WASHINGTON, DC —(ENEWSPF)–January 31, 2017. U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today announced she will not support the nomination of Betsy DeVos to be Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education, citing the nominee’s ignorance of important civil rights protections that ensure every student is afforded the right to a[Read More…]
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Southern Poverty Law Center on the Trump Team
ALABAMA–(ENEWSPF)–January 31, 2017. The following are SPLC articles, statements and reports about several of President-elect Donald Trump’s choices for Cabinet posts and advisory positions. Stephen Bannon: Chief Strategist and Senior Counselor White Nationalists Rejoice at Trump’s Appointment of Breitbart’s Stephen Bannon Stephen Bannon Must Go Gen. Mike Flynn (Ret.): National[Read More…]
Chicago Women Take Action Statement: We Support Call for Help to End Gun Violence
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–January 31, 2017. Chicago Women Take Action (CWTA) supports activists, elected officials, health professionals and everyone working to end the gun violence in Chicago. We reject the concept that Chicago is “Afghanistan.” We are not. We are a city with a devastating gun violence problem that mostly affects distressed communities.[Read More…]
ACLU Statement on Potential White House Anti-LGBT Executive Order
NEW YORK —(ENEWSPF)–January 31, 2017. The White House yesterday sought to distance itself from rumors of an impending anti-LGBT Executive order, pledging to continue to enforce a 2014 Obama Administration order that enshrines nondiscrimination protections for LGBT people when seeking federal employment. American Civil Liberties Union LGBT Project Director James[Read More…]
CAIR Condemns Terror Attack on Canadian Mosque, Urges U.S. Muslims to Take Security Measures
WASHINGTON, D.C..–(ENEWSPF)–January 30, 2017 – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned a terror attack on a Canadian mosque by a suspect who had expressed anti-immigrant and anti-Muslim sentiments on social media. Six worshipers were killed in the attack and[Read More…]
National Education Association President: Trump’s Hateful Actions Undermine Our Core Values as a Nation
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–January 30, 2017 – President Donald Trump on Friday signed an Executive Order banning Muslims and refugees from seven countries. The order, rooted in hate, resulted in chaos and confusion for people based simply on where they are from and what they might believe. The following statement can be[Read More…]
Trump’s ‘Two-Out, One-In’ Executive Order on Regulations Is Radical, Unworkable and Dangerous
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 30, 2017. Statement of Robert Weissman, President, Public Citizen: Today, President Donald Trump signed an executive order with the goal of repealing two public protections for every new one issued. The order also establishes a process for setting an annual cap on federal regulations, which the Trump administration[Read More…]
American Academy of Pediatrics Statement on Protecting Immigrant Children
Elk Grove Village, IL–(ENEWSPF)–January 30, 2017. By: Fernando Stein, MD, FAAP, President, American Academy of Pediatrics: “The mission of the American Academy of Pediatrics is to protect the health and well-being of all children—no matter where they or their parents were born. Following the immigration-focused Executive Orders signed by President[Read More…]
Center for American Progress: The Relationship Between the United States and Mexico Is Too Important for President Trump to Destroy
Washington, D.C. — The U.S. relationship with Mexico is one of the most important international relationships this country has. Over the past decades, that connection has become stronger, making both countries more economically prosperous and secure. The vilification of Mexicans by President Donald Trump threatens to unravel that relationship even[Read More…]
Over 100 Food and Farm Groups Oppose Andrew Puzder for Labor Secretary
Coalition urges senators to reject nominee, citing long track record of workers’ rights violations and conflicts of interest with role as CEO of CKE Restaurants WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–January 30, 2017. Today 105 food and agriculture organizations, representing more than 10 million people across the food system, sent a letter to[Read More…]
