WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)–December 21, 2012. After the House of Representatives failed to pass Speaker Boenher’s “Plan B,” budget proposal yesterday, Mary Kay Henry, President of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), issued the following statement: “Tonight, House Republicans showed their true colors. First they voted to slash funding for Medicaid,[Read More…]
Opinion
Call Your Senator to Fix the Filibuster
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–December 20, 2012. Early in January, the U.S. Senate has a chance to pass rules to curb the endless filibustering that has brought the chamber to a halt. The vote will be close — and we would appreciate it if you would lend your voice to reform. In recent[Read More…]
AFSCME’s Saunders: ‘Boehner Showed Us Today Just Which Side He Really Stands On’
Statement of AFSCME Pres. Lee Saunders on House Speaker John Boehner’s “Plan B” Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 19, 2012. “John Boehner showed us today just which side he really stands on. Speaker Boehner’s so-called ‘Plan B’ is a complete sham; it only asks the richest one tenth of one percent to pay[Read More…]
’80 Years After the End of Prohibition, Prohibition is Finally Coming to an End’
Drug Policy Alliance Thanks Colorado and Washington Voters, Pat Robertson, Former U.S. Presidents Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter, NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo, NJ Gov. Chris Christie, and Presidents of Colombia, Guatemala and Uruguay Comes on Heels of Obama Response to Marijuana Legalization in Colorado and Washington: “We’ve Got Bigger Fish[Read More…]
Center for American Progress: Speaker Boehner’s Plan B Would Result in Job Losses, Middle-Class Tax Increases, and Trivial Deficit Reduction
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 19, 2012. Today the Center for American Progress released an analysis finding that House Speaker John Boehner’s (R-OH) latest plan to avoid making a deal to resolve the ongoing fiscal showdown would seriously damage the economy, raise taxes on millions of middle- and low-income families, and accomplish almost[Read More…]
Video: Gun Expert Decides To Make Stuff Up. Reporter Shuts Him Down.
From our friends at UPWORTHY: John Lott is a scholar at the University of Maryland. He has a history of dishonesty (see below video) despite his impressive resume. He uses logical fallacies and arbitrary data points to justify eliminating all gun laws. You read that right. ALL GUN LAWS. His theory is[Read More…]
Video: MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough, Self-Described ‘Conservative Republican’ And Longtime Gun Rights Advocate, Becomes The Voice Of Reason
Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Joe Scarborough began the Monday, December 17, 2012 episode of Morning Joe with a powerful monologue on the Friday shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newton, Connecticut.
Robin Kelly’s Open Letter to Fellow Candidates on Gun Violence
Matteson, Ill–(ENEWSPF)–UPDATE: December 20, 2012. Former State Representative Robin Kelly sent the following letter to her fellow candidates for Congress in the 2nd Congressional District of Illinois urging them to pledge support for her anti-gun violence initiative. Dear ______________, Like you, I was deeply saddened by the horrific events that[Read More…]
Center for American Progress Urges Administration Develop, Fund Program to Increase Resiliency to Climate Related Extreme Weather
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 18, 2012. As Congress debates recovery funding for states most damaged by superstorm Sandy, the Center for American Progress today released “An Ounce of Prevention: Increasing Resiliency to Climate-Related Extreme Weather.” To help communities reduce their vulnerability to future extreme weather events, we propose the creation of a[Read More…]
New Report on Strengthening Our Democracy by Expanding Voting Rights
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 18, 2012. The Center for American Progress today released a new report titled “Strengthening Our Democracy by Expanding Voting Rights,” which outlines the different ways state legislatures can expand access to voting rights for their citizens. In recent years conservative legislatures across the country have engaged in a[Read More…]
