Statement of NOW President Terry O’Neill Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 5, 2012. The National Organization for Women is deeply disappointed that conservatives in the U.S. Senate this afternoon prevented the Paycheck Fairness Act from being brought up for a debate and receiving a vote. Today, this bill had 52 votes to move[Read More…]
Opinion
Video: Fox News Reporter Griff Jenkins Avoids Querries About 4-minute Political Ad Created, Aired by Fox
From Republic Report : Fox News has taken flak for airing a four-minute political attack ad against President Obama during its regular programming this week. The ad wasn’t purchased by any outside group; it was simply produced by the network and aired as part of regular Fox News content. Though the network[Read More…]
New Bottom Line Statement on Jobs Numbers
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 1, 2012. This month’s dismal jobs numbers reinforce the urgent need for the Obama Administration and Congress to take action now to revive the housing market and economy by pushing for a reset of underwater mortgages to current market value. Principal reduction would not only help struggling homeowners[Read More…]
American Teens are Less Likely Than European Teens to use Cigarettes and Alcohol, But More Likely to Use Illicit Drugs
ANN ARBOR, Mich.–(ENEWSPF)–June 1, 2012. The U.S. had the second-lowest proportion of students who used tobacco and alcohol compared to their counterparts in 36 European countries, a new report indicates. The results originate from coordinated school surveys about substance use from more than 100,000 students in some of the largest[Read More…]
Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on May Jobs Report
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 1, 2012. May’s employment report shows the economy continues to confront strong headwinds. The addition of a mere 65,000 jobs last month and a small uptick in the unemployment rate is alarming and unacceptable. Most frustrating is the fact that it is not the means for recovery that[Read More…]
10 Recommendations for Increasing the Impact of Federal and State Investments in Early Childhood Education
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 1, 2012. At today’s event with White House Domestic Policy Director Cecilia Muñoz, Doing What Works, a project of the Center for American Progress will release a report detailing how the United States can increase the effectiveness and efficiency of existing federal and state investments in early childhood[Read More…]
May Payroll Employment Changes Little (+69,000); Jobless Rate Essentially Unchanged (8.2%)
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 1, 2012. Nonfarm payroll employment changed little in May (+69,000), and the unemployment rate was essentially unchanged at 8.2 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment increased in health care, transportation and warehousing, and wholesale trade but declined in construction. Employment was little changed in[Read More…]
House Votes on Deceptive Anti-Choice Bill on Anniversary of Dr. Tiller’s Murder
Statement of NOW President Terry O’Neill Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 31, 2012. Three years to the day since the murder of abortion provider and women’s health activist Dr. George Tiller, irrational anti-abortion attacks continue. Today it is extremists in Congress seizing on sex-selection abortions overseas to bash U.S. women and their doctors.[Read More…]
Statement by Planned Parenthood Federation of America, on Defeat of ‘PRENDA’ Bill, Which Would Have Imposed Harmful Restrictions on Women’s Health Care
NOTE: Two-thirds of the House needed to vote in favor to pass H.R. 3541, and it only got 246 votes. NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–May 31, 2012. Statement by Cecile Richards, President of Planned Parenthood Federation of America: “This bill would not have advanced women’s health and equity. It would have imposed harmful restrictions[Read More…]
TV Can Decrease Self-esteem in Children, Except White Boys
ANN ARBOR, Mich–(ENEWSPF)–May 31, 2012. If you are a white girl, a black girl or a black boy, exposure to today’s electronic media in the long run tends to make you feel worse about yourself. If you’re a white boy, you’ll feel better, according to a new study. Lead author[Read More…]
