[AFT and UFT\COBRA]
Weingarten said: “We are seeing a terrible loss of life as well as loss of employment as a result of this pandemic.”
Mulgrew said: “Tens of thousands of New Yorkers are now out of work.”
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HOUSE SPEAKER NANCY PELOSI
AFT’S WEINGARTEN: COVID-19 BILL WILL PROVIDE RELIEF
[COVID-19 Recovery Bill]
Weingarten: “With this global pandemic, there is a recognition that science matters and government matters. We need government to help us navigate the multitude of crises…”
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CIVIL RIGHTS LEADERS CALL ON CONGRESS TO ADDRESS DISPROPORTIONATE CORONAVIRUS IMPACT ON BLACK AMERICANS
[COVID-19\Coronavirus\Black America]
Marc Morial: “Urban communities of color are likely to suffer the brunt of the health and economic impacts of the coronavirus crisis and any legislative response must contain targeted relief.”
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CONGRESSIONAL DEMOCRATS VOICE SUPPORT FOR PUERTO RICO AFTER YESTERDAY’S 6.4 MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE
[Puerto Rico\Earthquake]
House Speaker Pelosi: “The Trump Administration must respond to this tragedy with urgency and compassion, and quickly grant the request for an emergency declaration so that emergency assistance can swiftly reach those impacted by this week’s earthquakes. The people of Puerto Rico cannot afford a repeat of the same failed response of the Administration following Hurricanes Maria and Irma.”
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DEMOCRATS ANNOUNCE WAR POWERS RESOLUTION TO PREVENT WAR WITH IRAN
[War Powers Resolution\Iran]
House Speaker Pelosi: “This week, the House will introduce and vote on a War Powers Resolution to limit the President’s military actions regarding Iran…It reasserts Congress’s long-established oversight responsibilities by mandating that if no further Congressional action is taken, the Administration’s military hostilities with regard to Iran cease within 30 days.”
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CBC, PELOSI DENOUNCE ISRAEL’S BARRING OF OMAR AND TLAIB TO PLEASE RACIST TRUMP
[Middle East News]
Congressional Black Caucus: “The Israeli government should immediately reverse this shortsighted decision to deny Members of Congress entry into Israel. Allies are supposed to be able to disagree without being disagreeable.”
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PELOSI RELEASES STATEMENT AFTER CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION VISIT TO CENTRAL AMERICA AND U.S. BORDER
[Immigration]
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on congressional delegation visit to “Nothern Triangle” countries: “We return with a renewed commitment to work cooperatively with the countries in the region to advance security, prosperity and governance in the Western Hemisphere based on our American values, human rights and respecting the dignity of every person.”
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