DPA Statement: Trump Comments are Reprehensible and Will Do Nothing to Save Lives; Comments Highlight Contradictions Between Trump and His Opioid Commission Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 3, 2017. In a private conversation with Mexican president Enrique Peña Nieto earlier this year, President Trump called New Hampshire a ‘drug-infested den,’ where drugs are[Read More…]
Commentary
Anthony Scaramucci Is The Last Of Many To Leave White House
Commentary On his last day, Anthony Scaramucci weathered a false report that his wife was leaving him, filing for divorce, because he posted nude photos of her and loved politics more than her. That was false. But on July 22, Scaramucci was trying to sanitize his past: Scaramucci announces on Twitter[Read More…]
NOW: “Pay Equity Must Include Racial Justice”
Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)—July 31, 2017. Statement of NOW President Terry O’Neill on Black Women’s Equal Pay Day: Today, Black women catch up in wages to what white men earned in 2016. It’s a striking annual reminder to pay attention to the economic inequality African-American women face, and how it is–tragically,[Read More…]
New CAP Brief Details Long-Term Impact on Young Children from Trump Mass Deportation Policy
Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–July 31, 2017. A new issue brief from the Center for American Progress (CAP) details the toxic stress suffered by young children as a result of the Trump administration’s brutal immigration policies. By breaking families apart, instilling fear in immigrant communities, and preventing families from accessing programs that meet[Read More…]
Police Arrest A 17-year-old Juvenile Walking In Roadway
Erratum: This story erroneously reported the arrest of 17 juveniles. Police arrested one juvenile, 17-years old. We apologize for the error. Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Park Forest Police reported Saturday the arrest of a seventeen-year-old walking in the roadway. According to police, the juvenile was obstructing the roadway on Lakewood Boulevard[Read More…]
American Medical Association Statement on Senate ‘Skinny’ Repeal Vote
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 28, 2017. Statement attributed to David O. Barbe, M.D.., President, American Medical Association: “While we are relieved that the Senate did not adopt legislation that would have harmed patients and critical safety net programs, the status quo is not acceptable. We urge Congress to initiate a bipartisan effort[Read More…]
Planned Parenthood: In Resounding Victory for Women, Grassroots Power Defeats Trumpcare
“Women stopped this bill in its tracks” Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 28, 2017. In a tremendous victory for women’s health, the Senate failed to pass Trumpcare. The bill was defeated by a bipartisan vote, with every Senate Democrat voting against the bill as well as Republican Senators Collins (R-ME), McCain (R-AZ) and[Read More…]
House Votes to Approve Trump’s Destructive Border Wall, Bulldoze Wildlife Refuges
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–July 28, 2017. The House of Representatives yesterday approved the Trump administration’s $1.6 billion budget request to expand the U.S.-Mexico border wall, ignoring threats to protected wildlife refuges and border communities. Republicans bundled the funding with defense and veterans spending bills in a bid to ensure passage. Work could begin[Read More…]
People’s Action: Statement on Health Care Victory Led by Everyday People
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—July 28, 2017. LeeAnn Hall, co-director of People’s Action, gave this statement Friday after the defeat in the U.S. Senate of the effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act and dismantle Medicaid: “Today is ‘Victory Friday’ for all those threatened for months with the impending loss of access to the[Read More…]
ACLU Comment on Defeat of Senate Health Care Repeal
WASHINGTON —(ENEWSPF)–July 28, 2017. The Senate today rejected the Health Care Freedom Act, a bill to repeal key provisions of the Affordable Care Act and block patients from care at Planned Parenthood. Republican Senators Susan Collins, John McCain, and Lisa Murkowski joined Democrats in opposing the legislation. Faiz Shakir, national[Read More…]
