Decades ago, and thats the prohibition of discrimination in housing based on race, sex, religion, national origin, physical or mental disability and family status. Its the Fair Housing Act. The Fair Housing Act was in many ways the culmination of the legislative fight for civil rights in the 1960s. It was the first effective federal law guarding against discrimination in the sale and the rental of housing in the United States and for nearly 50 years, it has been employed to assure that every american can choose where to live free from discrimination and the immoral and unconstitutional consequences of residential segregation. Weve come a long way since the 1960s, but we are by no means all of the way there. Today discrimination is still a reality in housing markets all across the country. There are cases in every single state of landlords misrepresenting the availability of housing or outright refusing to sell or rent to certain protected individuals or groups of people. There are othe
Motion to impeach the irs commissioner. What should congress be focusing on . Emocrats, 202 7488000 republicans, 202 7488001. Independents, 202 7488003. You can also reach us on social media, on twitter and on facebook. There is a lot on the plate of lawmakers who are in session only until the end of the month. They will be out for all of october. One issue pointed out in the Washington Post deals with a bill to allow 9 11 victims families to sue saudi arabia. The house will vote on the bill to allow the families of victims of the september 11 attacks to sue saudi arabia over its alleged support of terrorism. The measure, which is likely to pass just in time for the 15th anniversary of the attacks, will be sent to the president s desk. The white house has resisted it over fears it could harm the relationship with saudi arabia jeopardizingcedent american officials overseas. Congress only has a couple of weeks to deal with this and other measures. We are asking you what we think you thin
The payment would have been made with or without hostages. It sounds to me like my friends on the other side are upset about this would rather we paid iran the money and not gotten our people back. They would have been happy. Yippie. I would not have been. You would still be here been criticized for not getting americans home. You cant win this. I hope you understand this is a political game to try once again to number one trash the obama administration. Number two, trash the iran nuclear deal. And number three, somehow make them look like criminals, dropping bags of cash in the middle of the night like a drug deal. This is ridiculous. Now, i understand, and again, i think there are fair and reasonable and thoughtful and tough questions asked about the iran nuclear deal. I voted for it, but i think questions are reasonable. Any legal settlement with the risk of litigation, i was a lawyer back in my previous life when i actually had some useful function to have. Any legal settlement is
I appreciate it. In yourh, you stated Opening Statement that you have been dealing with these claims for about 30 years. Yes. Ok, about 30 years. Thank you. You have been involved in a number of different transactions. Cash . Ny of them in i am not involved in the exact financial transactions. Is it common for these settlements to be disposed of in cash . There have been various larger settlements over time. Each one has been so generous. There has been a difference in the way many of those you could have just answered my question and moved on. I am very concerned about this and i think all kinds of americans across our great land are concerned about this. I know the people that i represent in maine are very concerned about this. Lets step back for a minute. We have a government that has vowed to wipe our major ally in the middle east, the only one that we trust, off the face of the year. They have vowed to kill as Many Americans as they can and they have blood on their hands right now
Within its banks. The Bank Accounts of some local businesses forced to shut down are a real concern. Fox news spoke with a number of operators trying to get back on their feet after last nights evacuations some are still paying off debt from the last flood in 2008. Still the owners say all though tough not impossible. You put one foot in the other, and go from there there is nothing else we can do. There is too much going on, weve come too far. I cant say that its 100 well be here forever but well make an effort. They plan to reopen by the latter half of this week. It is not just downtown shops trying to make up. Where despite dodging the flood they are still trying to reconnect with customers. It seems hard to talk about Flood Recovery when they didnt those who sand bagged or just offered a prayer are being asked to step up one more time to help small bus. Businesses. Shoooooooooooooooooooo oooooooosh. Ever since the hescos and sandbags came do. Down. Hows it going mayor ron cheerlead