Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 5, 2011 – 11:20 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Well, thank you very much, everybody. Good morning. I’m glad somebody told me that was the last one because I had lost count. (Laughter.) It is great to be here at the Navy Yard. And first of all,[Read More…]
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Ahead of State of the Union, Here Are Four Big Actions the Biden-Harris Administration Can Act on This Year to Improve LGBTQ+ Equality
The Human Rights Campaign is highlighting four rulemaking actions the Biden-Harris administration can take to advance LGBTQ+ equality.
VA Reaches Out to Veterans as Taliban Take Over Afghanistan
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- The Veterans Administration reached out to veterans Monday to offer resources as the United States continues to pull out of its two decade war in Afghanistan. Reports show the Taliban taking over the country, as was expected. “Veterans from all eras are reacting to the events in Afghanistan,[Read More…]
Veterans: Call Before Visiting Your VA Facility
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- Got a fever, cold, cough or flu-like symptoms? Are you worried that you have a viral illness? The last thing you want to do is get out of the house to see the doctor, exposing yourself (and others) to more potential bugs and viruses. VA can make it[Read More…]
Senators Duckworth, Durbin Statement on Investigation into Rauner Administration’s Response to Legionnaires’ Outbreaks at IVH Quincy
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)—October 5, 2018 By: Senator Duckworth Communications U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and Dick Durbin (D-IL) released the following statement after Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced that her office has opened a criminal probe into the Rauner Administration’s response to the multiple Legionnaires’ disease outbreaks at Illinois Veterans’[Read More…]
Statement from House Speaker Madigan on the Illinois Veterans Home in Quincy
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. –(ENEWSPF)—May 18, 2018 By: Jon Maxson Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan released the following statement Friday on the Illinois Veterans Home in Quincy: “House Democrats agree that action must be taken to protect the health and wellbeing of our military heroes in the Quincy Veterans Home, and[Read More…]
Sen. Duckworth: Resignation of IL Dept. of Veterans’ Affairs Director Highlights Rauner’s “Comprehensive Failure”
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)—April 30, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) issued the following statement regarding Illinois Department of Veterans’ Affairs (IDVA) Director Erica Jeffries’ decision to resign from her position in the midst of the ongoing deadly Legionnaires’ crisis at the Quincy Veterans Home: “When gross mismanagement leads to[Read More…]
Federal Legislation Introduced To Facilitate Medical Marijuana Trials For Military Veterans
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 27, 2018 By: Justin Strekal, NORML Political Director United States Rep. Timothy Waltz (D-MN), along with 39 bipartisan co-sponsors, has introduced legislation, HR 5520 The VA Medicinal Cannabis Research Act of 2018, to facilitate federally-sponsored clinical research on the safety and efficacy of medical cannabis among veterans. The[Read More…]
New Report: Trump Administration’s Religious Liberty Guidance Would Allow Discrimination in Dozens of Federal Programs
Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)—April 3, 2018 By: Sharita Gruberg, Frank J. Bewkes, Elizabeth Platt, Katherine Franke, and Claire Markham Obama-era rules prohibiting discrimination in dozens of federal programs could be undermined by the Trump administration’s controversial guidance on religious liberty, according to a new report from the Center for American Progress and[Read More…]
Senators Durbin, Duckworth Statement On New Legionnaires’ Disease Cases Confirmed At Illinois Veterans’ Home Quincy
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)—February 13, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) issued the following statement after two new cases of Legionnaires’ disease were confirmed at the Illinois Veterans’ Home (IVH) Quincy: “Last month, the Governor stated that his goal was ‘zero instances of Legionella infection’ at[Read More…]