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Schakowsy troubled by GM’s ignition switch report

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) –General Motors announced the results on Thurday, June 5,  of its internal report on ignition failures.   Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Illinois) issued the following statement in response to the announcement: “The internal report released today on the General Motors ignition switch defect is very troubling.  It shows that the company, through […]

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Senators urge FCC action to end sports blackouts

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) — In a letter to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Thomas Wheeler, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Connecticut) and John McCain (R-Arizona ) on Wednesday, June 4, pressed the agency to eliminate its sports blackout rule in 60 days. The comment period on the proposed regulations to eliminate the FCC’s sports blackout

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Sports & Competitions, USA

Levin praises Adrian plan to support jobless graduates

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) — U.S. Senator Carl Levin (D-Michigan) spoke on the Senate floor on Wednesday, June 4, about the pressing need to help students finish college without crushing student loans.  The text of his speech follows: Mr. President, in the fall of last year, Adrian College in Adrian, Michigan, made an announcement that

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Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Modern Language Assn. members reject BDS

NEW YORK (Press Release) – A measure calling for the boycott of Israeli academics, first introduced at the Modern Language Association’s convention in Chicago last January, has failed to muster the minimum required for ratification, the MLA reported on Wednesday, June 4.  The American Jewish Committtee (AJC) welcomed the rejection of what it called” a

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Obama announces $1b program to reassure NATO

WARSAW,  Poland (Press Release)– U.S. President Barack Obama announced on Tuesday, June 3, a billion dollar initiative to assure U.S. allies in NATO that it will stand with them in the event of military challenge.  He made this statement during a joint appearance with Poland’s President Bronislaw Komorowski.   Following are President Obama’s remarks, as excerpted

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International, USA

Levin re Bergdahl: Leave no fallen comrade behind

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) – Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Carl Levin (D-Michigan), made the following statement on Tuesday, June 3: “A number of questions have been raised about the Bowe Bergdahl prisoner exchange and the congressional notification requirement. We received a detailed classified notification from the Secretary of Defense that satisfies the many substantive

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International, USA

Feinstein: Remember Tiananmen Square

  WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)—To commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre on June 4, Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) released the following statement: “It has been 25 years since hundreds—perhaps even thousands—of demonstrators were killed in Tiananmen Square while peacefully advocating for a voice in how they are governed. I know of no

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International, USA

Cardin: U.S. needs new way to finance higher education

  LAPLATA, Maryland (Press Release) – U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Maryland), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, hosted a roundtable with students, faculty and administrators at the College of Southern Maryland Monday, June 2,  to discuss the growing cost of higher education. Student loan debt has ballooned to roughly $1 trillion, a sum larger

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Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Blumenthal seeks release of site-specific VA data

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)–U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Connecticut) has called on Acting Veterans Affairs Secretary Sloane Gibson to immediately release 216 site-specific audits detailing widespread falsification of waiting list records and delays in treatment at VA health centers nationwide. Blumenthal also announced he will co-sponsor and help lead legislation with Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont), Chairman

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