Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 23, 2014. Center for American Progress Vice President of Energy Policy Greg Dotson issued the following statement today in reaction to the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling that upheld the “Greenhouse Gas Cases” that addressed the EPA’s authority to regulate carbon pollution from major stationary sources: Today’s Supreme Court[Read More…]
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Al-Aulaqi Case Attorney Responds to DOJ Drone Kill Memo
“Program built on gross distortions of law” New York–(ENEWSPF)–June 23, 2014. Today, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) released the following statement by Senior Attorney Pardiss Kebriaei in response to the release of the Department of Justice memo outlining the Obama administration’s legal justification for the drone killing of U.S.[Read More…]
New Poll Released at the White House Summit for Working Families Finds Americans Broadly Support 21st Century Workplace Policies
Nearly two-thirds of women are now their family’s primary breadwinner or co-breadwinner, and most Americans believe our workplace policies and public policies have not kept up with this change. Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 23, 2014. On the day of the White House Summit on Working Families, the Center for American Progress released[Read More…]
Op-Ed by President Obama on the White House Summit on Working Families
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 23, 2014. In an op-ed published on the Huffington Post, President Obama writes about the importance of today’s White House Summit on Working Families and his commitment to creating a 21st century workplace that works for all Americans. Family-Friendly Workplace Policies Are Not Frills — They’re Basic Needs[Read More…]
Female Breadwinner Trend Continues, Workplace Policies Fail to Adapt
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 20, 2014. In advance of the White House Summit on Working Families, the Center for American Progress today released a new report on the status of working mothers as breadwinners and co-breadwinners. The report, “Breadwinning Mothers, Then and Now,” offers new insights into the demographics of mothers whose[Read More…]
5 Ways Cities Can Prepare for the Carbon-Pollution Standards
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 20, 2014. Today, as hundreds of mayors convene in Dallas, Texas, for the annual U.S. Conference of Mayors meeting, the Center for American Progress released recommendations for how cities can help states achieve the proposed EPA carbon-pollution standards and prevent the worst effects of climate change. “Mayors are[Read More…]
Center for American Progress on the Creation of a CEO for the Affordable Care Act
Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–June 20, 2014. Center for American Progress President Neera Tanden issued the following statement today after the Obama administration announced the search for a CEO and chief technology officer for the Affordable Care Act’s, or ACA’s, federal and state marketplaces. In May, CAP issued a report calling for[Read More…]
ACLU: White House Announces Plans to Expand Immigration Detention Centers for Families with Children
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–June 20, 2014. The Obama administration said today, it will open new detention facilities to house immigrant families crossing the border illegally, amid a surge from Central America. The administration said it also plans to surge government enforcement resources to increase their capacity to detain individuals who bring their children[Read More…]
Op-Ed by President Obama on the 70th Anniversary of the GI Bill
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 20, 2014. In an op-ed published in Military Times, President Obama reflects on the 70th Anniversary of the GI Bill, and how the investments we make in veterans help produce the leaders America needs. The following op-ed by President Obama appeared in Military Times: You pick the school,[Read More…]
Center for Constitutional Rights: No More U.S. Militarism in Iraq
New York–(ENEWSPF)–June 19, 2014. In response to the current crisis in Iraq and calls for a U.S. military response, the Center for Constitutional Rights issued the following statement: The two catastrophic decades of U.S. military action in Iraq should put to rest any delusion that further U.S. military involvement of[Read More…]
