An inmate in a wheelchair goes through a check point at the California Medical Facility, in Vacaville, California, on April 9, 2008. Source: AP/Rich Pedroncelli Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–July 18, 2016. As bipartisan momentum around criminal justice reform continues to grow in Congress and across the United States, at least[Read More…]
Opinion
Confessions of a Republican II (Video)
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–July 18, 2016. In 1964, in the midst of major concerns about Republican nominee Barry Goldwater, the Democratic campaign ran an ad called “Confessions of a Republican” that gave voice to those worries and fears. Today, facing Donald Trump becoming the Republican nominee this week in Cleveland, Hillary for[Read More…]
As Trump Comes to Cleveland, Ohioans See Stark Choice on Display: Dangerous Division vs. Stronger Together
OHIO–(ENEWSPF)–July 17, 2016 By: Chris Wyant, Hillary for Ohio State Director, Hillary for America Two years ago, Republicans were envisioning a united GOP convention in Cleveland that would help them win a critical presidential battleground. But that dream never came to fruition. This week, the choice facing Ohio voters in[Read More…]
Hillary Clinton Statement on Shooting of Police Officers in Baton Rouge
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–July 17, 2016. After news that three police officers had been killed and several others wounded in a shooting in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Hillary Clinton issued the following statement: “Today’s devastating assault on police officers in Baton Rouge is an assault on all of us. There is no justification[Read More…]
AFL-CIO: Trump Makes Second Worst Vice Presidential Pick in History
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 16, 2016. Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on Donald Trump’s selection of Mike Pence for his Vice Presidential running mate: Congratulations to Donald Trump on the second worst Vice Presidential pick in history. Everything Donald Trump says shows he is desperate to be working people’s friend, but[Read More…]
SEIU’s Rocio Saenz on Gov. Pence: Ultimate Deal Breaker for Latino and Immigrant Voters
WASHINGTON -(ENEWSPF)–July 16, 2016. In response to Donald Trump’s selection of Gov. Mike Pence (R-Ind.) as his running mate, SEIU Executive Vice President Rocio Saenz issued the following statement: “Governor Pence and Donald Trump now represent a double threat to the immigrant community. His support for “self-deportation” and enforcement-only proposals are aligned[Read More…]
Hillary For America Response to Trump’s Event Naming Mike Pence As His Running Mate
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–July 26, 2016. Hillary for America Deputy Communications Director Christina Reynolds released the following statement after Donald Trump officially announced his running mate: “We were prepared to respond with the many ways in which Mike Pence is the most extreme pick in a generation—a doubling down of Trump’s divisive[Read More…]
CAIR Condemns Terror Attack in France, Newt Gingrich’s Call to ‘Test’ and Deport American Muslims
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–July 15, 2016. The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned the terror attack in France that killed at least 80 people, and also condemned a suggestion by Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich who responded to the attack by[Read More…]
NOW: Pence is Reckless, Dangerous, Wrong for Our Country
Washington, DC -(ENEWSPF)–July 15, 2016. Statement by NOW President Terry O’Neill: Donald Trump has failed his first big test as the Republican nominee for President. His appointment of Mike Pence to be his Vice President is, to borrow one of his favorite words, a disaster. Mike Pence has been a[Read More…]
NARAL Slams Trump for Selecting “Mr. Defund Planned Parenthood” Mike Pence as Vice Presidential Nominee
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 15, 2016. Ilyse Hogue, president of NARAL Pro-Choice America, released the following statement in response to Donald Trump’s reported selection of Mike Pence as his running mate: “Donald Trump’s decision to choose Gov. Mike Pence as a running mate is proof positive that when he has said that[Read More…]
