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Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
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| TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2010 |
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| Signature | Digitally Signed By: Hilary O. Shelton, Director, NAACP Washington Bureau |
Date | 10/19/2010 |
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code ALC
16. Specific lobbying issues
Eliminate racial disparities in criminal justice system, ensure adequate funding for treatment, establishment of and adequate funding for programs to address substance abuse programs for ex-offenders.
Supported elimination of the crack v. powder cocaine sentencing disparities. Support H.R. 265, H.R. 1459 and H.R. 3245. Supported repeal of the provision in the HEA that delays or denies student aid for minor drug convictions. Support full funding for the Second Chance Act. Support the nomination of Seattle Police Chief Gil Kerlikowske, President Obamas nominee to be the new Drug Czar . Support lifting the federal ban on needle (or syringe) exchange programs to fight the spread of HIV / AIDS, and oppose the so called "1,000 foot rule" on needle exchange programs. Support reducing the sentencing disparity between crack cocaine and powder cocaine convictions; support S. 1789 the Fair Sentencing Act. Support S. 332 and H.R. 2112, the Lung Cancer Mortality Reduction Act of 2009.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Justice - Dept of (DOJ), Housing & Urban Development - Dept of (HUD), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code AGR
16. Specific lobbying issues
Support for African American and small racial and ethnic minority farmers who have traditionally been discriminated against by the USDA. Support small minority farmers hoping to do business with Cuba. Supported H.R. 332 and H.R. 1530. Support Joe Leonard to serve as Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights at the USDA
Support additional federal funding for USDA-run food programs, including the Women Infants and Children program (WIC) and food stamps. Support allowing ex-offenders to apply for and receive federal food stamps. Support H.R. 329. Support full funding for the "Pigford" settlement. Support the CARE Act, HR 3564--legislation to protect farmworker children from the dangers of child labor. Fight childhood hunger and obesity -- support a robust, well-funded child nutrition bill. Work to eliminate "food deserts" in low-income neighborhoods, support the establishmoent of farmers markets and other means of fresh fruits and vegetables in urban areas. Ensuring union rights for employees, retention of jobs in the U.S., fair labor standards for industries outside the U.S. Support funding for the Pigford II settlement. Support increase in funding for scholarships to 1890 schools. Support placing the USDA Office of Civil Rights directly under the Secretary of Agriculture.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Treasury - Dept of, White House Office
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code ART
16. Specific lobbying issues
Ensuring Equal Representation in the entertainment industry for people of color in front of and behind the camera.
Ensuring continued support for minority-owned media companies. Support H.R. 848 as amended. Support black-owned media. Object to the use of Arbitron's PPM, as it might harm minority owned urban radio stations.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code BAN
16. Specific lobbying issues
Eliminate predatory lending; ensure equal access to financial services to all Americans. Eliminate disparities in credit reporting. Ease home mortgage foreclosure crisis. Eliminate pay day lending (concerns about H.R. 1214). Support capping all interest rates at 36% APR (support H.R. 1608 / S. 500). Support a foreclosure moratorium (H.R. 527 / S. 241).
Reform the mortgage servicers industry so that more loans are modified and fewer homes are foreclosed upon. Try to ensure that homeowners facing foreclosure are not forgotten in the Wall Street bailout. Try to stop abusive credit card practices (support H.R. 627 / S. 414). Support H.R. 200 / H.R. 1106 / S. 61, which allows bankruptcy judges to require loan modifications on primary residence mortgages. Oppose payday lending, working to help improve H.R. 1214. Support efforts to eliminate predatory lending. Support H.R. 1728. Support the establishment of a Consumer Financial Protection Agency (working to improve H.R. 3126). Support reauthorization, modernization and expansion of the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA), support H.R. 1479. Support 36% interest rate cap; support H.R. 1608 / S. 500. Work to eliminate the debt trap caused by payday lenders. Support financial literacy programs. Support H.R. 4173. Oppose exempting auto dealers from newly created CFPA. Oppose exempting college loans from CFPA. Oppose allowing CFPA, and all federal lending laws, to preempt stronger state laws. Support regulations to shut down yield spread premiums to mortgage brokers. Oppose the proposed Adverse Market Delivery Charge (AMDC) as well as the series of Loan Level Price Adjustments (LLPAs) under consideration by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Ensure that rogue auto dealers are not exempted from the authority of the newly created Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, while at the same time ensuring that small, minority owned auto dealers who are fair to consumers are not run out of business. Support the creation of a strong, independent Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in H.R. 4173. Support S. 3245, the Payday Limitation Act of 2010. This legislation takes an aggressive approach to eliminating the worst of the payday debt trap problems. Support final passage of the conference report for H.R. 4173, the Restoring American financial Stability Act. Support S. 3217, the Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010. Support H.R. 3421, the The Medical Debt Relief Act of 2009. Support the creation of the Offices of Minority and Women Inclusion Under the Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010. Support a ban on the use of credit reports by potential employers. Support H.R. 3149. Support FDIC guidence issued on limiting abusive overdract practices. Support Elizabeth Warren to be the first head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Support allowing consumers to close a bank account without incurring onerous fees.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Federal Reserve System, Treasury - Dept of
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code BNK
16. Specific lobbying issues
Support H.R. 200 / H.R. 1106 / S. 61 / amendment offered by Senator Durbin to S. 896, which allows bankruptcy judges to require loan modifications on primary residence mortgages. Support H.R. 3421, the The Medical Debt Relief Act of 2009
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Housing & Urban Development - Dept of (HUD), White House Office, Treasury - Dept of
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code BUD
16. Specific lobbying issues
Ensuring that the federal budget reflects the needs and priorities of the NAACP; ensuring adequate funding for NAACP priorities. Work to see that low-income needs are met in the fiscal year 2009 Continuing Resolution. Specific support for National Housing Trust Fund, Second Chance Act, student loans and grants for higher education and against school vouchers.
Supported the Congressional Black Caucus alternative budget proposal for fiscal year 2010. Support for the President's budget proposal, support for H. Con. Res. 85 as amended by the and the Chairman's mark. Support full funding for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in the budget process. Oppose any attempts to reduce federal funding as established in the House version of the Commerce-Justice- State Appropriations bill for the Census Bureau in FY 2010. Support full funding for the EEOC. Oppose consideration of funding bans to ACORN prior to a full and complete investigation of misappropriation of funds. Support the Civil Rights History Project, as funded in H.R. 2996. Support S. Con. Res. 13. Support lifting the federal ban on needle (or syringe) exchange programs to fight the spread of HIV / AIDS, and oppose the so called "1,000 foot rule" on needle exchange programs. Support for enhancement of existing passenger rail systems and development of additional passenger rail alternatives in Americas urban communities, including streetcars, light rail and high speed intercity rail systems. to support the inclusion of funding necessary to keep teachers, firefighters and law enforcement personnel on the job; provide much-needed assistance to Vietnam veterans and survivors exposed to Agent Orange; to make up for the unanticipated shortfall in PELL grants for college students; to assist in the continuing Haitian relief efforts; and to help the states most affected by the Gulf Coast oil spill in the fiscal year 2010 supplemental appropriations bill. Support for inclusion of funding for the Pigford and Cobell settlements in the FY 2011 continuing resolutions. Support for inclusion of funding for medical and educational assistance to states in the FY 2010 supplimental appropriations (HR 1586). Support for funding for summer jobs in FY 2010 supplemental appropriations (HR 4899)
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Justice - Dept of (DOJ), Labor - Dept of (DOL), Housing & Urban Development - Dept of (HUD), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Education - Dept of
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code CIV
16. Specific lobbying issues
Preserve all Equal Opportunity programs, including Affirmative Action. Eliminate potential discrimination in "faith based" initiates. Eliminate racial disparities.
Ensure equal voting rights for all Americans, and equal access to sufficient, working voting equipment. End deceptive and intimidating practices in federal elections. Oppose requiring a photo ID to vote. Support reparations for descendants of slavery. Support the Employment Non-Discrimination Act. Support H.R. 2981. Support Law Enforcement Trust and Integrity legislation, the End Racial Profiling Act and the Justice Integrity Act. Support H.R. 40, H.R. 105, H.R. 97, H.R. 1412 / S. 752, H.R. 476. Support the nominations of Eric Holder, Tony West, Dawn Johnson, Julie Fernandez and Tom Perez at the US Department of Justice, and the nomination of Joe Leonard at the USDA and Russlyn Ali at the Department of Education. Support for public financing of congressional campaigns; support S. 752 and H.R. 1826. Support continued strong enforcement of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Support for Sonia Sotomayor's confirmation to the US Supreme Court. Support the Civil Rights History project; support H.R. 586. Support the Democracy Restoration Act, to restore federal voting rights to ex-felony offenders. Support full funding for the EEOC. Support Tom Perez for Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights. Support the Civil Rights History Project, as funded in H.R. 2996. Support the celebration of Black Music Month (support H. Res. 476), Support the inclusion of a marker to remember slave labor in the US Capitol Visitors Center (support H Con Res 135). support commemorating Black History month(support H Res 83). Support commemorating the NAACP's 100th Anniversary (support H. Con. Res. 35) . Support a tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., support H. Res. 43. Support the nomination of Jacqueline Berrien to serve as Chair of the EEOC. Support Chai Feldblum's nomination to the EEOC. Support H.R. 1729, allowing students to register to vote on campus. Support H. Res. 1022, a tribute to the life and work of Medgar Evers. Support National African American history month. Support Black History Month. Support a Congressional tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Support the Student Non-Discrimination Act (H.R. 4530). Ensure that funding under the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act is spent in full compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act. Support reducing the sentencing disparity between crack cocaine and powder cocaine convictions; support S. 1789 the Fair Sentencing Act. Support the establishment of a Criminal Justice Commission; support S. 714 / H.R. 5143. Support H. Res. 1271, a resolution honoring the life and work of the late Dr. Benjamin Lawson Hooks. Support H. Con. Res. 242, honoring and celebrating the NAACP on the occasion of our 101st Anniversary. Support tributes to Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (H.Res. 1316). Support H. Res. 1362, a tribute to Lena Horne.Support the celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee; support H Res 1566. Support paying tribute to the contributions made by people of Asian and Pacific Islander descent; support H Res 1316. Support anti-SLAPP suit legislation. Support HR 4364
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U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Justice - Dept of (DOJ), Labor - Dept of (DOL), Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Education - Dept of, White House Office, Small Business Adminstration (SBA), Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Housing & Urban Development - Dept of (HUD), Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS)
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LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code COM
16. Specific lobbying issues
Ensuring equal access for minority-owned television and radio stations. Oppose "A La Carte" pricing. Spread the word about the Digital TV transition. Ensure that the Arbitron rating system is not harmful to radio stations owned by racial and ethnic minorities (oppose Arbitron's PPM system). Support for racial- and ethnic-owned media outlets.
Support H.R. 848, support for minority-owned media. Support a delay of the Digital TV transition (S. 352). Support for the Impact Study on the impact of broadband deployment on all American communities. Support ensuring full and comprehensive deployment of broadband technology to all American communities that is affordable, accessible, attainable and sustainable. Support broadband deployment and accessibility throughout the United States, and especially in racial and ethnic minority communities and traditionally underserved communities. Support FCC authority to protect an open internet and apply universal service to broadband. Express concerns about security of the Internet. Support a study by the FCC of racial and ethnic minorities in broadcasting.
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U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
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15. General issue area code CON
16. Specific lobbying issues
Ensuring Constitutional protections for all Americans
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Justice - Dept of (DOJ), White House Office, Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS)
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15. General issue area code CAW
16. Specific lobbying issues
Support Environmental Justice. Support including African Americans and other racial and ethnic minority Americans in Green Job creation. Support H.R. 2454, the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009. Support the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and its endangerment finding that is required under Clean Air Act that greenhouse gases in the atmosphere may reasonably be anticipated both to endanger public health and to endanger public welfare.
Ensure that the US Environmental Protection Agency is allowed to proceed regulating its initial finding that greenhouse gases qualify as dangerous pollutants under the Clean Air Act.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Housing & Urban Development - Dept of (HUD)
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15. General issue area code DEF
16. Specific lobbying issues
Fair and Equal treatment of members of the Armed Services who are racial and ethnic minority Americans; equal access to DoD contracts by minority contractors. Allow observant Sikhs to serve in the US military. Support the inclusion of Hate Crimes Prevention legislation in the final version of H.R. 2647, the DoD Authorization bill for FY 2010.
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U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Defense - Dept of (DOD), Small Business Adminstration (SBA)
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15. General issue area code DOC
16. Specific lobbying issues
Congressional representation for the residents of the District of Columbia. Support H.R. 157 / S. 160. Ensuring that local laws are not overridden by Congress. Support for needle exchange programs in the District of Columbia. Support sane, safe & sensible anti-gun violence laws in light of the Heller v. District of Columbia lawsuit.
Work to ensure that DC City Council is allowed to make it's own gun laws to comply with Heller and not have laws imposed on them. Support H.R. 157 without any gun provisions. Oppose the "Childer's amendment" to DC Statehood bill, which basically overrides all DC gun legislation. Oppose continued federal funding for school vouchers in D.C. Oppose motions to overturn D.C. law allowing same sex marriages.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, White House Office
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15. General issue area code ECN
16. Specific lobbying issues
Equal access to wealth for all Americans; fair and equal economic development for the areas and people most in need. Rebuilding of Gulf Coast after Hurricane Katrina. Support H.R. 2269, the Gulf Coast Civic Works Act. Work to ensure that funds allocated under H.R. , the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 are evenly distributed to businesses owned by racial and ethnic minorities.
Supported putting conditions on the second half of the TARP funds to ensure more foreclosure mitigation. Supported full funding for the Housing Trust Fund; supported the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (H.R. 1). Support Tim Geithner as Secretary of the Treasury. Support reauthorization, modernization and expansion of the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA), support H.R. 1479. Support job creation programs through public works and infrastructure development. Support H.R. 2847 as it passed the House on 12/16/2009. Support for H. Res. 1024, supporting Poverty in America awareness month. Ensure that funding under the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act is spent in full compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act. Support the creation of a strong, independent Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in H.R. 4173.
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U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Justice - Dept of (DOJ), Housing & Urban Development - Dept of (HUD), White House Office
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15. General issue area code EDU
16. Specific lobbying issues
Promote quality and equitable public educational opportunities for all Americans, from pre-school through advanced degrees. Support the improvement and uniformalization of high school drop out / retention rates. Support H.R. 1569 / S. 618.
Support repeal of provision in HEA delaying or denying financial aid to students convicted of minor drug offenses.
Ensure that access to college loans is not affected by the credit crunch. Support the President's budget as it relates to higher education and making college for affordable / accessible to low- and middle-income Americans. Support educational equity between public elementary schools; support H.R. 2451. Support public school construction bonds. Support increased funding for Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Support improving and making uniform High School retention and drop out rates; Support the Every Student Counts Act (H.R. 1569 / S. 618). Support H.R. 3221, the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act. Support the Positive Behavior for Safe and Effective Schools Act (HR 2597). Support Russlynn Ali for Assistant Secretary of Education for Civil Rights. Support increased federal funding for before- and after-school programs. Support financial literacy programs. Support the American Graduation Initiative. Support public school construction funding. Support H.R. 2597, support the Positive Behavior Supports program. Support including minority-serving educational institutions in the Cybersecurity University-Industry Task force. Oppose funding for DC School vouchers. Support H.R. 4247, establishing federal standards for school punishment. Support reforming student financial aid (support H.R. 4872). Recommendations for the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act: Make All Students Proficient and Prepared for College and Work; Hold High Schools Accountable for Student Success; Redesign the American High School; Provide Students with Excellent Leaders and Teachers; Invest Communities in Student Success; support State-led Common Core Standards; Expand Learning Opportunities; increase high school graduation rates. Support the Student Non-Discrimination Act (H.R. 4530). Support H.R. 4080 / S. 2772, the Criminal Justice Reinvestment Act. This legislation devotes grant funding for intensive analysis of criminal justice data, policies, and the cost-effectiveness of current spending on corrections, in order to develop data driven policy options that can address this. The bill then provides resources for the implementation of solutions and for reinvesting averted prison costs to bolster such initiatives. Support the inclusion of funding necessary to keep teachers, firefighters and law enforcement personnel on the job; provide much-needed assistance to Vietnam veterans and survivors exposed to Agent Orange; to make up for the unanticipated shortfall in PELL grants for college students; to assist in the continuing Haitian relief efforts; and to help the states most affected by the Gulf Coast oil spill in the fiscal year 2010 supplemental appropriations bill. Support H.R. 4247, the Preventing Harmful Restraint and Seclusion in Schools Act. Oppose incentive compensation based directly or indirectly on applications or enrollment up to and including completion in Title IV of the Higher Education Act. Support the development of regulations that define "gainful employment" under Title IV of the Higher Education Act that is measurable and enforcable yet not overly burdensome to schools and will not have a negative impact on the enrollment of racial or ethnic minorities. Support the adoption of social studies curriculum standards which are academically cound; support H Res 1593
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Education - Dept of, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights
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15. General issue area code ENV
16. Specific lobbying issues
Support Environmental Justice. Support inclusion of African Americans and other racial and ethnic minority Americans in the creation of Green Jobs. Support H.R. 2454, the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009.
Support the electronic benefit transfer system in climate change legislation; support tax credits for low-income workers without children to protect them from the loss in purchasing power as a result of higher energy costs; support cap-and-trade that comes as close as possible to a 100% auction of emissions permits. Support using auction revenues to maximize job creation potential and economic opportunity for low-and moderate-income Americans. Support the Green Jobs Act. Support the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and its endangerment finding that is required under Clean Air Act that greenhouse gases in the atmosphere may reasonably be anticipated both to endanger public health and to endanger public welfare. Ensure that the US Environmental Protection Agency is allowed to proceed regulating its initial finding that greenhouse gases qualify as dangerous pollutants under the Clean Air Act. Oppose S J Res 26.
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Housing & Urban Development - Dept of (HUD), Justice - Dept of (DOJ), U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, White House Office
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Equal opportunities and support for all American families, especially low-income families, who face additional strains. Looking at the impact of the increasing cost of fuel on low income and racial and ethnic minority Americans. Supported Federal Employee paid parental leave legislation (supported H.R. 626).
Fight childhood hunger and obesity -- support a robust, well-funded child nutrition bill. Work to eliminate "food deserts" in low-income neighborhoods, support the establishmoent of farmers markets and other means of fresh fruits and vegetables in urban areas.
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U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Education - Dept of, Housing & Urban Development - Dept of (HUD), Justice - Dept of (DOJ), Labor - Dept of (DOL), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), White House Office
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Eliminate predatory lending; ensure equal access to financial services to all Americans. Eliminate disparities in credit reporting. Ease home mortgage foreclosure crisis. Eliminate pay day lending (concerns about H.R. 1214). Support capping all interest rates at 36% APR (support H.R. 1608 / S. 500). Support a foreclosure moratorium (H.R. 527 / S. 241).
Oppose "vulture funds". Support debt relief for poor nations, a.k.a. the Jubilee Act. Reform the mortgage servicers industry so that more loans are modified and fewer homes are foreclosed upon. Try to ensure that homeowner facing foreclosure are not forgotten in the Wall Street bailout. Try to stop abusive credit card practices (support H.R. 627 / S. 414). Support H.R. 200 / H.R. 1106 / S. 61, which allows bankruptcy judges to require loan modifications on primary residence mortgages. Support reauthorization, modernization and expansion of the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA), support H.R. 1479. Support efforts to eliminate predatory loans; support 1728. Oppose payday loans; working to improve H.R. 1214. Support 36% interest rate cap; support H.R. 1608 / S. 500. Support legislation to toughen financial fraud investigations and sentences; support S. 386. Support legislation to make it easier for homeowners to modify their mortgages through federal programs; support S. 896. Support the creation of a Consumer Financial Protection Agency (CFPA) with strong civil rights mandates. Support financial literacy programs. Support an increase the demographic diversity of the financial services industry. Support H.R. 4173. Oppose exempting auto dealers from newly created CFPA. Oppose exempting college loans from CFPA. Oppose allowing CFPA, and all federal lending laws, to preempt stronger state laws. Support regulations to shut down yield spread premiums to mortgage brokers. Support financial counseling. oppose exempting Rent-to-Own operations from CFPA oversight. Support for the Benefit Card Fairness Act, H.R. 4552. Support creation of a strong CFPA, without exempting car dealers or student lenders, rent-to-own stores or payday lenders from its purview. Oppose federal preemption of state consumer financial protection laws. Ensure that rogue auto dealers are not exempted from the authority of the newly created Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, while at the same time ensuring that small, minority owned auto dealers who are fair to consumers are not run out of business. Support the creation of a strong, independent Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in H.R. 4173. Support S. 3245, the Payday Limitation Act of 2010. This legislation takes an aggressive approach to eliminating the worst of the payday debt trap problems. Support final passage of the conference report for H.R. 4173, the Restoring American Financial Stability Act. Support S. 3217, the Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010. Support H.R. 3149, the Equal Employment for All Act, which would outlaw the use of credit scores by potential employers when making hiring decisions. Support Creation of the Offices of Minority and Women Inclusion Under the Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010. Support FDIC guidence issued on limiting abusive overdract practices. Support Elizabeth Warren to be the first head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Support allowing consumers to close a bank account without incurring onerous fees.
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U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), White House Office, Federal Reserve System, Federal Deposit Insurance Commission (FDIC)
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15. General issue area code FIR
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Support safe, sane and sensible gun violence control measures. Support permanent extension of the assault weapons ban. Support the right of the DC City Council to make laws to comply with the Heller decision.
Oppose the "Childer's amendment" which would overrule essentially all gun safety laws in the District of Columbia. Oppose initiatives's to allow guns in national parks. Oppose initiatives to allow people to carry firearms across state lines. Oppose initiatives to allow people to carry concealed weapons on trains. Oppose allowing guns in public housing. Oppose motion to require a judicial order or fining that a veteran is not mentally competant before banning his or her from owning a gun.
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U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Justice - Dept of (DOJ), White House Office
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Support free and fair trade and sound development policies, especially as they pertain to Africa and the Caribbean. Promote US action to help the people of Darfur, Sudan. Support U.S. engagement in the United Nations' World Conference Against Racism, to be held in Copenhagen in May 2009.
Support debt relief for poor nations, the Jubilee Act. Support initiates to fight global disease and end extreme poverty. Support lifting the US embargo on Cuba (support H.R. 332 / H.R. 1530). Support increased divestment in Sudan. Oppose "Vulture Funds" (Support H.R. 2392). Support increasing aid, trade and development assistance to Haiti and Africa. Support the reduction of small arms and light munitions in Africa. Support sustainable African development by building human resource capacity and expanding quality education. Reestablish American role in multilateralism. Support Hillary Rodham Clinton to serve as Secretary of State. Supported a requirement that the Administration develop a plan to address the crisis in Darfur, Sudan. Support earthquake relief in Haiti. Support eliminating all debt owed by Haiti. Support full funding (per President Obama's request) for international affairs. Support H.R. 4405 the Jubilee Act, which calls for the U.S. Treasury to support 100% debt relief to poor countries that need it most. to support the inclusion of funding necessary to keep teachers, firefighters and law enforcement personnel on the job; provide much-needed assistance to Vietnam veterans and survivors exposed to Agent Orange; to make up for the unanticipated shortfall in PELL grants for college students; to assist in the continuing Haitian relief efforts; and to help the states most affected by the Gulf Coast oil spill in the fiscal year 2010 supplemental appropriations bill. Support a resolution commemmorating the 50th Anniversary of the Independence of 17 African Nations (support H. Res. 1405). Support expanded trade with and travel to Cuba. support HR 4645
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U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Treasury - Dept of, State - Dept of (DOS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
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15. General issue area code GOV
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Eliminate discrimination in the federal sector. Support public financing of House and Senate campaigns. Support S. 752 / H.R. 1526. Support full funding for the 2010 Census. Oppose efforts to omit illegal immigrants from the census count, or to ask immigration status on the 2010 Census questionnaire. Support the establishment of a US Department of Peace (support H.R. 808).
Support the nomination of Robert Groves to be Director of the US Department of Commerce. Oppose any attempts to reduce federal funding as established in the House version of the Commerce-Justice- State Appropriations bill for the Census Bureau in FY 2010. Support full funding for the EEOC. Support the nomination of Jacqueline Berrien to serve as Chair of the EEOC. Oppose amendments to require a question about citizenship status on the US census form. Support H.R. 1729, allowing students to register to vote on campus. Support naming a federal building after James Cheney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner; support H.R. 3562
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U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), White House Office
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Support ending health care disparities among racial and ethnic minorities, support hearing into the extent of the problem as well as potential solutions; support H.R. 3090. Support Patient Bill of Rights. Support Universal Health Care (H.R. 676). Support Minority AIDS initiative. Support needle exchange programs (support H.R. 179).
Support the reauthorization and expansion of SCHIP (support H.R. 2). Support ensuring that all children receive adequate, affordable care in any national health care proposal. Support Tom Daschle and Kathleen Sebelius as Secretary of US Department of Health and Human Services. Support for Dr. Regina Benjamin to be U.S. Surgeon General. Support (1) Full health care coverage that is affordable to every individual, family and business which also provides coverage for pre-existing conditions; (2) Standard, comprehensive health care benefits that meet everyones needs from preventive to chronic care; (3) The choice of a private (allowing recipients to stay with their existing health care coverage if they choose) or public health care plan, which includes a new public health care plan (the public option) that will provide a guaranteed backup which will always be there to ensure quality, affordable health care coverage no matter what; and (4) Equity in health care access, treatment, research, and resources to people and communities of color and stronger health services in low-income communities. Support the inclusion of a public option in health care reform. Support inclusion of anti-discrimination provisions in health care reform. Support passage of H.R. 3590. Support enacting cloture on HR 3590 every time the question was raised. Support the inclusion of a public option provision in H.R. 3590. Support the inclusion of steps to eliminate racial and ethnic disparities in H.R. 3590. Support requiring health insurers to cover mammogram's for women under age 50. Support inclusion of provisions requiring health insurance parity for women at no additional cost. Support H.R. 3962. Support lifting the federal ban on needle (or syringe) exchange programs to fight the spread of HIV / AIDS, and oppose the so called "1,000 foot rule" on needle exchange programs. Support prevention and wellness programs; oppose increased health insurance rates for personal characteristics such as obesity and addiction. Support the immediate implementation of the GINA (Genetic Information Non-discrimination Act ). Support H.R. 4872, Health Care Reconciliation. Support H.R. 3590, Health Care overhaul. Support efforts to curb childhood obesity. Support H. Res. 996 and S. Res. 412. Fight childhood hunger and obesity -- support a robust, well-funded child nutrition bill. Work to eliminate "food deserts" in low-income neighborhoods, support the establishmoent of farmers markets and other means of fresh fruits and vegetables in urban areas. Support the preservation of Indian Countrys health care of choice the Indian Health Service. Support S. 332 and H.R. 2112, the Lung Cancer Mortality Reduction Act of 2009. Support H.R. 3421, the The Medical Debt Relief Act of 2009. Support Healthcare Reform Insurance Web Portal Requirements. Oppose motion to require individuals in certain health care plans to sign an affidavit swearing they are an American citizen. Support the "grandfathering" of health insurance plans under to 2010 health care law. Oppose S J Res 39. Support efforts to end childhood obesity. Support HR 6258
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Ensuring homeland security doesn't override Americans' civil liberties. Ensuring homeland security is available to all Americans; ensure continued response to Americans displaced by Hurricane Katrina. Ensuring that racial and ethnic minorities are well represented in the homeland security labor force.
End Racial Profiling. Protect Americans' privacy rights. Provide for uniform screening by the Transportation Security Agency, and ensure that they do not violate religious customs. Express concerns about the 287(g) program.
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U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Justice - Dept of (DOJ), Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development - Dept of (HUD), White House Office
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Continued and strengthened enforcement of Fair Housing Laws; equal access to adequate and affordable housing for all Americans. End homelessness. Support full funding for the Affordable Housing Trust Fund . Ensure adequate housing for low-income people displaced by Hurricane Katrina.
End the mortgage foreclosure crisis. Ensure adequate housing for low-income veterans. Support H.R. 476 and H.R. 403. Support Shaun Donovan as Secretary of HUD. Support comprehensive relief for homelessness. Increase funding for additional testing and testers to uncover housing discrimination. Support the establishment of a Consumer Financial Protection Agency (working to improve H.R. 3126), and the inclusion of all real estate professionals in CFPA oversight. Support reauthorization, modernization and expansion of the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA), support H.R. 1479. Oppose allowing guns in public housing. Support HR 3068. Ensure that the Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP) works well and results in affordable, sustainable loan modifications. Support proposals that would require that a portion of TARP funds to be directed towards assisting those targeted by predatory lenders, including racial and ethnic minorities. Supported legislation to make it easier for homeowners to modify their loans through the Hope for Homeowners program (supported S. 896). Opposed requiring residents of public housing to perform community service each month. Support funding for the Hope VI program. Support funding ($1 billion) for the National Housing Trust Fund. Support for HR 4810, increasing the annual authorization for programs to help homeless veterans. support improving the HAMP program. Support tenent mobility in HR 5814.
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Ensure a humane immigration policy. Support of reform of treatment of immigrant children. Support Temporary Protected Status for Haitians and Liberians currently in the United States. Support H.R. 144.
Support for the Uniting American Families Act, S. 424 / H.R. 1024 and the Reuniting American Families Act, S. 1085 / H.R. 2709. Support for the DREAM Act, H.R. 1751 / S. 729. Extreme concerns about the 287 (g) program, which funds local law enforcement agencies' efforts to implement federal immigration policies. Oppose implementation of Arizona's Immigrant Racial Profiling law. Oppose motion to require individuals in certain health care plans to sign an affidavit swearing they are an American citizen.
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U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), Justice - Dept of (DOJ), White House Office
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Ensuring and protecting the rights of Native Americans. Support Cherokee Freedmen; support H.R. 2761. Support Native Hawaiians; support S. 381, S. 708, S. 1011 and H.R. 862, H.R. 1711 and H.R. 2314.Support the Shinnicock Nation. Support the preservation of Indian Countrys health care of choice the Indian Health Service.
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Eliminate red lining. Ensuring that credit scores are not the sole determinant used for determining insurance rates. Create a public option to increase competition among health insurers. Support prevention and wellness programs; oppose increased health insurance rates for personal characteristics such as obesity and addiction. Oppose exempting insurance coverage for pre-existing conditions.
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U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Federal Reserve System, Housing & Urban Development - Dept of (HUD), White House Office
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To eliminate racial disparities in state, local and federal law enforcement. End racial profiling. Enhance Hate Crime enforcement (support H.R. 1913). Support the establishment of a commission to study problems surrounding the Death Penalty.
Eliminate Crack Cocaine / Powder cocaine sentencing disparities (support H.R. 265 and H.R. 1459). Eliminate mandatory minimum sentences (support H.R. 1466). Support continued funding for COPS program. Support full funding for ex-felony offender programs (the Second Chance Act). Support the abolition of and a moratorium on the federal death penalty. Support prisoner literacy, education and rehabilitation. Support law enforcement trust & integrity. Support increased enforcement activities by the US DoJ, Civil Rights Division. Support legislation to help youth stay away from gangs (support H.R. 1064 / S. 435). Support a review of prosecutorial decisions, and any racial implications therein (support the Justice Integrity Act, S. 495 / H.R. 1412). Support nomination of Eric Holder to be Attorney General. Support the nominations of Tony West, Julie Fernandez, Dawn Johnson and Tom Perez at the US Department of Justice. Support the nomination of Seattle Police Chief Gil Kerlikowske, President Obamas nominee to be the new Drug Czar. Support the uniform reporting of deaths while in police custody (support H.R. 738). Oppose S. 132, as it is too punitive. Abolish mandatory minimum sentences(support H.R. 1466). Support federal investigations into racially disparate actions by local police and by state and local and federal death sentences. Support Sonia Sotomayor for the US Supreme Court. Support the reauthorization of the Juvenile Justice Delinquency and Prevention Act, and oppose any amendments that may result in more juveniles being tried as adults; support S. 678. Support the elimination of current restrictions on the Legal Services Corp (LSC) to allow more qualified attorneys to work for LSC and to allow LSC attorneys to participate in class action law suits. also support increased funding for LSC. Support Sonia Sotomayor's nomination to the US Supreme Court. Extreme concerns about the 287 (g) program, which funds local law enforcement agencies' efforts to implement federal immigration policies. Support for the elevation of Magistrate Judge Marisa Demeo to the position of Associate Judge on the D.C. Superior Court. Support the End Racial Profiling Act, to be introduced by congressman John Conyers and Sen. Russ Feingold. Support a pattern and practice investigation into the Erie, PA., police department. Support a Pattern and Practice investigation into the police department of Rockford, IL. Oppose S. 132, the Gang Abatement and Prevention Act of 2009 as it is currently written. Support that Congress should create a new, independent agency to oversee the further development, advancement and utilization of forensic science. Support pattern and practice investigation into Broward County, Florida law enforcement. Support HR 3986, allowing federal judges to grant heabeus relief for a prisoner on death row. Oppose applying the death penalty to hate crimes convictions. Oppose placing restrictions on former felons or members of gangs in public housing. Support Reauthorization of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act (JJDPA). Support S. 714, a bill to establish the National Criminal Justice Commission. Support reducing the sentencing disparity between crack cocaine and powder cocaine convictions; support S. 1789 the Fair Sentencing Act. Support Elena Kagan's nomination to the US Supreme Court. Support the establishment of a Criminal Justice Commission; support S. 714 / H.R. 5143. Support H.R. 4080 / S. 2772, the Criminal Justice Reinvestment Act. This legislation devotes grant funding for intensive analysis of criminal justice data, policies, and the cost-effectiveness of current spending on corrections, in order to develop data driven policy options that can address this. The bill then provides resources for the implementation of solutions and for reinvesting averted prison costs to bolster such initiatives. Support H.R. 3986, the Effective Death Penalty Appeals Act, to take a crucial step in ensuring that our criminal justice system is equipped to prevent the execution of innocent Americans. Support H.R. 5300, which adopts proven strategies that fix the FBI background records before they are released to potential employers.to support the inclusion of funding necessary to keep teachers, firefighters and law enforcement personnel on the job; provide much-needed assistance to Vietnam veterans and survivors exposed to Agent Orange; to make up for the unanticipated shortfall in PELL grants for college students; to assist in the continuing Haitian relief efforts; and to help the states most affected by the Gulf Coast oil spill in the fiscal year 2010 supplemental appropriations bill. Support H.R. 4055, the Honest Opportunity Probation with Enforcement (HOPE) Initiative Act. This legislation would nationalize a program currently operating in Hawaii and has proven effective in reducing probation violations by offenders at high risk of recidivism. Support the recommended national standards developed by the National Prison Rape Elimination Commission. Support anti-SLAPP suit legislation. Support HR 4364
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Ensure fair and non-discriminatory labor practices in the federal workplace as well as in private industry. Protect job training programs. Support temporary loans to American automobile industry. Supported Federal Employee paid parental leave legislation (supported H.R. 626).
Support the Lily Ledbetter Fair Pay Restoration Act (H.R. 11 / S. 181). Support pay equity (support H.R. 12). Support a "living wage" across the U.S. Support the Employment Non Discrimination Act (H.R. 2981). Oppose the use of credit reports in hiring, promotion and firing decisions; support H.R. 3149. Support legislation allowing workers to form a union, the Employee Free Choice Act; support H.R. 1409 / S. 560. Support H.R. 848, support the continued strength of minority-owned media outlets. Support federal employee paid parental leave; support H.R. 626. Support the rights on musicians to be paid for their songs when they are played on the radio (support HR 848). Support legislative efforts to help the American auto industry and its unions. Support the nomination of Jacqueline Berrien to serve as Chair of the EEOC. Support job creation programs through public works and infrastructure development. Support H.R. 2847 as it passed the House on 12/16/2009. Support full funding ($620 million) for youth summer jobs programs / support H.R. 4899. Support for comprehensive jobs legislation to address not only the unemployment crisis facing our nation, but also the challenges being faced by states and local municipalities in meeting the basic education, public safety, health care, child care, and public transportation needs of our communities. H.R. 4812, the Local Jobs for America Act. Support H.R. 2847, the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act, or HIRE Act. Support the CARE Act, HR 3564--legislation to protect farmworker children from the dangers of child labor. Ensure that funding under the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act is spent in full compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act. Support H.R. 3149, the Equal Employment for All Act, which would outlaw the use of credit scores by potential employers when making hiring decisions. Support legislation making FBI background checks done for employment purposes more accurate; support H.R. 5300.Support proposed changes by the National Mediation Board regarding airline and union elections.Oppose S J Res 30.Support the Arbitration Fairness Act (HR 1020)
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Reduce health care disparities in service and in research; support H.R. 3090. Support the Minority AIDS initiative. Support Needle Exchange programs (H.R. 179). Support efforts to end childhood obesity. Support lifting the federal ban on needle (or syringe) exchange programs to fight the spread of HIV / AIDS, and oppose the so called "1,000 foot rule" on needle exchange programs.
Support H.R. 3421, the The Medical Debt Relief Act of 2009.
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U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), White House Office
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Oppose reduction in Medicare and Medicaid, especially those that would hurt low income, senior, racial or ethnic minority Americans. Support reauthorization and expansion of S-CHIP (Support H.R. 2)
Support (1) Full health care coverage that is affordable to every individual, family and business which also provides coverage for pre-existing conditions; (2) Standard, comprehensive health care benefits that meet everyones needs from preventive to chronic care; (3) The choice of a private (allowing recipients to stay with their existing health care coverage if they choose) or public health care plan, which includes a new public health care plan (the public option) that will provide a guaranteed backup which will always be there to ensure quality, affordable health care coverage no matter what; and (4) Equity in health care access, treatment, research, and resources to people and communities of color and stronger health services in low-income communities.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, White House Office, Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS)
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LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code REL
16. Specific lobbying issues
Oppose so-called "Charitable Choice" or "Faith Based" initiatives that allow taxpayers' monies to go toward discrimination.
Maintain clear separation of Houses of Worship and partisan politics.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, White House Office
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LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code RET
16. Specific lobbying issues
Protecting Social Security benefits for all Americans, especially low-income Americans. Oppose the privatization of Social Security.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), White House Office
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LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code ROD
16. Specific lobbying issues
Protecting equal opportunity programs in contracting. Encourage federal transportation and infrastructure programs that result in job creation. Ensure that companies owned by racial and ethnic minorities get a fair share of monies spent under the stimulus package.
Support for enhancement of existing passenger rail systems and development of additional passenger rail alternatives in Americas urban communities, including streetcars, light rail and high speed intercity rail systems. Support job creation programs through public works and infrastructure development. Support H.R. 2847 as it passed the House on 12/16/2009. Ensure that funding under the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act is spent in full compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Small Business Adminstration (SBA), Transportation - Dept of (DOT)
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LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code SMB
16. Specific lobbying issues
Protecting small and minority business programs. Help small businesses hurt by Hurricane Katrina. Support H.R. 2352. Support small business programs reauthorization, support H.R. 2965. Support small business entrepreneurial programs, support H.R. 2352. Support H.R. 2847, the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act, or HIRE Act.
Ensure that rogue auto dealers are not exempted from the authority of the newly created Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, while at the same time ensuring that small, minority owned auto dealers who are fair to consumers are not run out of business. Support increased small business lending (support H.R. 5297). Support small business tax relief (support H.R. 5486). Support small business lending (support HR 5297)
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U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Defense - Dept of (DOD), Small Business Adminstration (SBA), Transportation - Dept of (DOT), Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), White House Office
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LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code TAX
16. Specific lobbying issues
Support fairness in our Nation's tax code, especially as it pertains to middle- and low-income Americans. Support tax provisions in President Obama's proposed budget for fiscal year 2010. Support tax credits for low-income workers without children to protect them from the loss in purchasing power as a result of higher energy costs;
Support H.R. 2847, the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act, or HIRE Act. Support H.R. 4213, the American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act of 2010. Support small business tax relief (support H.R. 5486).
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Treasury - Dept of, White House Office
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15. General issue area code TEC
16. Specific lobbying issues
Ensure access for small and minority-owned telecommunications businesses. Support broadband deployment and accessibility throughout the United States, and especially in racial and ethnic minority communities and traditionally underserved communities.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), White House Office
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15. General issue area code TRD
16. Specific lobbying issues
Support for developmentally sound trade policies, especially as they relate to human rights, the environment, and labor policies, between the US and Africa and the Caribbean. Support free trade with Cuba. Support H.R. 332 and H.R. 1530.
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U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, State - Dept of (DOS), Treasury - Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
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15. General issue area code UNM
16. Specific lobbying issues
Eliminate racial disparities in unemployment. Increase unemployment training & assistance. Support an extension of unemployment benefits, support H.R. 3548. Support job creation programs through public works and infrastructure development. Support H.R. 2847 as it passed the House on 12/16/2009.
Support an extension of unemployment benefits and COBRA health care premium assistance. Support H. R. 4691. Support full funding ($620 million) for youth summer jobs programs; support H.R. 4899. Support for comprehensive jobs legislation to address not only the unemployment crisis facing our nation, but also the challenges being faced by states and local municipalities in meeting the basic education, public safety, health care, child care, and public transportation needs of our communities. Support H.R. 4812, the Local Jobs for America Act. Support H.R. 2847, the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act, or HIRE Act. Support H.R. 4851, the Continuing Extension Act of 2010, legislation to provide up to 99 weekly unemployment checks averaging $335 to people whose 26 weeks of state-paid benefits have run out. Ensure that funding under the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act is spent in full compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act. Support H.R. 4899, the Disaster Relief and Summer Jobs Act of 2010. Support H.R. 4851, the Continuing Extension Act of 2010. Support H.R. 4213, the American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act of 2010. Support H.R. 3149, the Equal Employment for All Act, which would outlaw the use of credit scores by potential employers when making hiring decisions. Support for unemployment benefits extensions through November 30, 2010 (support HR 4213) (support HR 5618)
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Labor - Dept of (DOL), Voice of America
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LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code URB
16. Specific lobbying issues
Promote Urban Development. Promote the fair and equitable re-building of New Orleans. Support municipalities most hurt by foreclosures. Support an increase in Community Development Block Grants. Support full funding for National Trust Fund. Support reauthorization, modernization and expansion of the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA), support H.R. 1479.
Support H.R. 2269, the Gulf Coast Civic Works Act. Support HR 1, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, ensure that companies owned by or employing high numbers of racial and ethnic minorities are hired under ARRA contracts. Support job creation programs through public works and infrastructure development. Support H.R. 2847 as it passed the House on 12/16/2009. Support for comprehensive jobs legislation to address not only the unemployment crisis facing our nation, but also the challenges being faced by states and local municipalities in meeting the basic education, public safety, health care, child care, and public transportation needs of our communities. H.R. 4812, the Local Jobs for America Act. Ensure that funding under the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act is spent in full compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act. to support the inclusion of funding necessary to keep teachers, firefighters and law enforcement personnel on the job; provide much-needed assistance to Vietnam veterans and survivors exposed to Agent Orange; to make up for the unanticipated shortfall in PELL grants for college students; to assist in the continuing Haitian relief efforts; and to help the states most affected by the Gulf Coast oil spill in the fiscal year 2010 supplemental appropriations bill. Support the BART Oakland Airport Connector project. Support H.R. 4899, the Disaster Relief and Summer Jobs Act of 2010.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Housing & Urban Development - Dept of (HUD), White House Office, Transportation - Dept of (DOT)
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15. General issue area code WEL
16. Specific lobbying issues
Oppose plans to further reduce benefits of welfare recipients. Allow ex-offenders to apply for and receive food stamps. Support H.R. 329. Oppose allowing religious institutions to use federal dollars to administer TANF programs while discriminating. Support for the Benefit Card Fairness Act, H.R. 4552.
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U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Housing & Urban Development - Dept of (HUD), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), White House Office
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15. General issue area code VET
16. Specific lobbying issues
Support for increased medical assistance to veterans, especially mental health care. Support increased housing assistance for low-income veterans; support H.R. 403. Support for HR 4810, increasing the annual authorization for programs to help homeless veterans. Support recognition of black veterans.
Support the inclusion of funding necessary to keep teachers, firefighters and law enforcement personnel on the job; provide much-needed assistance to Vietnam veterans and survivors exposed to Agent Orange; to make up for the unanticipated shortfall in PELL grants for college students; to assist in the continuing Haitian relief efforts; and to help the states most affected by the Gulf Coast oil spill in the fiscal year 2010 supplemental appropriations bill. Oppose motion to require a judicial order or fining that a veteran is not mentally competant before banning his or her from owning a gun.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, White House Office, Veterans Affairs - Dept of (VA)
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15. General issue area code AUT
16. Specific lobbying issues
Support continued strength of the auto industry as well as the auto unions. Ensure that rogue auto dealers are not exempted from the authority of the newly created Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, while at the same time ensuring that small, minority owned auto dealers who are fair to consumers are not run out of business.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, White House Office
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15. General issue area code DIS
16. Specific lobbying issues
Ensure that low income areas and communities with large ratios of racial and ethnic minorities are included in disaster plans and relief and that any cultural anomalies are addressed in planning. Support H.R. 4899, the Disaster Relief and Summer Jobs Act of 2010.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), White House Office
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15. General issue area code ENG
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Support Energy Independence/ support provisions within H.R. 2454, the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009. Support investments in energy efficiency equivalent to at least one-third of the total allowance allocation given to utilities.
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U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, White House Office
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15. General issue area code TRA
16. Specific lobbying issues
Support for enhancement of existing passenger rail systems and development of additional passenger rail alternatives in Americas urban communities, including streetcars, light rail and high speed intercity rail systems. Support job creation programs through public works and infrastructure development. Support H.R. 2847 as it passed the House on 12/16/2009. Support the BART Oakland Airport Connector project
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Treasury - Dept of, White House Office, Transportation - Dept of (DOT)
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15. General issue area code SCI
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Support H. Res. 1133, recognizing African Americans who have enhanced innovation and competitiveness in science.
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U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE
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15. General issue area code INT
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Support for an assessment describing how the cybersecurity workforce is engaging minority communities. support requiring the director of national intelligence to submit a report on plans to increase diversity in the intelligence community.
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U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS)
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15. General issue area code CSP
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Support the creation of a strong, independent Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in H.R. 4173. Support S. 332 and H.R. 2112, the Lung Cancer Mortality Reduction Act of 2009.
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U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, White House Office
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15. General issue area code FOO
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Fight childhood hunger and obesity -- support a robust, well-funded child nutrition bill. Work to eliminate "food deserts" in low-income neighborhoods, support the establishmoent of farmers markets and other means of fresh fruits and vegetables in urban areas.
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U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA)
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15. General issue area code CPI
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Support FCC authority to protect an open internet and apply universal service to broadband. Express concerns about security of the Internet
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U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), White House Office
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