WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–June 21, 2016. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) released the following statement after the Senate failed to advance two pieces of critical gun reform legislation called for by Senate Democrats last week: After September 11th, our country vowed that we would never again allow Americans to be slaughtered by terrorists[Read More…]
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U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin and Elizabeth Warren Lead Bipartisan Call on FDA to End Discriminatory Blood Donation Ban
In light of the tragic mass shooting in Orlando, 24 Senators join letter urging FDA to develop better blood donation policies based on individual risk WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–June 21, 2016. U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) yesterday led a bipartisan group of 24 Senators in calling[Read More…]
With No Amount of Lead Exposure Safe for Children, American Academy of Pediatrics Calls For Stricter Regulations
Amid growing evidence that even low levels of lead can cause permanent cognitive, academic and behavioral difficulties in children, the AAP urges national commitment to eliminating its sources before exposure occurs. ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL –(ENEWSPF)–June 21, 2016. Even at half the levels previously considered safe, growing evidence shows[Read More…]
American Academy of Pediatrics Policy Statement Pushes for More Screening, Treatment for Teen Substance Abuse
Elk Grove Village, IL–(ENEWSPF)–June 21, 2016. The American Academy of Pediatrics will release its updated policy statement and clinical guidelines on teens and substance use, calling for pediatricians to expand efforts to screen and treat adolescents. The policy statement, “Substance Use Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment,” along with[Read More…]
Most Youth With Sports and Recreation Related Concussions Not Seen in Health Care Settings
Elk Grove Village, IL–(ENEWSPF)–June 21, 2016. A study in the July 2016 Pediatrics estimates that 1.1 million to 1.9 million U.S. children and adolescents under age 18 experience sports and recreation-related concussions each year, the majority of which aren’t seen in health care settings. For the study, “Sports- and Recreation-Related[Read More…]
Representative Jan Schakowsky Statement On Senate Obstruction of Gun Safety Legislation
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–June 20, 2016. Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky released the following statement after the Senate failed to pass amendments preventing individuals on the “Do Not Fly List” from buying a gun and expanding our background check system: “In the wake of the worst mass shooting in US history, the Republican[Read More…]
Senator Merkley Statement on Senate’s Rejection of Common-Sense Gun Proposals
WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–June 20, 2016. Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement after the U.S. Senate voted to defeat proposals that would prohibit suspected terrorists from buying guns and that would close loopholes in the background check system: “It’s incomprehensible and shameful that 53 Senators put a higher[Read More…]
Senator Kirk: Congress Misses Another Opportunity To Effect Real Change On Gun Control
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–June 21, 2016. U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) today issued a statement following the Senate’s failed attempts to pass meaningful gun control reform in the wake of the Orlando shooting: “Congress missed another opportunity to protect more Americans from gun violence,” said Senator Kirk. “I’m disappointed we could not[Read More…]
Sierra Club Response to Senate Gun Control Votes
WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–June 20, 2016. Today, the U.S. Senate defeated efforts by Senators Dianne Feinstein and Chris Murphy to make it harder for suspected terrorists to acquire firearms and to close the gun show loophole. In response, Sierra Club Executive Director Michael Brune released the following statement: “Hatred and gun[Read More…]
New Center for American Progress Calculator Reveals the Hidden, Lifetime Costs of the Child Care Crisis in the U.S.
Peter Yabadi, age 2, stands next to his mother, Bernadette Yabadi, at a rally calling for increased child care subsidies at the Capitol in Sacramento, California, on May 6, 2015. Source: AP/Rich Pedroncelli Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–June 21, 2016. A new interactive calculator launched today by the Center for American Progress[Read More…]
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