WASHINGTON –-(ENEWSPF)–March 19, 2015. Today, Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley – the top Democrat on the Senate Banking Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection – strongly urged the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to crack down on destructive predatory lending by issuing new, tough rules that would protect consumers from[Read More…]
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Senators Wyden, Merkley Introduce Bill to Spur Geothermal Energy
Washington, D.C. –-(ENEWSPF)–March 19, 2015. Oregon Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today introduced legislation to encourage geothermal energy production on public lands. The Geothermal Production Expansion Act prevents speculative bidders from driving up the price of leases for developers seeking to use the land for geothermal projects. The bill[Read More…]
Members of Congress to USTR: Stop Making False Claims on the Trade Deficit
WASHINGTON, DC—(ENEWSPF)–March 19, 2015. Members of Congress today refuted claims that United States Trade Representative Michael Froman is making about the trade deficit. Ambassador Froman has told Members of Congress that the U.S. has a trade surplus with its free trade agreement partners, which is in direct contradiction to U.S.[Read More…]
Rep. Jan Schakowsky: A Budget That’s Best for All Americans
WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)—March 19, 2015. “Over the past 35 years, economic productivity has grown 80 percent and the cost of living has risen along with it. Over the same time, incomes of hardworking American families have remained flat. Yet, the Republican “Work Harder for Less” budget, released this week, attempts to[Read More…]
Owner and Executives Convicted in Medicare Referral Kickback Conspiracy at Closed Sacred Heart Hospital
CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)–March 19, 2015. The former owner and chief executive officer, the chief operating officer, and the chief financial officer of the now-closed Sacred Heart Hospital were convicted by a jury after a nearly two-month trial of collectively paying hundreds of thousands of dollars in illegal kickbacks in exchange for[Read More…]
Spinrite Recalls Bernat Tizzy Yarn Due to Entanglement Hazard
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 19, 2015 Bernat Tizzy Yarn Recall Summary Name of product: Bernat Tizzy Yarn Hazard: In finished knit or crochet items, the yarn can unravel or snag and form a loop, posing an entanglement hazard to young children. Remedy: View Details Refund Consumer Contact: Bernat toll-free (844) 418-7973 from[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel, Cook County Board President Preckwinkle And World Business Chicago Announce Expansion Of Chicago Anchors For A Strong Economy Program
Program Designed to Encourage Chicago’s Leading Institutions to Support Neighborhood Small Businesses; Potential to Drive $80 Million in Additional Revenue to Small Businesses CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–March 19, 2015. Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle and World Business Chicago announced today an expansion of the Chicago Anchors for a Strong[Read More…]
Statement From Mayor Emanuel Regarding Proposed State Cuts To Public Transportation
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–March 19, 2015. Following today’s meeting of the Regional Transportation Authority, where the effects of Governor Bruce Rauner’s proposed cuts in transportation funding were discussed, Mayor Emanuel is calling on the Governor to restore that vital funding. “My message to Governor Rauner is clear: you cannot balance the state budget[Read More…]
Study: Elevated THC/Blood Levels Persist In Habitual Consumers
Victoria, Australia–(ENEWSPF)–March 19, 2015. The presence of THC may persist in the blood of habitual cannabis consumers for multiple days at concentrations above 5ng/ml, according clinical data recently published in the journal Forensic Science International. Australian researchers assessed daily concentrations of THC in the blood of 21 subjects over a[Read More…]
Nevada State Senate to Consider Groundbreaking Heroin-assisted Treatment Program; Senate Bill 275 Would Create a Four-year Pilot Program
Heroin-assisted Treatment Programs Have Proven Successful in Reducing Overdoses, Disease and Crime in Numerous Countries, Including Germany, UK, Spain, Canada and more ARIZONA—(ENEWSPF)—March 19, 2015. Last week, Nevada State Senator Richard Segerblom introduced groundbreaking legislation, Senate Bill 275, which creates a four-year heroin-assisted treatment pilot project. Heroin-assisted treatment, also known as[Read More…]
