Congressman Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 23, 2017. Today Congressman Earl Blumenauer released the following statement in response to White House Press Secretary, Sean Spicer’s statement that the Trump Administration may start “greater enforcement” of adult use of marijuana. “I am deeply disappointed by Sean Spicer’s statement that he expects[Read More…]
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NORML Responds: White House Threatens To Crack Down On Legal Marijuana
Trump and Sessions seek to undermine the will of the American People in regards to marijuana policy Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 23, 2017. White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer suggested that the Trump administration will step up enforcement of federal laws against recreational marijuana. “I do believe that you’ll see greater enforcement,”[Read More…]
NOW: ‘Shame on Donald Trump for Rolling Back Rights for Transgender Students’
Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)– February 23, 2017. Statement of NOW President Terry O’Neill: Donald Trump’s decision to discriminate against transgender students is a shameful and unconstitutional attack on civil rights and human decency. Title IX is clear—the federal law prohibits sex-based discrimination in educational programs. Donald Trump, Jeff Sessions and Betsy[Read More…]
White House Indicates Potential Crackdown on Recreational Marijuana
Sean Spicer: Trump’s DOJ Will Push for “Greater Enforcement” of Federal Law in Recreational Marijuana States Administration Suggests They Will Not Crack Down on Medical Marijuana States Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 23, 2017. In a press conference today, White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer strongly indicated that Jeff Sessions’ Department of Justice[Read More…]
VIDEO: Cancer at 26: ‘How Were We Going to Pay to Save Her Life?’
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–February 23, 2017. Ahead of nationwide rallies to save the Affordable Care Act on February 25, Our Revolution on Wednesday released a video featuring Julienne Gene Edwards, a Maryland native who was diagnosed with Stage IV colon cancer at 26. Julienne and her family say, if not for the[Read More…]
ACLU Statement on Revoking of Title IX Guidance for Transgender Students & Impact on Gavin Grimm Supreme Court Case
NEW YORK — (ENEWSPF)–February 23, 2017. The Trump administration yesterday informed the Supreme Court that they are revoking guidance from the Departments of Education and Justice that clarified that transgender students are protected from sex discrimination by Title IX, the federal law that bars gender discrimination. The guidance, which was[Read More…]
Notes from the Cultural Front – A Call to Action
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–February 23, 2017. In 1987 The Center for International Performance and Exhibition was founded by Jim De Jong and Marguerite Horberg. We came together to create an multi-arts tribute to the first, and much beloved African-American Mayor Harold Washington. Crucial to Washington’s impact was the inclusion of ordinary Chicagoans in[Read More…]
Anne Frank Center for Mutual Respect: Mr. President, Your Too Little, Too Late Acknowledgement of #Antisemitism Today is Not Enough
NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—February 21, 2017. Statement of Steven Goldstein, Executive Director of the Anne Frank Center for Mutual Respect, on President Trump’s acknowledgment of Antisemitism today: “The President’s sudden acknowledgement is a Band-Aid on the cancer of Antisemitism that has infected his own Administration. His statement today is a pathetic[Read More…]
Single-Payer Reform is ‘the Only Way to Fulfill the President’s Pledge’ on Health Care: Annals of Internal Medicine Commentary
Researchers estimate administrative savings at $504 billion annually CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–February 21, 2017. Proposals floated by Republican leaders won’t achieve President Trump’s campaign promises of more coverage, better benefits, and lower costs, but a single-payer reform would, according to a commentary published today [Tuesday, Feb. 21] in Annals of Internal Medicine, one[Read More…]
CPAC Invites Alt-right Milo Yiannopoulos to Keynote for His Hatred, Disinvites Him Over Pedophilia
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 20, 2017 By Hunter Sad face. The Conservative Political Action Conference, aka “CPAC”, has been steadily re-inventing itself as the platform for America’s worst people for some time now, so it wasn’t too much of a surprise when they selected Breitbart’s own alt-right troll and white nationalist apologist,[Read More…]
