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Failures of Silicon Valley Bank, Signature Bank

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Building on his proven leadership as a member of the House Committee on Financial Services, U.S. Representative Ritchie Torres (NY-15) today announced he...

Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Bobby Scott introduced the Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act

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This week U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Bobby Scott introduced the Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act in Congress. EPI has long supported this...

The “Investing in Safer Traffic Stops Act of 2023” is a direct response to the senseless killing of Tyre Nichols

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Ritchie Torres (NY-15) today announced he is filing legislation to establish a new grant program incentivizing state and local...

Africa summit as a launching pad for the restoration of economic ties with the continent.

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President Joe Biden’s December summit on U.S.-Africa trade presents an opportunity for Black political and economic leaders to make the most of the moment, and create new...

“This is a critical step by Secretary Fudge to promote housing opportunity and fully realize the promise of the Fair Housing Act

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WASHINGTON — Thursday the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) released a proposal to restore a regulation implementing the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (...

too many Americans are giving up on democracy, now is the time to attempt to restore faith in our government.

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I am proud to be assuming the chairmanship of the US Senate’s health, education, labor and pensions committee (HELP), a committee with wide jurisdiction over some of the most...

 New Year's resolutions the Economic Policy Institute is promoting that Congress address as we enter into 2023.

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The following are New Year's resolutions the Economic Policy Institute is promoting that Congress address as we enter into 2023.

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ongress announced that Emmet Till, and his mother, Mamie Till-Mobley, would be awarded posthumous Congressional Gold Medal award

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This week, Congress announced that Emmet Till, and his mother, Mamie Till-Mobley, would be awarded posthumous Congressional Gold Medal awards. Till was only 14-years-old, in...

day of both victory and defeat on the floor of the Senate as we addressed the looming crisis in the rail industry.

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Thursday was a day of both victory and defeat on the floor of the Senate as we addressed the looming crisis in the rail industry. The good news is that we took on the...

Haitian American Caucus vehemently condemns the ongoing mistreatment of Haitian migrants by federal officials

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Brooklyn, NY (December 1, 2022) - The Haitian American Caucus vehemently condemns the ongoing mistreatment of Haitian migrants by federal officials, and the lack of action...

Mayor’s attempt to police away homelessness and sweep individuals out of sight is a page from the failed Giuliani playbook.

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NEW YORK CITY – In response to Mayor Adams’s announcement that the NYPD and FDNY will begin detaining and forcibly hospitalizing people with perceived mental...

Are they taking effective “group-action”? Has the “conscience of the Congress” become unconscious?

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“Even though we think first of those we were directly elected to serve, we cannot, in good conscience, think only of them—for what affects one black community, one poor community...

H.R. 40 is just a bill to STUDY Reparations.

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Mr. Lindsey “Rob” Robinson, from the www.BlackEconomics.org website, released this response regarding the recent commentary: 'Democrats Should Push Reparations Bill Before...

The over-collection, targeted use, and sale of people’s personal data leads to discriminatory outcomes and harms

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WASHINGTON — On Monday, Free Press urged the Federal Trade Commission to exercise its authority to prohibit data brokers and other commercial entities from abusing the online...

opportunity to pass legislation until newly elected officials take their seat on January 3, 2023.

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In late 2021, the Biden agenda was being pushed forcefully through the US Congress. In full control of a closely divided government, the Democrats felt powerful and sought to...

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