Wide view of the Security Council. UN Photo/Loey Felipe (file) NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–3 February 2015 – For the second time in as many days, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the United Nations Security Council have jointly condemned the brutal killing of a civilian by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant[Read More…]
Day: February 4, 2015
UNESCO Deplores ‘Cultural Cleansing’ of Iraq as Armed Extremists Ransack Mosul Libraries
UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova (centre) during a visit to the Kurdistan Region of Iraq in November 2014. Photo: UNAMI GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–3 February 2015 – The head of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) voiced alarm today over the reported destruction of thousands of books in museums, libraries and[Read More…]
SEIU’s Saenz to GOP: Get it Right. We Aren’t the Enemy.
WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)–February 3, 2015. After Senate Republicans failed to pass a heinous bill that would fund the Department of Homeland Security while derailing the president’s immigration action, the Service Employees International Union’s Executive Vice President Rocio Saenz issued the following response: “Following in the footsteps of out-of-touch House Republicans,[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel Announces First Step Against Problem Landlords
List Identifies Residential Building Owners Repeatedly Cited for Failure to Provide Tenants with Basic Services and Protections CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–February 3, 2015. Mayor Rahm Emanuel today announced the City of Chicago is poised to take the first step against negligent residential building owners identified on the new Problem Landlord List. This week[Read More…]
Rep. DeFazio Requests Audit of Pipeline and Hazardous Safety Programs
Blasts agency in rail hearing for failing to address serious safety concerns Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—February 3, 2015. Today, Ranking Member of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) sent a letter to U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Inspector General Calvin L. Scovel, III requesting a full audit of[Read More…]
Senator Wyden Statement on Intelligence Reform Report: ‘Much More Work to Be Done’
Wyden Renews His Call for Immediate End to Mass Surveillance of Americans Washington, D.C. –-(ENEWSPF)–February 3, 2015. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., released the following statement on the “Signals Intelligence Reform Report” by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, which oversees US intelligence activities, including the mass surveillance of[Read More…]
Senators Durbin, Portman Lead Bipartisan Senators Calling For Increased Military Assistance To Ukraine
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–February 3, 2015. U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL), Rob Portman (R-OH), Chris Murphy (D-CT), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), John Barrasso (R-WY), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), John McCain (R-AZ), Bill Nelson (D-FL), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Mark Kirk (R-IL), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Marco Rubio (R-FL), Joe Donnelly (D-IN), and Kelly Ayotte[Read More…]
Senate Passes Bill To Improve Mental Health Care & Suicide Prevention Resources For Veterans
WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)—February 3, 2015. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) announced today that the Senate has passed the Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention for American Veterans (SAV) Act by a vote of 99 to 0. The bill improves and modernizes suicide prevention programs for veterans by increasing access to mental health[Read More…]
Senator Durbin: Will America Be A Stronger Country If We Deport Young Immigrants Attending Medical School To Countries They Barely Know?
Senator continues tradition of sharing Dreamer stories on the Senate Floor by highlighting DACA recipients attending Loyola University Chicago’s Stritch School of Medicine U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) attended a ceremony welcoming Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine’s Class of 2018 – which includes seven “DREAMers,” – on their[Read More…]
Department of Defense Press Briefing by Rear Adm. Kirby, Feb. 3, 2015
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 3, 2015. REAR ADMIRAL JOHN KIRBY: Good afternoon, everybody. Thanks for waiting. I want to read a statement on behalf of the secretary and then I’ve got one other short announcement to make and we’ll get to your questions. On behalf of the men and women of the[Read More…]