Opinion

‘The Taliban Is Hitting, but Not Winning’

BRUSSELS—(ENEWSPF)—25 May 2010. Op-ed by NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen in the New York Times and the International Herald Tribune. The news from Afghanistan over the past few days has been disturbing: a Taliban terrorist attack in Kabul; a failed but dramatic attack on a NATO base; and reports[Read More…]

It’s Time for Republicans to Come to the Table and Offer Real Solutions for Immigration Reform

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–May 25 – In response to President Barack Obama’s meeting with Republican Senators today to discuss how to move forward on immigration reform Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Executive Vice-President, Eliseo Medina released the following statement: “President Obama’s admirable effort to invite Republicans to the table on immigration reform is[Read More…]

Wall Street Reform in the Senate Takes Steps to Rein in Private Student Lending

WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–May 25 – Statement from Chris Lindstrom, U.S. PIRG Higher Education Program Director. “On Friday, May 20, the Senate passed S. 3217, the Restoring American Financial Stability Act.  The bill creates a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to protect consumers of financial products, including private student loans. “As states cut[Read More…]

New Truck Emissions Standards a Strong Start

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 21, 2010.  President Barack Obama is announcing today that the Department of Transportation (DOT) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are setting the first-ever emissions standards for medium and heavy duty trucks starting in 2014 and will begin the next round of standards for cars and light trucks[Read More…]

One Month after the BP Blowout, Sierra Club Calls for Drilling Moratorium Disaster is a Wake Up Call

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 20, 2010.  Today marks one month since BP’s Deepwater Horizon offshore drilling rig exploded, killing 11 workers and creating an environmental and economic catastrophe in the Gulf Coast. Today, Sierra Club and other conservation groups sent a letter to President Obama calling for a formal moratorium on new[Read More…]

Study: Kerry-Lieberman American Power Act Will Create 200,000 Jobs Per Year, Reduce Foreign Oil Imports by 40%

WASHINGTON, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—May 20, 2010. Senator John Kerry (D-Mass.), co-author of the Senate’s comprehensive energy independence and climate change legislation, today highlighted new key findings from a non-partisan report that concludes the American Power Act will create 200,000 new jobs a year and will reduce foreign oil imports by 40%. The[Read More…]

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