WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)—February 2, 2015. Statement of Food & Water Watch Executive Director Wenonah Hauter: “President Obama’s proposed 2016 budget contains several provisions that would weaken long-standing public health programs that protect consumers from unsafe food, while also undermining community water systems. It is yet another example of this administration’s misplaced[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 2, 2015.  President Obama’s budget proposal to increase infrastructure investment is an important step in the right direction. But it does not go nearly far enough. Our economy needs trillions of dollars in investment to drive the productivity growth vital to raising wages. Our current infrastructure deficit, taken[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 2, 2015.  In the State of the Union, President Obama forcefully advocated for working families and the bold actions we need to create an economy that truly works for all working people. His budget follows through with a number of proposals that would benefit American workers, such as repeal[Read More…]

WASHINGTON, D.C. – (ENEWSPF)—February 2, 2015. President Obama’s $4 trillion FY2016 budget proposal aims to improve infrastructure and quality of life for the American middle class. The president’s budget would also increase taxation on businesses and the wealthy, end sequestration and make investments in renewable energy and greenhouse gas emissions[Read More…]

WASHINGTON, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)—February 2, 2015. This morning Exxon-Mobil (NYSE: XOM) announced $32.5 billion in annual profits for 2014. Even with crude prices down from record highs, the largest oil company in the U.S. still ranks among the most profitable companies in the world. Within hours of this announcement, President Obama[Read More…]

OREGON–(ENEWSPF)–February 2, 2015. Jeb Bush is considered to be a front runner for the GOP nomination for the 2016 Presidential Election. If that becomes the case, Jeb Bush would join his father (George H.W. Bush) and older brother (George W. Bush) in doing so. In a recent article in the[Read More…]

CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—February 2, 2015. Illinois PIRG Statement on President Obama Proposed Budget: President Obama’sbudget proposes doubling the federal budget to combat antibiotic resistance.  This is exciting, especially given that medical experts – from the World Health Organization to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – warn that antibiotics are rapidly[Read More…]

WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–January 30, 2015—Statement by Rachel Cleetus, Lead Climate Economist at UCS: President Barack Obama today announced that he will strengthen the Federal Flood Risk Management Standard by executive order, a move the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) said will help make communities more resilient to climate change and ensure taxpayer[Read More…]

MASSACHUSETTS—(ENEWSPF)—January 30, 2015. Listening to Garett Reppenhagen describe how he felt the first time he shot someone is like listening to an addict talk about their first time injecting heroin.  “I leveled my M-4, put him in my iron sights, and took three shots. One of them hit him center[Read More…]

WASHINGTON, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)—January 30, 2015. Chevron (NYSE: CVX) announced their annual profits for 2014. Even with oil prices down from record highs, Chevron’s $19.2 billion in profits rank it among the most profitable companies in the world. Meanwhile, it is likely that Chevron received a sizeable share of the at[Read More…]