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Tipoffs: President Trump & Public Policy Groups Newsletter for 2025-07-29 ( 30 items ) |
350.org Responds to US-EU Trade Deal: No Future in Fossil Gas (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 28 [Category: Energy]-- 350.org, an organization that works to end the age of fossil fuels and build a community-led renewable energy, posted the following news release:
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350.org Responds to US-EU Trade Deal: No Future in Fossil Gas
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Europe. Yesterday, the EU and U.S. struck a framework agreement that imposes a 15% tariff on most EU goods entering America. In exchange, the EU has committed to purchase $750 billion in U.S. energy, including liquefied natural more PR
5 Facts About Endangerment (10)
NEW YORK, July 28 [Category: Environment] -- The Natural Resources Defense Council posted the following news release:
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5 Facts About Endangerment
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Within the coming days or weeks, the Trump administration's U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is set to release its rule to "reconsider" the finding that climate change poses a risk to human health and welfare--and with it, the standards to curb pollution from vehicles, the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions.
If, as report more PR
AFP Praises Sen. Berger's Introduction of Trump's School Choice Legislation (10)
ARLINGTON, Virginia, July 28 [Category: Sociological] -- Americans for Prosperity posted the following news release:
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AFP Praises Sen. Berger's Introduction of Trump's School Choice Legislation
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RALEIGH, NC -- Today, North Carolina Senate President Pro Tempore Phil Berger introduced legislation allowing the state to opt in to the school choice program ushered in through the passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill.
Sen. Berger's bill would make North Carolina more PR
American Action Forum: Tax Pox on Your Houses (10)
WASHINGTON, July 29 -- The American Action Forum issued the following commentary on July 28, 2025:
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A Tax Pox on Your Houses
By Jordan Haring and Thomas Kingsley
Executive Summary
* Low housing inventory is the most significant single driver of elevated house prices, and Congress must examine the root causes impacting housing supply.
* President Trump recently indicated that his administration is "thinking about" removing capital gains taxes on home sales to jump-start the housing mar more PR
American Farm Bureau Federation: Trade Deals Benefit America's Farmers (10)
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, July 29 -- The American Farm Bureau Federation issued the following news release on July 28, 2025:
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New Trade Deals Benefit America's Farmers
A series of new trade deals between the United States and countries around the world will directly benefit America's farmers and ranchers. American Farm Bureau economists analyzed the importance of trade for rural America in the latest Market Intel.
"Trade is essential to the success of America's farmers and ranchers," said A more PR
CAIR Welcomes Israeli Human Rights Groups' Recognition of Gaza Genocide (10)
WASHINGTON, July 28 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release:
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CAIR Welcomes Israeli Human Rights Groups' Recognition of Gaza Genocide
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The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed the recognition of the Israeli government's genocide in Gaza by two prominent Israeli human rights organizations.
B'Tselem and Physicians for Human Rights-Is more PR
Center on Budget & Policy Priorities: Contrary to Administration's Misleading Claims, New Senior Deduction Doesn't Help Low-and Middle-Income Seniors, Does Deplete Social Security Trust Funds (10)
WASHINGTON, July 29 -- The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities issued the following commentary on July 28, 2025:
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Contrary to Administration's Misleading Claims, New Senior Deduction Doesn't Help Low- and Middle-Income Seniors, Does Deplete Social Security Trust Funds
By Josephine Cureton and Kathleen Romig
Contrary to Administration's Misleading Claims, New Senior Deduction Doesn't Help Low- and Middle-Income Seniors, Does Deplete Social Security Trust Funds
The Trump Administratio more PR
Coal for Steel Production is Not a "Critical Material" (10)
WASHINGTON, July 28 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release:
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Coal for Steel Production is Not a "Critical Material"
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WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) effort to designate metallurgical coal a "critical material" in the department's 2026 Critical Materials Assessment relies on a flawed and insufficient process, as detailed in a letter signed by a dozen groups.
The Department of Energy's May 2025 analysis fails to meet the threshold more PR
Community Members Condemn EPA's Lack of Drinking Water Protections (10)
SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 28 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice posted the following news release:
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Community Members Condemn EPA's Lack of Drinking Water Protections
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) discussed their plan to roll back the first-ever drinking water protections from PFAS at a National Drinking Water Advisory Council meeting earlier today. Last year, the EPA established necessary and overdue safeguards for six PFAS in drinking wat more PR
Correcting the Record on Safe Data Sharing (10)
WASHINGTON, July 28 [Category: Financial Services] -- The Independent Community Bankers of America posted the following news release:
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Correcting the Record on Safe Data Sharing
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The Bank Policy Institute, the American Bankers Association, America's Credit Unions, Consumer Bankers Association and the Independent Community Bankers of America issued the following statement in response to the falsehoods contained in a letter from a group of fintech and retail organizations regarding the C more PR
District Court Fully Blocks Provision to 'Defund' Planned Parenthood As Case Continues (10)
WASHINGTON, July 29 -- The Planned Parenthood Federation of America issued the following news release on July 28, 2025:
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District Court Fully Blocks Provision to "Defund" Planned Parenthood As Case Continues
BOSTON -- Today, a federal judge issued a preliminary injunction, blocking the provision in the reconciliation law that unconstitutionally "defunds" Planned Parenthood from going back into effect. This means that patients can use Medicaid at Planned Parenthood health centers, and Pla more PR
DOJ Sued for Withholding Legal Memo on Trump Administration's $400M Jet Gifted by Qatar (10)
WASHINGTON, July 29 -- American Oversight issued the following news on July 28, 2025:
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DOJ Sued for Withholding Legal Memo on Trump Administration's $400 Million Jet Gifted by Qatar
Freedom of the Press Foundation, represented by American Oversight, is seeking a memo reportedly used to justify the foreign "gift" that Trump's private foundation will take when he leaves office.
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Monday, Freedom of the Press Foundation, represented by American Oversight, filed a Freedom of Information Ac more PR
Earthjustice Statement on Westerman-Golden Permitting Reform Bill (10)
SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 28 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice posted the following news release:
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Earthjustice Statement on Westerman-Golden Permitting Reform Bill
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Last week, House Natural Resources Committee Chair Bruce Westerman (R-Ark) and Rep. Jared Golden (D-Maine) introduced the Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development (SPEED) Act. If passed, the bill would further President Trump's efforts to ramp up destructive fossil-fuel more PR
EU bowing to Trump pressure by agreeing to more risky, polluting oil and gas imports (10)
WASHINGTON, July 28 [Category: Energy] -- Oil Change International posted the following news release:
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EU bowing to Trump pressure by agreeing to more risky, polluting oil and gas imports
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The EU and the U.S. have announced a new trade deal, ending months of a stand-off over tariffs. Under the new deal, the EU has given in to pressure from the Trump Administration to buy $750 billion worth of oil, gas and other energy products from the U.S. over the next three years in exchange for tar more PR
FFRF renews opposition to extremist bible study at highest levels of U.S. government (10)
MADISON, Wisconsin, July 28 [Category: Religion] -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation posted the following news release:
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FFRF renews opposition to extremist bible study at highest levels of U.S. government
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The Freedom From Religion Foundation is raising a red flag over the resurgence of a bible study group featuring senior U.S. officials, including members of President Trump's cabinet.
Capitol Ministries, led by Christian nationalist pastor Ralph Drollinger, rel more PR
Five Steel Groups Pledge Support for Steel Tariffs, Applaud Actions (10)
WASHINGTON, July 29 -- The American Institute of Steel Construction issued the following news release on July 25, 2025:
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Five Steel Groups Pledge Support for Steel Tariffs, Applaud Actions
Five organizations representing the American steel industry today wrote to President Trump to reiterate their strong support for the Section 232 steel tariffs and the program's expanded coverage and to urge retention of the steel tariffs during ongoing bilateral negotiations on other tariffs.
The Amer more PR
GAMA Welcomes US-EU Aerospace Trade Deal (10)
WASHINGTON, July 29 -- The General Aviation Manufacturers Association issued the following statement on July 28, 2025:
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GAMA Welcomes US-EU Aerospace Trade Deal
On Sunday, July 27, the Trump Administration announced a trade deal between the United States and the European Union (EU), which has been reported as providing preferential duty-free treatment of civil aerospace goods. General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) president and CEO, James Viola, issued the following statemen more PR
Harvard Educational Review's Abrupt Cancellation of Special Issue on Palestine an Assault on Academic Freedom (10)
NEW YORK, July 28 [Category: Media] -- PEN America, an organization that says it stands at the intersection of literature and human rights to protect free expression, posted the following news release:
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Harvard Educational Review's Abrupt Cancellation of Special Issue on Palestine an Assault on Academic Freedom
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In response to news that The Harvard Educational Review (HER) canceled the release of a planned special issue on education and Palestine, Kristen Shahverdian, PEN America's pro more PR
ICYMI: Across the Country, Economic Experts Sound the Alarm On GOP Tax Law (10)
WASHINGTON, July 28 [Category: ThinkTank] -- Groundwork Collaborative, a think tank and progressive advocacy group, posted the following news release:
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ICYMI: Across the Country, Economic Experts Sound the Alarm On GOP Tax Law
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Experts reached Americans in 48 states on the impacts of the law on their groceries, healthcare, utilities, and more
Earlier this month, President Trump signed Republicans' budget bill into law, making life more expensive for working families by kicking m more PR
NBAA Welcomes Return to Zero-for-Zero Tariffs With EU on Aerospace Products (10)
WASHINGTON, July 28 [Category: Transportation] -- The National Business Aviation Association posted the following news release:
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NBAA Welcomes Return to Zero-for-Zero Tariffs With EU on Aerospace Products
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Contact: Dan Hubbard, 202-431-5970, dhubbard@nbaa.org
Washington, DC, July 28, 2025 - The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) commends the Trump Administration in welcoming a trade agreement announced with the European Union (EU), which includes a return to zero-for-zero more PR
NFTC Statement on EU Trade Deal (10)
WASHINGTON, July 29 -- The National Foreign Trade Council issued the following statement on July 28, 2025:
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NFTC Statement on EU Trade Deal
National Foreign Trade Council (NFTC) Vice President for Global Trade Policy Tiffany Smith released the following statement in response to the Trump Administration's announcement of a trade deal with the European Union.
"Any deal that begins to stabilize the tariff situation and avoids retaliation between the United States and Europe is welcome prog more PR
NGFA Welcomes U.S.-EU Trade Agreement Framework (10)
ARLINGTON, Virginia, July 29 -- The National Grain and Feed Association issued the following statement on July 28, 2025:
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NGFA welcomes U.S.-EU trade agreement framework
ARLINGTON, Va., July 28, 2025 - President Trump on Sunday announced the framework for a new trade deal with the European Union that reduces tariffs and aims to expand access for U.S. exports, including key agricultural products. The National Grain and Feed Association (NGFA) released the following statement from its pres more PR
PESP Talks Private Equity and the Pending Walgreens Acquisition on the Oddly Specific Podcast With Meredith Lynch (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, July 29 -- The Private Equity Stakeholder Project issued the following news on July 28, 2025:
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PESP talks private equity and the pending Walgreens acquisition on the Oddly Specific Podcast with Meredith Lynch
Earlier this month, PESP's Executive Director, Jim Baker, joined Meredith Lynch on the Oddly Specific podcast to shed light on the ever-expanding influence of the private equity industry. With assets under management skyrocketing to over $22 trillion, private equi more PR
Religious Groups Sue Trump-Vance Administration Over Immigration Raids at Houses of Worship (10)
WASHINGTON, July 28 [Category: Political] -- Democracy Forward, an organization that says it advances democracy and social progress through litigation, policy and public education and regulatory engagement, issued the following news release:
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Religious Groups Sue Trump-Vance Administration Over Immigration Raids at Houses of Worship
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Diverse Communities Say Policy Violates Religious Freedom and Threatens Congregants
Boston, MA -- A large coalition of faith groups filed a lawsuit toda more PR
REPORT: US Q1 Wind Installations Increase 91% YOY, but Uncertain Regulatory Environment Stalls Turbine Orders (10)
WASHINGTON, July 28 [Category: Energy] -- The American Clean Power Association posted the following news release:
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REPORT: US Q1 Wind Installations Increase 91% YOY, but Uncertain Regulatory Environment Stalls Turbine Orders
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* H1 year-over-year turbine orders fall 50%
* Industry will see average installations of roughly 9 GW per year over next 5 years, amid regulatory uncertainties and market challenges
Source: Wood Mackenzie
HOUSTON/WASHINGTON, July 28, 2025 -- The Q1 U.S. wind more PR
RFA Applauds Trump Administration's Trade Deal with EU (10)
WASHINGTON, July 28 [Category: Energy] -- The Renewable Fuels Association posted the following news release:
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RFA Applauds Trump Administration's Trade Deal with EU
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The Renewable Fuels Association today welcomed the announcement by President Trump that a trade agreement has been reached between the United States and the European Union. RFA says the EU trade deal is an important step toward opening the market for lower-cost, American-made renewable fuels in the 27 countries represented more PR
RV Industry Association: Latest Tariff Developments (10)
HERNDON, Virginia, July 28 [Category: Transportation] -- The RV Industry Association posted the following news:
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Latest Tariff Developments
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To see a comprehensive list of what tariffs are currently enacted, view our tariff tracker chart, which provides an easy-to-read overview of tariff impacts by country.
Update-Monday, July 28th, 2025: Trump on Sunday reached a deal with the European Union to avert a renewed transatlantic trade war -- raising pressure on the remaining U.S. trading more PR
Sierra Club Statement on Confirmation Hearing of Michael Boren (10)
WASHINGTON, July 28 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release:
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Sierra Club Statement on Confirmation Hearing of Michael Boren
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry held a confirmation vote on Donald Trump's controversial pick to oversee the U.S. Forest Service.
The vote was party line, with all Democrats voting against the nomination of Michael Boren to serve as Under Secretary for Natural Resources more PR
Sierra Club Statement on the Trump Administration's Reckless Reorganization of USDA (10)
WASHINGTON, July 28 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release:
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Sierra Club Statement on the Trump Administration's Reckless Reorganization of USDA
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Trump administration has announced a controversial reorganization of a critical federal agency.
In an announcement, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said the administration would move around 2,600 employees out of the department's Washington, D.C. headquarters and into five re more PR
U.S. and European Union Finalize Trade Deal, Recreational Boats Exempt from Retaliatory Tariffs (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, July 28 [Category: Business] -- The National Marine Manufacturers Association posted the following news release:
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U.S. and European Union Finalize Trade Deal, Recreational Boats Exempt from Retaliatory Tariffs
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In a significant development for American marine manufacturers, the United States and the European Union have reached a trade agreement that spares U.S.-made recreational boats and marine engines from a new round of retaliatory tariffs.
President Trump annou more PR
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