Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 30, 2015 – 11:11 A.M. EDT OSMAN: Good morning, everyone. My name is Osman Yaya, and I’m a 6th grade student at Bennett Middle School in Salisbury, Maryland. Welcome to the White House and Discovery Education’s Of The People Series. We are live from Anacostia Library in Washington,[Read More…]
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Department of Defense Press Briefing by General Breedlove, April 30, 2015
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 30, 2015. Presenters: General Philip Breedlove, commander, U.S. European Command, and NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe GENERAL PHILIP BREEDLOVE: Alrighty. STAFF: Sir, we’re going to end right at 3:30, just so everybody knows that up front. Just gotta connect the engagement we’ve got to book up, so right[Read More…]
Statement by Secretary of Defense Ash Carter on the Military Compensation and Retirement Modernization Commission Report
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 30, 2015 The Department of Defense commends the Military Compensation and Retirement Modernization Commission for its 18-month independent review of the military retirement and compensation programs administered both inside and outside DoD. Their work confirmed many positive changes that we’re making to uphold our commitments to our people,[Read More…]
Senator Merkley Introduces Education-To-Jobs Package
Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)–April 30, 2015. Today, Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley announced an education-to-jobs package to better connect students to careers. Merkley’s bills, introduced today in the U.S. Senate, would protect students from predatory for-profit colleges peddling degrees that do not actually lead to jobs, and improve access to middle and[Read More…]
Senators Wyden, Schumer, Feinstein, Casey, Merkley, Brown, Warner Introduce Bill to Protect Communities from Oil Train Accidents
New Bill Paves Way for Safer Transportation of Oil-by-Rail Washington, D.C. –-(ENEWSPF)–April 30, 2015. Sens. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., Bob Casey, D-Penn., Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, and Mark Warner, D-Va., today introduced legislation to protect local communities by getting unsafe oil trains off[Read More…]
Nurses Welcome Introduction of Legislation to Improve Veterans’ Health Care
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–April 30, 2015. Registered nurses today applauded the introduction of federal legislation to improve patient care for veterans, ensure equity among federal health care workers, and enable the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to recruit and retain a strong health care work force to serve the nation’s veterans.[Read More…]
CBS News Poll: Majority Of Americans Back Legalizing Marijuana
New York, NY–(ENEWSPF)–April 30, 2015. Most Americans say that marijuana is safer than alcohol and support legalizing its use, according to nationwide polling data compiled by CBS News. Fifty-three percent of respondents answered ‘yes’ to the question, “Should marijuana use be legal?” That is the highest level of support ever[Read More…]
Rep. Gutierrez on H.R. 1910 – the Put a Woman on the Twenty Act
“We all know that the Almighty Dollar speaks. But what if it had a woman’s voice?” Washington, DC –-(ENEWSPF)–April 30, 2015. Today, Rep. Luis V. Gutiérrez (D-IL) addressed the House of Representatives during the morning hour on the bill he introduced this month to put a woman’s portrait on the[Read More…]
Photo Hobbyist Wins ‘Share the Experience’ 2014 Photo Contest
Citizen Photographers Compete for Photo Placement on National Public Lands Pass WASHINGTON, D.C. –-(ENEWSPF)–April 30, 2015. The U.S. Department of the Interior and the U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced the winner of the 2014 “Share the Experience” photography contest and launched the 2015 contest, which gives amateur photographers the[Read More…]
State, Federal Leaders to Accelerate Delta Habitat Restoration, Proceed With Water Infrastructure Fix
OAKLAND, CA –(ENEWSPF)–April 30, 2015. After months of public comment and exhaustive review, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today joined top federal officials to unveil plans that accelerate restoration of the Delta’s ecosystem and fix the state’s aging water infrastructure. “We can’t just cross our fingers, hoping for the best[Read More…]
