Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 12, 2013. In response to the release of the 2013 House Republican budget blueprint—a plan that for the third year in a row puts the wealthiest few ahead of the most vulnerable Americans—a diverse group of distinguished faith leaders issued the following statements condemning the budget as immoral:[Read More…]

Berlin, Germany–(ENEWSPF)–March 12, 2013. As the Green Climate Fund meets in Berlin, Germany, an open letter to the board members of the Fund was released today to urge meaningful civil society participation in the meetings on a governing instrument that will assist countries in climate adaptation, climate finance, and climate[Read More…]

Statement of NOW President Terry O’Neill Washington, DC–(ENWESPF)–March 8, 2013 On International Women’s Day, the National Organization for Women calls upon leaders in the United States to firmly reject the austerity model that has been economically devastating to our sisters in Europe. Call it what you like — austerity, sequester,[Read More…]

AFT’s Weingarten: “We call on all governments to listen to the wise entreaty of Malala, who simply wants girls to have equal access to education, which we know is at the core of a democratic society and the basis for economic opportunity.” WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–March 8, 2013. Statement of American Federation of[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 8, 2013. by Allen St. Pierre, NORML Executive Director Among the many hundreds of public policy concerns that Americans care and act upon, what are the top policy concerns in Congress for which citizens search? -Military spending? -Environment? -Reproduction Rights? -Economy? -National Deficit? -Sequestration? -Drones Used In Domestic[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 8, 2013. To mark the 104th International Women’s Day, Center for American Progress President and CEO Neera Tanden issued the following statement: Today’s International Women’s Day is different from last year’s. Like last year, we’ll celebrate women’s accomplishments today and reflect on how we can make gender equality a[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 8, 2013. Today Heather Boushey, Chief Economist at the Center for American Progress, had the following reaction to the announcement of February’s employment figures: New data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics provide some welcome good news as employers added 236,000 new jobs in February and the unemployment[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–March 8, 2013. The Senate today voted 63-34 to confirm John Brennan as director of the Central Intelligence Agency. Brennan’s confirmation came after a bipartisan coalition objected to the secrecy surrounding President Obama’s targeted killing program and began to assert congressional oversight over this unlawful White House policy. The effort[Read More…]

Leo W. Gerard, International President of the United Steelworkers (USW) issued the following statement today after House Appropriations Subcommittee Chairman Frank Wolf (R-VA) identified alleged security lapses at the National Aeronautics & Space Administration’s (NASA) Langley Research Center at a press conference. WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 7, 2103. “Space may be the[Read More…]

WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 7, 2013. Zeke Johnson, director of Amnesty International USA’s Security with Human Rights campaign, issued the following in response to Attorney General Eric Holder’s appearance today in front of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee: “At yesterday’s hearing, we heard from Attorney General Holder that President Barack Obama is[Read More…]