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May 08, 2009
May 8, 2009In a report made public today, the United Nations independent expert on racism urged the U.S. to address racial disparities in the criminal justice system and end the practice of sentencing juveniles to life in prison without the possibility of parole. He also called on Congress to pass the End Racial Profiling Act (ERPA) and create a bipartisan commission to evaluate the on-going fight against racism and the occurrence of re-segregation, especially in housing and education. Full release
Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Congressman Rush Holt of New Jersey arrived yesterday in Jordan as part of an official trip to the region, where they were received by Their Majesties King Abdullah II and Queen Rania of Jordan. Pelosi and Holt traveled to Qatar today. "I'm very grateful for the hospitality of King Abdullah II and Queen Rania, and the friendship shown to all Americans by the people of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan," Pelosi said. Full release
Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today on Congressional briefings related to Enhanced Interrogation Techniques: "Of the 40 CIA briefings to Congress reported recently in the press, I was only briefed once, on September 4, 2002, as I have previously stated." Full release
Analysis by Bread for the World of the fiscal year (FY) 2010 U.S. budget, unveiled yesterday by the Obama administration, reveals a healthy funding boost in the international poverty-focused development assistance programs. The proposed $3.4 trillion budget includes $20.5 billion for programs to fight poverty in poor countries. Full release
Attorney General Eric Holder will deliver a keynote address during the American Bar Association's National Institute on Internal Corporate Investigations and In-House Counsel on FRIDAY, MAY 8, 2009 at 12:15 P.M. ET. Full release
The U.S. Department of Labor today released $101 million to help states provide career training, job search and relocation assistance to U.S. workers who lose their jobs for trade-related reasons. "A revitalized Trade Adjustment Assistance program is an important element of our nation's economic recovery," said Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis. Full release
"We commend the House of Representatives and the House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank, along with lead sponsors, Reps. Mel Watt and Brad Miller, on the passage of H.R. 1728, the Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act. At its core, this legislation provides that mortgage lenders may only make mortgages that a consumer can afford to repay. While that might seem like basic common sense, today's mortgage crisis was caused by lenders making and refinancing loans with the sole goal of short-term gain rather than long-term sustainability. Full release