Amendments Would Prohibit DEA from Undermining State Marijuana Laws; Shut Down DEA’s Controversial Bulk Collection Surveillance Programs; Cut Agency’s Budget; Come in Wake of Recent Forced Resignation of Agency’s Head, Michele Leonhart WASHINGTON, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—June 2, 2015. As the U.S. House of Representatives considers the Fiscal Year 2016 Commerce, Justice, and[Read More…]
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Congresswoman Robin Kelly Statement on National Gun Violence Awareness Day 2015
WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)—June 2, 2015. Congresswoman Robin Kelly (D-IL) issued the following statement today in recognition of National Gun Violence Awareness Day: “Today, we recognize the first annual National Gun Violence Awareness Day –on what would have been Hadiya Pendleton’s 18th birthday had she not been tragically shot and killed a[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama at Presentation of the Medal of Honor, June 2, 2015
President Barack Obama presents the Medal of Honor for Army Sgt. William Shemin to Ina Bass, left, and Elsie Shemin-Roth, who accepted the medal on behalf of their late father, at the White House, June 2, 2015. During the ceremony, Obama also awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously to Army[Read More…]
Public Citizen Applauds Senator Warren for Pushing the SEC to Act
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 2, 2015. Statement of Lisa Gilbert, Director, Public Citizen’s Congress Watch Division: Public Citizen applauds U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s (D-Mass.) letter (PDF) to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Chair Mary Jo White raising issues concerning the agency’s regulatory and enforcement work. Sen. Warren’s thoughtful and detailed[Read More…]
Senator Warren Letter to SEC Chair White Details Concerns with Lax Agency Enforcement, Slow Rulemaking
Letter Expresses “Disappointment” in Chair White’s Leadership; Seeks Information About “Significant Gap” Between Chair White’s Public Promises and Her Performance as SEC Chair WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 2, 2015. In a 13-page letter sent to Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Mary Jo White today, United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.)[Read More…]
Census Bureau Releases New Public Education Finance Data
Per Pupil Spending Varies Heavily Across the United States Download Public Education Finances: Amount Each State Spent per Pupil in 2013 [JPG – <1.0 MB] Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 2, 2015 — Per pupil spending for the nation was $10,700 during fiscal year 2013, a 0.9 percent increase from 2012, but varied[Read More…]
Marijuana Church In Indiana Gets Tax-Exempt Status From IRS
OREGON–(ENEWSPF)–June 2, 2015. Indiana’s law that was intended to allow people to discriminate against others in the name of religion has become a ‘public policy Frankenstein’ as one of my old college professors would put it. The law took on a life of it’s own, and has had at[Read More…]
AFL-CIO Press Conference Ends with TPP Critics Being Locked Out of USTR
New AFL-CIO ‘Show Us the Text, Show Us the Jobs’ Banner Displayed Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 2, 2015 – Today, under the backdrop of a huge “Show Us the Text, Show Us the Jobs” banner, AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Liz Shuler and Executive Vice President Tefere Gebre gathered with critics of Fast Track and[Read More…]
Cassini Sends Final Close Views of Odd Moon Hyperion
NASA’s Cassini imaging scientists processed this view of Saturn’s moon Hyperion, taken during a close flyby on May 31, 2015. Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute Full image and caption Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 2, 2015. NASA’s Cassini spacecraft has returned images from its final close approach to Saturn’s oddball moon Hyperion, upholding the[Read More…]
FDA Regulation to Help Ensure Judicious Use of Antibiotics in Food-producing Animals
Veterinary Feed Directive (VFD) final rule issued today Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–June 2, 2015. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced today the Veterinary Feed Directive (VFD) final rule, an important piece of the agency’s overall strategy to promote the judicious use of antimicrobials in food-producing animals. This strategy will bring[Read More…]
