CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)—April 27, 2015. Rep. Jan Schakowsky released the following statement on the devastating earthquake that struck Nepal on Saturday: “My thoughts and prayers are with all those who were killed, injured, left homeless or lost loved ones as a result of the horrific earthquake in Nepal. Whenever these natural[Read More…]
Day: April 27, 2015
Senator Bernie Sanders Warns Governors About Devastating Budget Cuts
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–April 27, 2015 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today warned all 50 governors about the devastating cuts their states will face if the Republican budget plan becomes law. In a series of letters, Sanders explained what the cuts would mean for working families, the elderly, children, the sick and the[Read More…]
Sen. Warren and Rep. Cummings Join Colleagues in Asking ED, Federal Student Loan Servicers About Efforts to Assist Struggling Borrowers
Letters Express Concerns About Relief for Students at Corinthian Colleges, Which Closed Remaining Campuses Today; Seek Documents, Data from Education Department and Loan Servicers WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)–April 27, 2015. Today, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and United States Congressman Elijah Cummings (D-Md.), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and[Read More…]
Senators Durbin, Sanders Lead Call for Living Wage for Senate Employees
WASHINGTON, DC —(ENEWSPF)—April 27, 2015. U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Bob Casey (D-PA), Ed Markey (D-MA), Cory Booker (D-NJ), and Mark Warner (D-VA) today sent a letter to Senate Rules Committee Chairman Roy Blunt (R-MO) calling for contractors[Read More…]
Senator Durbin Calls for Stronger Regulations to Protect Youth from E-Cigarette Products
While the FDA delays finalizing regulations, youth e-cigarette use has skyrocketed CHICAGO –-(ENEWSPF)–April 27, 2015. Following a recent report that found e-cigarette use among middle and high school students has not only surpassed conventional tobacco use for the first time, but has tripled in just one year, U.S. Senator Dick[Read More…]
Microneedle Patch for Measles Vaccination Could Be a Game Changer
Administering measles vaccine with a microneedle patch is expected to be much easier than getting a shot.Photo Credit: Gary Meek, Georgia Tech The 100 microneedle patches in the foreground could replace the 100 needles and syringes, 10 ten-dose vials of measles vaccine with diluent, a biohazards box for sharps waste[Read More…]
University of Chicago RNs Set to Strike April 30
Nurses Cite Safe Staffing, Patient Care Concerns UCMC Bargaining Team CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 27, 2015. Some 1,550 registered nurses who work at the University of Chicago Medical Center (UCMC) are preparing to hold a one-day strike April 30. UCMC will be preventing nurses from returning to work for an additional four days[Read More…]
Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on Workers Memorial Day 2015
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 27, 2015 On Workers Memorial Day we commemorate all those who have perished on the job. No worker should be exposed to fatal injuries and illnesses at work, yet every day 150 men and women die from a work injury or occupational disease. Their deaths remind us that[Read More…]
Hearing in Public Interest Coalition’s Constitutional Challenge to Idaho’s Controversial ‘Ag Gag’ Law
Advocates Ask Court for Judgment in Suit Against Law That Silences Industry Whistle-Blowers BOISE –-(ENEWSPF)–April 27, 2015. On Tuesday, April 28, the U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho will hear oral arguments from plaintiffs for a broad-based public interest coalition of national nonprofits, including the Animal Legal Defense[Read More…]
Volkswagen Group of America Recalls 6,204 Vehicles, April 27, 2015
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 27, 2015 SUMMARY: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain model year 2015 Volkswagen Golf, GTI, and Audi A3 vehicles. Improper nickel plating of components within the fuel pump may result in the fuel pump failing. CONSEQUENCE: If the fuel pump fails, the vehicle will not[Read More…]
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