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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
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Zip Code | 20005 |
Country | USA |
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| TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2011 |
Q1 (1/1 - 3/31) | Q2 (4/1 - 6/30) | Q3 (7/1 - 9/30) | Q4 (10/1 - 12/31) |
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| Signature | Digitally Signed By: Hilary O. Shelton, Director, NAACP Washington Bureau |
Date | 04/20/2011 |
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. 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 lifting federal bans on needle (or syringe) exchange programs to fight the spread of HIV / AIDS.
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. Support lifting the trade embargo against Cuba. Support USDA proposed rule to make public school lunches healthier
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. Fight childhood hunger and obesity. 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.
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 black-owned media.
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. Support capping all interest rates at 36% APR. Support a strong, responsive Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Support a study of the regulation of interchange fees but oppose a delay in the implementation of the Durbin amendment to Dodd-Frank.
Reform the mortgage servicers industry so that more loans are modified and fewer homes are foreclosed upon. Try to stop abusive credit card practices. Support allowing bankruptcy judges to require loan modifications on primary residence mortgages. Oppose exploitative payday lending. Support efforts to eliminate predatory lending. Support reauthorization, modernization and expansion of the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA). oppose the elimination of funding for HUD's housing counseling programs. Support financial literacy programs. Support a ban on the use of credit reports by potential employers. Support Dr. Elizabeth Warren to be the first Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
Oppose H.R. 839, terminating the HAMP program; oppose H.R. 861, terminating HUD's Neighborhood Stabilization Program; oppose H.R. 836, terminating HUD's emergency Mortgage Relief program; oppose H.R. 830, terminating the FHA Refinance Program.
Support a strong Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which begins its activities as soon as possible. Oppose H.R. 1121; oppose H.R. 1315; oppose legislation intended to delay regulatory authority of the CFPB until a Director is confirmed; oppose legislation removing the prudential regulators ability to allow the CFPB to participate in examinations of large financial institutions before the designated transfer date.
Support pro-consumer changes to the GSEs (Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac). Oppose a piecemeal approach to reforming Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac ("the GSEs"). Support a comprehensive approach to housing finance reform that will further the federal governments housing policy objectives of promoting residential integration, eliminating housing discrimination, and providing safe, decent, and affordable housing for all.
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, Housing & Urban Development - Dept of (HUD)
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 BNK
16. Specific lobbying issues
Support allowing bankruptcy judges to require loan modifications on primary residence mortgages.
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. Oppose H.R. 1. Oppose funding cuts in H.R. 1, and policy riders dealing with Planned Parenthood; the CFPB; international and humanitarian aid; the District of Columbia; school vouchers; the Department of Education's Gainful Employment rule; EPA regulation of Greenhouse gases; and a repeal of the Affordable Health Care law.
Supported the Congressional Black Caucus alternative budget proposal for fiscal year 2012. .
Opposse H.R. 1 and H.R. 1473; oppose cuts to Pell grants; oppose cuts to Head Start; oppose cuts to job training programs; oppose cuts to Community Oriented Policing (COPs) program; oppose cuts to HUD's Housing Counseling program; oppose cuts to Community Health Centers; oppose cuts to Education Title I; oppose cuts to the Minority Business Development Agency; oppose cuts to the Women, Infant and Children (WIC) program; oppose cuts to Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs); oppose cuts to Juvenile Justice programs. Support a wholistic approach to balancing the budget which looks at spending reductions as well as modifications to the current tax code. Oppose the privitization of Medicare and Social Security. Oppose transforming Medicaid into a block grant program. Oppose reductions in the Supplimental Nutrition Assistance Progggram (SNAP). Oppose H. Res. 34. Oppose a Balanced Budget amendment to the Constitution. Oppose addition of policy "riders"' on appropriations bills.
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
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 CIV
16. Specific lobbying issues
Preserve all Equal Opportunity programs, including Affirmative Action. Eliminate potential discrimination in "faith based" initiates. Eliminate racial disparities in all federal programs, including criminal justice, education, health care, financial services, hosuing and economic development.
Ensure equal voting rights for all Americans, and equal access to sufficient, working voting equipment. Support H.R. 108. End deceptive and intimidating practices in federal elections. Oppose requiring a photo ID to vote. Support reparations for descendants of slavery, support H.R. 40. Support the Employment Non-Discrimination Act. Support H.R. 1397 / S. 811. Support Law Enforcement Trust and Integrity legislation, the End Racial Profiling Act and the Justice Integrity Act. Support the public financing of congressional campaigns; support S. 750 and H.R. 1404. Support the Democracy Restoration Act, to restore federal voting rights to ex-felony offenders. Support the Student Non-Discrimination Act Ensure that funding under the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act is spent in full compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act. Support eliminating the sentencing disparity between crack cocaine and powder cocaine convictions. Support the establishment of a Criminal Justice Commission; support S. 306. Support anti-SLAPP suit legislation. Oppose efforts to amend or dismantle the Citizenship Clause of the 14th Amendment to the US Constitution; oppose H.R. 140 / S.J.Res. 2.Support legislation to incrrease investigations into housing discrimination. Support H.R. 284. Support ensuring that no federal funds are spoent on romanticizing the commemoration of the 150th anniversaary of the civil war or slvery.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
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), Interior - Dept of (DOI), Natl Park Service (NPS)
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 COM
16. Specific lobbying issues
Ensuring equal access for minority-owned television and radio stations. Support for racial- and ethnic-owned media outlets. Support the merger between NBC / Universal and Comcast. Support the FCC's "net neutrality"'' network management rules for broadband service providers. Support voluntary incentive auctions of the broadcast television spectrum bands. Support FCC proposed advertising non-discrimination rule
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. Support a study by the FCC of racial and ethnic minorities in broadcasting. Question why the FCC has been so slw to adress progress on minority entrepreneurship and equal employment issues
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), Justice - Dept of (DOJ)
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 CON
16. Specific lobbying issues
Ensuring Constitutional protections for all Americans. Oppose efforts to amend of repeal the 14th amendment to the US Constitution.Oppose efforts to amend or dismantle the Citizenship Clause of the 14th Amendment to the US Constitution; oppose H.R. 140 / S.J.Res. 2. Oppose a Balanced Budget amendment to the Constitution
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)
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 CAW
16. Specific lobbying issues
Support Environmental Justice. Support including African Americans and other racial and ethnic minority Americans in Green Job creation. 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 HR 910.
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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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 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.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Defense - Dept of (DOD), Small Business Adminstration (SBA)
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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 DOC
16. Specific lobbying issues
Congressional representation for the residents of the District of Columbia. Support H.R. 265 / H.R. 266. Ensuring that local laws are not overridden by Congress. Oppose school voouchers for DC students; oppose HR 471. Oppose the imposition of petty partisan politiccal positions on the residents of DC
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 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.
Support full funding for the Housing Trust Fund. Support reauthorization, modernization and expansion of the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA). Support job creation programs through public works and infrastructure development. 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 . Support tax breaks for small businesses, .
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
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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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 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 the Department of Education's proposed "Gainful Employment" regulation.
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 educational equity between public elementary schools. Support public school construction bonds. Support increased funding for Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Support increased federal funding for before- and after-school programs. Support financial literacy programs. Oppose funding for DC School vouchers; oppose H.R. 471. Oppose cuts in PELL grants for college students; Support repealing the "Rule of Nine" under the School Improvement Grants program and supported allowing school districts to use the "Transformation Model" when attempting to transform failing schools. Support Restorative Justice Initiaves in schools. Oppose "high stakes testing"' in public schools. Support an approach to accountability in the reauthorization of the lementary and Secondary Education Act that allows for targeted interventions that are tailored to properly address the spectrum of challenges that schools face in improving achievement and graduation rates, closing gaps, and reducing barriers to learning. Create a stable supply of qualified and effective educators for all communities; do not weaken the definition of a "hghly qualified teacher". Oppose cuts to education, pre-school through college, in education funds on HR 1 / HR 1437. Oppose efforts to reducde or eliminate the Education Jobs fund. Support the School Improvement Grant program.
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, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA)
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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 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 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 HR 910
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
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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15. General issue area code FAM
16. Specific lobbying issues
Equal opportunities and support for all American families, especially low-income families, who face additional strains. Oppoose reductions for SNAP (Supplimental Nutrition Assistance Program) in H. Con. Res. 3334
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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15. General issue area code FIN
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. Support capping all interest rates at 36% APR. Support a strong, responsive Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Support a study of the regulation of interchange fees but oppose a delay in the implementation of the Durbin amendment to Dodd-Frank.
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. Support reauthorization, modernization and expansion of the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA),. Support efforts to eliminate predatory loans. Oppose exploitative payday loans; Support 36% interest rate cap; . Oppose federal preemption of state consumer financial protection laws.
Reform the mortgage servicers industry so that more loans are modified and fewer homes are foreclosed upon. Try to stop abusive credit card practices. Support allowing bankruptcy judges to require loan modifications on primary residence mortgages. Oppose exploitative payday lending. Support efforts to eliminate predatory lending. Support reauthorization, modernization and expansion of the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA). oppose the elimination of funding for HUD's housing counseling programs. Support financial literacy programs. Support a ban on the use of credit reports by potential employers. Support Dr. Elizabeth Warren to be the first Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
Oppose H.R. 839, terminating the HAMP program; oppose H.R. 861, terminating HUD's Neighborhood Stabilization Program; oppose H.R. 836, terminating HUD's emergency Mortgage Relief program; oppose H.R. 830, terminating the FHA Refinance Program.
Support a strong Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which begins its activities as soon as possible. Oppose H.R. 1121; oppose H.R. 1315; oppose legislation intended to delay regulatory authority of the CFPB until a Director is confirmed; oppose legislation removing the prudential regulators ability to allow the CFPB to participate in examinations of large financial institutions before the designated transfer date.
Support pro-consumer changes to the GSEs (Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac). Oppose a piecemeal approach to reforming Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac ("the GSEs"). Support a comprehensive approach to housing finance reform that will further the federal governments housing policy objectives of promoting residential integration, eliminating housing discrimination, and providing safe, decent, and affordable housing for all.
Express grave concerns about proposed rules for risk-based pricing rule.
Strenghtneing the proposed rule for holding servicers accountable for illegal deeds.
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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), Housing & Urban Development - Dept of (HUD), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS)
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15. General issue area code FIR
16. Specific lobbying issues
Support safe, sane and sensible gun violence control measures. Support permanent extension of the assault weapons ban.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Justice - Dept of (DOJ), White House Office
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15. General issue area code FOR
16. Specific lobbying issues
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 a coalition with the African Union to attmpt to resolvegenocide and conflict between Sudan and Southern Sudan
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. Oppose "Vulture Funds". Support legislation to look into the progress made in Haiti with American money since the earthquake of January 2010; support HR 1026. Support the reduction of small arms and light munitions in Africa. Support sustainable African development by building human resource capacity and expanding. Support continued earthquake relief in Haiti. Support eliminating all debt owed by Haiti. Support efforts to create a domestic policy which more aggressively mitigates genocide worldwide and declares that genocide anywhere in the world affects U.S national interest. Support efforts to curb human trafficking.
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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. 750 / H.R. 1404. Support the establishment of a US Department of Peace. Oppose efforts to weaken federal employee unions or postal workers' union, oppose HR 122
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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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15. General issue area code HCR
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Support ending health care disparities among racial and ethnic minorities, support the Affordable Care Act. Reject efforts to repeal health care reform; oppose H.R. 2. Oppose efforts to repeal health car reform via the appropriations process. Oppose cuts in the federal budget to Community Health Care Centers.
Fight childhood hunger and obesity -- support a robust, well-funded child nutrition bill. Work to eliminate "food deserts" in low-income neighborhoods, support the establishment of farmers markets and other means of fresh fruits and vegetables in urban areas. Support the National Youth Sports Program Revitalization Act of 2010. Support full funding for HIV/AIDS treatment, prevention and cure. Support H.R. 894, the Maternal Health Accountability Act of 2011. Oppose efforts to privatize Medicare and make Medicaid a block grant program. Oppose H. Con. Res. 35. Oppose banning of all funds to Planned Parenthood affiliates. Oppose H. Con. Res. 36. Oppose H.R. 1227. Support the development and implementation of health insurance exchanges. Support FIT Kids Act (support H.R. 1057 and S.576)
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U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Housing & Urban Development - Dept of (HUD), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), White House Office, Treasury - Dept of, Labor - Dept of (DOL)
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15. General issue area code HOM
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Ensuring homeland security doesn't override Americans' civil liberties. Eliminating racial profiling. Ensure that homegrown domestic terrorism is not relegated to one racial or ethnic group. Extend Temporary Protected Status for Haitians, and redesignate Haiti for TPS.
Provide for uniform screening by the Transportation Security Agency, and ensure that they do not violate religious customs. Support efforts to allow the employees of the Transportation Safety Agency to unionize. Support increased diversity in the hiring and promotion practices at the Department of Homeland Security.
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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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15. General issue area code HOU
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Continued and strengthened enforcement of Fair Housing Laws; equal access to adequate and affordable housing for all Americans. Support H.R. 284. End homelessness. Support full funding for the Affordable Housing Trust Fund . Oppose the elimination of housing counseling funds in H.R. 1437, funding for fiscal year 2011.
End the mortgage foreclosure crisis. Ensure adequate housing for low-income veterans. Support increase in funding for the FHIP (Fair Housing Initiatives Program) and FHAP (the Fair Housing Assistance Program) programs.
Reform the mortgage servicers industry so that more loans are modified and fewer homes are foreclosed upon. Try to stop abusive credit card practices. Support allowing bankruptcy judges to require loan modifications on primary residence mortgages. Oppose exploitative payday lending. Support efforts to eliminate predatory lending. Support reauthorization, modernization and expansion of the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA). oppose the elimination of funding for HUD's housing counseling programs. Support financial literacy programs. Support a ban on the use of credit reports by potential employers. Support Dr. Elizabeth Warren to be the first Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
Oppose H.R. 839, terminating the HAMP program; oppose H.R. 861, terminating HUD's Neighborhood Stabilization Program; oppose H.R. 836, terminating HUD's emergency Mortgage Relief program; oppose H.R. 830, terminating the FHA Refinance Program.
Support a strong Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which begins its activities as soon as possible. Oppose H.R. 1121; oppose H.R. 1315; oppose legislation intended to delay regulatory authority of the CFPB until a Director is confirmed; oppose legislation removing the prudential regulators ability to allow the CFPB to participate in examinations of large financial institutions before the designated transfer date.
Support pro-consumer changes to the GSEs (Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac). Oppose a piecemeal approach to reforming Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac ("the GSEs"). Support a comprehensive approach to housing finance reform that will further the federal governments housing policy objectives of promoting residential integration, eliminating housing discrimination, and providing safe, decent, and affordable housing for all.
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U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Housing & Urban Development - Dept of (HUD), Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), Justice - Dept of (DOJ), Treasury - Dept of, White House Office
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15. General issue area code IMM
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Ensure a humane immigration policy. Support aan extension of Temporary Protected Status for Haitians and a redesignation of Haiti as TPS. Oppose implementation of Arizona's Immigrant Racial Profiling law. Urge a clearing up of backlog for visas for Haitians wanting to come to the U.S.
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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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15. General issue area code IND
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Ensuring and protecting the rights of Native Americans. Support Cherokee Freedmen; support the Shinnicock Nation.
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U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Interior - Dept of (DOI), Housing & Urban Development - Dept of (HUD), White House Office
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15. General issue area code INS
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Eliminate red lining. Ensuring that credit scores are not the sole determinant used for determining insurance rates. Support prevention and wellness programs.
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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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15. General issue area code LAW
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Support the elimination of racial disparities in state, local and federal law enforcement. End racial profiling. Abolish the death penalty; support the establishment of a commission to study problems surrounding the Death Penalty and a moratorium on implementing the death penalty until the study is complete.
Completely eliminate Crack Cocaine / Powder cocaine sentencing disparities, and apply the Fair Sentencing Act retroactively. Support senetencing reform. Eliminate mandatory minimum sentences. Support continued funding for COPS program. Support full funding for ex-felony offender programs (the Second Chance Act). 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 a review of prosecutorial decisions, and any racial implications therein . 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. 306, a bill to establish a blue ribbon National Criminal Justice Commission. Support the recommended national standards developed by the National Prison Rape Elimination Commission. Support anti-SLAPP suit legislation. Support Restorative Justice Initiaves. Ensure that fair and impartial judges are nominated to the federal bench and that they are confirmed. Support Anita Earls for a federal judgesSupport sentencing reform that peovides more flexibilty to judges and allows prisoners to earn reductions in their sentences. Support the Legal Services Corp. Opposed to proposed reorganization of funding for federal juvenile justice grant programs.
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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 LBR
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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 union rights to organize and the rights of employees to collective bargaining. Oppose HR 122. Support the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (H.R. 1397/ S. 811).
Support pay equity / The Paycheck Fairness Act (Support S. 797 / H.R. 1519). Support a "living wage" across the U.S. Oppose the use of credit reports in hiring, promotion and firing decisions. Support legislation allowing workers to form a union, the Employee Free Choice Act. Support job creation programs through public works and infrastructure development. 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. Ensure that funding under the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act is spent in full compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act. Support legislation to 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 allowing the employees of Delta Airlines to unionize. Support allowing the employees of the Transportation Safety Agency (TSA) to unionize. Support a National Mediation Board ruling making it easier for airline and railroad employees to form a union. Ensure the continuation of Davis-Bacon prevailing wage requirements. Support labor project agreements.
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U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Justice - Dept of (DOJ), Labor - Dept of (DOL), White House Office
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15. General issue area code MED
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Reduce health care disparities in service and in research. Support the Minority AIDS initiative.
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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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15. General issue area code MMM
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Oppose efforts to privatize Medicare; oppose efforts to blcok-grant Medicaid. Oppose H. Res. 34.
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U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, White House Office, Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS)
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15. General issue area code REL
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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.
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U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, White House Office
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15. General issue area code RET
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Protecting Social Security benefits for all Americans, especially low-income Americans. Oppose the privatization of Social Security.
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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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15. General issue area code ROD
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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.
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U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Small Business Adminstration (SBA), Transportation - Dept of (DOT)
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15. General issue area code SMB
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Protecting small and minority business programs. Oppose reducions in funding for the Minority Business Development Agency in H.R. 1437.
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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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15. General issue area code TAX
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Support fairness in our Nation's tax code, especially as it pertains to middle- and low-income Americans. Support tax credits for low-income workers to protect them from the loss in purchasing power as a result of higher energy costs. Oppose tax breaks for wealthiest Americans in H. Res. 34; take a wholistic approach to balancing the budget which includes revisting the current tax code.
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U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Treasury - Dept of, White House Office
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15. General issue area code TEC
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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. Support the NBC / Comcast merger. Do a thorough invesstigation of the AT & T / T-Mobile merger to ensure equity in access and fairness in affordability.
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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
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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.
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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
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Eliminate racial disparities in unemployment. Increase unemployment training & assistance. Support an extension of unemployment benefits. Support job creation programs through public works and infrastructure development.
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.
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U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Labor - Dept of (DOL), Voice of America
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15. General issue area code URB
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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 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. Ensure that funding under the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act is spent in full compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act. t Develop a comprehensive surface transportation plan which creates affordable and flexible transportation options for everyone, regardless of income, race, age, disability, or background; creates, protects, and ensures fair access to quality jobs, training, and contracting opportunities in the transportation industry; promotes healthy, safe, and inclusive communities with housing opportunities for families of all incomes; and encourages fair and transparent investment of public dollars invested in transportation.
Oppose H.R. 839, terminating the HAMP program; oppose H.R. 861, terminating HUD's Neighborhood Stabilization Program; oppose H.R. 836, terminating HUD's emergency Mortgage Relief program; oppose H.R. 830, terminating the FHA Refinance Program.
Support pro-consumer changes to the GSEs (Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac). Oppose a piecemeal approach to reforming Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac ("the GSEs"). Support a comprehensive approach to housing finance reform that will further the federal governments housing policy objectives of promoting residential integration, eliminating housing discrimination, and providing safe, decent, and affordable housing for all.
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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
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Oppose plans to further reduce benefits of welfare recipients. Allow ex-offenders to apply for and receive food stamps. Oppose allowing religious institutions to use federal dollars to administer TANF programs while discriminating.
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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
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Support for increased medical assistance to veterans, especially mental health care. Support increased housing assistance for low-income veterans; support H.R. 284. Support increasing the annual authorization for programs to help homeless veterans. Support recognition of black veterans.
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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 DIS
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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.
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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 TRA
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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.
Develop a comprehensive surface transportation plan which creates affordable and flexible transportation options for everyone, regardless of income, race, age, disability, or background; creates, protects, and ensures fair access to quality jobs, training, and contracting opportunities in the transportation industry; promotes healthy, safe, and inclusive communities with housing opportunities for families of all incomes; and encourages fair and transparent investment of public dollars invested in transportation.
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U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Treasury - Dept of, White House Office, 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 INT
16. Specific lobbying issues
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. End racial profiling.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS)
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 CSP
16. Specific lobbying issues
Support the creation of a strong, independent Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Support a strong Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which begins its activities as soon as possible. Oppose H.R. 1121; oppose H.R. 1315; oppose legislation intended to delay regulatory authority of the CFPB until a Director is confirmed;
Oppose legislation removing the prudential regulators ability to allow the CFPB to participate in examinations of large financial institutions before the designated transfer date .Support Dr. Elizabeth Warren for Director of the nascent CFPB.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, 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 FOO
16. Specific lobbying issues
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.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA)
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 CPI
16. Specific lobbying issues
Support FCC authority to protect an open internet and apply universal service to broadband. Express concerns about security of the Internet
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), White House Office
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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