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Washington Report: Updates from Capitol Hill
Written on 5 Mar, 2010 at 17:27 in B.E. Exclusives, News, Politics News | viewed viewed 128 times times | 0 Comments
When the House votes on the $15 billion Senate jobs bill later today, it may or may not pass. What’s certain is that several members of the Congressional Black Caucus are planning to vote against the measure, which they charge... (Continue reading)
Congressional Leaders Begin Reconciling Healthcare Bills
Written on 11 Jan, 2010 at 16:02 in News, Politics, Politics News | viewed viewed 102 times times | 0 Comments
When members of the U.S. House of Representatives return to Washington this week, they will fully immerse themselves in the daunting task of reconciling the House and Senate healthcare reform bills into a final piece of legislation that President Barack... (Continue reading)
Washington Report
Written on 18 Sep, 2009 at 13:03 in Politics News | viewed viewed 282 times times | 0 Comments
BlackEnterprise.com analyzes the week that was in Washington... (Continue reading)
Historic Energy Legislation Survives Narrow House Vote
Written on 29 Jun, 2009 at 10:31 in Politics | viewed viewed 717 times times | 0 Comments
The U.S. House of Representatives passed an historic energy bill Friday night during a nail-biting vote. The outcome appeared tenuous almost until the last vote was counted. When the count reached 218, lawmakers began to cheer, and the American Clean... (Continue reading)
Activists Rally for a Public Health Insurance Option
Written on 26 Jun, 2009 at 11:44 in Politics News | viewed viewed 739 times times | 0 Comments
Thousands from across the nation representing labor unions, community organizations, healthcare professions, churches, and other groups, came Capitol Hill Thursday to lobby lawmakers on the urgency of passing healthcare reform legislation this year. They are determined to make... (Continue reading)
CBC Hosts TARP/TALF Access Summit
Written on 31 Mar, 2009 at 13:33 in Politics News | viewed viewed 691 times times | 1 Comment
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke participated in a closed-door meeting yesterday with members of the Congressional Black Caucus and more than 300 minority and women entrepreneurs who’d eagerly accepted a last-minute invitation to attend the CBC’s TARP/TALF Access Summit. ... (Continue reading)
Rep. Maxine Waters Under Scrutiny Over Bank Ties
Written on 13 Mar, 2009 at 15:21 in Politics News | viewed viewed 666 times times | 1 Comment
California Rep. Maxine Waters, a member of the House financial services committee and the Congressional Black Caucus, has come under fire this week for allegedly using her influence to help OneUnited Bank, an institution in which she and her husband... (Continue reading)
Congress Now in Session—Without an Obama Replacement
Written on 6 Jan, 2009 at 15:50 in White House Blogs | viewed viewed 366 times times | 0 Comments
As returning and newly elected lawmakers in both chambers of Congress were formally sworn into office, there was much celebration and controversy on Capitol Hill. ... (Continue reading)
The CBC to Exercise Greater Power in New Congress
Written on 24 Nov, 2008 at 13:03 in Politics Videos | viewed viewed 230 times times | 0 Comments
The move to elect California Rep. Barbara Lee as head of the Congressional Black Caucus worked to her advantage because Lee is now poised to lead the 42-member group that calls itself “the conscience of the Congress” at a period... (Continue reading)
United, If Not Unanimous
Written on 31 Jul, 2008 at 4:00 in Health & Wellness | viewed viewed 207 times times | 2 Comments
Before the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act July 30, the 43 members of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) faced a perplexing detail about the legislation. The proposed law would give the Food... (Continue reading)
