Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 12, 2017 SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending January 7, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 247,000, an increase of 10,000 from the previous week’s revised level. The previous week’s level was revised up by 2,000 from 235,000 to 237,000. The 4-week moving average[Read More…]
Opinion
Center for American Progress’ Topher Spiro on the Passage of Resolution Allowing Affordable Care Act Repeal to Move Forward
Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–January 12, 2017. Center for American Progress Vice President for Health Policy Topher Spiro issued the following statement after the Senate voted in the middle of the night to pass a budget resolution allowing the process of repealing the Affordable Care Act to begin. Despite last night’s procedural[Read More…]
DeVos Family Political Donations to Senate Even Larger Than Previously Reported, New Center for American Progress Analysis Reveals
Betsy DeVos speaks during a rally in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on December 9, 2016. AP/Paul Sancya CAP research uncovers more than $4 million in donations to U.S. senators and their fundraising arms from the DeVos family. Betsy DeVos is President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to serve as the next U.S. secretary of[Read More…]
Greenpeace: Senate Moves Tillerson Questions Behind Closed Doors After Protests
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–January 12, 2017. In response to the second day of questions to Secretary of State nominee Rex Tillerson allegedly occurring behind closed doors with Senators, Greenpeace USA Climate Liability Campaigner Naomi Ages said: “After four activists confronted Rex Tillerson and the Senate Foreign Relations Committee yesterday, the Senators have[Read More…]
Fight for $15: CEO of Rigged Economy Has No Business as Labor Secretary
Carl’s Jr., Hardee’s Cooks, Cashiers in Two-Dozen Cities to Protest Trump’s Pick Ahead of Senate Hearings; Fast-Food Mogul Andy Puzder Opposes Minimum Wage Hikes, Steals Workers’ Pay, Violates Overtime Laws, and Forces Employees onto Public Assistance Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 12, 2017. In the run up to the Senate confirmation hearing of[Read More…]
First-Ever National Report on How Solitary Confinement Harms People With Physical Disabilities
Wheelchairs, Braille Materials, Hearing Aids, and Other Vital Devices Are Often Denied in Solitary NEW YORK —(ENEWSPF)–January 12, 2017. The American Civil Liberties Union published the first-ever nationwide report documenting the special dangers of solitary confinement for people who are blind or deaf, can’t walk without assistance, or have other[Read More…]
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Survey Finds Over One-In-Four Consumers Contacted By Debt Collectors Feel Threatened
CFPB Also Releases Study of Consumer Risks in Online Debt Sales, Consumer Stories of Debt Collection Experiences WASHINGTON, D.C. –-(ENEWSPF)–January 12, 2017. A Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) report released today found that over one-in-four consumers contacted by debt collectors felt threatened. The report was drawn from the first-ever national[Read More…]
People’s Action: Trump Diverts Attention From Massive Conflicts of Interests, Wall Street Takeover of Washington
WASHINGTON – (ENEWSPF)–January 11, 2017. Today, President-elect Donald Trump held his first formal news conference since July 27, 2016. In response, LeeAnn Hall and George Goehl, co-directors of People’s Action, a national grassroots advocacy organization, issued the following statement: “Mr. Trump likes to point fingers but fails to take responsibility.[Read More…]
RefuseFascism.org Co-Initiator Carl Dix Disrupts Sessions Confirmation Hearing
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 11, 2017. Tuesday morning, RefuseFascism.org Co-Initiator Carl Dix and several other protesters disrupted Senator Sessions confirmation hearing and were removed in handcuffs. Dix was dragged out chanting, “No Trump, No KKK, No Fascist USA.” Another RefuseFascism.org protester was dragged out saying: “We refuse to accept a fascist America.[Read More…]
Pro-Democracy Groups Demand McConnell and Other Senators Delay Confirmation Hearings Until Ethics Process is Complete
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–January 10, 2017. In less than a day, more than 164,000 people and dozens of leading pro-democracy organizations have signed onto a petition and letter demanding than Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and other senators delay hearings for Donald Trump’s cabinet nominees until ethics reviews are complete. The sign-on letter[Read More…]
