Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 28, 2014. A new competitive grant program could rein in the cost of public colleges and universities, according to an analysis released today by the Center for American Progress. The analysis, titled “Public College Quality Compact for Students and Taxpayers” explores the effects of state disinvestment on public[Read More…]
Opinion
CAP’s Heidi Williamson on the House Vote to Ban Abortion Coverage for Virtually All Women
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 28, 2014. Today, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 7, a sweeping ban on abortion coverage for virtually all women, whether they obtain coverage through federal programs or private insurance companies. In response to the vote, Heidi Williamson, Senior Policy Analyst of the Women’s Health and Rights program[Read More…]
Environmental Working Group: Farm Bill Falls Far Short Of Vital Reform
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 28, 2014. The bill produced by the farm bill conference committee falls far short of the reforms needed to create a federal food and agricultural policy that can meet the challenges of the 21st century, the Environmental Working Group said today. “We are sorely disappointed with the conference[Read More…]
Final Farm Bill Agreement Supports Conservation, Protects Health
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–January 28, 2014 – Senate and House negotiators have agreed on a new five-year farm bill that emphasizes Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow’s pro-conservation, farm-friendly approach, and turns aside House efforts to undermine safeguards for the nation’s land, water and air and public health. Following is a statement from[Read More…]
Export Ban on Crude Oil Should Remain in Place
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 28, 2014. Today, as Congress considers lifting the prohibition of crude oil exports, the Center for American Progress released an analysis that supports retention of the ban. The analysis finds that allowing exports for the first time since 1975 could lead to gasoline price spikes and weaker energy[Read More…]
Neera Tanden on the Administration’s Executive Action to Raise the Minimum Wage for New Federal Workers
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 28, 2014. In advance of the State of the Union address this evening, the Obama administration announced this morning that President Barack Obama will take executive action to raise the minimum wage to $10.10 per hour for new federal contract workers. Center for American Progress President Neera Tanden[Read More…]
New Report Makes the Economic Case for a Clear, Quick Pathway to Citizenship
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 27, 2014. Today, the Center for American Progress released a new report that examines the impact that allowing immigrants to gain full citizenship would have on the economy. The report, titled “The Economic Case for a Clear, Quick Pathway to Citizenship” analyzes not just the U.S. case but also[Read More…]
Google, Facebook, and Other Tech Firms Will Be Allowed to Release Info About NSA Requests
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–January 27, 2014. The government has partially lifted a gag on Google and other technology companies, allowing them to publish more specific statistics about the information they give to the government in response to national security demands, according to the Justice Department. The announcement comes several months after Google,[Read More…]
Planned Parenthood: ‘Religious Groups have been Exempt from the Birth Control Benefit All Along, and They Still Are’
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–January 27, 2014. Planned Parenthood Federation of America president Cecile Richards issued the following statement on Friday in response to news that the Supreme Court has allowed the Little Sisters of the Poor not to file a government form stating they object to providing birth control while their case proceeds[Read More…]
CAP Urges ACA’s Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute to Amplify Funding for Comparative Effectiveness Research
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 24, 2014. A new analysis released today by the Center for American Progress (CAP) and authored by several drafters of the Affordable Care Act reveals that the independent nonprofit organization created under the health care law to be responsible for comparing the effectiveness of treatments options is falling[Read More…]
