Republicans’ solution to gun massacres? A “moment of silence”
Marc Morial Keeping the Pressure for Common Sense Gun Reform The House Democrats' Letter to House Speaker Paul Ryan captures the current mood: “The question before us is,…
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Bravo To Senate Bill Addressing Central American Refugee Emergency
Senator Reid There is a refugee emergency in Central America, and, to deal with it effectively, we need to treat it as a refugee emergency. Central American kids…
Stonewall National Monument Dedication Monday
Secretary Jewell On Monday, June 27, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell, National Park Service Director Jonathan B. Jarvis and White House Senior Advisor to the President…
Immigration: Mayor de Blasio Deplores Surpreme Court Non-action
Mayor de Blasio Excerpts of New York City mayor Bill de Blasio's comments following the 4-4 Supreme Court vote on President Obama's executive action to prevent deportations of…
The Meaning of today’s Supreme Court Tie on Immigration
President Obama -- all not lost says columnist Today’s 4-4 deadlock in U.S. v Texas means that the current Supreme Court could not reach a decision on the…
Why We Sit for Sensible Gun Laws
Congressman Charles B. Rangel who represents the 13th Congressional District of New York that includes Upper Manhattan and parts of the Bronx, released the following statement in support…
Senator Schumer Calls on Congress to back new TSA Hires to “Clear Runways”
Senator Schumer On one of the busiest travel days of the year, and on the heels of weekend airport lines that were still just too clogged, U.S. Senator…
Schumer, U.S. Senator Blasts Gen. Museveni For Embracing Sudan’s Bashir — mocking ICC
Senator Schumer Two weeks after American officials walked out of the swearing in ceremony for Gen. Yoweri Museveni a prominent U.S. Senator has denounced the Ugandan ruler's conduct…
Beyond Transparency — Accountability From Federal Government
Lee H. Hamilton Over more than three decades in Congress, I had the chance to question a lot of federal officials. Most of the time I wasn’t after…
U.S. African Immigrants Population Surges 137% to 1.8 Million in past Decade — PEW
African immigrants make up a small share of the U.S. immigrant population, but their numbers are growing – roughly doubling every decade since 1970, according to a new…