WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–November 18, 2016. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Census Bureau jointly announced the following new residential construction statistics for October 2016: BUILDING PERMITS Privately owned housing units authorized by building permits in October were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,229,000.[Read More…]
Opinion
VoteVets Statement on Mike Flynn Being Named National Security Advisor
WASHINGTON DC – (ENEWSPF)—November 18, 2016. The largest group of progressive veterans in America expressed dismay at the naming of Mike Flynn to be National Security Advisor in a Trump administration. Jon Soltz, Iraq War veteran and Chairman of VoteVets.org, released the following statement: “The appointment of Mike Flynn to[Read More…]
VoteVets Statement on Appointment of Mike Pompeo to Head the CIA
WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)—November 18, 2016. The largest progressive group of veterans in America today is responding to the selection of Mike Pompeo to lead the Central Intelligence Agency. In a statement, Jon Soltz, Iraq War Veteran and Chairman of VoteVets.org said: “Mike Pompeo said that Muslims who do not issue[Read More…]
Civil and Human Rights Coalition Firmly Opposes Sessions Nomination for Attorney General
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–November 18, 2016. Wade Henderson, president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, issued the following statement in response to the announcement that Senator Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., will be President-elect Trump’s nominee for Attorney General, the office primarily responsible for enforcing our nation’s civil rights laws:[Read More…]
Statement of Southern Poverty Law Center President Richard Cohen on the Nomination of Senator Jeff Sessions for Attorney General
ALABAMA–(ENEWSPF)–November 18, 2016. The following statement is from Richard Cohen, president of the Southern Poverty Law Center. “We have known Senator Sessions for many years. As the U.S. attorney in Mobile, Alabama, in the early 1980s, he was extremely helpful to us while we were representing the family of Michael Donald,[Read More…]
National Education Association, Labor, Civil Rights, and Faith Groups Call on Trump to Denounce Hate-Fueled Acts
NEA launches national campaign urging the public to “Speak Up” for students WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)– November 18, 2016 – The National Education Association today joined civil rights, faith leaders, and other advocates to ask President-Elect Donald Trump to leverage his position to call for an end to the recent wave of[Read More…]
Sierra Club Statement On The Conclusion Of COP22
MARRAKECH, MOROCCO –(ENEWSPF)–November 18, 2016. Today, the COP22 climate negotiations concluded in Marrakech, Morocco. This year’s climate negotiations followed a year of historic progress: more than 175 nations signing the Paris Agreement on Earth Day 2016, the adoption of the Kigali Amendment to phase out hydrofluorocarbons, the Paris Agreement’s entry[Read More…]
Sierra Club: ‘Any Senator Who Believes in Justice Shouldn’t Put Jeff Sessions in Charge of Ensuring It”
Nation’s largest environmental organization asks Senate to stand up for Americans and oppose designation WASHINGTON D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 18, 2016. This week, President-elect Donald Trump announced that he plans to appoint Senator Jeff Sessions as U.S. Attorney General. In response, Michael Brune, Executive Director of the Sierra Club, released the following statement:[Read More…]
Center for American Progress’ John Norris Calls on President-Elect Trump to Reverse Decision to Nominate Lt. Gen. Flynn for National Security Adviser
Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–November 18, 2016. Center for American Progress Senior Fellow John Norris issued the following statement regarding the decision to appoint retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn as the national security adviser: The selection of Lt. Gen. Flynn as national security adviser is further troubling evidence of President-elect Donald Trump’s lack[Read More…]
New Center for American Progress Brief Outlines How Governors Can Act to Improve Early Learning Opportunities
Children race during the Smart Start rally in Raleigh, North Carolina, May 23, 2006. Source: AP/Karen Tam Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–November 18, 2016. A new issue brief from the Center for American Progress outlines ways that governors can exercise their executive authority in order to improve early learning opportunities, with a[Read More…]
