Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) Final “Borrower Defense” Regulations Expand Protections for Defrauded Students, Ban Mandatory Arbitration for Direct Loan Holders CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)–October 28, 2016. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) issued the following statement after the U.S. Department of Education (ED) announced its final “borrower defense” rules to protect students and[Read More…]
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Senators Durbin, Markey Call On DEA, Justice Dept To Explain Reduction Of Enforcement Efforts Against Wholesale Opioid Distributors
Senators express concerns that DEA, in coordination with DOJ, scaled back enforcement against violators, allowing more legal controlled substances to enter illicit drug market as opioid epidemic exploded WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)—October 28, 2016. U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Edward J. Markey (D-MA) were joined by a group of senators today[Read More…]
Supreme Court Will Hear ACLU Case About School Policy Forcing Transgender Students to Use Separate Restrooms
U.S. Supreme Court, Washington, DC Fourth Circuit Ruled Schools Can’t Bar Transgender Students From Using Restrooms Consistent With Their Gender Identity WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–October 28, 2016. The Supreme Court today announced it will review a decision from the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals that found that federal anti-discrimination law protects the[Read More…]
Update: Jennifer Lopez Will Be Joined at GOTV Performance in Miami By Special Guests: Marc Anthony, Gente de Zona, DJ Extreme & Radio Personality Enrique Santos
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–October 28, 2016. On Saturday, October 29, global superstar Jennifer Lopez will host a Get Out The Vote (GOTV) performance in Miami. Lopez, one of the most influential artists in America who shattered glass ceilings in the entertainment industry and has sold more than 75 million records worldwide, will perform and encourage Floridians to[Read More…]
Donald Trump’s “Dressing Room Talk” (Video)
https://youtu.be/OKpnvi-vLcI NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–October 28, 2016. Today, Hillary for America is releasing a new video pairing Donald Trump’s own words with the true experiences of pageant contestants. In 2005, Trump told Howard Stern he would go backstage before beauty pageants where women were “standing there with no clothes.” Multiple women, both[Read More…]
Statement from Hillary for America Chair John Podesta in Response to FBI Letter to GOP Congressional Chairmen
John Podesta, Hillary for America Chair NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–October 28, 2016. In response to the letter sent by FBI Director James Comey to eight Republican committee chairman in Congress, Hillary for America Chair John Podesta released the following statement Friday: “Upon completing this investigation more than three months ago, FBI Director[Read More…]
FDA Approves New Device for Prevention of Recurrent Strokes in Certain Patients
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–October 28, 2016. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved the Amplatzer PFO Occluder device. The PFO Occluder reduces the risk of a stroke in patients who previously had a stroke believed to be caused by a blood clot that passed through a small hole in the[Read More…]
Trump Contributes $0 to Campaign, Cheats Own Supporters
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–October 28, 2016 By Mark Sumner This is what I’m putting in. Every day, Donald Trump makes more false statements than most candidates manage in a year. Whether it’s promising that Mexico will pay for his “big, beautiful wall,” or that manufacturing jobs will magically return, or that he has[Read More…]
LGBT Group is Standing by Mark Kirk Despite His Racist Attack on Tammy Duckworth
ILLINOIS–(ENEWSPF)–October 28, 2016 By Laura Clawson Sen. Mark Kirk Illinois Republican Sen. Mark Kirk is making headlines for an attack on his Democratic challenger, Rep. Tammy Duckworth, that was as inaccurate as it was racist. And he’s not backing down. His campaign’s statement in response to outrage at his racist[Read More…]
Friends of the Park Forest Health Department to Host Fundraiser on November 5
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—October 28, 2016. The Friends of the Park Forest Health Department is coordinating a fundraiser for the Health Department. The event takes place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, November 5, at the Harrah’s Joliet Casino. Tickets are $45 each and include a deluxe breakfast buffet[Read More…]
