WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–April 14, 2015 – At the urging of Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.), the Department of Health and Human Services inspector general has agreed to investigate how sudden price hikes by generic drug makers are driving up the cost of taxpayer-supported health care. “It is unacceptable[Read More…]
Day: April 15, 2015
Senator Bernie Sanders Bill Will Close Notorious Tax Shelter Loophole
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–April 14, 2014 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today introduced a bill to stop profitable corporations from sheltering income overseas in the Cayman Islands and other tax havens to avoid paying U.S. taxes. The legislation also would end tax breaks for companies that ship jobs and factories overseas. “At a[Read More…]
UN Delivers Much Needed Humanitarian Supplies to Vulnerable Groups in Syria
A mother and child receive UNRWA food assistance at the distribution areas in Yalda, on the southern outskirts of Damascus to the west of the Yarmouk Camp. Photo: UNRWA GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–14 April 2015 – Despite huge challenges in getting access, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has managed to deliver much-needed[Read More…]
New Global Advocate, Actor Daniel Craig Looks to Boost UN’s ‘Incredible Work’ on Mine Action
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (right), appoints actor Daniel Craig as the first UN Global Advocate for the Elimination of Mines and Explosive Hazards. UN Photo/Mark Garten NBEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–14 April 2015 – After designating the renowned actor Daniel Craig as the first United Nations Global Advocate for the Elimination of Mines and[Read More…]
UN Security Council Imposes Arms Embargo on Yemen Rebels, Demands all Parties Resume UN-backed Talks
Yemenis flee the capital Sana’a with their families and few possessions. Photo: Almigdad Mojalli/IRIN NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–14 April 2015 – Alarmed at the military escalation by Houthis in many parts of Yemen and the “significant and rapidly deteriorating’ humanitarian situation, the United Nations Security Council today approved an arms embargo against[Read More…]
Senators Durbin, Blumenthal ‘Troubled’ By FDA Inaction On Mislabeled Supplements
Senators call for investigation into companies that manufacture products containing synthetic stimulant routinely advertised as a “natural botanical” WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—April 14, 2015. U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) are calling on the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to investigate manufacturers of dietary supplements containing “acacia rigidula”[Read More…]
Senator Durbin Statement On Removal Of Cuba From List Of State Sponsors Of Terrorism
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—April 14, 2015. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) released the following statement after President Obama announced that the United States would remove Cuba from the list of state sponsors of terrorism: “After careful review by the State Department, the removal of Cuba from the State Sponsors of Terrorism list is[Read More…]
Senator Durbin Honors World War II Veteran with Service Medals
CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)—April 14, 2015. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) yesterday presented Chicago resident Joe Hoppe, a World War II veteran, with five medals he earned for his service in the Navy at Autumn Green Senior Living Center. When Durbin met Hoppe at a seniors’ forum last year, he learned the[Read More…]
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