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Barbara Lee Introduces Bill to Require Poverty Impact Reports Accountability is Third Component of Legislative "Poverty Package"
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(Washington, DC) – Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-Oakland) introduced legislation aimed at ensuring continuing treatment and care for people living with HIV/AIDS who have been displaced by recent hurricanes, as the House of Representatives prepared to go into recess for the holidays.
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“The disdain the President has shown for the Constitution, for the document that enshrines our fundamental liberties and freedoms, is breathtaking. He must be held accountable for this gross abuse of power."
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“The President condemns ‘artificial timetables,’ but there is nothing unreasonable or artificial about the American people expecting concrete answers from the President on what it will take to accomplish his plan. His refusal to answer these basic questions means that he doesn’t know, or he is afraid to say. And that is unacceptable."
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“This Republican resolution is another politically motivated sham that is designed to hide the fact that, for all his talk about ‘victory,’ the President can’t answer some very simple questions about his so-called ‘plan."
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“These provisions are critical in guaranteeing that hurricane survivors are educated about their housing options and have a fair and equal opportunity for affordable housing opportunities when returning to the Gulf."
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“We cannot and must not forget the undeniable history that we have as a nation of immigrants, and the contributions immigrants have had on our economy, our diversity, and our way of life."
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“Since 2001, the Patriot Act has been used more than 150 times to secretly search private homes. And nearly 90% of those cases had nothing to do with terrorism."
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"You recognize that the priorities reflected in our budget are not a partisan issue, but an issue of who we are as a nation, and what are values are. We know that the budget Congress is considering is, quite frankly, immoral, and it does not reflect our values."
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“This report makes it clear that, three months after the Bush administration botched the immediate response to this catastrophe, Republicans in Congress are prepared to turn their backs on Katrina survivors and the Gulf Coast and walk away."
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