Improvements to Create Jobs, Make Rail Movements More Efficient BELLWOOD–(ENEWSPF)–June 27, 2014. Governor Pat Quinn today was joined by U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Union Pacific Railroad President and COO Lance Fritz to announce that the Union Pacific (UP) and the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) are making a[Read More…]
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State Department Briefing by Marie Harf, June 27, 2014
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 27, 2014. Index for Today’s Briefing DEPARTMENT Secretary Kerry Travel Update / Meetings in Saudi Arabia Welcome to Visiting Pakistani Journalists / ECA Exchange Program SUDAN Meriam Ibrahim Released on Bail SYRIA/SAUDI ARABIA Meeting with President Jarba / Syria / ISIL Threat Meeting with King Abdullah / Syria[Read More…]
Former Army Soldier Sentenced to Life in Prison for Murder of His Five Year Old Daughter
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)—June 27, 2014. Army Soldier Naeem Williams, 34, will receive a life sentence for murdering his five-year-old daughter, Talia Williams, after a federal jury in Honolulu, Hawaii, reported today it was unable to reach a unanimous decision on whether to impose the death penalty. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R.[Read More…]
Patient Recruiter Pleads Guilty for Role in $6.5 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 27, 2014. A patient recruiter for a Miami home health care agency pleaded guilty today in connection with a health care fraud scheme involving defunct home health care company Nestor’s Health Services Inc. (Nestor HH). The owner and operator of Nestor HH pleaded guilty to charges related to[Read More…]
Statement by President Obama on the Occasion of Ramadan, June 27, 2014.
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 27, 2014. On behalf of the American people, Michelle and I extend our best wishes to Muslim communities here in the United States and around the world on the beginning of the blessed month of Ramadan. A time for self-reflection and devotion through prayer and fasting, Ramadan is[Read More…]
Statement by NSC Spokesperson Caitlin Hayden on U.S. Anti-Personnel Landmine Policy
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 27, 2014. Today at a review conference in Maputo, Mozambique, the United States took the step of declaring it will not produce or otherwise acquire any anti-personnel landmines (APL) in the future, including to replace existing stockpiles as they expire. Our delegation in Maputo made clear that we[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama on the Economy in Minneapolis, MN, June 27, 2014
Minneapolis, Minnesota–(ENEWSPF)–June 27, 2014 – 10:15 A.M. CDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, Minneapolis! (Applause.) How is everybody doing today? You look good. (Applause.) It is good to see all of you. I miss Minneapolis. I missed you guys. Go ahead and have a seat, I’m going to be talking for a[Read More…]
Joliet Residents Protest Bruce Rauner’s Outsourcing Record
Crowd chants “Rauner used NAFTA, workers got the SHAFT-A!” Joliet, IL—(ENEWSPF)—June 27, 2014. As Bruce Rauner told a group of business people what his friends think about as they fly over Illinois in their private jets, everyday working people were outside protesting Rauner’s record of destroying American jobs. A fired[Read More…]
Affordable Care Act Helps 76 Million Americans with Private Coverage Access Free Preventive Services
Women save nearly $500 million on oral contraception out-of-pocket costs Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 27, 2014. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Sylvia Burwell announced today that about 76 million Americans in private health insurance plans are newly eligible to receive expanded coverage for one or more recommended preventive health care services,[Read More…]
FDA Approves Afrezza to Treat Diabetes
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–June 27, 2014. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Afrezza (insulin human) Inhalation Powder, a rapid-acting inhaled insulin to improve glycemic control in adults with diabetes mellitus. Afrezza is a rapid-acting inhaled insulin that is administered at the beginning of each meal, or within 20 minutes[Read More…]
