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To date, Caucus Members include Representatives Steve Cohen (D-9th TN, Co- Chair), Elijah Cummings (D-7th-MD), Ted Deutch (D-21st-FL), Keith Ellison (D-5th MN), Steve Israel (D-3rd NY), Peter King (R-2nd NY, Co-Chair), Zoe Lofgren (D-19th CA), ...and more »

To date, Caucus Members include Representatives Steve Cohen (D-9th TN, Co- Chair), Elijah Cummings (D-7th-MD), Ted Deutch (D-21st-FL), Keith Ellison (D-5th MN), Steve Israel (D-3rd NY), Peter King (R-2nd NY, Co-Chair), Zoe Lofgren (D-19th CA), ...and more »

To date, Caucus Members include Representatives Steve Cohen (D-9th TN, Co- Chair), Elijah Cummings (D-7th-MD), Ted Deutch (D-21st-FL), Keith Ellison (D-5th MN), Steve Israel (D-3rd NY), Peter King (R-2nd NY, Co-Chair), Zoe Lofgren (D-19th CA), ...

With Minnesota Congressmen Keith Ellison — who like Pocan is a former state legislator with a long history of engagement with voting rights issues — the Wisconsin Democrat on Monday unveiled an amendment to explicitly guarantee the right to vote in ...Wisconsin Congressman Proposes Change To U.S. ConstitutionWisconsin Public Radio Newsall 2 news articles »

Keith Ellison (D-Minn) are proposing to change the U.S. Constitution. The congressmen from the Midwest say the right to vote should clearly be spelled out. The right to vote is explicit in Wisconsin's state constitution, but it's not clearly spelled ...

Keith Ellison (D-Minn.) told Current TV in mid-April that "nobody here is perfect," stressing that Weiner deserved a second chance. "He's dealt with his issues, and everybody has issues," Ellison said. "So I'd love to see Anthony Weiner be mayor of New ...and more »

... James P. Moran, D-Va., Louise McIntosh Slaughter, D-N.Y., Henry A. Waxman, D-Calif., Jared Huffman, D-Calif., John D. Dingell, D-Mich., George Miller, D-Calif., Barbara Lee, D-Calif., Lois Capps, D-Calif., Rush D. Holt, D-N.J., and Keith Ellison, D ...and more »

New York Daily NewsKeith Ellison applauded Minnesota for becoming the 12th state in the country to legalize same-sex marriage. The Democratic congressman released the following statement Tuesday shortly after Gov. Mark Dayton signed the bill into law: Today, I'm prouder ...Minnesota Senate OKs gay marriage; governor to signDetroit Free Pressall 439 news articles »

Congressman Keith Ellison addressed the growing commitment that the Hmong have for their future via their pasts and the present: “[At this event] Hmong children are learning about Hmong history. Older people are remembering the good and bad times.and more »

To me, this is deeply disturbing, and answers have got to come forward,” said House Progressive Caucus co-chair Keith Ellison of Minnesota. “I want to know more about this case, but on the face of it, I am concerned that the government may not have met ...and more »

The Minneapolis-based retailer gave her campaign $51,050 and her leadership PAC $25,000. Representative Keith Ellison (D-Minn.), who picked up $7,500 from the company, sponsored three identical versions of the bills on pools, kitchen devices and wine ...

Mark Pocan of Wisconsin and Keith Ellison of Minnesota recently announced legislation to explicitly guarantee the right to vote in the Constitution. The proposed Pocan-Ellison Right to Vote Amendment would amend the Constitution to provide all Americans ...and more »

Keith Ellison went on MSNBC twice Monday and Tuesday to say that the scandal means Congress should move quickly to enact new campaign finance laws. “I think the thing to do is to take the right lesson, which is, we need Congress to act to say that we ...and more »

... the new Gilded Age unleashed by Citizens United. As Rep. Keith Ellison told Hayes last night: “We need to redouble our efforts to bring real campaign-finance reform forward.” Related Topics: Citizens United | Conservatives and the American Right ...and more »

Keith Ellison told Hayes last night: “We need to redouble our efforts to bring real campaign-finance reform forward.” Read Ari Berman on why North Carolina's voter ID bill is reminiscent of a poll tax. The bill has since passed state House of ...and more »

Keith Ellison, D-Minn., says the legislation will provide additional protections against “the plague of greater voting restrictions” that have swept the country in the form of voter ID requirements, stringent registration requirements and the ...

Keith Ellison, Erik Paulsen and Tim Walz, introduced The Upper Mississippi Conservation and River Protection Act (Upper Mississippi CARP Act) which would kick-start the process to consider closing the Upper St. Anthony Falls Dam to help stop the spread ...

Keith Ellison, D-Minn., states that every citizen of legal voting age "shall have the fundamental right to vote in any public election held in the jurisdiction in which the citizen resides." "We possess no affirmative right to vote in the constitution ...

Is Dem resistance to Neoliberal Leadership spreading in Congress? Here's Keith Ellison and Elizabeth Warren on Social Security benefit cuts. Listen; it sure sounds like it. On May 8 the House Progressive Caucus (CPC) and others held a Summit on ...

- Keith Ellison, D-Minn., says the legislation will provide additional protections against “the plague of greater voting restrictions” that have swept the country in the form of voter ID requirements, stringent registration requirements and the ...

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Judge Keith Ellison is presiding over the entire matter. New York City's employee pension funds join their state and municipal counterparts in Connecticut, North Carolina, Colorado, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, and San Diego, together attempting to ...

Wisconsin Radio NetworkKeith Ellison, the bill's other sponsor, "legislatures across the country have been trying to deny that right to millions of Americans, including in my home state of Minnesota. It's time we made it clear once and for all: every citizen in the United ...Pocan, Ellison seek right-to-vote constitutional amendmentMilwaukee Journal Sentinel (blog)Mark Pocan drafts constitutional amendment to establish the right to voteCapital TimesPocan offers amendment establishing 'affirmative right to vote'WisPolitics.comThe Nation. (blog)all 6 news articles »

Opponents say gay marriage undermines an important societal building block that benefits children, and also exposes people opposed on moral grounds to charges of bigotry. REACTION: U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN), the first Muslim elected to Congress ...and more »

and Keith Ellison (D-Minn.) announced Monday legislation to amend the U.S. Constitution to guarantee the right to vote. "The right to vote is too important to be left unprotected," Pocan said in a statement. "At a time when there are far too many ...Congressmen Seek Constitutional Guarantee of the Right to VoteThe Nation. (blog)all 2 news articles »