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  Congressional Black Caucus, left-wing leaders continue to hammer Ryan over alleged racially-tinged remarks By Corey ArvinStaff Writer Nearly two weeks since his radio interview with “Morning in America”, a formal rebuke by the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), and a letter defending his statements, Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) still can’t shake comments about… Read more »

  By Federal Information & News Dispatch, Inc.  March 23, 2014 Contact: Staci Cox (202) 225- 4572 Gwen Moore Celebrates Affordable Care Act Benefits for Women Milwaukee, WI - Today Congresswoman Gwen Moore (WI-4) released this statement celebrating Women's History Month and the fourth anniversary of the Affordable Care Act. "Beginning… Read more »

  By Nicole Duran **Ryan to meet with Congressional Black Caucus at end of April**  The firestorm surrounding U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan's comments about poverty on a conservative radio show hasn't flamed out. Adding fuel to the fire was a letter from the 43-member Congressional Black Caucus--spearheaded by fellow delegation member, Rep. Gwen Moore,… Read more »

  By Sean Forbes  Phyllis C. Borzi, assistant secretary for the Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration, doesn't have 21 questions for people who doubt whether the agency's expected re-proposed fiduciary regulations are necessary. She has only three. Borzi, speaking March 12 at a meeting of the Financial Services Roundtable,… Read more »

  By Askia Muhammad  Face it, House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) is a political Rock Star. In addition to his influential position in the GOP Congressional leadership, he was Gov. Mitt Romney’s Vice Presidential running mate in the 2012 campaign. Even though she cannot compose a coherent sentence, we still read or hear about Sen. John… Read more »

  Wisconsin Republican Paul Ryan has been on the defensive after not just offending, but “highly” offending some members of the Congressional Black Caucus with recent remarks he made regarding poverty in the inner city. According to Reuters, the storm first began brewing Wednesday when Ryan was a guest on William Bennett’s talk radio program, Morning in… Read more »

By now you’veBy now you’ve probably heard that Congressman Paul Ryan has stepped in it again. The Janesville Republican is trying to prove that he’s a serious guy and is trying to find a new justification for cutting the social safety net and moving money toward the top 1%.  By Lisa Kaiser  By Lisa Kaiser First, it was Ayn Rand. Then it was the… Read more »

(Reuters) - Republican U.S.(Reuters) - Republican U.S. Representative Paul Ryan on Friday agreed to meet with the Congressional Black Caucus after members of the group branded his remarks about inner-city poverty this week "highly offensive". By Reuters  Republican U.S. Representative Paul Ryan on Friday agreed to meet with the Congressional Black Caucus after… Read more »

WASHINGTON — The MilwaukeeWASHINGTON — The Milwaukee Regional Office of the Department of Veterans Affairs is one of the best in the country these days at processing veterans’ disability and pension benefit claims. By Donovan Slack  WASHINGTON — The Milwaukee Regional Office of the Department of Veterans Affairs is one of the best in the country… Read more »

 By Mike Lillis  Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) on Friday accepted an invitation to sit down with the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) to discuss recent remarks the former vice-presidential candidate made about inner-city culture. In a letter Thursday, CBC Chairwoman Marcia Fudge (D-Ohio) had said she was "deeply troubled" by Ryan's assertion that… Read more »