Just Say No To Fast Track Rally Today at the Dirksen Federal Building
Beginning at 9:30 A.M., June 23, 2015 and continuing preferably through the cloture vote on Fast Track trade authority, currently...
News and Blogs
Jesse, Jonathan Jackson Called Charleston 9 Murders “Domestic Terrorismâ€
By Chinta Strausberg Calling the killing of the nine black members of the Emanuel A.M.E. church by 21-year-old Dylan Roof...
Urban League Launches “One Nation, One Flag” Campaign in Support of Effort to Remove Confederate Flag
NEW YORK -- The National Urban League and its South Carolina affiliates today launched the “One Nation, One Flag†campaign...
Statement by President Obama on the Observance of Juneteenth
President Barack Obama: On this day 150 years ago, more than two years after President Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation,...
“When Thunder Roars, Go Indoors†is Focus of Lightning Safety Awareness Week June 21-27
NWS, emergency management officials seek to save lives, prevent injuries SPRINGFIELD, IL – Recent thunderstorms have produced spectacular lightning shows,...
Charleston Shooting: “…Once again, a senseless act of gun violence has visited one of America’s houses of worship and left a community shattered…”
From: Americans For Responsible Solutions PAC The announcements section on the website of the Emanuel A.M.E. Church in Charleston, South...
CBC Chairman G. K. Butterfield Observes the 150th Juneteenth Celebration
WASHINGTON, D.C. –Representative G. K. Butterfield (NC-01), Chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), issued the following statement in observance...
South Loop Embraces Locally Grown Food Movement
The Highly Anticipated South Loop Farmers Market Opens June 25th CHICAGO, IL – The opening of the South Loop Farmers...
Senator Kirk Statement on Sanctions Relief and the State Department’s Report on Iranian-Backed Terrorism
CHICAGO, IL —U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) issued the following statement after the U.S. Department of State reported today that...
Tell President Obama and the Department of Justice: This is Domestic Terrorism: Sign The Petition
Petition to President Obama and his Department of Justice: “Investigate and prosecute the Charleston attack as an act of domestic...
