch Delivers Remarks at Community Policing Forum
East Haven, CT–(ENEWSPF)–July 21, 2015 Thank you, U.S. Attorney [Deirdre] Daly, for that kind introduction and for your exceptional service to the people of Connecticut. I’d like to recognize Chief of Police [Brent] Larrabee for his leadership of the East Haven Police Department and for giving me such a warm[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama to the VFW National Convention, July 21, 2015
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania–(ENEWSPF)–July 21, 2015 – 11:30 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. (Applause.) Thank you so much. Thank you. Please, please, have a seat. Hello, VFW! (Applause.) Thank you, Commander Stroud. John, as you complete your tenure, we want to thank you for your service to the Air[Read More…]
White House Press Gaggle by Josh Earnest Aboard Air Force One, July 21, 2015
En Route Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania–(ENEWSPF)–July 21, 2015 – 10:30 A.M. EDT MR. EARNEST: Good morning, everybody. Let me start this day with a prediction — the members of the White House travel pool are going to earn their salaries today. Our first stop in Pittsburgh is where the President will address[Read More…]
Two Elected to Prairie State College Board of Trustees
CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–July 21, 2015. The Prairie State College (PSC) Board of Trustees recently added two new members to its seven-member board. Dr. Ronald Jeffrey White and Joelle Mulhearn both were elected to six-year terms. A resident of Chicago Heights, White is assistant pastor for New Hope Baptist Church in Chicago[Read More…]
Senator Merkley Statement on Failed Transportation Vote
WASHINGTON, D.C. –-(ENEWSPF)–July 21, 2015. Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement after he and a bipartisan majority of Senators voted against an attempt to bring a 1,000 page transportation bill to the floor less than an hour after it had been released: “After months of stalling on putting[Read More…]
