Tag Archives: House Speaker John Boehner
In the News: Ethics Investigation of Maxine Waters Intensifies; Al Sharpton Set to Anchor MSNBC Show and More
Headlines around the web
See what’s going on in the world with today’s compilation of news around the web
By Janel Martinez
July 21, 2011
Tags: Al Sharpton, Ebony, House Speaker John Boehner, In the News, John H. Johnson, Johnson Publishing, Maxine Waters, Nancy Pelosi
Washington Report: Government Stays Open For Business As Budget Debate Continues; Republicans Reveal 2012 Budget
Our insider's report on politics in the nation's capital
Our insider’s report on politics in the nation’s capital
By Joyce Jones
April 12, 2011
Tags: Congressional Black Caucus Chairman Emmanuel Cleaver, Democrats, GOP, government shutdown, House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, House Speaker John Boehner, Medicaid, Medicare, Pell grant, Planned Parenthood, President Obama, Rep. Allen West, Rep. G. K. Butterfield, Senior White House Advisor David Plouffe, White House
Power Moves: GOP Vote to Cut $60 Billion Gives Obama His Next Big Test
Will the president's agenda withstand the pressure?
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At 4:39 a.m. Saturday morning, House Republicans passed a $1.2 trillion budget for the…
By Derek T. Dingle
February 22, 2011
Tags: $60 billion in spending cuts, Americorps, Bill Clinton, Congressional Black Caucus, contiuning resolution, Democrats, federal government shutdown, financial reform, fiscal 2011 federal budget, health care reform, House Republicans, House Speaker John Boehner, March 4 deadline, Planned Parenthood, Power Moves, president barack obama, Workforce Investment Act
Washington Report: Dems and GOP Fight Over Funding; Black Farmers Still Seek Relief; SBA Helps with Refinancing
BLACK ENTERPRISE Washington Correspondent Joyce Jones reports on the latest news from the White House…
By Derek T. Dingle
February 18, 2011
Tags: Cobell case, commercial mortgages, Congressional Tri-Caucus, continuing resolution, House Speaker John Boehner, John Boyd, Jr., Judge Paul Freeman, National Black Farmers Association, Office of Management and Budget, Pigford II settlement, Pledge to America, Samll Business Adminisrtration, SBA Administrator Karen Mills, Washington Report, White House
Why Democrats and Republicans Hate Obama’s New Budget
While both sides argue over new proposal, African-Americans brace for "negative effect" of spending cuts
President Obama delivered his 2012 budget proposal to Congress this week, citing it will reduce…
By Joyce Jones
February 18, 2011
Tags: $1.1 trillion deficit reduction, black unemeployment. poverty, Community Development Block Grants, Congressional Black Caucus, energy assistance for the poor, FY 2012 federal budget, House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan, House Speaker John Boehner, Medicaid, Medicare, Pell Grant program, president barack obama, Social Security, The Urban Institute, Washington Report, White House
