Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 7, 2013.  Just days after Arkansas Governor Beebe vetoed a measure clearly unconstitutional under four decades of U.S. Supreme Court precedent by banning abortion at 12 weeks of pregnancy, both houses in the state legislature have now voted to override the veto and enact SB134 into law. The Center[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSWPF)–March 7, 2013.  As a markup of legislation intended to prevent another incident like last year’s horrific shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School begins today, members of the Senate Judiciary Committee should ensure a federal solution that not only protects the physical security of Americans but also protects their civil[Read More…]

Partisan obstruction prevents strong candidate from taking seat on understaffed court Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 6, 2013. Today, Senate Republicans again blocked the nomination of Caitlin Halligan for a seat on the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals. It was the second time Republicans have filibustered Ms. Halligan, who President Obama first nominated[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 5, 2013. Today, in reaction to the Federal Housing Finance Agency 2013 Scorecard, which sets out the agency’s work plan for the coming year, CAP Director of Housing Finance and Policy Julia Gordon released the following statement: The new scorecard illustrates how the Federal Housing Finance Agency is[Read More…]

Amicus Briefs Filed by AFL-CIO and Change to Win Challenging the Constitutionality of Proposition 8 and DOMA Washington–(ENEWSPF)–March 5, 2013. Statement of AFT President Randi Weingarten following the filing of amicus briefs by the AFL-CIO and Change to Win challenging the constitutionality of Proposition 8 and the Defense of Marriage[Read More…]

OREGON–(ENEWSPF)–March 4, 2013. At the 40th Annual NORML Conference held in Portland, Oregon, Oregon Federal Representative Earl Blumenauer stated that many politicians are sympathetic to marijuana law reform, the just aren’t urged by their constituents enough to do something about it. This statement has been echoed by Gavin Newsom below.[Read More…]

Since Election Nearly 300 Events Held and 16,000 Calls Made to Stop Republican Hostage-Takers March 20th actions will urge Congress to repeal sequester, close tax loopholes for corporations and richest 2%, Stop benefit cuts to Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 4, 2013. As harmful automatic spending cuts take[Read More…]

NRDC: McCarthy’s experience, skills crucial as nation continues to confront critical threats to public health and welfare; Dr. Moniz’s hands-on experience and expertise will help advance a clean energy future. WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–March 4, 2013 – President Obama today is expected to announce his nomination of Environmental Protection Agency Assistant Administrator Gina[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 4, 2013. Today as Gina McCarthy was nominated as the next Environmental Protection Agency administrator, the Center for American Progress released the following statement from CAP Distinguished Senior Fellow Carol M. Browner, former EPA administrator and former director of the White House Office of Energy and Climate Change[Read More…]

Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–March 4, 2013. With today’s nomination by President Barack Obama of Sylvia Mathews Burwell to be the director of the Office of Management and Budget, the Center for American Progress released the following statement by CAP Chair and former White House Chief of Staff John Podesta: I applaud[Read More…]