U S Senate Democrats aim to undo Trump-era shareholder voting rights rule reuters.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from reuters.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
President Bidenâs push to reverse Trump immigration policies is both symbolic and substantive
By Jazmine Ulloa Globe Staff,Updated January 31, 2021, 7:34 p.m.
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When it first appeared in an English treatise, the term applied to anyone born outside the British Isles, including those in the Colonies that would become the United States. The first uses of the word were technical, but it took on a pejorative meaning in the early 1970s, when Mexican Americans became the racial targets of xenophobic politicians
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Congressional Progressive Caucus chooses leadership
Tthe Congressional Progressive Caucus announced its senior leadership – known as the CPC Executive Board – for the 117th Congress.
The incoming Executive Board is made up of twenty-six members – one Chair, one Deputy Chair, one Whip, two Chair Emeriti, two Special Order Hour Conveners, ten Vice Chairs, one Executive Board Member At-Large and eight Deputy Whips.
The CPC Executive Board claims it is representative of the diversity within the caucus because more than half of the members are people of color and more than half are women.
“As a lifelong organizer, I am honored that my colleagues have elected me to lead the Congressional Progressive Caucus at this pivotal moment,” said CPC Chair Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal. “We have massive crises knocking at our nation’s door, and the work of the Progressive Caucus has never been more important.”
Indian-American lawmaker to head Congressional Progressive Caucus newsindiatimes.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from newsindiatimes.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.