Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–Jan. 25, 2012. Terry O’Sullivan, General President of LIUNA – the Laborers’ International Union of North America – made the following statement in response to President Obama’s State of the Union address: At a time when 1.3 million construction workers are still jobless, we are particularly encouraged by the[Read More…]
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We Can Get to U.S. Energy Independence — and Get It Right
NRDC: Time to End Our Addiction to Fossil Fuels, Embrace Clean Energy WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–January 24, 2012. The following is a statement by Frances Beinecke, president of the Natural Resources Defense Council, on President Obama’s State-of-the-Union address tonight: “Home-grown sources of energy certainly are preferable to imports, especially from unstable regions of[Read More…]
Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard L. Trumka On President Barack Obama’s State of the Union Address
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 24, 2012. Leaders are judged not just by what they say but to whom they listen. President Obama’s speech tonight shows that he has listened to the single mom working two jobs to get by, to the out-of-work construction worker, to the retired factory worker, to the student[Read More…]
Children, Asthma, and Proton Pump Inhibitors
Commentary Fernando D. Martinez, M.D., of the University of Arizona, Tucson, writes that the “overuse of PPIs in childhood asthma and in pediatrics in general is another example of a subtle but frequent phenomenon in clinical practice: therapeutic creep.” “Clinicians extend the use of a treatment with real or suggestive[Read More…]
SEIU and Priorities USA Action Blast Mitt Romney for Disingenuous, ‘Two Faced’ Outreach to the Hispanic Community
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 24, 2012. Several weeks ago, the 2.1 million-member Service Employees International Union (SEIU) declared through an endorsement of President Barack Obama and the endorsement of a 99 percent agenda, that working people were ready to fight for a vision of America that includes a pathway to citizenship for[Read More…]
Americans Deserve a Square Mortgage Settlement, Mr. President
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 24, 2012. Dear President Obama: While banks enjoy record profits, millions of Americans are drowning in underwater mortgages. Regarding the settlement talks between state attorneys general and big banks: the banks deserve much more than a slap on the wrist. We urge the administration to fight for and[Read More…]
SEIU: What Florida Voters Should Know About the GOP Frontrunners
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 23, 2012. The Service Employees International Union (SEIU), issued the following five key points of the Republican presidential candidates that Florida voters should know casting their vote: Campaigning in a state with an unemployment rate of almost 10 percent, the GOP presidential candidates have shown surprisingly little compassion[Read More…]
Obama’s National Security Shift and Sensible Defense Cuts
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 23, 2012. Today, on the eve of President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address, the Center for American Progress released “Obama’s Leaner National Security Strategy Got the Job Done in 2011,” a column on the post-Iraq security strategy that favors targeted and effective threat elimination over lengthy[Read More…]
Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard L. Trumka on Possible Bank Mortgage and Foreclosure Fraud Settlement
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 23, 2012. We need to hold banks accountable for the fraudulent practices that brought about the worst economic crisis since the Depression. State Attorneys General have been investigating bank fraud, and these critical investigations must not be undermined by a premature and inadequate settlement. We call on the[Read More…]
Commentary in Chicago Tribune Claims that Misguided Obama Blocks Keystone Pipeline
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—January 23, 2012. Last week President Obama announced that he concurs with the recommendations of the State Department and has denied the application of the Keystone Pipeline project. In making this announcement, President Obama indicated that: “This announcement is not a judgment on the merits of the pipeline,[Read More…]
