Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–September 3, 2105. Center for American Progress Executive Vice President for External Affairs Winnie Stachelberg issued the following statement today in support of proposed regulations released by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act, or ACA. Among other critical[Read More…]
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Center for American Progress Unveils New Child Care Tax Credit Proposal to Expand Access to Child Care for Working Families
By creating a new High-Quality Child Care Tax Credit, we can help families work and prepare children for school. Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–September 3, 2015. The Center for American Progress today released a new proposal that would provide a High-Quality Child Care Tax Credit to help low-income and middle-class families afford[Read More…]
Reaction to Hillary Clinton’s Plan to Combat Drug and Alcohol Abuse
NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—September 3, 2015. Hillary Clinton announced her Initiative to Combat America’s Deadly Epidemic of Drug and Alcohol Addiction yesterday. You can read her op-ed and check out the full factsheet for Clinton’s comprehensive plan HERE. See below for some reaction… Tim Kaine — Senator from Virginia and Former Chairman[Read More…]
Closing Schools Is Just Another Form of Killing – BYP100 Stands with Dyett Hunger Strikers
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—August 30, 2015. Black Youth Project 100 (BYP100) stands in support of the Coalition to Revitalize Dyett, a group of outraged community members, teachers and parents who have been on hunger strike for education justice since August 17th. The hunger strike is in response to Chicago Public Schools’ failure to[Read More…]
Study: Smoking Still Remains Cannabis Consumers’ Preferred Method Of Ingestion
Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–August 28, 2015. The majority of people who self-report consuming cannabis do so by methods that involve smoking the substance, according to nationally representative survey data published online ahead of print in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. Investigators from the US Center for Disease Control and Emory University[Read More…]
Sierra Club Statement on TVA’s Plan to Address Closure of Coal Ash Impoundments
KNOXVILLE, TENN. –(ENEWSPF)–August 27, 2015. The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) issued its notice for a programmatic Environmental Impact Statement to address the closure of coal combustion residual impoundments at its coal-fired power plants. In response, Jonathan Levenshus, Senior Campaign Representative for the Sierra Club Beyond Coal Campaign in Tennessee, released[Read More…]
New Policies Can Spark Big Increases in Renewable Energy Production From America’s Public Lands and Oceans
A power generation engineer walks beside solar panels, May 13, 2015. Source: AP/John Raoux Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–August 27, 2015. Renewable energy production has increased dramatically under the Obama administration, with solar generation increasing twentyfold and wind generation increasing threefold since 2009 alone. But a new report from the Center for[Read More…]
Former Governor Tom Vilsack: Why I’m Supporting Hillary Clinton
IOWA—(ENEWSPF)—August 26, 2015. On Feb. 1, 2016 I intend to proudly caucus for Hillary Clinton — plain and simple. Hillary Clinton is not new to the fight for middle class families. Throughout her public life she has consistently fought to expand and strengthen the middle class. I have no doubt[Read More…]
Watch: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: LGBT Discrimination (HBO)
Analysis This year’s gay marriage ruling was a milestone, but LGBT discrimination is still surprisingly legal. John Oliver explains why we need a federal anti-discrimination law.
The System Works: D.C. Regulators Showed Courage in Rejecting Exelon’s Proposed Takeover of Pepco
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 25, 2015. Statement of Allison Fisher, Outreach Director, Public Citizen’s Energy Program: Congratulations to the D.C. Public Service Commission for showing courage today in rejecting Chicago-based Exelon’s acquisition of Pepco. The deal would have been bad for D.C. consumers, and the Commission was right to reject it –[Read More…]
