REP. HAKEEM JEFFRIES: “GEORGE FLOYD WAS MURDERED. WHEN WILL IT END?”
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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ILLINOIS REP. UNDERWOOD’S LEGISLATION TO REDUCE TAXES FOR MIDDLE-CLASS FAMILIES PASSES HOUSE
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…
NYC PUBLIC ADVOCATE WILLIAMS SUPPORTS IMPEACHMENT DENOUNCES TRUMP’S “TYRANNICAL CONDUCT”
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…
On Trump, Military Budget, and Foreign Meddling: With “Friends” Like the Democrats Who Will Fight The Neocons?
Nancy Pelosi--Forward, never? Photo Gage Skidmore. Wikimedia Commons. Democrats as “Liberal”? No, Neo-Liberal Capitulation On Wednesday, December 18, The House of Representatives will vote on articles of impeachment…
U.S. SENATE DEMOCRATS ASK POMPEO TO RECUSE HIMSELF FROM TRUMP IMPEACHMENT UKRAINE SCANDAL
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…
CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS CELEBRATES FORMER CONGRESSMAN JOHN CONYERS THE “CONSCIENCE OF THE CONGRESS”
"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…
LEHMAN COLLEGE LAUNCHES “MAKE THE BRONX COUNT” 2020 CENSUS CAMPAIGN THIS WEEK
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,…
NAACP Mourns the loss of former Congressman John Conyers
The late Rep. Conyers. Photo: Wikimedia commons. The NAACP has lost a life-long friend, and the nation has lost a fervent champion for equal justice with the passing…
CONGRESSMAN STENY HOYER: ELIJAH CUMMINGS WAS A “WARRIOR AND DRUM MAJOR FOR JUSTICE”
“Martin Luther King Jr. is clearly welcoming Elijah as a warrior and drum major for justice. A man who lived his faith and pursued its admonitions. A man…
DEMOCRATS INTRODUCE FAFSA ACT TO REPEAL LAW DENYING STUDENT AID TO DRUG CONVICTS
Rep. Bass: I’ve introduced legislation to eliminate barriers preventing people with a drug conviction from being able to receive federal financial aid. Investing in a person’s education is…