Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 28, 2012. SEIU President Mary Kay Henry issued this statement in response to House Republican plans to hold a vote to repeal the Affordable Care Act during the week of July 9. “Earlier today, the Supreme Court upheld the Affordable Care Act as fully constitutional, including expansion of[Read More…]
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Audubon President Comments on RESTORE Act in Transportation Bill
Big Victory for Gulf Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 29, 2012. Today Congress passed the surface transportation bill, which includes the RESTORE Act, a provision to dedicate 80 percent of Clean Water Act penalties from the BP Deepwater Horizon disaster to Gulf Coast restoration. Penalty amounts could range between $5 and $21[Read More…]
Confidence Falls Among Upper Income Households
Richard Curtin. Image courtesy of D.C. Goings ANN ARBOR, Mich. ANN ARBOR, Mich–(ENEWSPF)–June 29, 2012. Consumer confidence posted a sizable loss in June, with most of the overall decline in how consumers viewed future prospects for the national economy, according to University of Michigan economist Richard Curtin, director of the Thomson[Read More…]
Sierra Club Statement on Transportation Conference Report
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 28, 2012. Today, details of the Transportation Bill Conference Report under consideration by House and Senate conferees were revealed. Congress is expected to vote on the deal this week. In response, the Sierra Club released the following statement from Executive Director, Michael Brune: “Led by Senators Reid and[Read More…]
New Report Shows Days of Cheap, Affordable Coal-Fired Power Are Over
Escalating costs, increasingly-competitive clean energy alternatives, emerging ‘OCEC’ cartel make new coal plant investments risky WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 28, 2012. Today, the Sierra Club released a new study, revealing that the days of cheap, affordable coal fired power are now over. The report, Locked In: The Financial Risks of New Coal-Fired[Read More…]
SEIU: Supreme Court Upholds Affordable Care Act
Life-Saving Insurance Protections, Expansion of Care to 32 Million Americans and Affordable Healthcare Options All to Move Forward Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 28, 2012. SEIU President Mary Kay Henry issued this statement in response to the decision by the US Supreme Court today to uphold the Affordable Care Act as fully constitutional,[Read More…]
AARP Responds to Supreme Court Ruling on the Affordable Care Act
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 28, 2012. AARP is pleased that the Supreme Court found the critically important provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to be constitutional. This landmark legislation is already improving the health and financial security of our members and all Americans. AARP supported this law because it helps many[Read More…]
Statement on RESTORE Act by Audubon President
“The RESTORE Act is a lifeline for the Gulf Coast. It will create jobs….” Bill Stripling – American White Pelican New York, NY–(ENEWSPF)–June 28, 2012. Yesterday the U.S. House and Senate announced a compromise on the surface transportation bill, which includes a provision to dedicate 80 percent of Clean Water Act[Read More…]
Aetna Statement on Supreme Court Ruling on the Affordable Care Act
HARTFORD, Conn–(ENEWSPF)–June 28, 2012 — Aetna (NYSE: AET) released the following statement after today’s Supreme Court ruling upholding the Affordable Care Act: “Today’s Supreme Court decision does not change our business strategy or commitment to system reforms that make quality care more affordable and accessible. We are prepared for the changes[Read More…]
Statement by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts on the Supreme Court’s Decision Re: the Affordable Care Act
Massachusetts–(ENEWSPF)–June 28, 2012. President and CEO of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Andrew Dreyfus’ Statement“Today’s ruling is a validation of decades of work here in Massachusetts to expand health care coverage to all of our citizens. All Americans will now have the same health care benefits and protections that[Read More…]
