Bipartisan Legislation Would Make Combating International Violence Against Women and Girls a Top U.S. Diplomatic Priority WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–May 8, 2014. U.S. Senators Mark Kirk (R-Ill.), Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), Robert Menendez (D-N.J.), Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) today introduced the International Violence Against Women Act (IVAWA), bipartisan legislation that would make reducing[Read More…]
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Rep. Schakowsky Strongly Supports Passage of the USA Freedom Act from the House Intelligence Committee
Washington, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—May 8, 2014. Today, the House Intelligence Committee unanimously passed the USA Freedom Act, a bill that would ban the bulk collection of records, including phone records and e-mails, while also implementing several other critical civil liberty reforms. Rep. Jan Schakowsky, Ranking Member of the Intelligence Committee’s Subcommittee on[Read More…]
‘National Climate Change Viewer’ Enables Focus on Future Climate-Driven Changes for U.S. Watersheds at Local Levels
Provides local and watershed-level maps and summaries of climate projections WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 8, 2014. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell today unveiled the National Climate Change Viewer, a climate-visualization website tool from the Interior Department’s U.S. Geological Survey. The new tool gives citizens and resource managers the opportunity to look[Read More…]
Representatives Moran-Ellmers Introduce Bill to Improve Medicaid Care for Seriously Ill Children
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 8, 2014. Congressman Jim Moran, Northern Virginia Democrat, with Congresswoman Renee Ellmers (R-NC) today re-introduced legislation, H.R. 4605 (also referred to as the “Mattie and Melinda Bill,” in honor of Mattie J.T. Stepanek and Melinda Lawrence), to improve health care for seriously ill children, by allowing states to[Read More…]
Congressman Moran Introduces Common Sense Gun Amendment
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 8, 2014. Congressman Jim Moran, Northern Virginia Democrat, today offered an amendment to the FY ‘15 Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations bill to ensure gun store employees have to pass the same background check their customers are required to clear. “It’s basic common sense that gun shop employees are[Read More…]
Center for American Progress on Gun Provisions in House Appropriations Bill
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 8, 2014. Today, Center for American Progress Senior Fellow Arkadi Gerney issued the following statement after the House Committee on Appropriations voted to advance and fund an important program to improve gun background checks while also extending restrictions that undermine law enforcement efforts to combat gun trafficking. The[Read More…]
Governor Corbett Declines to Appeal Loss in PA Voter ID Lawsuit
Trial Judge’s Decision Finding Law Unconstitutional Stands PHILADELPHIA–(ENEWSPF)–May 8, 2014. Governor Tom Corbett announced today that the commonwealth will not be appealing a Commonwealth Court judge’s ruling that prohibits enforcement of Pennsylvania’s voter ID law on the grounds that the law unconstitutionally disenfranchises large numbers of voters. On May 1,[Read More…]
State Department Briefing by Jen Psaki, May 8, 2014
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 8, 2014. Index for Today’s Briefing SYRIA Readout of Secretary Kerry’s Meeting with Syrian Opposition Coalition President Jarba Nonlethal and Humanitarian Assistance to Moderate Opposition / Situation on the Ground Secretary Kerry to Attend London 11 Meeting RUSSIA / UKRAINE Secretary Kerry’s Call with Foreign Minister Lavrov Secretary[Read More…]
Remarks by Secretary of State Kerry on Nigeria, May 8, 2014
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 8, 2014. SECRETARY KERRY: Well, good afternoon, everybody. I’m delighted to welcome President Ahmad Jarba of the Syrian Opposition Coalition. Before I fully welcome him – excuse me – I do want to say one word about another subject (inaudible). The images from Nigeria this week have captured[Read More…]
Former Executive Director of Virgin Islands Legislature Charged with Bribery and Extortion in Award of Government Contracts
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—May 8, 2014. The former executive director of the Legislature of the Virgin Islands was indicted today by a federal grand jury in the Virgin Islands for accepting bribes and engaging in extortion in the award of contracts with the Legislature, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General David A. O’Neil[Read More…]
