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Keith Ellison (D-MN-5), Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-AZ-7), Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (D-MD) and Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), held a Congressional hearing to investigate and improve working conditions for the nation's largest low-wage workforce.and more »

Two members of the House of Representatives, Representative Mark Pocan (D-WI) and Representative Keith Ellison (D-MN), announced on May 13 that they would introduce an amendment to the federal constitution guaranteeing the right to vote in America.

“That makes sense because the bulk of higher income people can usually afford to buy a home without it,” said Fischer. “There is a bill in the House proposed by Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minnesota) that would convert the mortgage interest deduction to a ...

Keith Ellison, the co-chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC), told me. “ The President has said let's put a legal architecture around this thing, ” he added. “ The Progressive Caucus said we're diving in head first. ” Rep. Ellison laid out ...

The meeting is described in an EJAM brochure as “the foundation for a coalition of community members and organizations coming together to focus on environmental justice and health disparities.” Keith Ellison, who at the time was a member of the ...

Much more recently, Keith Ellison, the first Muslim elected to the U.S. Congress, made the case for Muslim acceptance of gay marriage. And there's no shortage of American Muslim academics who could offer a gay-friendly perspective at Zaytuna—such as ...

Filemon Vela, Ruben Hinojosa, Gene Green, Keith Ellison, Juan Vargas, Kyrsten Sinema and Beto O'Rourke. "Rep. Grijalva is seeking the ranking member position on Natural Resources. Come hear from him and ask questions," an invite card reads.

Keith Ellison of Minnesota; Rep. Jose E. Serrano of New York; Rep. Jan D. Schakowsky of Illinois; Rep. Earl Blumenauer of Oregon; Rep. Marc A. Veasey of Texas; Iowa Reps. Rep. Bruce L. Braley and Dave Loebsack; and California Reps. Adam B. Schiff ...and more »

The weakening of the Watergate analogy has led some to madness as they search for ever-harder stuff. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., and Rep. Keith Ellison, D-Minn., for example, compared President George W. Bush and his administration to the Nazis and Hitler.

Keith Ellison of Minnesota, is as simple as it is necessary: every American citizen possesses the fundamental right to vote in any public election where they reside, and Congress has the power to protect this right. No more will Americans have to prove ...and more »

Keith Ellison of Minnesota, is as simple as it is necessary: every American citizen possesses the fundamental right to vote in any public election where they reside, and Congress has the power to protect this right. No more will Americans have to prove ...and more »

Keith Ellison (D-MN) re-introduced his "Inclusive Prosperity Act" (HR-1579) in April. This would impose a financial transaction tax on "certain trading transactions to strengthen our financial security, reduce market volatility, expand opportunity, and ...

Despite the criticism, some representatives took note that the CFPB was created to prevent a return to the risky practices that fed the housing bubble and bust. Rep. Keith Ellison (D., Minn.) said the mortgage market shouldn't return to its “Wild West ...and more »

article[new_asset_attachment_attributes][user_id]. new_asset_attachment_attributes. Rep. Keith Ellison is adding his voice to those of protestors demonstrating outside the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington, DC. The protestors—organized, in part ...and more »

Keith Ellison (D-MN-5), Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-AZ-7), Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (D-MD) and Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), held a Congressional hearing to investigate and improve working conditions for the nation's largest low-wage workforce.and more »

Keith Ellison (D-MN-5), Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-AZ-7), Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (D-MD) and Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), held a Congressional hearing to investigate and improve working conditions for the nation's largest low-wage workforce.

The Nation.Keith Ellison (D-Minn.), Raul Grijalva (D-Ariz.), and Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) are holding an impromptu hearing on the matter today at 3 p.m.. Contact the author of this article or email tips@dcist.com with further questions, comments or tips. By Benjamin R ...Hundreds of low-wage workers go on strike in DCMSNBCHundreds of Non-Union Workers With Taxpayer-Supported Jobs Plan to Strike ...The Nation. (blog)all 14 news articles »

NBC4 WashingtonA release from Good Jobs Now claimed support for their campaign from House Progressive Caucus co-chairs Raul Grijalva, D-Ariz., and Keith Ellison, D-Minn. The two are expected to hold an “ad hoc hearing to investigate the federal government's role in ...Workers Picketing Federal Buildings in Protest of Low PayDCist.comHundreds of Non-Union Workers With Taxpayer-Supported Jobs Plan to Strike ...The Nation. (blog)all 4 news articles »

Members of Congress, including House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer and Congressional Progressive Caucus Chairs Keith Ellison and Raul Grijalva, are expected to host an “ad hoc hearing” at 3 PM regarding taxpayer-backed low-wage employment.

Y., Mario Diaz-Balart, R-Fla., Raul M. Grijalva, D-Ariz., Madeleine Z. Bordallo, D-Guam, Keith Ellison, D-Minn., Kathy Castor, D-Fla., Marcia L. Fudge, D-Ohio, Aaron Schock, R-Ill., Gregorio Sablan, D-M.P., Theodore Deutch, D-Fla., Jared Polis, D-Colo ...and more »

The bill was introduced on May 14 and has seven co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Gwen Moore, D-Wis., Lucille Roybal-Allard, D-Calif., Michael H. Michaud, D-Maine, Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C., Keith Ellison, D-Minn., Raul M. Grijalva, D-Ariz., ...

I., John Conyers Jr., D-Mich., Keith Ellison, D-Minn., Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, Robert A. Brady, D-Pa., Raul M. Grijalva, D-Ariz., Jose E. Serrano, D-N.Y., Adam B. Schiff, D-Calif., Carol Shea-Porter, D-N.H., Timothy H. Bishop, D-N.Y., Mark Takano, D ...

Keith Ellison, for example, compared President George W. Bush and his administration to the Nazis and Hitler. Exaggeration makes your case easy to dismiss with a single fact. So, for example, in Watergate, President Richard Nixon used the IRS as one of ...

article[new_asset_attachment_attributes][user_id]. new_asset_attachment_attributes. Gas Prices. Rep. Keith Ellison argued last week that tougher rules on oil speculation and an end to subsidies for oil companies would help curb the recent hike in gas ...

Keith Ellison's opposing view " Focus on jobs, not the deficit" is a stinging indictment of the failure of President Obama and a rebuke to those who voted him a second term. The day Obama was elected in 2008, jobs were the major issue facing this country.and more »