WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–March 26, 2015 – Senate Republicans today turned back a proposal by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) to raise the minimum wage. The amendment was one of dozens to come up for Senate votes in a once-a-year parliamentary process known, unofficially, as a “vote-a-rama.” “Since 1968, the real value of the[Read More…]
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Senators Warren and Rubio Introduce Bipartisan Bill Honoring POW/MIA Servicemembers
Bill Would Establish Commemorative Chair on U.S. Capitol Grounds; Companion Legislation Introduced in House by Congressman Lynch WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)—March 26, 2015. United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Senator Marco Rubio (R – Fla.) and a bipartisan group of their Senate colleagues today introduced legislation in the Senate and House[Read More…]
Syria Crisis ‘Worsening’ Amid Humanitarian Funding Shortfall, Wars Top UN Relief Official
Residents of the Tesreen Camp in Aleppo, Syria. Photo: OCHA/Josephine Guerrero GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–26 March 2015 – The situation on the ground in Syria has “dramatically” worsened as the country enters its fifth year of war amid escalating fighting and targeted attacks against civilians, the top United Nations humanitarian official warned today[Read More…]
Study: Cannabis Use Linked With Lower Diabetes Risk In HIV/HCV Patients
Marseille, France–(ENEWSPF)–March 26, 2015. A history of cannabis use is positively associated with a lower risk of insulin resistance (IR) in HIV/Hepatitis C co-infected patients, according to a longitudinal analysis published online ahead of print in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases. Insulin resistance is a leading cause of type 2[Read More…]
DEA: Marijuana Plant Seizures Flat For 2014
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 26, 2015. Seizures of indoor and outdoor cannabis crops by the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) held steady in 2014, but remain well below totals from just five years ago. According to the DEA’s Domestic Cannabis Eradication/Suppression Statistical Report, agents eradicated some 4.3 million marijuana plants in 2014.[Read More…]
Virginia: Governor Signs Hemp Cultivation Bill Into Law
Richmond, VA–(ENEWSPF)–March 26, 2015. Democrat Gov. Terry McAuliffe signed legislation into law last week allowing for the cultivation of industrial hemp in accordance with state-sponsored research programs. House Bill 1277 and Senate Bill 955 redefine industrial hemp as an agricultural commodity and allow for the plant’s cultivation by licensed growers[Read More…]
Group of House Democrats Hold Press Conference on New ‘Toolkit’ in Support of President Obama’s Executive Actions on Immigration
New “toolkit” will help families before applications are accepted Chicago, IL –(ENEWSPF)—March 26, 2015. Today, Rep. Luis V. Gutiérrez (D-IL) was joined at a press conference about the continued efforts to educate individuals and families about the President’s immigration executive actions by a number of his House Democratic colleagues including:[Read More…]
Senators Durbin, Reed Applaud New Initiative To Strike Back At Growing Heroin Epidemic
Senators have led the call for a national, comprehensive plan to reduce overdose deaths with increased resources for life-saving drugs and follow up care WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)—March 26, 2015. U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Jack Reed (D-IL) welcomed today’s announcement of a new targeted initiative through the Department of[Read More…]
Senator Durbin Seeks Assistance For Granite City Steel Workers
Following U.S. Steel decision to idle Granite City Works, Durbin calls for additional community support from U.S. Steel CEO and the Labor Department WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—March 26, 2015. Calling Granite City Works “a source of pride” for its employees and the Metro East, U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today asked[Read More…]
Senator Illinois Members Renew Bipartisan, Bicameral Effort To Bring Fairness To FEMA Disaster Declaration Process
WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—March 26, 2015. U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Mark Kirk (R-IL) today announced with U.S. Representatives Rodney Davis (R-IL), Cheri Bustos (D-IL), John Shimkus (R-IL), Mike Bost (R-IL) and Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) the introduction of the Fairness in Federal Disaster Declarations Act to reform the Federal Emergency[Read More…]
