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Washington Report: Updates From Capitol Hill
Written on 19 Mar, 2010 at 18:32 in B.E. Exclusives, News, Politics News | viewed 35 times | 0 Comments
President Barack Obama signed the HIRE Act into law and sent Congress a blueprint for reform of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act; Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius discusses healthcare reform; less than 48 hours until House votes... (Continue reading)
Healthcare Reform in the Final Stretch
In his third campaign-style speech in a little more than a week, President Barack Obama urged Congress Monday to show some courage and send a healthcare bill to his desk.... (Continue reading)
Washington Report: Updates from Capitol Hill
National Black Farmers Association President John Boyd, Jr. fears that Capitol Hill lawmakers won’t meet the March 31 deadline to appropriate funds for the settlement agreement reached last month with the Agriculture and Justice departments.... (Continue reading)
Washington Report: Updates from Capitol Hill
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)
Rangel Relinquishes Leadership of Ways and Means Panel
After months of allegations that he violated ethics rules, New York Rep. Charles Rangel announced Wednesday morning that he has requested a leave of absence as chairman of the powerful House Ways and Means Committee.... (Continue reading)
Obama Names Ann Fudge To Budget Panel
Written on 26 Feb, 2010 at 12:39 in Politics, Politics News, Women of Power Articles | viewed 342 times | 0 Comments
Obama named Ann Fudge, the former CEO of Young & Rubicam Brands, to the bipartisan National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform. ... (Continue reading)
Healthcare Reform Summit Yields Little Consensus
Written on 26 Feb, 2010 at 11:30 in Business News, News, Politics News | viewed 18 times | 0 Comments
Thursday’s healthcare reform summit was, in many ways, a last-ditch opportunity for President Barack Obama to try to win bipartisan support for the centerpiece of his legislative agenda. ... (Continue reading)
Black Enterprise/Walmart Economic Forum 2010
See the entrepreneurs, economists and Obama Administration officials who convened for “20/20 Vision: A Look Ahead at Black America in the Next Economic Boom,” a forum presented by Black Enterprise and hosted by Walmart.... (Continue reading)
Lawmakers Square Off on Healthcare Reform
Obama led a bipartisan group of lawmakers in what he hoped was a “frank and honest” conversation during today's healthcare reform summit.... (Continue reading)
USDA, Black Farmers Reach Settlement
Written on 19 Feb, 2010 at 10:48 in Business News, News, Politics News | viewed 378 times | 0 Comments
The USDA announced that it will pay $1.25 billion to settle claims from black farmers who say the agency used racial discrimination to delay or deny them loans and other government assistance... (Continue reading)
