WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–September 19, 2011. AARP Executive Vice President Nancy LeaMond offered the following statement after the President released his plan for deficit reduction, elements of which may be considered by the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction over the next two months: “AARP reiterates its strong opposition to any proposals that[Read More…]
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Retiree Leader Praises Obama Economic Proposal
Would Strengthen Nation, Honor Commitment to Social Security Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—September 19, 2011. The following statement was issued today by Edward F. Coyle, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans: “Retirees laud President Obama for proposing bold ways to revitalize the American economy that are supported by sound fiscal choices[Read More…]
Center for American Progress: Tea Party Success Would Produce Disastrous Consequences for Every American
Washington D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 16, 2011. Today, a new report released by the Center for American Progress reveals that if the Tea Party movement succeeds in their goals of changing or replacing the United States Constitution, virtually every American will suffer the consequences. In their vision for America, seniors will lose their[Read More…]
SEIU: ‘Outsourcers’ Bill of Rights’ Would Kill American Jobs
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 15, 2011. Mary Kay Henry, President of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), issued the following statement after the House of Representatives passed the “Protecting Jobs from Government Interference Act”: “The bill passed by the House today would make it easier for companies to ship jobs overseas and[Read More…]
E-Verify: A Triple Loser; Kills Jobs, Burdens Businesses, Costs Taxpayers
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 15, 2011. Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Lamar Smith (R-TX) plans to mark up a bill that will make E-Verify, the government’s Internet-based system that verifies whether employees are authorized to work, mandatory for all employers in the United States. The Center for American Progress hosted a conference[Read More…]
Bush-Era Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Program Is GOP Leaders’ No. 1 Target
Job Program Is Putting Americans to Work, Producing Cleaner Cars Washington, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—September 15, 2011. Congressional Republican leaders have been fairly silent about President Barack Obama’s American Jobs Act proposal to generate employment and now they propose to slash $1.5 billion from the existing Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing program, that employs[Read More…]
Op-ed by First Lady Michelle Obama in USA Today: Support Our Military Families
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 14, 2011. The full text of an op-ed by First Lady Michelle Obama published in USA Today is printed below. Support our military families By First Lady Michelle Obama Last weekend, Americans across the country joined together to remember that September morning from 10 years ago, honoring the[Read More…]
SEIU: Mitt Romney Continues His Attack on Working People
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 13, 2011. Service Employees International Union (SEIU) issued the following statement in response to Mitt Romney’s speech curtailing the basic rights of workers: “As millions of unemployed and underemployed Americans search for work or try to hold on to their current jobs, Mitt Romney continues his assault on[Read More…]
Center for American Progress: The Debt Deal and Budget Process Threaten Critical Climate Aid Funding
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 13, 2011. Today the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction convened the hearing “The History and Drivers of Our Nation’s Debt and Its Threats,” discussing ways to lower the deficit, a process that has put critical international climate aid funding in jeopardy. The Center for American Progress released[Read More…]
NRDC: House GOP Begins Latest Assault on Health, Environmental Protections
Subcommittee’s Expected Passage of Two Anti-Environment Bills Just the Beginning WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–September 13, 2011. With a U.S. House of Representatives Energy & Commerce subcommittee poised to pass two bills that would derail new standards designed to protect Americans from mercury and other lethal toxic emissions from cement kilns and industrial boilers,[Read More…]
