WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO AFSCME (American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees) issued the following news release: * * * AFSCME's Saunders: We will not be silent as this administration uses violence and intimidation to enact its extremist agenda. * WASHINGTON - AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement on the killing of Alex Pretti, a Minnesota member of the American Federation of Government Employees: "AFSCME members are hear  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Courtney Statement on Fatal DHS Shooting in Minneapolis * NORWICH, CT - Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02) released the following statement on the fatal shooting by U.S Department of Homeland Security agents in Minneapolis today. "The second fatal shooting by DHS agents in Minneapolis this month demands a thorough, professional homicide investigation by local and state authorities who are  more

ALBANY, New York, Jan. 25 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Video, Audio, Photos & Rush Transcript: Governor Hochul Calls on Secretary Noem to Resign and Delivers Remarks in Response to Fatal Ice Shooting in Minnesota * Governor Kathy Hochul today called on Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to resign and delivered remarks in response to the fatal ICE shooting in Minneapolis, Minnesota. VIDEO: The event is available to stream on Y  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * King Discusses ICE Operations in Maine and U.S., Path Forward on Department of Homeland Security Funding Bill * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, in an interview with Margaret Brennan on CBS's Face the Nation, U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME) shared his thoughts on the ongoing ICE operations across the United States, as well as a possible path forward for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) governmen  more

NEW YORK, Jan. 24 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund posted the following news: * * * LDF Condemns Egregious Killing of Alex Pretti by Federal Law Enforcement in Minneapolis * Today, a Minneapolis man, Alex Pretti, was fatally shot by a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) agent, according to city officials. The 37-year-old was a U.S. citizen and intensive care unit nurse. Available video evidence appears to show several federal agents from the Department   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * MI Congresswoman Haley Stevens Statement on ICE Shooting in Minneapolis * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Haley Stevens (D-MI) released the following statement after reports of yet another ICE-involved shooting (link is external) in Minneapolis, Minnesota: "ICE is out of control. These violent and untrained officers must listen to local officials and leave Minneapolis immediately. Their   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy On SOTU: We Can't Vote To Fund This Lawless DHS * WASHINGTON- U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Sunday joined CNN's State of the Union with Dana Bash to react to the brutal killing of ICU nurse Alex Pretti by federal agents in Minneapolis. Appearing on the program directly after Border Patrol Commander Greg Bovino, Murphy blasted the Trump administration's shameless attempts   more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Jan. 22 -- New Jersey Acting Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release: * * * Acting AG Davenport, Sherrill Administration Continue New Jersey's Fight to Preserve Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and Protect Consumers NJ Co-Leading Efforts to Keep CFPB Funded -- So That State and Federal Agencies Can Protect Consumers and Save Them Money * Acting Attorney General Jennifer Davenport announced today that New Jersey is co-leading a motion o  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Jan. 24 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United issued the following news release: * * * National Nurses United outraged by murder of VA registered nurse by immigration agents, demand abolition of ICE * National Nurses United, the nation's largest union and professional association of registered nurses with more than 225,000 members, issued the following statement in response to the murder of Alex Pretti, RN: "The nation's nurses, who make it their mission to c  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 -- Rep. Laura Gillen, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Gillen Urges Accountability Following Events in Minnesota * WASHINGTON, DC -Today, Congresswoman Laura Gillen (NY-04) released the following statement: Another U.S. citizen has been killed at the hands of ICE and there must be accountability, which is why Secretary Noem must be impeached immediately. Under her leadership, ICE has targeted U.S. citizens and children and killed Americans. She   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 -- Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Haley Stevens Cosponsors Bill to Redirect ICE Funding to Local Law Enforcement * H.R. 7163 is the Latest of Stevens' Efforts to Reform ICE and Hold the Trump Administration Accountable WASHINGTON, D.C. - In the wake of two Americans being killed at the hands of Trump's lawless and out of control Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Congresswoman Haley Stevens (D-MI) announced she will  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 (TNSjou) -- The Georgetown University Medical Center issued the following news: * * * Reversing Immune Suppression in Pancreatic Cancer Could Lead to Novel Therapies In a unique finding, researchers at Georgetown's Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center discovered that when pancreatic cancer cells send out tiny particles that are packed with certain microRNA molecules, nearby immune cells called macrophages are reprogrammed to help the tumor grow instead of engaging in their  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Scalise Urges Democrats to Turn Down Anti-ICE Rhetoric, Highlights ICE's Work to Remove Violent Criminals * Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined CBS News' Face the Nation to discuss yesterday's tragedy, the chaos unique to Minnesota because of their failed leaders, and the Trump Administration removing dangerous illegal aliens from our streets. Leader Scalise  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 -- Rep. Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Scalise Urges Democrats to Turn Down Anti-ICE Rhetoric, Highlights ICE's Work to Remove Violent Criminals * NEW ORLEANS, La. -Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined CBS News' Face the Nation to discuss yesterday's tragedy, the chaos unique to Minnesota because of their failed leaders, and the Trump Administration removing dangerous illegal aliens from our streets. Leader Scalis  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 -- Rep. April McClain Delaney, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Statement by Congresswoman April McClain Delaney on the Murder, Militarization, and Federal Impunity in Minnesota * Today, Congresswoman April McClain Delaney (MD-06) released the following statement: "What the Trump Administration is doing in Minnesota is a testing ground for a paramilitary police state across the country, which is why I stand with Minnesota, and I stand with America.   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * WATCH: "I'm Not Giving ICE or Border Patrol Another Dime" - Sen. Schiff Dismantles Administration Response to Minnesota Shooting, Pledges to Oppose Additional DHS Funding on NBC's Meet the Press * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) joined NBC's Meet the Press with Kristen Welker to react to the killing of another U.S. citizen at the hands of federal agents in Minneapolis  more