Day: July 8, 2011
House Votes to Defund DADT Training They’ve Never Seen
The U.S. House voted 236-184 this morning in favor of an amendment sponsored by Rep. Tim Huelskamp (R-KS) to the Defense Appropriations bill that bars the use of funds to implement training on the repeal of the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” law for chaplains.
HRC Joins ya es hora Coalition in Assisting Latino/a Residents to Apply for Citizenship throughout the Month of July
The Human Rights Campaign, U.S largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender civil rights organisation, is partnering with hundreds of coalition partners to support naturalisation workshops in six cities under the ya es hora ¡Ciudadanía! civic engagement campaign during July, designated as a national month of citizenship.
The Danger of the Obama Recession Turning into the Obama Depression
Recent reports are a grave warning sign that Washington must act now to prevent the economy from becoming much worse. They make clear the urgency with which the job-killing policies of the last 2.5 years must be replaced by pro-jobs solutions for economic growth.