One Hundred Years: From the Emancipation Proclamation to the March on Washington

Explore the journey from slavery to freedom between the 1863 Emancipation Proclamation and the 1963 March on Washington.

Thursday, April 11, 2013, 7:00 pm

National Archives, William G. McGowan Theater 7^th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW Washington, DC Metro: Archives-Navy Memorial-Penn Quarter

John Franklin, Community and Constituent Services, National Museum of African American History and Culture, will moderate a panel discussion about the Emancipation Proclamation and the continuing struggle for freedom, justice, and equality during Reconstruction, as well as the Tilden-Hayes Compromise and Jim Crow laws.

Panelists include:

C.R. Gibbs, public historian, scholar, and author
Clarence Lusane, professor of political science, American University
Roger Davidson, professor of history, Coppin State University
Frank Smith, director of the African American Civil War Memorial and Museum

FREE ADMISSION

For more information, visit www.archives.gov, send an email to public.program@nara.gov or call 202.357.5000.

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What the banks don’t want you to know!

04/11/2013 Nativegrl77

Policy and Action from Consumer Reports

They’re out to weaken your rights – and your watchdog!

Our financial watchdog is under attack right now in the Senate. Without a confirmed director to hold them accountable, the financial industry can get away with a lot more tricks! Tell your Senators to hold the banks accountable!

Lax banking and mortgage oversight tanked our economy, so Americans like you demanded a real financial watchdog, not a bank lapdog.

You got one in the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. In a little more than a year, this watchdog made the banks pay back $425 million to consumers they duped, made sure borrowers can pay back their loans, and demanded an end to hidden credit card fees.

But rather than being celebrated, your watchdog is under attack. A minority of Senators is holding up the CFPB director’s confirmation unless they can weaken his ability to protect the public – and turn him into a lapdog!

If you’re tired of these politics, email your Senators now and demand the accountability you were promised!

For more than a year Richard Cordray has successfully led the CFPB, not only holding the banks accountable but going after the giant credit reporting and student loan industries.

But this success is rubbing the financial lobbyists the wrong way. They want to weaken the bureau by subjecting it to the highly politicized and sluggish Congressional funding process; replace the director with a five-member commission; and let other bank regulators (those who failed to prevent the economic meltdown) veto the bureau’s decisions.

A block of Senators is holding up Cordray’s confirmation for a new term until they get these changes. And without a confirmed director, each of us is at greater risk of being scammed – the CFPB can’t exercise its full powers over payday lenders and certain mortgage operators, as well as student loan servicers and credit reporting agencies.

Email your Senators here and tell them you want a watchdog that holds the financial industry accountable!

The best way to stymie this plan is to flood the Senate with a tidal wave of constituent messages demanding the watchdog we were promised. Please take action, then forward this to as many people as you can so they can act too.

Sincerely,

Pamela Banks, DefendYourDollars.org
Consumers Union, policy and action from Consumer Reports

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the House ~ limiting the NLRB ::::::: CONGRESS :::::: the Senate ~ S.649

04/11/2013 Nativegrl77

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The Senate stands in adjournment until 9:30am on Thursday, April 11, 2013.

Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will resume consideration of the motion to proceed to Legislative Calendar #32, S.649, the Safe Communities, Safe Schools Act of 2013 with the time until 11:00am equally divided and controlled between the two Leaders or their designees with Senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each.
At approximately 11:00am, there will be a roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to S.649, the Safe Communities, Safe Schools Act of 2013.

11:02am The Senate began a roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to S.649, Safe Communities, Safe Schools Act of 2013

Invoked: 68-31

The Senate has adopted the motion to proceed to S.649, the Safe Communities, Safe Schools Act of 2013 by voice vote. The Manchin-Toomey amendment #715 (background checks) is pending to the bill.

There will be no further roll call votes this week. Senators should expect the next vote Monday, April 15^th at 5:30pm in relation to a judicial nomination.

Cloture on the motion to proceed to S.649, Safe Communities, Safe Schools Act of 2013, was invoked 68-31. There will now be up to 30 hours of post-cloture debate time; however, we hope to be able to yield back time and begin consideration of the bill and the amendment process today. The first amendment we will consider will be offered by Senators Manchin, Toomey and Kirk (substitute).

The Senate will recess from 12:30 until 2:30pm today to allow for a joint caucus meeting. The time during the recess will count against the post-cloture time on the motion to proceed.

The Senate has reached an agreement to consider the following nominations:

– Executive Calendar #21, Beverly Reid O’Connell- to be United States District Judge for the Central District of California

– Executive Calendar #22 Analisa Torres- to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York and

– Executive Calendar #23 Derrick Kahala Watson- to be United States District Judge for the District of Hawaii

At 5:00pm on Monday, April 15^th, the Senate will proceed to Executive Session to consider Executive Calendar #21, Beverly Reid O’Connell- to be United States District Judge for the Central District of California with up to 30 minutes of debate equally divided and controlled between Senators Leahy and Grassley or their designees. Upon the use or yielding back of time (approximately 5:30pm), there will be a roll call vote on confirmation of the O’Connell nomination.

At a time to be determined by the Majority Leader in consultation with the Republican Leader, the Senate will proceed to Executive Session to consider Executive Calendar #22 Analisa Torres- to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York and Executive Calendar #23 Derrick Kahala Watson- to be United States District Judge for the District of Hawaii and the Senate proceed to vote on the nominations. It is expected the Senate will consider these nominations at some point next week.

WRAP UP

ROLL CALL VOTE

1) Motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to S.649, the Safe Communities, Safe Schools Act of 2013; Invoked: 68-31

LEGISLATIVE ITEMS

Passed S.716, a bill to modify the requirements under the STOCK Act regarding online access to certain financial disclosure statements and related forms.

No EXECUTIVE ITEMS

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Watch Most Recent House Floor Activity

Last Floor Action:
6:42:26 P.M. – The House adjourned.

The next meeting is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. on April 11, 2013.

10:00:37 A.M.		The House convened, starting a new legislative day.
10:00:46 A.M.		The Speaker designated the Honorable Virginia Foxx to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.
10:01:12 A.M.		MORNING-HOUR DEBATE – The House proceeded with Morning-Hour Debate. At the conclusion of Morning-Hour, the House will recess until 12:00 p.m. for the start of legislative business.
10:48:38 A.M.		The Speaker announced that the House do now recess. The next meeting is scheduled for 12:00 P.M. today.
12:00:00 P.M.		The House convened, returning from a recess continuing the legislative day of April 11.
12:01:55 P.M.		Today’s prayer was offered by the House Chaplain, Rev. Patrick J. Conroy.
12:03:27 P.M.		POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS ON APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL – The Chair announced that he had examined the Journal of the last day’s proceedings and had approved it. Mr. Sires demanded that the question be put on agreeing to the Speaker’s approval of the Journal and by voice vote, the Chair announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Sires demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of agreeing to the Speaker’s approval of the Journal until later in the legislative day.
12:04:07 P.M.		PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – The Chair designated Mr. Walberg to lead the Members in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
12:04:25 P.M.		ONE MINUTE SPEECHES – The House proceeded with one minute speeches, which by direction of the Chair would be limited to 15 per side of the aisle.
12:40:40 P.M.	H. Res. 146	Considered as privileged matter. H. Res. 146 — “Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1120) to prohibit the National Labor Relations Board from taking any action that requires a quorum of the members of the Board until such time as Board constituting a quorum shall have been confirmed by the Senate, the Supreme Court issues a decision on the constitutionality of the appointments to the Board made in January 2012, or the adjournment sine die of the first session of the 113th Congress.”
12:42:20 P.M.	H. Res. 146	DEBATE – The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H. Res. 146.

1:51:34 P.M.	H. Res. 146	On ordering the previous question Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 226 – 192 (Roll no. 97).
1:53:27 P.M.		The House received a message from the Clerk. The Clerk transmitted to the House a scanned copy of a letter received from Mr. Rupert T. Borgsmiller, Executive Director, Illinois State Board of Elections, indicating that, according to the unofficial returns of the Special Election held April 9, 2013, the Honorable Robin L. Kelly was elected Representative to Congress for the Second Congressional District, State of Illinois.
1:53:30 P.M.		OATH OF OFFICE – Representative-Elect Robin Kelly, Second District, State of Illinois, presented herself in the well of the House for the purpose of taking the Oath of Office which was administered by the Speaker of the House.
1:53:38 P.M.		Mr. Gutierrez asked unanimous consent that Representative-elect Robin Kelly be permitted to take the oath of office on November 13, 2012. Mr. Gutierrez stated that the certificate of election had not arrived, but there was no contest and no question was raised with regard to the election. Agreed to without objection.
1:57:31 P.M.		Representative Kelly was recognized to address the House following the administration of the Oath of Office.
2:01:32 P.M.		ADJUSTMENT OF THE WHOLE HOUSE – Under clause 5(d) of rule 20, the Chair announced to the House that, in light of the administration of the oath of office to the gentlewoman from Illinois, the whole number of the House is 433.
2:09:03 P.M.	H. Res. 146	On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 226 – 194 (Roll no. 98).
2:09:04 P.M.	H. Res. 146	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2:09:11 P.M.		UNFINISHED BUSINESS – The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question on agreeing to the Speaker’s approval of the Journal which had been postponed from earlier in the day.
2:16:41 P.M.		On approving the Journal Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 272 – 136, 1 Present (Roll no. 99).
2:16:49 P.M.		Ms. Foxx asked unanimous consent that when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet at 10:00 a.m. on April 12. Agreed to without objection.
2:17:59 P.M.		ONE MINUTE SPEECHES – The House proceeded with further one minute speeches.
2:28:18 P.M.		SPECIAL ORDER SPEECHES – The House has concluded all anticipated legislative business and has proceeded to Special Order speeches.

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Soulsville, USA: The History of Memphis Soul Student Workshop

04/10/2013 Nativegrl77

First Lady Michelle Obama hosts 120 middle and high school students from across the country for an interactive workshop event featuring a discussion about the origins and history of Memphis Soul, and a question and answer session with Ben Harper, Charlie Musselwhite, Mavis Staples, Sam Moore and Justin Timberlake. April 9, 2013.

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Victims of Gun Violence Deserve a Vote

04/10/2013 Nativegrl77

Yesterday President Obama traveled to Connecticut, where he spoke with families of children and teachers of the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary. He reiterated that we have not forgotten our promise to help prevent future tragedies and reduce gun violence in our country — and that now more than ever we need to act:

“Now is the time to get engaged. Now is the time to get involved. Now is the time to push back on fear, and frustration, and misinformation. Now is the time for everybody to make their voices heard from every state house to the corridors of Congress.”