Commentary By Walter Falk Recently, more and more Democrats have bemoaned what they consider Obama’s lack of leadership and his failure to speak out more vigorously and to denounce Wall Street and Republicans for their sins, past and present. These critics also complain that Obama has failed to explain plainly[Read More…]
Opinion
Center for American Progress Comment on 11th Circuit Court of Appeal’s Ruling on Affordable Healthcare Act’s Individual Mandate Requirement
Washington, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—August 12, 2011. The statement below is attributed to the Center for American Progress (CAP) Policy Analyst and Blogger Ian Millhiser on the 11th Circuit Court of Appeal’s 2-1 decision to strike down the individual mandate in the Affordable Health Care Act. “What today’s opinion lacks in fidelity to[Read More…]
Getting Defense Spending Under Control
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–August 12, 2011. The cuts to national security spending in the recent deal to raise the debt ceiling have attracted significant criticism from conservative commentators who argue that these cuts are unexpected, unprecedented, and threatening to our national security. Today the Center for American Progress released the brief “Defense[Read More…]
Center for American Progress: Ending the Bush Bonus Tax Cuts Requires Little Sacrifice, Does No Harm
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–August 12, 2011. The recent debt deal struck last week resulted in congressional Republicans stating that tax increases cannot be part of deficit reduction. Michael Ettlinger, Vice President for Economic Policy at the Center for American Progress, explains why these Republicans are drawing such hard lines in his piece[Read More…]
AARP to Supercommittee: Protect Health and Retirement Security for All Americans
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–August 11, 2011. AARP CEO A. Barry Rand offered the following statement after the House and Senate nominated members of the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction: “AARP looks forward to working with the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction to ensure that the health and retirement security of current[Read More…]
Angus Reid Poll: 55 Percent Of Adults Support Legalizing Marijuana
New York, NY–(ENEWSPF)–August 11, 2011. Fifty-five percent of American adults support legalizing marijuana, up from 52 percent in 2010, according to the results of a new Angus Reid Public Opinion poll. Pollsters conducted an online survey of a representative national sample of 1,003 American adults. A solid majority, including 63[Read More…]
Sierra Club Applauds Historic Standards for Heavy Trucks
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–August 9, 2011. Today President Obama announced the first-ever fuel efficiency and carbon pollution standards for medium and heavy duty trucks made between 2014 and 2018. In response, Michael Brune, Executive Director of the Sierra Club, issued the following statement: “The Sierra Club applauds the President’s historic announcement today. [Read More…]
To The Editor: With Governors Like Pennsylvania’s Corbett, 2012 Elections Could Be Very Blue
To The Editor: I read details about [Pennsylvania] Gov. Corbett’s budget with some dismay. As the director of a social service agency for the past 35 years and a former classroom teacher for 18 years, I am concerned. I believe in free enterprise but I get concerned when the governor[Read More…]
Just the Facts: S&P’s $2 Trillion Mistake
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 6, 2011. In a document provided to Treasury on Friday afternoon, Standard and Poor’s (S&P) presented a judgment about the credit rating of the U.S. that was based on a $2 trillion mistake. After Treasury pointed out this error – a basic math error of significant consequence –[Read More…]
U.S.-Mexico Border Is Safer Than Ever
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–August 4, 2011. Despite the conservative “border security first” rhetoric—the primary obstacle to comprehensive immigration reform – a recent USA Today article shows that border communities are safer on average than U.S. cities and a New York Times report suggests that net illegal immigration from Mexico may now be[Read More…]
