Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 29, 2012. Today, U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Chair Barbara Boxer will convene a hearing on the local impacts of Superstorm Sandy. Sierra Club Executive Director Michael Brune released the following statement in response: “For the millions of Americans- like my mother and father – left without[Read More…]
Opinion
Polls of Voters Portend Conflict Between Obama Administration and State and House Republican Leaders Over Implementation of the Affordable Care Act
In Upcoming Negotiations About Fiscal Cliff, Political Leaders of Both Parties Face Opposition From Voters to Major Cuts in Medicare Boston, MA–(ENEWSPF)–November 28, 2012. An analysis of newly released polls shows that most of those who voted for President Obama in the 2012 election favor implementing the Affordable Care Act[Read More…]
Sierra Club Statement on BP’s Suspension from Federal Contracts
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 28, 2012. Today, the Environmental Protection Agency announced it had temporarily suspended BP from new federal contracts due to the company’s criminal role in the 2010 Gulf Coast oil disaster. Sierra Club Executive Director Michael Brune release the following statement in response: “Whether it’s in the form of[Read More…]
Buffett Rule Could Create 43,000 Jobs in 2013 and 95,000 Jobs Per Year From 2014 Through 2017
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–November 28, 2012. A new EPI report finds that the proposed tax provision known as the Buffett Rule could help create about 43,000 jobs in 2013 and roughly 95,000 jobs per year from 2014 through 2017. In The employment impact of coupling the Buffett Rule with job creating investments,[Read More…]
New Report: CEOs Pushing Social Security Cuts are Sitting on Massive Retirement Funds While Underfunding Worker Pensions
“Fix the Debt” CEOs hold an average of $9 million each to put toward retirement Washington DC –(ENEWSPF)–November 27, 2012. A new report by the Institute for Policy Studies examines CEOs of public companies who have endorsed the “Fix the Debt” campaign. The report, “Pension Deficit Disorder: The Massive CEO[Read More…]
Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on President Obama’s meeting with Mexican President-Elect Enrique Peña Nieto
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 27, 2012. Today President Obama meets with President-Elect Enrique Peña Nieto of Mexico, who will take office on December 1. Both leaders have expressed interest in strengthening the partnership between the two countries by, among other things, increasing economic competitiveness, promoting regional development, advancing bilateral efforts to develop[Read More…]
SEIU: STEM Jobs Act Unfairly Benefits Some at the Expense of Others
House GOP Immigration Bill Undermines Talk of Fixing Immigration System WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–November 27 – Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX) prepares to step down as House Judiciary Committee Chairman with a parting shot at immigrant communities by resurrecting a partisan special interest bill, the “STEM Jobs Act,” that was defeated by the House[Read More…]
Heavy Weather: How Climate Destruction Harms Middle and Lower Income Americans
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 7, 2012. In the aftermath of the devastating and tragic superstorm Hurricane Sandy, the Center for American Progress today released “Heavy Weather: How Climate Destruction Harms Middle and Lower Income Americans.” This report analyzes the impact of the 21 extreme weather events in 2011 through 2012 so far[Read More…]
Coalition Urges President to Veto NDAA If It Extends Guantánamo Transfer Restrictions
Human Rights, Religious, and Civil Liberties Groups Ask Obama to Keep His Promise to Close Guantánamo Prison WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–November 27, 2012. A broad coalition of human rights, religious, and civil liberties groups wrote to President Obama today to urge him to veto the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) if it impedes[Read More…]
Recalling All the Good Things About Congressman Jesse Jackson, Jr.
Commentary By John A. Ostenburg The pre-Thanksgiving Day resignation of Congressman Jesse L. Jackson Jr. (D-Ill.) was painful for me and lots of other folks who have worked with him over the past 17 years, and – despite how he may be portrayed in the press these days – many[Read More…]
