House of Representatives
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 ...
CONGRESSMAN STENY HOYER: ELIJAH CUMMINGS WAS A “WARRIOR AND DRUM MAJOR FOR JUSTICE”
[Congress\Remembering Rep. Elijah Cummings] “Martin Luther King Jr. is clearly welcoming Elijah as a warrior and drum major for justice. A man who lived ...
DEMOCRATS INTRODUCE FAFSA ACT TO REPEAL LAW DENYING STUDENT AID TO DRUG CONVICTS
[Education\Student Debt] Rep. Bass: I’ve introduced legislation to eliminate barriers preventing people with a drug conviction from being able to receive federal financial aid. ...
CIVIL RIGHTS ICON CONGRESSMAN JOHN LEWIS: THE TIME TO IMPEACH TRUMP HAS COME
[Impeachment News] Congressman John Lewis: “The future of our democracy is at stake. There comes a time when you have to be moved by ...
LETTER SENT TO CONGRESS SOUNDS ALARM ABOUT DANGEROUS “FOREVER” PFAS CHEMICALS CONTAMINATING DRINKING WATER AND ENVIRONMENT
[Environmental News] Attorney General James: “These toxic ‘forever’ chemicals endanger the well-being of people across our state, and we need federal legislation to address ...
Schumer: Symbol of America should be the Statue of Liberty; not a 30-foot wall
Schumer and Pelosi. Photo: CNN Screenshot. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives and Chuck Schumer Minority Leader in the U.S. ...
Democrats Flip House of Representatives as Nation Rebukes Trump, The Commander-in-Hate
Trump. Dreaming of more hateful ways to remain in office. Photo Gage Skidmore-Flickr. America spoke and on Tuesday the House of Representatives flipped ...
Trumpcare: What Do Black People Have to Lose? Everything
Trump promised “affordable healthcare for everyone”. Just more empty promises. Photo: Gage Skidmore-Flickr [Commentary] Yesterday Senate Republicans voted to proceed with a process that ...
Meet The 88 Democrats Who Just Voted To Enable Racial Discrimination In Car Buying
Debbie Wasserman Schultz They were joined by 244 Republicans This week, the House of Representatives voted to help banks and car dealerships discriminate against ...
Political Suicide: GOP Gives Up On The Hispanic Vote, Again
Paul Ryan on immigration reform — old wine, news bottle In the fight for the presidential nomination, the Republican team is lead by a ...
