“Certain politicians would rather take away women’s health care benefits than accept that the Affordable Care Act is the law of the land. We urge them to listen to their constituents, because many of them are already benefiting from the historic women’s preventive benefit, which includes birth control and well-woman[Read More…]
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Organization of American States Secretary General to Present Unprecedented Drug Policy Report to President Santos of Colombia
Historic Document Reportedly Puts All Options on the Table – Including Ending Prohibition and Legalizing Marijuana Statement from Ethan Nadelmann, Executive Director of the Drug Policy Alliance NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—May 16, 2013. On Friday, the Organization of American States (OAS) will release a report that envisions possible scenarios for a world[Read More…]
Earthjustice: Interior Department Bows to Oil and Gas Industry Pressure, Weakens Fracking Rules
Updated rule weakens protections from those proposed a year ago Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 16, 2013. The U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Land Management (BLM) proposed an updated set of rules governing hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking,” on public lands today. The controversial oil and gas development technique—in which drillers blast[Read More…]
Key Civil Liberties Protections for E-Verify Included in Immigration Reform Bill
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–May 16, 2013. The Senate Judiciary Committee met today to resume markup of the Border Security, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Modernization Act (S. 744). The following statement can be attributed to Laura W. Murphy, director of the American Civil Liberties Union Washington Legislative Office: “We remain concerned about the immigration bill’s[Read More…]
Op-Ed by President Obama: A Partnership That Delivers
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 16, 2013. The piece was published today in Turkish by Turkish Daily “Sabah” and can be found here. The full English text of the op-ed by President Obama is printed below. A Partnership That Delivers By President Barack Obama Turkey and the United States have been partners since[Read More…]
NRDC: Gina McCarthy Deserves Full Senate Endorsement to Protect Our Health and Environment
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–May 16, 2013 – The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee today approved the nomination of Gina McCarthy to head the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, sending her nomination for consideration to the full Senate. Following is a statement from Frances Beinecke, president of the Natural Resources Defense Council about the[Read More…]
Earthjustice Applauds Senate Committee Vote Approving Gina McCarthy to Head EPA
McCarthy Cleared for Floor Vote Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 16, 2013. Gina McCarthy won approval by the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee today by a 10-to-8 vote. Her nomination to become the new Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency now moves to a vote by the full Senate. Earthjustice President Trip[Read More…]
SEIU: House Committee Ignores Senate Progress on Border Security
Committee on Homeland Security passes border security Band-Aid bill despite the public’s call for commonsense immigration reform WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 16, 2013. After the House Committee on Homeland Security held a markup and passed the Border Security Results Act of 2013, Eliseo Medina, the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Secretary-Treasurer, released[Read More…]
Medical Marijuana Advocates Protest U.S. Attorney General Holder’s Speech in Berkeley
Fly-over action sends message to Holder, launches advocates’ Peace for Patients Berkeley, CA—(ENEWSPF)—May 13, 2013. As U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder delivered a commencement speech Saturday morning for UC Berkeley law school graduates, a plane flew overhead with a banner that read “Holder: End Rx Cannabis War. #Peace4Patients,” in protest[Read More…]
NOW Applauds Judge Korman’s Refusal to Suspend Ruling on Plan B; Calls on Obama Administration to Comply
“No Appeal, No Stay, No Delay,” says NOW President Terry O’Neill Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 10, 2013. NOW applauds today’s refusal by U.S. District Judge Edward Korman to suspend his ruling allowing women of all ages access to Plan B One-Step. Millions of women need access to this safe and effective product,[Read More…]
