Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 14, 2014. Today, U.S. Representatives Mike Quigley (IL-05), Tammy Duckworth (IL-08) and Jan Schakowksy (IL-09) called on the Chicago Department of Aviation (CDA) to take immediate steps to improve the CDA’s noise complaint process at O’Hare International Airport. The request comes after constituents of all three congressional districts[Read More…]
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Representatives Schakowsky, Gutierrez, Quigley send letter to Director Mel Watt about Affordable Housing in Chicago
CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)—November 14, 2014. Today, Representatives Jan Schakowsky, Luis Gutiérrez and Mike Quigley sent Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director Mel Watt a letter asking that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac not sell foreclosed properties in specific Chicago neighborhoods until a meeting is held to ensure continued access to affordable[Read More…]
Senator Kirk Statement on the Passing of Former Chicago Mayor Jane Byrne
CHICAGO –-(ENEWSPF)–November 14, 2014. U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) today released the following statement on the passing of former Chicago Mayor Jane Byrne: “Jane Byrne, the first and only female mayor elected in Chicago, served a single-term as mayor but the changes and traditions she brought to the city will[Read More…]
Senator Durbin Statement on the Death of Former Chicago Mayor Jane Byrne
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 14, 2014. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today released the following statement after learning of the death of Jane Byrne, the first female mayor of Chicago. “When Jane Byrne moved into Cabrini Green, she proved Chicago’s first woman mayor was unafraid to tackle the city’s toughest problems head[Read More…]
Department of Defense Press Briefing by Secretary Hagel on Reforms to the Nuclear Enterprise
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 14, 2014. Presenters: Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, Deputy Secretary of Defense Bob Work Additional Presenters: Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Michelle Howard, U.S. Strategic Command commander Adm. Cecil D. Haney, Air Force Global Strike Command commander Lt. Gen. Stephen Wilson, Command Sgt. Maj. Patrick Z. Alston[Read More…]
Statement by Pentagon Press Secretary Rear Admiral John Kirby on the Mobilization of Reserve Forces in Support of Operation United Assistance, Nov. 14, 2014
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 14, 2014. Last night, Secretary Hagel signed an order authorizing the involuntary mobilization of approximately 2,100 Army Reserve and Army National Guard soldiers to support Operation United Assistance. Army officials are in the process of notifying individual soldiers and their families of this mobilization. Once all of the[Read More…]
State Department Briefing by Jen Psaki, Nov. 14, 2014
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 14, 2014. Index for Today’s Briefing KEYSTONE MIDDLE EAST PEACE/REGION COUNTERTERRORISM MIDDLE EAST PEACE IRAQ/REGION/COUNTERTERRORISM SYRIA/UNITED NATIONS TURKEY IRAQ/ISIS BALKANS/ISIS RUSSIA RUSSIA/UKRAINE AFGHANISTAN/PAKISTAN AFGHANISTAN/INDIA NORTH KOREA/RUSSIA NIGERIA SOMALIA EQUATORIAL GUINEA NIGERIA EAST TIMOR RUSSIA HUNGARY TRANSCRIPT: 1:12 p.m. EST MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. QUESTION: Happy Friday. MS.[Read More…]
Congresswoman Robin Kelly’s Statement on the Passing of Jane Byrne
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)–November 14, 2014. Congresswoman Robin Kelly issued the following statement today in response to the passing of Jane Byrne, former Mayor of Chicago. Tough and bold. That was Jane Byrne. She took on the Chicago political machine in 1979 to become the city’s first female mayor. The fact that[Read More…]
U.S. State Dept. Updates Colombia Travel Warning, Nov. 14, 2014
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 14, 2014. The Department of State has issued this Travel Warning to inform U.S. citizens about the security situation in Colombia. Tens of thousands of U.S. citizens safely visit Colombia each year for tourism, business, university studies, and volunteer work. Security in Colombia has improved significantly in recent years,[Read More…]
Michigan Physician Pleads Guilty for Role in $19 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 14, 2014. A Detroit-area physician, who orchestrated the submission of fraudulent claims for physician home visits and directed fraudulent referrals for home health care by his employee physicians as part of a $19 million home health care fraud scheme, pleaded guilty today for his role in the conspiracy.[Read More…]
