Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 17, 2015 “At a time when workers all over the country are standing up for higher wages, Congress is considering legislation that will speed through corporate-driven trade deals. For decades, we’ve seen how fast-tracked trade deals devastated our communities through lost jobs and eroded public services. We can’t[Read More…]
Commentary
Center for International Environmental Law: Fast Tracked Trade Deals Rush Us Toward a Toxic Partnership
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 16, 2015. Today, Senators Hatch (R-Utah), Wyden (D-Ore.), and Ryan (R-Wis.) introduced the Trade Promotion Authority legislation (TPA-2015), which would extend “fast track” negotiating authority for trade deals, including the controversial Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). With fast-track, Congress would lose its[Read More…]
Chris Christie: ‘I Will Crack Down’ On Legal Marijuana As President
OREGON–(ENEWSPF)-April 16, 2015. I cannot fathom why anyone would vote for New Jersey Governor Chris Christie for President of the United States. His track record is awful, and that’s putting it lightly. When someone looks at his views on marijuana, whether it be medical or recreational, it becomes rapidly apparent[Read More…]
Sierra Club Statement on U.S. Court of Appeals Hearing on Clean Power Plan
WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–April 16, 2015. Today, a three-judge panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit will hear oral arguments in three related cases backed by the coal industry attacking the EPA’s proposed Clean Power Plan. The Sierra Club is a party to this case, joining[Read More…]
House Bills Would Weaken Financial Reform, Turn Back Clock to Height of Housing Crisis, Says Center for American Progress
Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–April 16, 2015. This week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed two bills weakening the financial reforms that Congress put in place after the housing crisis. H.R. 650, the Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act of 2015, strips critical lending protections for buyers of manufactured homes, and H.R.[Read More…]
Greens Condemn Tax Breaks for Billionaires
WASHINGTON, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)—April 16, 2015. The House of Representatives passed H.R.1105, The Death Tax Repeal Act of 2015, by a vote of 240-179. The bill would permanently repeal the federal estate tax, increasing the national debt by $269 billion over the next decade. Only an extreme minority of estates — 0.18[Read More…]
Retiree Organization Warns That Prescription Drug Costs May Increase Under the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)
Fast Track Bill is a Bad Deal for Seniors Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 15, 2015. The following statement was issued today by Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, in anticipation of the “fast track” trade promotion authority bill by Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-UT) and ranking[Read More…]
Friends of the Earth: Obama Administration Proposes New Safety Regulations for Offshore Oil and Gas Development
WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—April 14, 2015. Nearly five years after the Deepwater Horizon blowout and oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management and Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement released proposed well control regulations for offshore oil and gas development. The proposal is based on[Read More…]
Sierra Club Statement on Hillary Clinton’s Campaign Announcement
WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–April 13, 2015. Yesterday, former U.S. Senator and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced that she would officially begin her campaign for President of the United States. In response, Sierra Club Executive Director Michael Brune released the following statement: “The Sierra Club is pleased to welcome Hillary Clinton[Read More…]
NARAL Pro-Choice America On Hillary Clinton
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 13, 2015. Statement of Ilyse Hogue, President of NARAL Pro-Choice America: “Secretary Clinton is and has always been steadfast in her commitment to building a culture of equality for women starting with a woman’s right to choose her own destiny. From setting up one of the first rape[Read More…]
