Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 22, 2012.  With millions of Americans out of work, the Senate voted 73-26 to pass the so-called “JOBS Act” today. The bill, however, will do nothing to create good jobs and stabilize the U.S. economy. Instead, it will deregulate Wall Street – voiding investor protections put in place[Read More…]

Fire the Chief, Arrest the Shooter, and Repeal ‘Stand Your Ground’ Laws – Statement of NOW President Terry O’Neill Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 23, 2012.  The National Organization for Women is shocked and saddened by the tragic death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, the African-American teenager shot and killed while walking home from a convenience[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–March 22 – Friends of the Earth’s president, Erich Pica, had the following statement in response to President Obama’s speeches today on his “all of the above” energy plan, including expediting review of the Keystone XL tar sands oil pipeline and investing more taxpayer funds into risky nuclear reactors: “President[Read More…]

New York, NY–(ENEWSPF)–March 22, 2012.  “The decision to expedite half of the Keystone pipeline is not half wrong, it is all wrong.  And worse, it’s all about politics,” said David Yarnold, President & CEO of the National Audubon Society. “Experts have proven this pipeline may save a penny on a gallon[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–March 22, 2012.  House Republican leaders have introduced draft legislation that would circumvent Clean Air Act requirements and add senseless new layers of government bureaucracy to delay any future health and environmental protections involving oil and gas. The so-called Gasoline Regulations Act would derail clean air safeguards even before they’re[Read More…]

NRDC: We Deserve An Energy Policy That’s Good for Climate, Air and Water  WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–March 21, 2012 – Following is a statement by Susan Casey-Lefkowitz, director of the International Program at the Natural Resources Defense Council: “The nation deserves an energy policy that meets our needs, but not at the expense[Read More…]

Cushing, Okla.–(ENEWSPF)–March 21, 2012.  Today the Obama Administration announced that the President will be issuing an executive order to fast track the permitting of the Cushing-Port Arthur pipeline. In response, Michael Brune, Executive Director of the Sierra Club, issued the following statement:  “The Sierra Club is deeply disappointed that the[Read More…]

Statement of NOW/PAC Chair Terry O’Neill Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 21, 2012.  The National Organization for Women congratulates Iraq war veteran Tammy Duckworth for her victory in the Democratic primary for Illinois’s 8th Congressional District. Duckworth won by a large margin, and will go on to face incumbent Republican Congress member Joe[Read More…]

Statement of AFSCME Pres. Gerald W. McEntee on Rep. Paul Ryan’s Republican budget proposal Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 21, 2012. “House Republican leaders, led by Rep. Paul Ryan, have broken their promises to America yet again. At a time when this country needs jobs, economic growth and protection for the most vulnerable[Read More…]

NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—March 21, 2012.  “As a trusted health care provider to one in five women, Planned Parenthood strongly opposes Rep. Paul Ryan’s budget proposal because it jeopardizes access to basic health care. “Rep. Ryan’s effort to overhaul Medicaid would undermine women’s health by completely dismantling the Medicaid program, a key[Read More…]