Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 3, 2011. The U.S. Commerce Department’s Economics and Statistics Administration (ESA) today issued the second in a series of reports on science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) jobs and higher education. As expected, the report, Women in STEM: A Gender Gap to Innovation, finds there are fewer women than[Read More…]
Opinion
Newly Passed Budget Control Act Cuts the Federal Budget Deficit
Washington, D.C–(ENEWSPF)–August 3, 2011. There is a lot to dislike about the debt deal passed by Congress and signed into law by President Barack Obama yesterday. Criticize it for being completely skewed toward radical right-wing priorities. Point out that it forces draconian cuts to some very important public investments, services,[Read More…]
AARP Statement on Passage of Budget Control Act of 2011
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–August 2, 2011. AARP CEO A. Barry Rand offered the following statement after the House and Senate passed the Budget Control Act of 2011 to raise the debt ceiling. Throughout the past several months, AARP has been focused on preventing cuts to Social Security and Medicare benefits for the millions[Read More…]
CAP Analysis on the Debt Deal: Today’s Deal is Just the Beginning
Washington, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)–August 1, 2011. Today the Center for American Progress released an analysis showing that the debt deal struck this weekend does nothing to help with the biggest problem facing our nation: anemic job growth and a faltering economy. In fact, by putting a noose on public investments and tightening[Read More…]
AARP Urges Senators to Support Budget Control Act of 2011 Introduced in the Senate
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–July 29, 2011. As the U.S. Congress continues its consideration of legislation to grant the federal government additional borrowing authority, AARP Executive Vice President Nancy LeaMond today sent a letter to members of the U.S. Senate urging their support for the Budget Control Act of 2011 introduced in the Senate.[Read More…]
Voters Strong Desire for Job Creation Affirms USW’s Long-Standing Position
Pittsburgh, PA–(ENEWSPF)–July 29, 2011. United Steelworkers (USW) International President Leo W. Gerard urged Congress and President Obama to heed the results of a new opinion poll released today showing Americans want Washington to focus on creating jobs, particularly in the manufacturing sector. The bipartisan poll released by the Alliance for[Read More…]
Big Oil Pumps Up Profits with Taxpayer Subsidies as Deficit Mounts
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–July 29, 2011. This week, while the debt ceiling fight remains unresolved and conservatives in Congress ask for more spending cuts without closing tax loopholes, the five Big Oil companies—ExxonMobil, BP, ConocoPhillips, Chevron, and Shell—posted massive second-quarter profits thanks in no small part to billions in unnecessary subsidies and[Read More…]
To the Editor: Gaming Bill or Jobs Bill?
Governor Quinn is considering whether or not to sign Senate Bill 744 which would expand gambling in IL. SB744 is being called the “gaming bill”. Personally, I think it should be called the “jobs bill”. Currently, the horse racing industry is responsible for more than 30,000 jobs statewide. SB744 would[Read More…]
What They’re Saying: We Need an FAA Bill Extension
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 27, 2011. Contractors have been told to stop work on critical airport modernization projects around the country after Congress failed to pass legislation giving the FAA the authority necessary for work to continue by last Friday’s deadline. Dozens of “stop work orders” have been issued for major projects[Read More…]
USW: The Most Important Deficit is a Jobs Deficit
Pittsburgh, PA—(ENEWSPF)—July 26, 2011. Leslie Marshall, host of the The Leslie Marshall Show, talks with United Steelworkers (USW) President Leo W. Gerard about Republican representation, deficits and tax cuts. They opened the discussion talking about government representation. Gerard said, “We have a Republican Party that believes it’s there to govern[Read More…]
