[Green Light law\Ruben Diaz]
Bronx Borough President Diaz: “Our state’s ‘green light law’ was the correct thing to do, and any attempt to get New York to reverse itself on providing driver’s licenses to undocumented immigrants is nothing more than craven, hateful political pandering.”
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[Wall Street Corruption\Rep. Maxine Waters]
Rep. Waters: “At a time when prudential regulators should be working to uphold consumer protections, we continue to see a series of deregulatory actions by Trump appointees that benefit Wall Street at the expense of Main Street.”
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[Immigration\CBP\Iranian-Americans]
In the midst of increased tensions, a Vice “Motherboard” exclusive details the seizure of an active duty American soldier’s iPhone – while traveling on official business – apparently due to their Iranian heritage.
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[Healthcare\Civil Rights]
House Democrats: “This proposed rule is misguided with potentially dangerous consequences for the Americans we represent and the programs our Committees oversee. It will eviscerate uniform nondiscrimination protections that apply to all HHS programs.”
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[Immigration News\Child Deaths in Custody]
Newly released evidence shows that a 16-year-old boy detained by the Border Patrol died from the flu after he was locked in a cell and left for hours without medical treatment despite prolonged symptoms of severe distress…This death was not an isolated incident: at least seven children have died in government custody since 2018, after nearly a decade without any such deaths.”
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[Housing Discrimination\HUD]
Congresswoman Maxine Waters: “Last year, our nation experienced an 8 percent uptick in reported complaints of housing discrimination, increasing from 28,843 in 2017 to 31,202 in 2018—the highest annual number ever recorded by the National Fair Housing Alliance.”
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[Healthcare\Legal\Texas v. United States]
AFT President Weingarten: “In the richest nation in the world, this ruling could take us backward to times when healthcare was simply out of reach for too many working people.”
Virginia Rep. Scott: “Republican attorneys general and the Trump administration took another step toward stripping access to affordable health care from millions of Americans.”
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[Immigration\USCIS Fee Hikes]
Senator Zellnor Y. Myrie: “The Administration’s proposed actions will do direct harm to immigrant communities and are only the latest in a record of harmful and discriminatory immigration policies.”
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[Banking\FDIC]
Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez: “Simply put, the Trump Administration is letting banks off the hook and diluting a program that is vital to preventing racist discrimination in the financial services sector.”
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[Congress\Puerto Rico\Hurricane Maria]
Rep. Lowery: “More than 2 years after Hurricane Maria destroyed their homes, businesses, and public infrastructure, the American people of Puerto Rico are still without much-needed relief and recovery assistance because of perpetual – and illegal – stonewalling by this administration.”
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