Ending Hunger and Poverty

  Written by Charles D. Ellison  Wisconsin Congressman Paul Ryan’s budget passed more than two weeks ago, but Beltway pundits and lawmakers are wrangling as if it’s still on the House floor. That 219 Republicans voted for it on April 10only cemented the budget as a non-starter in a Democratic-held Senate - which wasn’t planning on passing a budget… Read more »

   By Laura Barron-Lopez  Rep. Gwen Moore (D-Wis.) said she expects to have a meaningful conversation with fellow Wisconsin lawmaker Rep. Paul Ryan (R) on the issue of poverty during his meeting with the Congressional Black Caucus this week. "He has seemed to be interested in having a conversation about ending poverty, and we certainly agree on… Read more »

  By Steven Elbow  Still in damage-control mode from what critics call veiled racial comments about poverty, U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Janesville, is set to meet next week with the Congressional Black Caucus. "The closed-door meeting has been in the works since last month, when Ryan stirred controversy by saying poverty is caused largely by a 'tailspin of… Read more »

  By  Shadee Ashtari Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D-Mo.) chastised House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) for his controversial comments on poverty last month, calling Ryan’s reference to conservative social scientist Charles Murray a reflection of his “ignorance” during an appearance on MSNBC’s “NewsNation”… Read more »

  By David Eldridge  Rep. Gwen Moore, D-Wis., said Tuesday the Congressional Black Caucus is open to working with House Budget Committee Chairman Paul D. Ryan, R-Wis., on bipartisan legislative action on reducing poverty. Ryan, who came under fire from black leaders after recent comments about inner-city unemployment, will hold a hearing next week examining the… Read more »

  By William Douglas WASHINGTON — Congressional Democrats took advantage of the news vacuum on Capitol Hill Tuesday to attack the budget plan authored by Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis.,and passed by the Republican-controlled House of Representatives earlier this month. In a conference call, Rep. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., the ranking Democrat on the House Budget Committee,… Read more »

 By Mike Lillis   House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) will meet next week with members of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) to discuss strategies for alleviating poverty. The closed-door meeting has been in the works since last month, when Ryan stirred controversy by saying poverty is caused largely by a "tailspin of culture,"… Read more »

  By Frank Thorp V After being criticized as racially insensitive for his comments on unemployment in "inner cities," House Budget Chairman Paul Ryan, R-Wisc., will meet with the Congressional Black Caucus next week to discuss the issue of poverty, an aide for the CBC says. "Congressman Ryan is a nice guy, and as such you know he has tried to frame the… Read more »

  Congressional Black Caucus and Budget Chairman Paul Ryan to meet next week. By Joyce Jones  Rep. Gwen Moore (D-Wisconsin) thinks that Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wisconsin), who chairs the House Budget Committee and is in line to become the next chairman of the powerful Ways and Means Committee, is "a nice guy." The budget he proposed earlier this month is not,… Read more »

  Suggests Targeting Federal Money At Communities With Longstanding Poverty By Gilman Halsted Milwaukee Democratic Rep. Gwen Moore is joining members of the Asian Pacific and Hispanic congressional caucuses in speaking out against Janesville GOP Rep. Paul Ryan's budget plan. She says the plan cuts programs for minority communities in favor of tax cuts for… Read more »