Statement of Eleanor Bravo, Southwest Organizer for Food & Water Watch Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)-December 12, 2013.  “Food & Water Watch applauds the work of FracDallas and other community organizations whose work was instrumental in yesterday’s 9-6 City Council decision to enact restrictions on oil and gas drilling in Dallas. Thanks to[Read More…]

WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 12, 2013.   Bipartisan legislation introduced today that would repeal the federal requirement to blend corn ethanol into gasoline is a welcome step toward reform of the biofuels program known as the Renewable Fuel Standard, EWG Policy Associate Alex Rindler said today. “EWG commends Sens. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.)[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 12, 2013.  The AFL-CIO welcomes the introduction of the Family and Medical Insurance Leave Act (FAMILY Act), which will grant families access to the paid leave they so desperately need. The FAMILY Act is not just aimed at working mothers; it will improve job security for all families[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 12, 2013. It is shocking that Republicans have refused to include an extension of unemployment benefits in today’s budget agreement.  At the end of December, federal unemployment benefits will expire for 1.3 million jobless workers.  Lawmakers must not desert these workers by going home for their own holidays[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 12, 2013.  The two-year budget agreement unveiled by Sen. Patty Murray and Rep. Paul Ryan on Tuesday night will bring more certainty to the nation’s economy. The Alliance for Retired Americans is grateful that the deal was reached without cutting earned Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid benefits. However,[Read More…]

WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)–December 12, 2013  After House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan and Senate Budget Committee Chairwoman Patty Murray reach a budget agreement, Mary Kay Henry, President of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), issued the following statement: “This agreement allows Congress to move on to the important work that[Read More…]

WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)–December 12, 2013.  After the introduction of the Family and Medical Insurance Leave Act (FAMILY Act), Mary Kay Henry, President of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) issued the following statement: 
”The FAMILY Act is a vital piece of legislation that would help working families, already struggling to[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 10, 2013.  Today, the U.S. Senate voted to confirm Rep. Mel Watt (D-NC) as the director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, or FHFA. Julia Gordon, Director of Housing Finance and Policy at the Center for American Progress, released the following statement: Rep. Watt’s long-overdue confirmation as the[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 10, 2013.  Today, in response to the announcement that John Podesta, Chair and Founder of the Center for American Progress, will be stepping down from his role at CAP to join the Obama administration as counselor to the president, CAP President Neera Tanden issued the following statement: As the Center for American Progress’s[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 9, 2013. On the eve of the Dec. 7 meeting of trade ministers of the twelve countries involved in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade and investment negotiations, Cathy Feingold, International Department Director of the AFL-CIO, released the following statement: After nearly four years of negotiations, the trade ministers[Read More…]