WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–March 16 – “We applaud Chairman Dodd of the U.S. Senate Banking Committee for moving forward towards passage of legislation to protect American consumers and increase the stability of the economy. We expect that Wall Street bankers who wrecked the economy and were then bailed out by the taxpayers will[Read More…]
Commentary
Fighting Over Prayers In The Name Of Jesus
Commentary Inside the First Amendment By Charles C. Haynes First Amendment Center senior scholar Meetings of the Board of Commissioners in Forsyth County, N.C., have long opened with mostly Christian prayers — and a majority of the commissioners are determined to keep it that way. As far as they’re concerned,[Read More…]
When Politics and Religion Trump Science, Education Suffers
Commentary Inside the First Amendment By Charles C. Haynes First Amendment Center senior scholar At a time when American students rank an abysmal 21st in science literacy when compared with students around the world, state legislatures should be passing laws to strengthen science education — or at least refrain from[Read More…]
New Report: It Is Time for Procedural Reform in the U.S. Senate
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 12, 2010. Today the Center for American Progress released a new report, From Deliberation to Dysfunction by expert Scott Lilly, that urges the Senate to adopt modest procedural changes to curb some of the filibuster’s worst abuses and make the Senate more responsible. The U.S. Senate has a[Read More…]
AARP Commends Senate Passage of Critical Health and Unemployment Support
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–March 11, 2010. AARP Executive Vice President Nancy LeaMond issued the following statement today, commending the Senate for passing legislation that would extend critical benefits to help millions of Americans who are struggling with unemployment and a lack of health insurance. The legislation also protects access to physicians for people[Read More…]
Former Bush Appointee, Prohibitionist Author Now Supports Marijuana Policy Reform
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 10, 2010. Talk about seeing the error of his ways. John J. Dilulio, Jr., the man who once co-authored a book with two former drug czars that described America’s drug war as “the most successful attack on a serious social problem in the last quarter-century,” has now reversed[Read More…]
Ben Roethlisberger Accused of Sexual Assault. Did You Know He Weighs 241 Pounds?
Commentary Ben Roethlisberger stands once again accused of sexual assault. The alleged victim is a Georgia college student, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: In the latest incident, a 20-year-old woman attending Georgia College & State University in Milledgeville, near Mr. Roethlisberger’s off-season home, is the alleged victim, according to Milledgeville[Read More…]
TSA Expands Use Of Invasive Body Scanners
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–March 5, 2010. According to reports today, the Transportation Security Administration will expand the use of full body scanners to 11 more American airports over the next two years. The body scanners, or whole body imaging devices, create a strikingly revealing image of the human body. The American Civil Liberties[Read More…]
AMA: U.S. Senate Delays Medicare Physician Cut for One Month
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 4, 2010. “Last night, the U.S. Senate voted yet again to delay the 21 percent Medicare physician payment cut for one month, postponing it until April 1. The Senate should use this time to permanently repeal the flawed Medicare physician payment formula that puts access to care for[Read More…]
AARP Strongly Disappointed in Senate Failure to Provide Economic Relief For Millions of Older Americans
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 4, 2010. AARP Executive Vice President Nancy LeaMond released this statement following the Senate’s vote on two amendments, sponsored by Senators Sanders and Burr, to provide $250 in economic relief for millions of older Americans, veterans and persons with disabilities who continue to struggle through these difficult economic[Read More…]
