Alcee Hastings? Greg Meeks? Right before recesses the House Ethics Committee almost always announces something.…
Yearly: 2011
10 CBC Members Vote For Defense Auth
To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2012 for military activities of the Department of Defense,…
Community Block Grant Cuts Become Real for CBC
Community Development Block Grant Cuts Hit CBC. At today’s weekly CBC meeting CBC members were…
Cleaver + Black Biz Titans = Obama Visit
Yesterday, CBC Chair Emanuel Cleaver toured the White House and met with President Obama with…
Cardin on Stiff Federal Penalty for Deceptive Voting Tricks
Last night Attorney General Eric Holder announced he’d strictly enforce voting rights laws as new…
Rangel on Keystone Provision in Tax Plan: “We Are a Disgrace to the American People”
Rep. Charlie Rangel told his House colleagues that adding the Keystone pipeline provision to a…
AG Holder Quotes John Lewis in Voter ID/Suppression Speech in TX
Tonight Attorney General Eric Holder spoke at the LBJ Library in Austin, Texas on the…
John Lewis: GOP Bill Cutting Unemployment is an “Insult”
Lewis: GOP Bill Cutting unemployment is an “insult” and an insult “to dignity.” Â Rep. John…
Radio at 5P ET Today: Earl Ingram – WMCS 1290, Milwaukee WI
WMCS 1290 – Every Tuesday I’m on the radio LIVE from Milwaukee, Wisc., for about…
AG Holder to Speak Against Voter ID/Suppression Laws
Good thing Attorney General Eric Holder waited until after his appearance at the House Judiciary…
Levin: Seniors Pay $31B, Jobless Pay $11B, Rich Pay ZERO Under GOP Plan
Rep. Sander Levin made the point on the House floor that, under the GOP plan…
Ellison + Lee on Jobless Benefits: “You’re going to hear rumors of drama…”
“You’re going to hear rumors of drama between now and the end of the week,”…
Progressive Chief Grijalva on Whether OCCUPY is “Dividing America”
At a press conference today a reporter asked Progressive Caucus co-Chair Rep. Raul Grijalva if…
Barbara Lee: Cut to Unemployment Benefits a “Moral Outrage”
LEE: Cut to Unemployed is a “Moral Outrage.” About 45 minutes ago Reps. Keith Ellison,…