Former and current Attorneys General echo bipartisan call for commonsense immigration reform WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 23, 2013.  After the second of many Senate Judiciary Committee hearings that have been scheduled to debate immigration reform, the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Secretary-Treasurer Eliseo Medina released the following statement: “Today we heard from[Read More…]

WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–April 18, 2013 – Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Rob Portman (R-OH) today reintroduced bipartisan legislation to speed the transition to a more energy efficient economy and save consumers money by promoting available efficiency technologies for homes, businesses and industrial facilities. Franz Matzner, associate director of government affairs for the[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–April 18, 2013.  “Passing the Student Non-Discrimination Act is the single most important step that Congress could take to improve the lives of LGBT students in our nation’s public schools,” said Ian Thompson, ACLU legislative representative. “Though the pace of positive progress on LGBT rights over the past several years[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 17, 2013.  By: James Perrin, MD, FAAP, president-elect, American Academy of Pediatrics: “Today, members of the United States Senate failed to pass a package of common sense gun safety bills that would have helped protect children from gun violence. It is especially discouraging that in the wake of[Read More…]

Washington–(ENEWSPF)–April 17, 2013.  AFT President Randi Weingarten’s statement on today’s gun safety legislation votes.  “Make no mistake—the NRA and the gun manufacturers won out today over the life, liberty and pursuit of happiness of our children, families and communities. A government by the people and for the people must serve[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–April 17, 2013.  Because of the threat of a filibuster, the U.S. Senate today failed to pass the Manchin-Toomey amendment to expand background checks for certain types of gun sales, blocking the amendment by a 54-46 margin. Although the amendment received a majority of the Senate’s support, the amendment[Read More…]

Statement of AFSCME Pres. Lee Saunders on comprehensive immigration reform legislation Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 17, 2013.  The U.S. immigration system is broken. The legislation introduced today by a group of bipartisan senators takes a giant step toward fixing the system in a way that reflects America’s fundamental values. 11 million aspiring[Read More…]

Calls for Additional Efforts to Expand Access to Health Care WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–April 17, 2013.  Planned Parenthood Federation of America released the following statement on the bipartisan immigration bill put forward today by the Senate’s “Gang of 8.”  Planned Parenthood Federation of America is a member of the Alliance for Citizenship, a[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 17, 2013.  The bill introduced today is another step toward addressing a real crisis. The United States urgently needs a roadmap to citizenship for more than 11 million aspiring Americans. And while Washington, D.C., is full of legislative unveilings that dissolve into recriminations and unsolved problems, this time[Read More…]

NOW activists to join the Robin Hood Tax Campaign on Saturday, April 20, for a rally outside the International Monetary Fund and World Bank offices, and then a march to the White House and U.S. Treasury Department. Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 17, 2013.  The National Organization for Women is proud to announce[Read More…]