From Upworthy: SOURCES: The bill referenced in this video is called H.R. 992 — the Swaps Regulatory Improvement Act. You can find out how your representative voted on 992 here. You can find New York Times reports on how Citigroup literally wrote its own bill here and here. You can see how Wall Street dumps money[Read More…]
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SEIU’s Henry Says Political Cooperation on Affordable Care Act Will Give Americans Access to Healthcare Enjoyed in Other Advanced Countries
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–November 18, 2013. Statement by SEIU President Mary Kay Henry responding to Sunday (Nov. 17) opinion pieces on the Affordable Care Ac:t by the editorial board of The New York Times on “The Shame of American Healthcare” lagging be hind that of other countries, and by three governors writing in[Read More…]
Senate Republicans Block Yes-or-No Vote on Fourth D.C. Circuit Nominee
Partisan obstruction stops Judge Robert Wilkins from taking seat on critical appellate court Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 18, 2013. Today, all but two Senate Republicans blocked a yes-or-no vote on the nomination of District Judge Robert Wilkins to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. It was[Read More…]
NORML PAC Endorses John Hanger for Governor of Pennsylvania
NORML Comm. Director Erik Altieri, PA Gubernatorial Candidate John Hanger, and Philly NORML Co-Director Chris Goldstein PENNSYLVANIA–(ENEWSPF)–November 15, 2013. At press conferences held in Philadelphia and Harrisburg on Wednesday, and one in Pittsburgh Thursday, NORML PAC announced its endorsement of Pennsylvania gubernatorial candidate John Hanger. John Hanger is currently pursuing[Read More…]
LIUNA: Bipartisan BRIDGE Act Bridges Infrastructure Investment Gap
Financing Authority Promotes Public, Private Partnership in Job-Creating Projects Washington, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)–November 15, 2013 – General President of LIUNA – the Laborers’ International Union of North America – Terry O’Sullivan, praised the Building and Renewing Infrastructure for Development and Growth in Employment Act, introduced by a bipartisan group of ten senators[Read More…]
Center for Constitutional Rights Disappointed by Appeals Court’s Refusal to Hear Judge Reassigned from Stop-and-Frisk Case
AG Report Confirms Practice Doesn’t Reduce Crime New York–(ENEWSPF)–November 14, 2013. In response to the Second Circuit Court of Appeals’ denial of District Judge Shira A. Scheindlin’s request to be heard on the Court of Appeals’ reassignment of Floyd v. City of New York to another district court judge, the[Read More…]
Women’s Groups Condemn Senate Republicans for Extending War on Women to Judicial Nominations
NOW and Allies Call for Up-or-Down Vote on Nina Pillard Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—November 12, 2013. The National Organization for Women (NOW), Feminist Majority and the Black Women’s Roundtable today deplored the Senate Republican leadership extending the War on Women to judicial nominations. On a conference call with reporters, Terry O’Neill,[Read More…]
Op-ed by First Lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden: ‘Joining Forces’ with You on Veterans Day
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 11, 2013. The following op-ed by First Lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden appeared this morning on the following military news websites: Military Times, Army Times, Air Force Times, Marine Corps Times, and Navy Times. Michelle Obama, Jill Biden: ‘Joining Forces’ with you on Veterans Day Over[Read More…]
Center for American Progress’ Economist Adam Hersh on October, 2013 Jobs Report
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 8, 2013. Today, Center for American Progress Economist Adam Hersh issued the following reaction to the announcement of October’s employment figures: Today’s data show the surprising resilience of U.S. labor markets even as extreme conservatives in Congress risked economic calamity by hijacking the political debate. The U.S. economy[Read More…]
Center for American Progress’ Experts on the Senate’s Historic ENDA Vote
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 7, 2013. Today, the U.S. Senate passed the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, or ENDA, which provides basic protections from employment discrimination to the nation’s 8 million LGBT workers. The Center for American Progress released the following statements: Neera Tanden, President of the Center for American Progress: When an LGBT[Read More…]
