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January 28, 2009
January 28, 2009The mayor of Gulfport, Miss., and his wife were arrested today following an indictment returned by a federal grand jury that alleges conspiracy, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) fraud, Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) home grant fraud and insurance fraud, all arising from claims made following Hurricane Katrina, announced U.S. Attorney Dunn Lampton of the Southern District of Mississippi; Richard Skinner, Inspector General for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS); Kenneth Donohue, Inspector General for HUD; and Stacey Pickering, Auditor for the State of Mississippi. Full release.
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich released the following clarifying statement today in reaction to erroneous reports that he was supporting a candidate in the RNC Chairman's race. Full release.
Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa sent a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi urging her to include in the stimulus bill a moratorium on outsourcing aircraft maintenance to foreign repair stations. Full release.
With more people filing for unemployment than at any time in the past quarter century amid the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression, Campaign for America's Future co-director Robert Borosage urged progressives who helped deliver President Obama's electoral victory to rally around an historic opportunity to rebuild America. Borosage said quick and bold action is needed now to move the economic recovery plan despite obstacles in Congress. Full release.
The following is an excerpt from an editorial by The Wall Street Journal, and is being released today by the Republican National Committee: The 647-page, $825 billion House legislation is being sold as an economic "stimulus," but now that Democrats have finally released the details we understand Rahm's point much better. This is a political wonder that manages to spend money on just about every pent-up Democratic proposal of the last 40 years. Full release
President Obama has not offered any plans to stop Bush Administration policies that will allow Fortune 500 firms and some of the largest companies in Europe to continue to receive hundreds of billions of dollars in federal small business contracts through the year 2012. In June of 2007, former Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) Steven Preston ignored recommendations from the SBA's own Office of Inspector General (OIG) and adopted a policy that will allow Fortune 500 firms and thousands of other large businesses to continue to receive federal small business contracts until 2012. Full release
Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, House Education and Labor Committee Chairman George Miller, and Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro held a media availability in the Capitol late this afternoon following House passage of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act to end pay discrimination. The House approved the measure late this afternoon by a vote of 250 to 177. The bill will now be sent to President Obama, who will sign it into law later this week. Below is a transcript of their remarks and question and answer session. Full release