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News Aid to Sandy-Hit Synagogues Splits Jewish Lawmakers, Community Down the Middle
When Congress lingered in approving additional federal funding for communities affected by superstorm Sandy, Rep. Jerrold Nadler, a New York Democrat, forcefully criticized the delay. But when the House of Representatives voted recently to allow houses of worship to apply for federal aid after natural disasters, Nadler vehemently opposed the move. Nadler said he sympathized…
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Opinion Don’t Let Budget Cuts Hurt Disabled
In the coming weeks and months, Congress will enact sweeping reductions in federal spending, finalize the 2013 federal budget and raise the debt ceiling. The cuts that will come with these decisions are not merely numbers on a ledger; they will decimate programs that directly impact the lives of the most vulnerable among us and…
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Fast Forward House Approves Aid to Sandy-Hit Synagogues
The House of Representatives approved legislation that would allow synagogues and houses of worship to be eligible for federal disaster relief. H.R. 592, the Federal Disaster Assistance Nonprofit Fairness Act of 2013, passed 354-72, and will now move on to the Senate. Since Hurricane Sandy hit the east coast on October 29, organizations like the…
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News Gabby Giffords Leads Parade of State of Union Guests
President Barack Obama will not be the only one delivering a message during the State of the Union address on Tuesday. Members of Congress along with the White House will also be making symbolic statements with the guests they invite to attend the annual speech. Invited guests this year reflect the pressing issues facing Congress…
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Fast Forward Eric Cantor, Top Republican Jew, Hopes To Rebrand Unpopular GOP
Eric Cantor, the combative second-ranking Republican in the U.S. House of Representatives, launched a major rebranding of his party on Tuesday, saying he hoped Republicans and President Barack Obama could “set differences aside” in the interest of helping ordinary Americans. While not endorsing comprehensive immigration reforms backed by Obama, he did express openness on the…
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Fast Forward Reform Movement Organizes Multi-Denominational Call to Congress Against Guns
The Reform movement corralled a broad array of religious denominations to call into Congress on Monday and demand action on gun violence. Participant organizations in the “Faiths Calling” event organized by Reform’s Religious Action Center include the Reform, Orthodox, Conservative and Reconstructionist streams, as well as mainline and evangelical Protestant, Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Sikh…
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Fast Forward Ahead of Hearings, Hagel Commits To Preventing Iranian Nukes
In answers prepared for his Senate hearings, Chuck Hagel says he is committed to preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon, even if this means military action. “With the ever present threat of Iran, the next Secretary of Defense must be vigilant in pursuing the goal of preventing Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon, and…
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Fast Forward Gabby Giffords Makes Emotional Plea to Congress To Curb Gun Violence
Former congresswoman Gabby Giffords, grievously wounded in a 2011 mass shooting, made an emotional plea on Wednesday for Congress to take action to curb gun violence in the aftermath of last month’s Connecticut school massacre, urging lawmakers to “be bold, be courageous.” Wearing a red outfit and speaking haltingly, Giffords appeared as the first person…
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