ALABAMA–(ENEWSPF)–March 14, 2017. The recent analysis by the Congressional Budget Office confirms what we already knew: The plan to replace the Affordable Care Act will drastically reduce the number of people with health insurance in our country. This bill will have life-threatening consequences for the poor as it slashes $880[Read More…]
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U.S. Senate Expected to Take Up Measure Today Aimed at Expanding Drug Testing of People Who File for Unemployment Assistance
50 Civil Rights, Faith, and Criminal Justice Organizations Send Letter to Congress Opposing Legislation Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 14, 2017. U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has scheduled floor debate and a likely vote on a measure today (H.J. Res 42) that would roll back an Obama Administration regulation limiting the ability[Read More…]
Sierra Club: “Embattled Borderlands” Provides Virtual Visit to US-Mexico Border
Story map combines photos, scientific data to highlight perilous reality of the region Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 14, 2017. With the Trump administration gearing up to expand border wall construction on the U.S.-Mexico border, it is more important than ever to gain a clearer picture of the land and people of this[Read More…]
House GOP Tax Plan Will Primarily Benefit Corporations and the Wealthy, New Center for American Progress Report Says
The Capitol is seen at sunup on February 17, 2017. AP/J. Scott Applewhite Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–March 14, 2017. If implemented, the House Republican proposal to change the way corporations and other businesses are taxed will provide large tax cuts to corporations and the wealthy, while its ability to generate American[Read More…]
Why We Oppose the Proposed Crete CSX Intermodal
CRETE–(ENEWSPF)–March 15, 2017. WE…Crete Residents and Concerned Citizens in surrounding communities…oppose the proposed CSX Crete Intermodal for the following reasons. *We look forward to the Equestrian Horses (HITS) and the culture and businesses that kind of enterprise will bring to our area. The intermodal is in direct contrast to the[Read More…]
Problem With Immigration? Meet My Grandfather
To The Editor: This letter is in response to the recent articles covering immigration. My grandfather Albert Joseph Bialek came to the United States from Poland (Galicia) in 1910. Per the Ellis Island website, he boarded the ship Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse in Bremen, Germany (formerly Prussia). He had just[Read More…]
Statement from Center for American Progress Economist Michael Madowitz on the February 2017 Jobs Report
An assembly line worker moves a door into position at a General Motors assembly plant in Hamtramck, Michigan, July 27, 2011. AP/Paul Sancya Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–March 10, 2017. Center for American Progress Economist Michael Madowitz released the following statement today on the February 2017 employment situation figures from the U.S.[Read More…]
Payroll Employment Rises by 235,000 in February 2017; Unemployment Rate Changes Little at 4.7%
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 10, 2017. Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 235,000 in February, and the unemployment rate was little changed at 4.7 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment gains occurred in construction, private educational services, manufacturing, health care, and mining. Household Survey Data The number of[Read More…]
AARP Opposes Special Interest Health Care Bill
Legislation would weaken Medicare, hike insurance premiums on those who can least afford it, and give tax breaks to big drug companies. Washington, DC —(ENEWSPF)–March 9, 2017. In a statement AARP Executive Vice President Nancy LeaMond announced AARP’s opposition to the House plan that would make harmful changes to our[Read More…]
American Society of Civil Engineers Releases 2017 Report Card for America’s Infrastructure
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 9, 2017. Every family and business needs infrastructure to thrive – from the road you travel to work, to the pipes that deliver clean drinking water, to the inland waterways and rail that move goods from coast to coast. Our nation is at a crossroads. Deteriorating infrastructure is[Read More…]
