Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–August 31, 2012.  Nancy Keenan, president of NARAL Pro-Choice America, blasted Mitt Romney for his call to repeal the Affordable Care Act during his acceptance speech for the Republican Party’s nomination. “Once again, Romney vowed to repeal Obamacare, one of the greatest advancements for women’s health in a generation,[Read More…]

Cleveland, Ohio–(ENEWSPF)–August 31, 2012.  Ohio members of the African American Ministers Leadership Council (AAMLC) applauded a federal court’s decision today to restore early voting rights for all Ohioans in the three days before November’s election. In 2008, 93,000 Ohioans cast their votes in the three days before the election. Last[Read More…]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service drops federal protections in favor of Wyoming’s “Shoot on Sight” wolf plan   LIVINGSTON, Mont.–(ENEWSPF)–August 31, 2012  – The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced today that it is lifting federal protections for gray wolves in Wyoming. An unprecedented act by Congress removed wolves from the[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–August 31, 2012.  Following is a statement by Mary Kay Henry, president of SEIU, regarding Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney’s acceptance speech tonight. “Mitt Romney’s acceptance speech capped off an RNC driven by a platform that is completely detached from the reality of working people’s lives and driven by[Read More…]

CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 31, 2012. Mitt Romney told the story about his tenure as a corporate buyout specialist as if he was just a typical small business owner. But Romney balked at the offer to run Bain Capital until he was guaranteed that there “was no professional or financial risk,” and that[Read More…]

CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 31, 2012. Mitt Romney appropriately praised veterans in his speechlast night, but has suggested the privatization of veterans’ health care, breaking the promise to our men and women in uniform. The Romney-Ryan budget – if cuts were made across the board – could cut the funding for Veterans’ Affairs[Read More…]

CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 31, 2012.  While Mitt Romney tonight said that we need “jobs…lots of jobs”, even independent economists have said that his policies would cost jobs and slow down the recovery. ECONOMISTS SAY ROMNEY’S ECONOMIC POLICY PLANS WOULD “DO MORE HARM IN THE SHORT TERM” AND “PUSH US DEEPER INTO RECESSION[Read More…]

SEIU’s Eliseo Medina: Actions Speak Louder Than Words and Conservatives’ Show Hypocrisy of their Latino Outreach WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–August 30, 2012.  Today, the discriminatory Texas voter ID law was blocked by a three-judge federal panel which cites the law would impose “strict, unforgiving burdens on the poor,” and largely impact minorities.[Read More…]

Pittsburgh–(ENEWSPF)–August 30, 2012  – The United Steelworkers (USW) welcomed today’s Executive Order signed by President Obama on Industrial Energy Efficiency.  “U.S. manufactures and manufacturing workers are the most efficient in the world,” said USW International President Leo W. Gerard. “The goals the President laid out today of 40 gigawatts of[Read More…]

CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 30, 2012. FACT CHECK: Ryan Advised GOP Leaders Not To Work With The President To Reduce Deficit Despite Congressman Ryan’s remarks about the debt, he advised Republican leaders not to work with the President to reduce the deficit because it would help his re-election prospects. Ryan led Congressional Republicans[Read More…]