Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 26, 2014. Index for Today’s Briefing LIBYA Elections / Libyan Human Rights Activist Salwa Bugaighis UKRAINE / RUSSIA OSCE Special Monitoring Mission Observers Secretary Kerry’s Meeting with French FM Fabius Ceasefire Expires Tomorrow Sanctions U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the National Association of Manufacturers Ads IRAQ / SAUDI[Read More…]
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Readout of Secretary Kerry’s Meeting with Saudi Foreign Minister Saud al-Faisal, Emirati Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed, and Jordanian Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh, June 26, 2014
Paris, France–(ENEWSPF)–June 26, 2014. SENIOR STATE DEPARTMENT OFFICIAL ONE: Okay. So for the purposes of the transcript, this is a readout of the Secretary’s meeting with foreign ministers this afternoon in Paris. It’s on background for attribution to senior State Department officials. The Secretary met with the group for about[Read More…]
Statement by the White House Press Secretary Re: Massachusetts Law Increasing the Minimum Wage
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 26, 2014. Today, Massachusetts joins a growing coalition of states that have taken up the President’s call to increase wages and ensure no American working full-time has to support a family in poverty. Taking action to benefit the working men and women in the Commonwealth, Governor Patrick today[Read More…]
Congresswoman Robin Kelly Joins House General Aviation Caucus
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 26, 2014. U.S. Congresswoman Robin Kelly (D-IL) has joined the House General Aviation Caucus, a vehicle for Members of Congress to learn about general aviation and legislative issues affecting small airports. “The Second District is very diverse, not just in terms of the demographics of our residents, but[Read More…]
Rep. Blumenauer Introduces Amendment to End Unfair, Free Ride for Oil Companies on Drilling Leases
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 26, 2014. Statement of Rep. Earl Blumenauer (OR-03) on his amendment to HR 4899, the “Lowering Gasoline Prices to Fuel an America that Works Act of 2014” that would strongly incentivize oil companies to renegotiate drilling leases and end their holiday from paying royalties to the American people. [Read More…]
Senators Call for Emergency Action to Stop Price Spikes Caused by Oil Speculators
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–June 26 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today introduced legislation cosponsored by 14 senators to give federal regulators emergency power to stop speculators from taking advantage of turmoil in Iraq to drive up oil prices and make motorists pay more for gasoline. “I am getting tired of big oil companies[Read More…]
One in 10 Deaths Among Working-age Adults Due to Excessive Drinking
What is excessive alcohol use? Entire Infographic Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–June 26, 2014. Excessive alcohol use accounts for one in 10 deaths among working-age adults ages 20-64 years in the United States, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published today in Preventing Chronic Disease. Excessive alcohol[Read More…]
Public Interest Groups Call on Obama to Cease Delays and Finalize Hazardous Waste Requirements
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 26, 2014. A large coalition of environmental justice, public health and green organizations in a letter Thursday called on President Obama to fulfill a consent decree by finalizing a proposed rule that would strengthen safeguards governing billions of pounds of hazardous waste that were excluded from regulation in[Read More…]
Sudan Unleashes a War Criminal Army
Regime Gives Janjaweed Genocidaires New Name, Weapons, and a License to Kill Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 26, 2014. One decade after Darfur’s Janjaweed militiamen earned global infamy as “devils on horseback,” Sudan is experiencing a wave of atrocities at the hands of their new incarnation as an official military entity, the “Rapid[Read More…]
Interior Secretary Jewell Announces Conservation Success Story in Down-listing of Wood Stork
Thirty Year Recovery Effort Has Brought Bird Back from Brink of Extinction TOWNSEND, GA–(ENEWSPF)–June 26, 2014. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell today announced that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is down-listing the wood stork from endangered to threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), reflecting a highly successful[Read More…]
