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Tuesday … some News &c-span live stream


Today, The President is in Iowa talking wind, energy jobs and  change we can all believe in.

Game on …  the response is Bring it …at least that’s the impression given by some Democrats … specifically Nancy Pelosi and chessman Senate Majority leader Harry Reid.

Reports are that leader Reid and Senator Nelson both voted no but for extremely different reasons and as a democrat the moves Harry Reid is making definitely is refreshing; we need someone who is shrewd, smart and clearly a  Reid strategy is either in place or coming into focus with lessons learned from what happened with health care reform; Senator Reid stated he will not tolerate slowing down the process, any progress or watering down of financial reform, which, is great because the time for talk is over …the other side keeps saying we need time,we need a substantive bill one that puts the screws to Wall Street; well it’s just talk and the action they really want is keeping the status quo.   Senator Ben Nelson and his reasons for voting no on Financial Refrom twice remains a mystery.

Daily Gallup Poll numbers– President Obama job approval by Party Affiliation:

82% Democrats

48% Independents

13% Republicans

Americans want Congress to get more than one thing done at a time and stop playing the political games keeping us from moving forward but Republicans seem to feel being the Political Party of No will bring voters out for them in 2010 or 2012 are betting, risking a big rally against them in the up coming elections.

Immigration … effects all parts of our economy our way of life and needs a comprehensive reform not raids, arrests or paper checks.  We need to STOP legal racial profiling and is it just me or is this new law along with the birther law a legal way to control brown people and possibly the  2010/2012 elections; if so; we will not be held down and while the games are beginning we will overcome this foul play. While immigration is definitely an issue that will continue to hit the hot buttons of everyone it’s time to get organized, get informed in Arizona and get out the vote GOTV for DEMOCRATS to fix what is currently going on there and what might jump to other states.   This morning on the BillPress show a Democrat and Progressive Candidate has announced his bid for the Democratic nomination to run against McCain and JD hayworth named Randy Parraz, who is a Civil Rights Attorney… we need to get behind a candidate for the Senate that is there for everyone not just for a select few http://www.parrazforchange.com

Other News …

**Both Chambers of Congress have elected to opt out of pay raises for this election year

**The 3rd financial reform test vote should happen on Wednesday and even R. Senator Gregg believes it will move forward.

**The President’s debt commission is meeting today consisting of 18Senators from both Political Parties

**WellPoint states they will stop dropping patients after May 1st; health insurers have until September to start implementing reform;some have already implemented coverage under parents insurance for children under 26


C-span …

Saturday at 8pm (ET) on C-SPAN
White House Correspondents’ Association Annual Dinner: Remarks by President Obama & NBC “Tonight Show” Host Jay Leno

watch Pres. Obama Remarks on Economy

watch Pres. Obama Remarks on Jobs

watch Announcement on Health Care Settlement

watch White House Press Briefing 4/26
watch Hearing with DHS Sec. Napolitano 4/27

watch Chamber of Commerce Meeting read U.S. Chamber of Commerce( on health care bill) 4/26

watch Community Bankers Conference

Lawmakers call for “updated and effective” wall street regulation

Testifying before a Senate committee, six current and former Goldman Sachs executives are appearing on the role Goldman and other investment banks played in triggering the 2008 financial collapse. Panel one includes Goldman’s Exec. Dir. Fabrice Tourre and in a later panel Goldman CEO Lloyd Blankfein will deny that the firm profited by betting against the U.S. housing market. Yesterday the Senate rejected to act on financial regulatory reforms.

Commission Chairs: All Options Have To Be On The Table To Lower Deficit

The Presidential Commission charged with finding bipartisan solutions to lowering the nation’s trillion-dollar budget deficit is meeting for the first time today. In remarks before the meeting, Pres. Obama told the commissioners that “everything is on the table,” and that “we are serious in getting our budget under control”. The Commission is supposed to submit its recommendations to the President by December 1.

watch Debt Cmsn. Meeting: From Earlier

read AP: Obama urges bipartisan effort

Lawmakers investigate mine safety, legislative solutions

After the recent West Virginia Upper Big Branch Mine blast, a series of investigations have been launched to look into mine safety. Today, federal labor and mining officials appear before the Senate HELP Committee to discuss ways to strengthen regulation enforcement. Due to pending investigations, the hearing is not expected to focus on the West Virginia accident in particular, but rather on overall safety efforts.

watch Mine Safety Hearing: LIVE on c-span.org

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Election 2010


The article below by Gallup Poll should be a warning of a need for millions of Obama supporters to help keep and or vote Democrat in both Chambers of Congress… if you believe in a positive change ..believe in We the People not … some or just a select few … then come be  one of millions to help the effort and process of the change we can all believe in … Young, Old, Caucasian, First time Voter, African-American Latino, Women, 1st Nation Peoples and those in between … YES WE CAN we have to.

By Frank Newport: Younger Voters Less Enthusiastic About Voting This Year

April 26, 2010 Gallup Poll

Younger American voters are less enthusiastic about voting in this year’s midterm elections than those who are older. At the same time, 18- to 29-year-old voters currently favor the Democratic candidate in their districts by a 12-point margin over the Republican candidate.  More …
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Immigration law or something else …


UNDER THE RADAR

ThinkProgress.org

IMMIGRATION — THOUSANDS PROTEST DRACONIAN ARIZONA LAW: On Friday, Arizona governor Jan Brewer (R) signed into law a draconian immigration bill that aims to “identify, prosecute and deport” undocumented immigrants. The law gives local police officers the power to detain anyone suspected of being in the U.S. illegally — a measure that many have concluded will “exacerbate racial profiling” and violate Americans’ civil rights. Before Brewer signed the legislation into law, President Obama said it “threatens basic notions of fairness that we cherish as Americans as well as the trust between police and their communities that is so crucial to keeping us safe.” Around 2,500 protesters marched to the Arizona state Capitol yesterday in opposition to the new measure. Speaking at the rally, Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-AZ) “urged the Obama administration not to cooperate when illegal immigrants are picked up by local police if a tough new state immigration law survives legal challenges.” “We’re going to overturn this unjust and racist law, and then we’re going to overturn the power structure that created this unjust, racist law,” Grijalva said. Sunday was the third day of peaceful protests against the bill. While the new immigration law has rallying advocates for immigrant rights, it has split conservatives across the nation. On Fox News Sunday yesterday, Weekly Standard editor Bill Kristol celebrated the new law, saying he doesn’t “think it violates anyone’s civil rights.” While many conservatives like Kristol have offered support, a number have also denounced it. “There’s no such thing” as “American-looking,” Mike Huckabee said. Charles Krauthammer noted that it “could lead to a lot of civil rights abuses” and Fox News’ Judge Andrew Napolitano said that by signing the bill, Brewer is bankrupting the state because of “all the lawsuits that will happen — for all the people that are wrongfully stopped.”

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SB1070 and jan brewer


Immigration …people act like this is a new problem that only erupted under President Obama’s administration; undocumented people have come to US with the quiet understanding for years and did the work that many US citizens refused to do.  Where were all these people 10,20 30,40 or more years ago to stop the status quo? undocumented workers have kept America’s economy going at some level and now are paying the price for something started by big companies needing  labor workers at very low wage if at all.

The decision of Arizona Gov Brewer, which, was announced today is truly a sad and misguided action by the very people we vote into public office to represent all of the people; except the Arizona Gov’t. It’s a law that will be subjective and  negatively impact all of We the People… this could jump from state to state … get involved call Gov.Jan Brewer 602 542-4331. People in Public Office should not be in charge of promoting racial profiling and or violating civil rights.  The White House comment line # 202-456-1111 let them know this law violates our civil rights; we need good strong immigration reform not paper or accent checks; anything remotely associated with racial profiling is just unacceptable. The new law would begin in 90 days. Arizona’s Hispanic population is 30% this does not include other people of colour;

It’s Friday, TGIF  again… in a need to be still and feel calm …breathe in slowly deeply with me then slowly release your breath and inner anger slowly … we might need to do this a few times today … because the big issue…

The big worry on my mind today is the possibility that a State that definitely lives up to its label of being one of the Seven Wonders of the World is now a place that has people in authority practicing exclusion and gotta say it, it’s craziness… what do you call people who are supposedly put into public service to work for all of the people who clearly are not.  The Arizona government has shown they are willing to not only express their bigotry but practice it as well by passing…quietly … a birther law and now this state is on its way to legalizing racial profiling to search find raid and arrest the undocumented by any means necessary and does not solve undocumented immigration

The issue of  immigration and whether Gov. Jan Brewer’s comment of doing what’s right for Arizona means she will do what is best in the interest of not only her State but for everyone which she obviously missed and failed as an elected official.  The decision she made will not only have a heavy impact on undocumented people but for those who look reasonably suspicious … which, is definitely racial profiling and it’s just wrong and hopefully will be challenged not only by the people in Arizona but from all of us who feel the rights of the many could possibly at risk or lost who are natural citizens but might look other

 

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Tuesday News tips … &c-span.org live stream


So, the financial reform conflict between the Democratic and Republican Political Parties have been portrayed as the next big fight though if responsible smart and lucid; the Republicans would find it in their best interest not to be the Political Party of no in a moment when most Americans helped Wall Street and the Banks get back on track then have them turn their backs on Main Street …

It is strange to know that all 41Republicans are willing to slow down progress, block progress for All Americans; though it will help shine a light on who We the People should be voting for in not only the November elections but for 2012 as well; who in their right mind would vote no just because a Bill that has all the requirements to reform financial institutions that did dirty to people and shoved our economy into the ditch with bad behavior just shy of illegal just because it was written by the governing party?

The Political Party of No should be challenged on the floor of both the House and Senate so those who wrongly believe Republicans are for the people can see it for themselves as well hear it being said by the very people willing to say we care much more about ourselves then Americans or the need to regulate big Banks, AIG types and Wall Street.  While it is important that Congress should be legislating together because Americans do want bipartisanship if possible, but not if it means sacrificing the peoples business and again Republicans have clearly decided to be on the wrong side of reform.

Other News … tips

**The special elections polls in Hawaii are  getting tight …Hawaii gotv for Hanabusa

The Department of Education “will no longer allow universities to rely solely on student surveys to prove they are meeting the requirements of the gender-equity law known as Title IX, a reversal of a Bush administration policy that had been opposed by the N.C.A.A. and women’s sports advocates.” In advance of today’s announcement, Vice President Biden said, “Making Title IX as strong as possible is a no-brainer.“TP

**Did Scott Brown lie about how many jobs would be lost if financial reform is implemented?

**Is anyone else surprised and maybe offended by what could possibly be a new rightnetwork that spews right wing agenda loud and clear…and headed by Kelsey Grammer … WHAT!! our EX- Fab guy who created so many programs for people of colour … i say boycott this BS of a show

Dorothy Height

Passes Away at 98

More than 1,500 lobbyists, financial institution executives, and bankers have “made their way to the Senate committee that…will take up legislation to rein in derivatives, the complex securities at the heart of the financial crisis, the billion-dollar bank bailouts and the fraud case filed last week against Goldman Sachs.” JP Morgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon said new regulation rules “will be negative” for Wall Street TP

**Because the President decided to bail out GM and def going against Republicans/others on the right over 240thou auto-workers(Americans) were able to keep their jobs and now GM is paying back the loan …almost 5years ahead of schedule.

**Boeing has given 300 layoff notices to Washington State workers and is now outsourcing work to California

**Washington State Mayor will veto any panhandling bill that does not deal with the act/ the Seattle City Council vote that passed the law was only 5-4

**Discovery made a safe landing today after 2weeks in space

**Ken Vogel from Politico states that Foxnews is not doing anything illegal by hosting or raising money, sponsoring political action commte is not illegal; i do not believe it

**The Supreme court voted 8-1 against a possible law to ban videos of animal videos because of the violence or slaughter;animal cruelty…the court stated it would go against freedom of speech

Legalizing Racial Profiling in IMMIGRANT RIGHTS



C-SPAN.org

watch White House Press Briefing 4/19

watch Defense Briefing on Haiti

watch Sens. Dodd & Warner on Wall Street

watch NPC: From Earlier National Press Conference Luncheon

watch AFL-CIO 2010 Legilslative Conference

watch OK City Ceremony: From Earlier 4/19

watch CWC Hearing: Morning Session watch CWC Hearing: Afternoon Session visit War time Contracting CWC Event Details

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Bernanke: Need to Address Problems in Financial Regulations. “We must eliminate the gaps in our financial regulatory framework that allow large, complex, interconnected firms like Lehman to operate without robust consolidated supervision,“ Fed Chair Ben Bernanke said in prepared testimony for today’s House Financial Services Committee hearing. The committee is holding a hearing examining Lehman Brothers, which was the biggest bankruptcy in U.S. history.

watch Lehman Bros. Hearing: Panels 1 & 2 watch Lehman Bros. Hearing: Panels 3 & 4

read Examiner’s report on Lehman failure

Proposed Bank Tax Would Recoup TARP Funds. As part of a plan to recover funds from the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP), Pres. Obama has proposed a tax on banks that received TARP funds. Senate Finance Chairman Max Baucus (D-MT), will hear from Neil Barofsky, the inspector general with oversight of the program, to explain how the tax would be structured and estimate its economic impact. This is the first in a series of hearings examining a multi-faceted plan to establish a bank tax on nation’s largest financial institutions.

watch Senate Hearing: From Earlier

read AP: Schumer wants bank tax included

Border Security: Moving Beyond the Virtual Fence. A variety of government officials from the U.S. and Mexico will meet in Washington today and discuss U.S./ Mexico border security and the border fence project. The Homeland Security Committee is expected to hear criticism on the “failure” of border enforcement policy and “limited funding,” according to the mayor of Nogales, Sonora, Mexico.

watch Senate Hearing: From Earlier