WASHINGTON —(ENEWSPF)–January 5, 2017. The American Civil Liberties Union released a comprehensive analysis of Sen. Jeff Sessions’ record on civil liberties issues ahead of the January 10-11 confirmation hearing as President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general. The ACLU report examines Sessions’ handling of voting rights, police reform, immigration, mass[Read More…]
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Drug Policy Alliance Launching Campaign to “Just Say No” to Jeff Sessions for Attorney General
New Video Explains Why Sessions Would be a Disaster for Drug War Policies and Criminal Justice Reform Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 4, 2017. The Drug Policy Alliance is launching a campaign to put the brakes on Alabama Republican Senator Jeff Sessions’ nomination for Attorney General. The Drug Policy Alliance campaign includes a[Read More…]
Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky Statement on Dangerous Republican Rules Package
Illinois Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (Source: Pinterest) Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 3, 2016. Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky released the following statement in response to the dangerous rules package proposed by House Republicans: “As their first action in the new Congress, House Republicans chose to serve themselves and forget about their constituents. Last night,[Read More…]
Sierra Club: Trump’s Trade Rep Pick Eclipsed By Hypocrisy of Pro-TPP Cabinet
WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–January 3, 2017. Today, President-elect Donald Trump announced that he plans to appoint Robert Lighthizer as the next U.S. Trade Representative. Lighthizer joins a proposed cabinet that includes 13 people that have supported the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and/or a broader corporate trade agenda. Trump’s team has also made[Read More…]
Center for American Progress’ Neera Tanden on House Republicans’ Vote to Gut Office of Congressional Ethics
Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–January 3, 2017. Yesterday, House Republicans voted 119 to 74 in favor of a proposal that would gut the Office of Congressional Ethics. Neera Tanden, President and CEO of the Center for American Progress, issued the following statement: President-elect Donald Trump and congressional Republicans are betraying the people[Read More…]
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington Statement on House GOP Vote to Gut Office of Congressional Ethics
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–January 3, 2016. In response to the House Republicans vote to weaken the Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE) and kill its independence, Norman Eisen and Richard Painter, Chair and Vice Chair of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW), released the following statement: “Undermining the independence of the[Read More…]
#ResistTrumpTuesdays Action Toolkit
#ResistTrumpTuesdays Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 3, 2017. Every Tuesday the people will rise. This is not a drill, we are facing a Republican controlled federal government, a President-elect that has used fear and hatred to fuel his campaign and an already dangerous cabinet with self-proclaimed white nationalist Steve Bannon as Chief Strategist[Read More…]
The First Thing Congress Does Tells Where It’s Going … and This One is Going to Hell
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 3, 2017 By Mark Sumner When Congress sets down for a new sessions, the first thing it does says a lot about what it thinks is important. After the pomp and circumstance of taking the official oath and the swearing-in of new members is complete, the top Congressional priority[Read More…]
Anthony Papa: What My Pardon from Governor Andrew Cuomo Means to Me
NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—January 3, 2017 By: Anthony Papa, Drug Policy Alliance On Dec. 30, 2016 I received a call from Governor Andrew Cuomo’s office informing me that I was just granted a pardon. My knees shook and arms got numb as the news sunk in. It was the exact feeling I[Read More…]
Sauk-Calumet Sierra Club Statement Against Trump Appointees
MATTESON—(ENEWSPF)—January 3, 2017. Statement from the Sauk-Calumet Sierra Club Group Executive Committee: The key role of the Environmental Protection Agency is to ensure that all Americans can enjoy clean air to breathe, clean water to drink, and have their health protected from environmental and climate threats. In order to pass[Read More…]
