“Visiting the United States and having access to our financial system, including U.S. dollars, are privileges that should not be extended to those who violate basic human rights and the rule of law” WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–January 29, 2015. U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ben Cardin (D-MD) and John McCain (R-AZ), have introduced[Read More…]
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Senate & House Democrats, Champion Initiative To Expand Access To Early Education
PRE-K Act Ensures Access To High Quality Early Learning Programs WASHINGTON, DC –-(ENEWSPF)–January 29, 2015. Today Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) introduced the Providing Resources Early for Kids (PRE-K) Act, legislation to expand access to high-quality early learning programs for children from birth to age five.[Read More…]
Bipartisan Senators Introduce Freedom To Travel To Cuba Act
New legislation will lift embargo on travel between the United States and Cuba WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–January 29, 2015. U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL), Jeff Flake (R-AZ), Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Jerry Moran (R-KS), Tom Udall (D-NM), John Boozman (R-AR), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), and Mike Enzi (R-WY) today introduced the Freedom to Travel to[Read More…]
Friends of the Earth: Senate Wraps Up One Month of Work for the Koch Bros and TransCanada with Passage of KXL Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—January 29, 2015. On Thursday, the Senate passed S.1, the Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act, by a vote of 62-36. A similar bill passed the House three weeks ago. Differences between both versions must be reconciled by both chambers before the legislation can move to the President’s desk.[Read More…]
Senator Bernie Sanders on Senate Approval of Pipeline Bill
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 29, 2015. Urging the Senate to sustain an expected veto, Sen. Bernie Sanders on Thursday voted against a bill to allow construction of the Keystone XL pipeline from Canada’s tar sands region to refineries along the Gulf of Mexico. Sanders called it “totally crazy” to promote the burning[Read More…]
One Confirmed Case of Measles in Illinois
SPRINGFIELD –-(ENEWSPF)–January 29, 2015. Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Director Nirav Shah today confirmed one case of measles in Illinois. A suburban Cook County resident became ill in mid-January and test results were positive for measles. “This case in Illinois is a reminder of the importance of immunizations,” said[Read More…]
State Department Briefing by Jen Psaki, Jan. 29, 2015
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 29, 2015. Index for Today’s Briefing RUSSIA/UKRAINE ISRAEL MIDDLE EAST PEACE AFGHANISTAN UKRAINE/RUSSIA/GREECE IRAN CUBA IRAN TURKEY/SYRIA PAKISTAN JORDAN/JAPAN EGYPT YEMEN SAUDI ARABIA IRAQ HUMAN RIGHTS AFGHANISTAN INDIA RUSSIA/NORTH KOREA TRANSCRIPT: 1:27 p.m. EST MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. All right. I have a couple of items for all[Read More…]
Georgia Real Estate Investors Plead Guilty to Bid Rigging and Fraud at Public Foreclosure Auctions
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 29, 2015. Two Georgia real estate investors pleaded guilty today for their roles in a conspiracy to rig bids and commit mail fraud at public real estate foreclosure auctions in Georgia, the Department of Justice announced. Separate felony charges were filed against Mohammad Adeel Yoonas and Kevin Shin[Read More…]
Four Florida Residents Sentenced to Federal Prison for Roles in $6 Million Miami Home Health Care Fraud Scheme
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)–January 29, 2015. Four South Florida residents were sentenced today in connection with a long-running $6.2 million Medicare fraud scheme involving Professional Medical Home Health LLC (Professional Home Health), a Miami home health care agency that purported to provide home health and therapy services. Two of the defendants were[Read More…]
Secretary of Defense Hagel Unveils Compensation, Retirement Recommendations, Jan. 29, 2015
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–January 29, 2015 – Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced today the release of the Military Compensation and Retirement Modernization report, which contains recommendations to improve the efficiency and sustainability of compensation benefits for service members and veterans. A panel of independent, bipartisan commissioners spent about 18 months on the painstaking[Read More…]
