Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)–May 14, 2015. Senators Cory Gardner (R-CO) and Ron Wyden (D-OR), along with Senate co-sponsors Johnny Isakson (R-GA), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Orrin Hatch (R-UT), and Michael Bennet (D-CO), announced yesterday they are introducing the Therapeutic Hemp Medical Access Act of 2015 in the United States Senate to exempt[Read More…]
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Bolingbrook Man Sentenced To 24 Months For Attempting To Illegally Export Thermal Imaging Camera To Pakistan
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–May 14, 2015. A Bolingbrook man was sentenced today to 24 months in federal prison for violating U.S. export laws by attempting to ship a thermal imaging camera from his company in Schaumburg to a company in Pakistan without obtaining a license from the U.S. Commerce Department, federal law[Read More…]
Over 300 Groups Urge Congress to Label GMOs
Washington, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)–May 14, 2015. Yesterday 328 farm, food, health, public interest and environmental organizations and businesses urged Congress to protect consumers’ right to know what they are eating by requiring mandatory labeling of genetically engineered (GMO) foods. The letter urged members of Congress not to support H.R. 1599, a bill[Read More…]
Senator Bernie Sanders: No to Job-Killing Trade Bill
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–May 14, 2015 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) voted “nay” today as the Senate advanced a proposed 12-nation Pacific Rim trade deal. In a floor speech before the 65-33 roll call vote, Sanders detailed four key reasons why the proposal would be bad for American workers and consumers. The Trans-Pacific[Read More…]
Warren, Vitter Introduce Bailout Prevention Act
Legislation would limit Federal Reserve’s lending authority to solvent companies during a financial crisis and close commodities Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–May 14, 2015. U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and David Vitter (R-La.), members of the Senate Banking Committee, yesterday introduced the Bailout Prevention Act, legislation to halt megabank bailouts during a financial[Read More…]
Michelle Obama School to Present Musical on May 21
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—May 14, 2015. Michelle Obama School of Technology and the Arts will present “A Night of Gospel and Motown” at 7 p.m., Thursday, May 21, at Bloom High School auditorium, 101 W. 10th St., Chicago Heights. Tickets for the musical event, which will feature Michelle Obama School students,[Read More…]
UN ‘Free & Equal’ Campaign Launces Video Spotlighting LGBT Diversity, Fight Against Homophobia
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex (LGBTI) pride march. Photo: OHCHR/Joseph Smida NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–14 May 2015 – A new United Nations ‘Free & Equal’ campaign video highlighting the diversity of the Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Intersex (LGBTI) community was played on massive screens in New York’s Times Square today ahead[Read More…]
Rep. Gutierrez on the Latest Anti-Immigrant Amendments to Defense Bill: ‘If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, He’ll Ask for a Glass of Milk’
Gutiérrez tells GOP: “If you give the restrictionists a vote or a hearing on every crazy idea they come up with, you will be relegated to being a provincial party…” Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)—May 14, 2015. Today, Rep. Luis V. Gutiérrez (D-IL) addressed the House of Representatives during the morning hour[Read More…]
May and June 2015 Programs at Thorn Creek Nature Center
Photo Credit: www.tcwoods.org Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—May 14, 2015. Discover the naturalist in you at “Women of the Woods: A Nature Retreat” a program designed for women only and offered 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Sunday, May 31. This program will celebrate summer with hikes and nature exploration. Observe birds,[Read More…]
Hepatitis Testing Day is Tuesday, May 19th: More Than 150,000 People in New Jersey Are Living with Hepatitis C
Advocates Frustrated with Slow Progress of Life-Saving Bill; Coalition Calls for Assembly to Pass Hepatitis C Testing Legislation Trenton—(ENEWSPF)—May 14, 2015. To commemorate Hepatitis Testing Day, the Hepatitis C Action Campaign coalition and patient advocates are urging the General Assembly to approve and Governor Christie to sign Senate Bill 876[Read More…]
