Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 6, 2012. As Congress works to come to an agreement to avoid sequestration, the Center for American Progress today released “$100 Billion in Politically Feasible Defense Cuts for a Budget Deal,” an issue brief outlining targeted reductions in defense spending to put the country on a more sustainable[Read More…]
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Rising Income Inequality Reduces Economic Mobility, Increases Pessimism Among Americans
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 5, 2012. In anticipation of the one-year anniversary of President Barack Obama’s landmark speech in Osawatomie, Kansas, which marked a turning point in the president’s economic argument, the Center for American Progress today released two reports drawing attention to the consequences of rising economic inequality. High levels of[Read More…]
ACLU: Washington Law Viewed as Historic Step in Reforming Marijuana Policies
State Marijuana Legalization Goes into Effect Today SEATTLE–(ENEWSPF)–December 6, 2012. An historic measure to legalize marijuana that was overwhelmingly approved by Washington voters in November goes into effect today. Under the law, adults in Washington will no longer be subject to arrest for possessing small amounts of marijuana for personal[Read More…]
Planned Parenthood Applauds Senate Passage of National Defense Authorization Act: ‘Shaheen Amendment ‘
Gives Military Women the Comprehensive Health Care they Deserve WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–December 5, 2012. Planned Parenthood Federation of America President Cecile Richards released the following statement applauding the Senate passage of the National Defense Authorization Act, which includes language authored by[Read More…]
Senate Fails to Ratify the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD)
The treaty suffered a largely partisan defeat with 61-38 vote Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 4, 2012. The American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) regrets to announce that the Senate failed to ratify the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). The measure was defeated largely along partisan lines with[Read More…]
CBS News Poll Finds 59% of Americans Want States – Not Feds – to Determine Marijuana Policy
Majorities Across the Political Spectrum – Including 65% of Republicans – Say the Federal Government Should Leave Matter to the States Poll Also Confirms Other Recent Polls, Showing Country Evenly Split on Legally Regulating Marijuana; Highest-Ever Result Since CBS Has Tracked Question NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–December 4, 2012. Last month, voters Washington[Read More…]
SEIU: Working Families Deserve a Better Offer
House Republican Budget Proposal is a Non-Starter WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)–December 4, 2012. After House Republicans put forward a $2.2 trillion budget proposal, Mary Kay Henry, President of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), issued the following statement: “This Republican proposal is a non-starter. Any plan that does not include restoring[Read More…]
Reforming Our Tax System, Reducing Our Deficit
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 4, 2012. There are very few things everyone in Washington can agree on these days. But the one notion that will get heads nodding across the political spectrum is that today’s fiscal policies simply are not sustainable. If we keep doing what we’ve been doing, not only will[Read More…]
U.S. Senate Must Ratify Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 4, 2012. Today, Amnesty International USA sent a letter to U.S. Senators Harry Reid and Mitch McConnell in strong support of the United States’ ratification of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (“CRPD”). The letter reads in part: “The CRPD affirms and protects the rights[Read More…]
Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka On Republican Budget Letter to President Obama
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 4, 2012. Republicans in Congress are not in touch with their constituents. They do not seem to understand that they lost the last election because voters rejected their agenda. And now they are recycling more of the same agenda that was overwhelmingly rejected in November: lower tax rates[Read More…]
