Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) addresses Bloomington-Normal Economic Development Council (Photo: furnished) WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)–March 24, 2017. U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) addressed the Bloomington-Normal Economic Development Council yesterday, outlining her vision for creating jobs and expanding economic opportunity for hardworking families in communities across Illinois through investments in infrastructure, education[Read More…]
Day: March 24, 2017
SEIU’s Henry: Power of Families and Communities Coming Together Defeats Healthcare Repeal, Protecting Care for Millions
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–March 24, 2017. SEIU International President Mary Kay Henry issued the following statement after Republicans failed to pass legislation repealing the Affordable Care Act and gutting Medicaid: “Republican extremists have tried time and again to take away our healthcare but working families and our communities have come out in record[Read More…]
Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky Statement on the Failure of Trumpcare
Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (D-IL-09) Source: senate.gov Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 24, 2017 Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky issued the following statement after House Republican leadership cancelled what would have been a failing vote on Trumpcare, and declared the legislation to be “dead”: “Today is a victory for the American people. I want to extend[Read More…]
Senator Merkley: Following TrumpCare Failure, Republicans Should Abandon Plans to Destroy Health Care and Instead Work to Make Health Care More Affordable
Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) Source: senate.gov WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–March 24, 2017. Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement after reports that House leaders are again cancelling today’s vote on the American Health Care Act, or “TrumpCare,” because the bill lacks the support to pass: “Following today’s TrumpCare failure, it’s[Read More…]
People’s Action: Defeat of Obamacare Repeal is a Testament to the Persistence of Hundreds of Thousands of People Who Stood Up for Health Care for All
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)—March 24, 2017. The House of Representatives has decided to pull from consideration House Speaker Paul Ryan and President Trump’s health care plan, which would have forced people to pay more for less health coverage and throw 24 million people off their health insurance. This disastrous and deeply[Read More…]
Failure of TrumpCare Presents Golden Opportunity for Democrats
Photo from San Diego Democrats OREGON—(ENEWSPF)—March 24, 2017 By: Rosemary Piser The failure of the Republicans to get the TrumpCare legislation out of the House is a huge victory for both the American people and the Democratic Party. However, since Trump has said that the ‘new’ Republican plan is to[Read More…]
Dan Rather on Defeat of TrumpCare
Dan Rather (Source: Twitter) NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—March 24, 2017 By: Dan Rather Stunning. A complete defeat that I don’t think anyone would have predicted in the manner that took place. Donald Trump promised to repeal and replace Obamacare on day one of his presidency. He promised a health care nirvana of[Read More…]
Chicago Father and His Twin Boys Sentenced to Prison for Sex Trafficking of Minors
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–March 24, 2017. A Chicago father and his twin boys have been sentenced to federal prison terms for recruiting vulnerable minors to engage in sex acts for money. NATHAN NICHOLSON groomed his sons to become pimps in a family sex trafficking operation. Nicholson used the twins, TYRELLE LOCKETT and[Read More…]
Gang Members and Mexican Supplier Among Eleven Federal Defendants Charged with Selling Narcotics on Chicago’s West Side
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–March 24, 2017. Members of a Chicago street gang and a Mexican supplier are among eleven individuals charged for their alleged roles in the distribution of heroin and cocaine on the city’s West Side. The joint federal and state investigation, dubbed “Operation Shut Travel Down,” spanned more than a[Read More…]
Prairie State College Chamber Music and Wind Ensemble Concert on Monday, March 27
CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–March 24, 2017. The Prairie State College (PSC) Chamber Music and Wind Ensemble concert will be held from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., Monday, March 27, in the Barnes & Noble College Auditorium in the Conference Center of the PSC main campus, located at 202 S. Halsted St. in Chicago[Read More…]