Statement of American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Pres. Lee Saunders following Romney’s selection of Paul Ryan as his running mate Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 13, 2012.   “For years Mitt Romney has outsourced American jobs and stashed his wealth in offshore tax havens. Throughout his presidential campaign, he[Read More…]

SEIU’s Henry: “Romney has shown  the American people that he believes Rep. Ryan’s extremist, irresponsible and anti-worker agenda is what’s right for our country.” Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–August 11, 2012.  “If there were ever any doubt that Mitt Romney is not on the side of working people, today’s choice of Rep. Paul[Read More…]

Statement of NOW President Terry O’Neill Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 11, 2012.  Republican Mitt Romney could not have picked a better running mate to telegraph the very essence of his campaign for president than Representative Paul Ryan. Together, these two candidates plan to lead the way in transferring even more wealth from[Read More…]

Sutter RNs fight cuts. What Do Hospitals Return to Community for Non-Profit Status? CALIFORNIA–(ENEWSPF)–August 10, 2012.  Do California not-for-profit hospitals return an equitable benefit to the state and local communities for the huge tax privileges they receive for their non-profit status? Do they provide sufficient levels of charity care? Are[Read More…]

Charlottesville, VA–(ENEWSPF)–August 10, 2012.  The largest group of progressive veterans in America, with over 220,000 supporters – VoteVets.org – is repudiating an anti-servicemember, anti-veteran rant from conservative radio host Rob Schilling.  On a recent broadcast, Schilling smeared the service of Congressional candidate John Douglass, a retired Air Force Brigadier General,[Read More…]

WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–August 10, 2012.  In the first estimates to take into account the extreme heat and droughts that have ravaged the country this summer, the Department of Agriculture predicted this morning that U.S. corn production will fall to 10.8 billion bushels for the 2012/2013 growing season, the lowest since the[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–August 9, 2012.  Following is a statement from Cecile Richards, President of Planned Parenthood Federation of America: “Nancy Brinker, Elizabeth Thompson, and the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation have made profound contributions to women’s health. They have helped elevate the importance of breast cancer detection and prevention nationwide. [Read More…]

HYDE PARK–(ENEWSPF)–August 7, 2012.  As the city of Chicago struggles to pay its teachers and provide quality education to its students, Hyatt Hotels Corporation should not be benefiting from $5.2 million in Tax Incremental Financing (TIF) funds used to build a new hotel. TIF districts divert local property taxes away[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 7, 2012.  RootsAction.org, Just Foreign Policy, Veterans For Peace, and Military Families Speak Out have launched a campaign at http://StarsEarnStripes.org targeting NBC’s new program, “Stars Earn Stripes,” which the network is advertising during its Olympics telecast.  The show will debut on August 13th. Veterans For Peace is holding[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–August 2, 2012.  The Senate today voted against moving forward on cybersecurity legislation ending the bill’s chances at final passage. S. 3414, the Cybersecurity Act, was recently significantly improved with several new privacy- oriented changes, including a mandate that information shared with the government under the program go to civilian[Read More…]