Barack Obama in Paris in 2015. Obama said cities and businesses ‘will step up and do even more to lead the way, and help protect for future generations the one planet we’ve got.’ Photograph: Kevin Lamarque/Reuters Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 1, 2017 By: Rosemary Piser Former President Barack Obama released the following[Read More…]
Commentary
Former Secretary of State John Kerry Blasts Trump’s Decision to Pull U.S. Out of Paris Climate Accord as a ‘Big Mistake’
Boston, Mass.—(ENEWSPF)—June 1, 2017. By: Rosemary Piser Former Secretary of State John Kerry today blasted President Trump’s decision to pull the United States out of the Paris Climate Accord. Kerry, who in 2017 signed the Accord on behalf of the United States, said Trump was making a “big mistake.” John[Read More…]
Supreme Court Will Hear Ohio Voter Purge Case
WASHINGTON —(ENEWSPF)–May 30, 2017. The Supreme Court granted Ohio’s petition to hear Husted v. Ohio A. Philip Randolph Institute (APRI). The case addresses Ohio’s supplemental process, a practice of targeting voters who fail to vote in a 2-year-period for eventual cancellation of their registrations — even if they have not[Read More…]
Senator Duckworth: America’s Veterans Deserve Better Than Trump Budget
WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–May 26, 2017. Today, combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) joined U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and 16 of their colleagues in outlining how President Trump’s budget and health care plan would jeopardize health care for more than 60,000 Veterans in Illinois and nearly 2 million[Read More…]
Center for American Progress Column Shows State Losses Under Medicaid Per Capita Cap Scenarios
The Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, August 2015. AP/Andrew Harnik Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–May 26, 2017. As the Senate considers vast cuts to the Medicaid program under the House passed American Health Care Act (AHCA), a new column from the Center for American Progress assesses how states would have been affected by caps[Read More…]
Center for American Progress Estimates Trumpcare Coverage Losses by State and Congressional District
A flag flies in front of the Capitol dome on Capitol Hill in Washington, May 2017. AP/Susan Walsh Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–May 25, 2017. Showing the devastating impact of Trumpcare nationwide, a new report from the Center for American Progress estimates how many Americans would lose coverage by state and congressional[Read More…]
The C.B.O.’s Keeping Score—We’re Losers Now It’s Time To Win Back Our Health Care Rights
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—May 25, 2017. Statement by NOW President Terry O’Neill: Donald Trump loves calling people “losers” so much that he’s backing a health care plan that would put tens of millions of Americans on the losing side of the ledger. The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) score of the House health[Read More…]
Activists Will Make Sure Senators Home for Recess Understand the Devastation of Trumpcare
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 25, 2017l. The Congressional Budget Office score of the latest version of the Trump-Republican health care repeal plan reconfirms the devastating consequences this callous legislation will have on the elderly, families and children. Trumpcare will leave 23 million people without health coverage within a decade. Health insurance will[Read More…]
People’s Action: Trump’s Cruel and Backward Budget Sacrifices People and Planet to Benefit the Rich
People’s Action chart compares Trump budget to real solutions that bring food security, housing, and health care to everyone and protect our earth WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)—May 23, 2017. With the release of the 2018 federal budget proposal, the Trump administration has made public and has made plain, its priorities for our[Read More…]
Drug Policy Alliance: White House Budget Proposes More Funding for Law Enforcement Than Treatment
Advocates: White House Budget Further Confirmation that Trump Administration Escalating the War on Drugs Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—May 23, 2017. President Trump’s FY 2018 budget, released today, proposes to boost funding for the Drug Enforcement Administration and other law enforcement while proposing dramatic cuts to Medicaid that has extended access to opioid[Read More…]
