WASHINGTON, D.C. –-(ENEWSPF)–April 30, 2015. Advancing President Obama’s ongoing commitment to work with tribal leaders to build strong economies, Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell today released final regulations that will ensure tribal communities receive all the royalties they are owed from oil production on their lands, reduce administrative costs[Read More…]
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Senators Urge Full Funding for Food Safety in Wake of Recalls Following Listeria Outbreak
WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—April 30, 2015. Following one of the most sweeping food recalls in history by Blue Bell Creameries and yesterday’s announcement of a recall of potentially contaminated pasta salad at Hy-Vee stores across the Midwest, 7 Senators joined today in urging the Senate Appropriations Committee to fully fund the[Read More…]
To Combat Smoking, Lethal Health Risks from Tobacco, Senators Durbin, Blumenthal, Reed, Boxer Introduce Legislation for Tobacco Enforcement Reforms
WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)—April 30, 2015. Today, U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Jack Reed (D-RI), and Barbara Boxer (D-CA) introduced the Tobacco Tax and Enforcement Reform Act (TTERA) to address illegal tobacco trafficking and tobacco product tax disparities, as well as deter consumers – especially among youth –[Read More…]
Senator Durbin: With Amtrak Ridership on the Rise, But Infrastructure Aging, Investing in Passenger Rail Is More Critical Than Ever
Senator promotes Illinois priorities to the Senate Committee writing rail reauthorization bill WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—April 30, 2015. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) yesterday urged members of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation to include several Illinois priorities in their Passenger Rail Reauthorization legislation. Durbin also raised several significant[Read More…]
Military Families Protected from Predatory Lending; Rep. Duckworth’s Amendment included in NDAA
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 30, 2015. Early this morning, Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth’s (IL-08) amendment striking language delaying protections for Service Members from predatory lending passed the Armed Services Committee 32-30 and is now included in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). In 2013, Duckworth was joined by 53 of her colleagues in[Read More…]
Congresswoman Duckworth’s Make It At Home Act Amendment Included in FY2016 National Defense Authorization Act
Duckworth NDAA Provision Will Create American Jobs & Bolster Local Manufacturing Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 30, 2015. Today, Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth (IL-8) introduced the Make It At Home Act as an amendment to the FY2016 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The amendment unanimously passed the House Armed Services Committee and will be[Read More…]
Oxfam Trucks in Aid to Nepal by Land for the First Time from India
LONDON–(ENEWSPF)–April 30, 2015. Oxfam India has for the first time in its short history today begun trucking in aid by land to remote villages in the Gorkha district of Nepal – the ancestral origins of the Nepalese Royal family and from where the famous Gurkha soldiery got its name. Three[Read More…]
FDA Approves Raplixa to Help Control Bleeding During Surgery
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–April 30, 2015. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Raplixa (fibrin sealant [human]), the first spray-dried fibrin sealant approved by the agency. It is used to help control bleeding during surgery. Raplixa is a biological product approved for use in adults to help control bleeding from[Read More…]
Moms From Around Country Come Together to Share Experiences of Drug War Damage
In Honor of Mother’s Day, Moms United to End the War on Drugs Representatives Request Signatures to Support Our “Mom’s Bill of Rights” Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 30, 2015. Mothers across the country are telling their personal stories of drug war damage with stories, articles and interviews in honor of Mother’s Day.[Read More…]
Court Throws Out Industry Challenge to 2012 Forestry Rules
USFS Will Continue to Use Science and Conservation Biology in Forest Plans WASHINGTON —(ENEWSPF)—April 30, 2015. In March 2015, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson of the D.C. District Court issued an order rejecting an extractive industry challenge to the Obama Administration’s National Forest Management Act 2012 Forest Planning Rule. The challenge[Read More…]
