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 By Aaron Guerrero Posted at 11:58 p.m. on March 26  (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call File Photo) Tuesday is here again, and that means it’s time for HOH to catch up with another Member of Congress. Today, it’s Rep. Gwen Moore (D-Wis.), who talks about her introduction to beer and gives advice for student council presidents. Q: In high school you were… Read more »

 By Pete Kasperowicz - 03/26/12 10:01 AM ET The House on Monday is expected to pass two bills that would ease the new regulatory requirements put in place by the Dodd-Frank financial reform law regarding swaps and derivatives. While Republicans have led most attacks on Dodd-Frank, the two bills up today are supported by both parties, and are likely to be approved under a… Read more »

 By Rebecca S. Rivas The basic right to vote is under attack by “James Crow Jr. Esquire,” said the Rev. Al Sharpton, who spoke at Harris-Stowe State University Friday as part of a conference on voting rights. When thousands marched from Selma to Montgomery in 1965, “they were fighting Jim Crow,” Sharpton said. “Today we are fighting James Crow… Read more »

  By Erik Wasson - 03/21/12 09:05 PM ET The House Budget Committee approved Chairman Paul Ryan's 2013 budget resolution on Wednesday night in a close 19-18 vote. Two conservative Republicans voted against the Ryan plan, which cuts spending by $5.3 trillion over 10 years, because they said it did not cut the budget fast enough. Reps. Justin Amash (R-Mich.) and Tim… Read more »

 By Ed O'Keefe As expected, Democrats voiced strong objections Tuesday to the House GOP budget proposal, saying it violates the agreement established during last summer’s debt negotiations, destroys the current Medicare system and would be harmful to women. The spending plan unveiled Tuesday by House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) proposes $1.028… Read more »

 by Robin Marty, RH Reality CheckIt has been two years now since the Affordable Care Act was passed, and today it was celebrated by Congresswomen eager to remind the public of the great changes it has made on the behalf of women's health. "Today, a large number of women politicians spoke on the historic law," Democratic House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi told… Read more »

 Martin Bashir and Rep. Gwen Moore, D-Wis., discuss why it’s taken so long for law enforcement authorities to investigate the Trayvon Martin shooting, as well as the future of “Stand Your Ground” laws. >>> just hours ago we learned that a florida state attorney is impanelling a grand jury to examine the killing of an unarmed teenage boy which could… Read more »

 By Bruce Vielmetti and Georgia Pabst of the Journal SentinelMarch 6, 2012 |(2338) Comments A Dane County judge has granted a temporary injunction against Wisconsin's new voter identification law, which he called "the single most restrictive voter eligibility law" in the country. Circuit Judge David Flanagan's ruling Tuesday means the voter ID requirement… Read more »

 12 community leaders commit to fighting Milwaukee's crisis of infant deaths Dec. 17, 2011 |(33) Comments As part of our Empty Cradles project, Journal Sentinel reporters asked a dozen community leaders two questions:  What is the most important thing we must do to confront Milwaukee's infant mortality crisis?  What is your commitment to making a… Read more »

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