Law
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Feb- 2020 -10 February
PRESS ROOM: Oversight Committee to Hold Critical Hearing with Census Bureau Director This Week
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “We are holding a hearing this week to hear directly from the Bureau about its strategy to recruit more Census workers, dispel fears, and make sure everyone…
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6 February
Rep. Waters: Impeached President, Illegitimate Acquittal
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “I applaud the courage of the 48 Senators – 45 Democrats, 2 Independents, and 1 Republican – who put their careers on the line to protect and…
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6 February
COMMENTARY: The Impeachment Was Really Just Senators and Lawyers Talking
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Politics has always been about whom is the most articulate, and factual, but the impeachment appeared to be more about talking, and the facts were not important.…
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Jan- 2020 -30 January
Sen. Mark Warner Raises Concerns About Trump’s Sincerity toward Black America
NNPA NEWSWIRE — "The one thing Americans know from first-hand experience or watching TV is that, in a trial, you present your witness and present documents. If people who were…
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30 January
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Sen. Sherrod Brown: GOP Should Allow Impeachment Witnesses but “Republicans are Afraid”
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Republicans are afraid. I mean, they liked the far right-wing judges that Trump gives them, but they’re fearful of him,” Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) told NNPA Newswire.…
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30 January
House Passes Pressley Bill to Reform Broken Credit Reporting System
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Unfortunately, our system of consumer credit reporting is badly broken, and consumers have little recourse. It is typical for credit reports to be filled with unacceptable errors…
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28 January
Waters Statement on Kraninger’s Decision to Weaken an Essential Agency Enforcement Power
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “I am deeply concerned by this Administration’s ongoing efforts to gut important laws designed to protect hardworking Americans. Instead of rolling back the clock on consumer protections,…
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27 January
OP-ED: Hidden Tax Increases on Airlines Tickets Won’t Fly
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Most Americans have probably never heard of the PFC, now capped at about $4.50 per person for each leg of a flight. But working families across the…
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23 January
Schumer Statement on Senator McConnell’s Impeachment Trial Resolution
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Sen. McConnell’s proposed rules depart dramatically from the Clinton precedent – in ways that are designed to prevent the Senate and the American people from learning the…
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19 January
OP-ED: Redefining Suffrage, Unerasing Black Women
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The 19th Amendment was adopted Aug. 18, 1920, after the required number of states ratified the constitutional measure. Though many Black women led suffrage campaigns, the 19th…
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