Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 30, 2015. Early this morning, Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth’s (IL-08) amendment striking language delaying protections for Service Members from predatory lending passed the Armed Services Committee 32-30 and is now included in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). In 2013, Duckworth was joined by 53 of her colleagues in[Read More…]
Month: April 2015
Congresswoman Duckworth’s Make It At Home Act Amendment Included in FY2016 National Defense Authorization Act
Duckworth NDAA Provision Will Create American Jobs & Bolster Local Manufacturing Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 30, 2015. Today, Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth (IL-8) introduced the Make It At Home Act as an amendment to the FY2016 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The amendment unanimously passed the House Armed Services Committee and will be[Read More…]
Oxfam Trucks in Aid to Nepal by Land for the First Time from India
LONDON–(ENEWSPF)–April 30, 2015. Oxfam India has for the first time in its short history today begun trucking in aid by land to remote villages in the Gorkha district of Nepal – the ancestral origins of the Nepalese Royal family and from where the famous Gurkha soldiery got its name. Three[Read More…]
FDA Approves Raplixa to Help Control Bleeding During Surgery
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–April 30, 2015. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Raplixa (fibrin sealant [human]), the first spray-dried fibrin sealant approved by the agency. It is used to help control bleeding during surgery. Raplixa is a biological product approved for use in adults to help control bleeding from[Read More…]
Moms From Around Country Come Together to Share Experiences of Drug War Damage
In Honor of Mother’s Day, Moms United to End the War on Drugs Representatives Request Signatures to Support Our “Mom’s Bill of Rights” Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 30, 2015. Mothers across the country are telling their personal stories of drug war damage with stories, articles and interviews in honor of Mother’s Day.[Read More…]
Court Throws Out Industry Challenge to 2012 Forestry Rules
USFS Will Continue to Use Science and Conservation Biology in Forest Plans WASHINGTON —(ENEWSPF)—April 30, 2015. In March 2015, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson of the D.C. District Court issued an order rejecting an extractive industry challenge to the Obama Administration’s National Forest Management Act 2012 Forest Planning Rule. The challenge[Read More…]
South Suburban College Partners with Junior Achievement of Chicago for Teacher for a Day Program
South Suburban College Participants for Teacher for a Day — Pictured from left to right front row: Zubeir Haroun, faculty; Dr. Lynette D. Stokes, VP Academic Services; Miriam Anthony, Dean of Nursing; Rebecca Garcia, Director of Highway Construction Career Training. Back row: Chris McElroy, Transition Specialist Adult Education; Olus Smith,[Read More…]
Congresswoman Robin Kelly to Host ‘Congress on Your Corner’ for Senior Citizens on May 7
MATTESON—(ENEWSPF)—April 30, 2015. U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly will host a “Congress on Your Corner” to update senior citizens on available resources on Thursday, May 7, from 9:30 to 11 a.m., in the gymnasium of the Lan-Oak Park District, 2550 178th Street, Lansing. Representatives from federal and local agencies, as well[Read More…]
Nepal: Quake’s Impact on Food Security Likely ‘Very High,’ Warns UN Agency
A woman feeds her infant, who was injured during the massive 25 April earthquake, at Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital in the capital, Kathmandu. Photo: UNICEF/NYHQ2015-1014/Nybo GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–30 April 2015 – Some eight million dollars is urgently needed to help disaster-struck Nepalese farmers rapidly recover lost agricultural inputs and resume preparations for[Read More…]
SEIU’s Henry: Minimum Wage Bill Would Boost Economy
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 30, 2015. In response to the introduction of legislation that would raise the minimum wage to $12/hour by 2020, index it to the rising cost of living thereafter, and phase out the subminimum wage for tipped workers, SEIU International President Mary Kay Henry issued the following statement: “The[Read More…]
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