Vancouver, Canada–(ENEWSPF)–October 3, 2013. Law enforcement-based efforts criminalizing the possession of illicit substances have largely failed to reduce drug production, potency, or access, according to an assessment of global drug interdiction efforts published online this week by the British Medical Journal. Investigators from Canada and the United States reviewed government[Read More…]
Opinion
Report: U.S. Military Advisors Helping Reduce Attacks by Kony’s LRA
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–October 3, 2013. Renewed U.S. commitment to address atrocities committed by Joseph Kony’s Lord’s Resistance Army, or LRA, will bolster the ongoing counter-LRA efforts in Central Africa, argues a new Enough Project report released today. The report,“Completing the Mission: U.S. Special Forces Are Essential for Ending the LRA,” commends the continued[Read More…]
Sierra Club Statement on House Republican Attacks on Public Lands During Shutdown
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–October 3, 2013. Today, in spite of the government shutdown and Republican lip-service about our public lands, the House Natural Resources Committee’s Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulations will hold a hearing on a number of bills threatening our nation’s wild legacy, including: H.R. 2657 – Legislation Sponsored[Read More…]
SEIU: House Democrats Step Forward on Immigration Reform
SEIU lauds Democrat leadership in House on introduction of immigration bill and urges Speaker Boehner and his counterparts to get moving WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 2, 2013. Congressman Joe Garcia and his colleagues took action today to re-ignite immigration reform efforts in Congress by introducing a commonsense immigration bill that draws heavily[Read More…]
ACLU Comment on House Immigration Reform Proposal
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSWPF)–October 2, 2013. Below is a statement from Laura W. Murphy, director of the American Civil Liberties Union’s Washington Legislative Office, on the introduction of a comprehensive immigration reform bill in the U.S. House of Representatives today. “This bill is an admirable attempt to shake Congress free from its immigration[Read More…]
Teamsters: House GOP’s Political Games Endanger Economy, Jobs
Hoffa Says Extremist Republicans Should Be Ashamed WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–October 1, 2013. The Teamsters Union blasted extremist House Republicans today for endangering the U.S. economy and threatening the livelihood of millions of public and private sector workers with a possible government shutdown. “I’m outraged that radical GOP lawmakers want to impose their[Read More…]
Statement of Terry O’Sullivan, General President of LIUNA, On the Federal Government Shutdown
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–October 1, 2013 – It is exasperating that the U.S. House of Representatives has become so tied in political knots that it can no longer do its job and pass legislation to fund programs and services it has already authorized and to prevent a shutdown of the federal government.[Read More…]
American Academy of Pediatrics Statement on Government Shutdown and Its Impact on Children
Elk Grove Village, IL—(ENEWSPF)—October 1, 2013. Statement by: Thomas K. McInerny, MD, FAAP, president, American Academy of Pediatrics “Today, our federal government shut down, and millions of children and families face an uncertain future as a result. As long as the government is shut down, no additional federal funds are available[Read More…]
Sierra Club Statement on Government Shutdown
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–October 1, 2013. Last night, the federal government officially shut down after House Republicans refused to pass routine legislation to fund the government without toxic political riders. As a result, hundreds of thousands of Americans across the country will be temporarily out of work. Our national parks are closed[Read More…]
SEIU: Right-Wing Engineers Government Shutdown, But Health Law Implementation Moves Forward
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 1, 2013. Extremists in the House continue to grandstand and refuse to pass a Continuing Resolution that doesn’t block implementation of the Affordable Care Act. This political game of chicken has resulted in the first federal government shutdown in 17 years. Following is a statement by SEIU President[Read More…]
