[Jerrold Nadler\Karen Bass]
Jerrold Nadler\Karen Bass: “The professional athletes who refused to play yesterday represent the best of America…they declared no more business as usual to take a stand for racial justice.”
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House of Representatives
Rep. Bass and Rep. Nadler Applaud Protests of Professional Athletes
REP. HAKEEM JEFFRIES: “GEORGE FLOYD WAS MURDERED. WHEN WILL IT END?”
[George Floyd Murder\Racial Polcing]
Rep. Jeffries: “We cannot tolerate police violence, and we cannot tolerate police brutality. George Floyd was murdered by an out of control police officer. When will it end?”
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VIRGINIA REP. SCOTT: TIME TO RAISE FEDERAL MINIMUM WAGE
[Job Growth\Federal Minimum Wage]
Rep. Bobby Scott: “Job growth in the first three years under President Trump continues to lag behind job growth in the final three years under President Obama…After more than a decade without an increase in the federal minimum wage, there is now no place in America where a full-time worker making the federal minimum wage can afford the basic essentials.”
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ILLINOIS REP. UNDERWOOD’S LEGISLATION TO REDUCE TAXES FOR MIDDLE-CLASS FAMILIES PASSES HOUSE
[Economy\Middle-Class Taxes]
Rep. Underwood: “Before the Republican tax law took effect, taxpayers in our community were able to deduct all of their state and local taxes before calculating their federal tax bill—the average amount is over $14,000 and well over $20,000 for some in our community. Now they’re limited to just $10,000—a loss of thousands for middle class families.”
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NYC PUBLIC ADVOCATE WILLIAMS SUPPORTS IMPEACHMENT DENOUNCES TRUMP’S “TYRANNICAL CONDUCT”
[Trump Impeachment\NYC Public Advocate]
Public Advocate Williams: “This President, who has abused his privilege, his office, and his people since he first took office, is now finally facing Constitutional consequence for one of his egregious acts…The world and history are watching.”
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U.S. SENATE DEMOCRATS ASK POMPEO TO RECUSE HIMSELF FROM TRUMP IMPEACHMENT UKRAINE SCANDAL
[House Impeachment Inquiry\Pompeo]
Senate Democrats on Foreign Intelligence Committee: “ We now know, according to today’s testimony from Ambassador Gordon Sondland, that you were fully aware of President Trump’s scheme to withhold urgently needed security assistance to Ukraine for his personal and political gain…The only legitimate option is for you to recuse and to delegate the Department’s response to the Trump-Ukraine scandal to a senior career Department official. We urge you to do so immediately.”
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CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS CELEBRATES FORMER CONGRESSMAN JOHN CONYERS THE “CONSCIENCE OF THE CONGRESS”
[Congressional Black Caucus Commemorates John Conyers]
“Just four days after the assassination of Dr. King, Congressman Conyers introduced a bill to create a federal holiday in his honor and reintroduced the bill every year for 15 years until it was signed into law. Mr. Conyers continued his pursuit of voting rights in Congress as a lead co-sponsor of the Voting Rights Act of 1965… Mr. Conyers also championed the issue of reparations by introducing a bill to establish a commission to study the issue of slavery and race relations in America, which he fought for consideration every year.”
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LEHMAN COLLEGE LAUNCHES “MAKE THE BRONX COUNT” 2020 CENSUS CAMPAIGN THIS WEEK
[New York News\Census 2020]
Jose Higuera Lopez, deputy director of CUNY’s Mexican Studies Institute: “The upcoming Census 2020 faces the great challenge of reaching out to traditionally undercounted populations. Among others, Latinx, Asian and Black communities have been historically undercounted in the census. It is crucial to take steps to inform these communities of the significance of being counted, and its impact on public policies and the allocation of resources for years to come.”
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