Nurses have a fundamentally different view of a civil society than the one expressed by Gov. Romney Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–September 24, 2012. National Nurses United (NNU), the nation’s largest union and professional association of registered nurses, has endorsed President Barack Obama for a second term. The 185,000 member organization’s national[Read More…]
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Drug Czar Ignores Failure of Marijuana Prohibition to Curb Use
WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–September 24, 2012. In a press conference this morning, representatives from the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) announced the release of the latest results of the annual National Survey on Drug Use and Health. As is[Read More…]
Romney Pays Lower Rate than Middle Class, Hides Wealth and Income
Chicago, IL–(ENEWSPF)–September 22, 2012. Obama for America released the following statement from Deputy Campaign Manager Stephanie Cutter on Mitt Romney’s 2011 tax returns: “Yesterday’s release of Mitt Romney’s 2011 tax returns confirms what we already knew – that people like Mitt Romney pay a lower tax rate than many middle[Read More…]
Sierra Club: U.S. House Wages War on Public Health
Passes Dangerous Package of Bills that Threaten Health and Safety of Americans WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–September 21, 2012. Today, the House of Representatives passed a set of reckless and radical bills that would endanger millions of Americans around the country. Deceptively dubbed by Republicans as the “Stop the War on Coal[Read More…]
Sierra Club Applauds Designation of Chimney Rock National Monument
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 21, 2012. President Obama today announced the designation of the new Chimney Rock National Monument. Chimney Rock has been a spiritually, ecologically, and culturally significant site for more than 1,000 years and remains of great importance to modern Pueblo Indians. “We commend President Obama for using his authority[Read More…]
FACT CHECK: Romney’s Attack on President Obama’s Univision Remarks
Obama Campaign Statement: Romney Sets a New Record in Desperation CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–September 20, 2012 “Once again, Mitt Romney is trying to take the heat off himself by taking the President’s words wildly out of context. That’s twice in just 48 hours, which sets a new record in desperation. What the President said[Read More…]
SEIU: Romney Swings and Misses on Univision
SEIU: Talking Points at a Town Hall Don’t Erase Mitt Romney’s Record on Issues Latino Families Care About Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 20, 2012. Following is a statement by SEIU International Secretary Treasurer Eliseo Medina regarding Mitt Romney’s appearance yesterday at a Univision-sponsored forum at University of Miami. “A carefully prepped town[Read More…]
AARP: Presidential Debates Must Address Social Security, Medicare
Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)–September 20, 2012. Reacting to the announcement of topics for the first 2012 Presidential candidate debate, AARP Executive Vice President Nancy LeaMond today issued the following statement urging that retirement security issues be directly addressed: “We are dismayed that the outline for the October 3rd debate omits[Read More…]
New Video: Saving the Auto Industry and USW Jobs
INDIANA–(ENEWSPF)–September 20, 2012. Just a few years ago, USW Local 903 in Fort Wayne, Ind., was running a food bank out of its hall to feed laid off members. The economy had collapsed, the auto industry was dying, and the Dana auto parts plant that once employed over 2,000 Steelworkers[Read More…]
Teamsters Blast Romney For His Disdain For Workers
Romney Tells Millionaires He Regrets That Unions Would Stop Deep Federal Workforce Cuts WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–September 20, 2012. The Teamsters Union blasted Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney yesterday for saying that he wishes labor unions didn’t prevent him from slashing the federal workforce as much as he’d like if he is elected.[Read More…]
