WASHINGTON —(ENEWSPF)–February 11, 2016.  U.S. Senate leaders today introduced legislation to ensure due process for children facing deportation. The Fair Day in Court for Kids Act of 2016 was introduced by U.S. Sens. Harry Reid (D-Nev.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), and Robert Menendez (D-N.J.). The[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–February 10, 2016.  Hillary Clinton released the following statement today in response to President Obama’s Justice Department announcing a lawsuit against the city of Ferguson, Missouri over its policing practices: “It is disappointing that the Ferguson authorities have resisted taking the steps necessary to reform their practices, but I[Read More…]

Proposed international guidelines would not reduce carbon emissions below business as usual Greenhouse gas emissions from airplanes threaten human health and contribute to climate change.  Momente / Shutterstock Montreal —(ENEWSPF)–February 9, 2016.  The first international standards for carbon pollution from airplanes recommended today by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)[Read More…]

Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–February 5, 2016.  Center for American Progress Economist Michael Madowitz released the following statement today on the January 2016 employment situation figures from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The unemployment rate dropped to 4.9 percent in January, down from 5 percent in December 2015. The U.S. economy[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–February 4, 2016 — The Natural Resources Defense Council today urged the U.S. Supreme Court to deny a coal industry request to block President Obama’s Clean Power Plan, saying the industry’s assertions of irreparable harm have no substance. The following is a statement by David Doniger, director of NRDC’s climate[Read More…]

WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–February 2, 2016.  SEIU International President Mary Kay Henry issued the following statement on the Iowa Caucus results “In the face of stagnant wages, right-wing extremist attacks on workers’ rights, broken criminal justice and immigration systems, and an increasing need for affordable home and child care, hundreds of SEIU members[Read More…]

WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)–February 2, 2016.   Following the results of Monday night’s Iowa caucus, the Service Employees International Union’s (SEIU) Executive Vice President Rocio Saenz issued a statement: “Tonight, Ted Cruz and the Republican Party can officially surrender any hopes of capturing the votes of all working families who are fighting for a[Read More…]

Party Caucuses Illustrate Dramatic Differences on Climate Policy Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–February 1, 2016.  Tonight, Iowa caucus goers made their choices to represent their parties in the Presidential general election. In response, Sierra Club Political Director Khalid Pitts released the following statement: “Tonight brings into clear focus the gulf between the[Read More…]

MICHIGAN–(ENEWSPF)–January 30, 2016 By: Hillary Clinton What’s happening in Flint, Michigan, is unconscionable. A city of 99,000 people — 56 percent African-American, 40 percent living below the poverty line — has spent nearly two years with poisoned water. Nearly two years of boil orders, foul smells and false reassurances that[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–January 29, 2016 By: Tony Newman Substance use and abuse touches virtually every family in the United States. The New York Times ran a front page story last week documenting the explosion of overdose deaths throughout the country. 47,000 Americans died from an overdose in 2014 — more than[Read More…]