WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–June 30, 2014. Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement after the Supreme Court decision in the case of Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. “This decision is a tremendous blow to the ability of women to have access to fundamental health care. The Supreme Court’s decision could jeopardize[Read More…]
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Senator Wyden Releases Details of Backdoor Searches of Americans’ Communications
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 30, 2014. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., released the following statement in response to a letter provided by the Office of Director of National Intelligence, which details the number of backdoor searches performed by U.S. intelligence agencies. As this response makes clear, intelligence agencies are searching through communications collected[Read More…]
Congresswoman Duckworth Statement on Supreme Court Hobby Lobby Decision
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 30, 2014. Today, Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth (IL-08) released the following statement on the Supreme Court’s decision in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby, allowing for-profit corporations to exclude birth control coverage in their employees’ insurance plans. “Today’s Hobby Lobby ruling is both disappointing for women and disappointing for our country. Congress,[Read More…]
Congresswoman Duckworth Returns Congressional Office Funds
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 30, 2014. Today, Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth (IL-08) announced that she is returning $113,918.54 in congressional office funds. “As Members of Congress, we lead by example,” said Duckworth. “With so many working families trying to make ends meet, it is important that we make sure every taxpayer dollar is put[Read More…]
AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka: Harris v. Quinn an Assault on Wages, Middle Class
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 30, 2014. The extreme views of today’s Supreme Court aimed at home care workers aren’t just bad for unions – they’re bad for all workers and the middle class. But the attacks on the freedom of workers to come together are nothing new. They are part of an[Read More…]
Senator Durbin: Women And Families Have A Right To Know If Employers Plan To Restrict Health Coverage
Senator will introduce legislation requiring disclosure following Supreme Court decision on Burwell v. Hobby Lobby WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 30, 2014. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today released the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the Tenth Circuit’s expansion of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act to allow for-profit, secular corporations[Read More…]
Kirk, Dart Continue to Lead Charge to Crack Down on Child Prostitution
Backpage.com Continues to Sell Children Online for Sex; The SAVE Act Criminalizes Advertisements That Involve Minors; Legislation Protects Good Faith Advertisers CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–June 30, 2014. U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) and Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart today announced their recent efforts to combat online advertisers like Backpage.com in their fight to end the exploitation[Read More…]
Statement by Rep. Jan Schakowsky on Tragic Deaths of Kidnapped Israeli Teenagers
Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—June 30, 2014. Rep. Jan Schakowsky released the following statement in response to reports that the bodies of the three kidnapped Jewish teens missing since June 12 had been found: “I wish to express my deepest condolences to the families of Eyal Yifrach, Gilad Shaar, and Naftali Fraenkel. Like[Read More…]
Statement by Rep. Jan Schakowsky on Supreme Court Decision on Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc.
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 30, 2014. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in the Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. case today. The Court decided that closely-held, for-profit corporations can deny their employees access to contraceptives based on the corporations’ religious objections. Rep. Jan Schakowsky released the following statement on the decision: I[Read More…]
Statement by Rep. Jan Schakowsky on Supreme Court Decision on Harris v. Quinn
Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—June 30, 2014. Today, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a narrow 5-4 decision in Harris v. Quinn that eliminates “fair share” fee arrangements for Illinois home healthcare workers. The decision does not affect those arrangements for other public employees such as teachers, hospital nurses or clerical workers. Under “fair[Read More…]
