U. S. House of Representatives breaks for Christmas without deficit reduction agreement to avert fiscal cliiff, Congressional Black Caucus, led by Ohio Congresswoman Marcia L. Fudge, refuses to compromise on cuts that hurt middle class, Blacks, poor people, the elderly simply to avoid a fical cliff, Obama says in press release to Cleveland Urban News.Com that Christmas vacation will provide a cooling off period for House lawmakers to spend time with family, friends
Democratic United States President Barack Obama Republican Speaker of the United States House of Representatives John Boehner of Ohio (R-8) Ohio Congresswoman Marcia L. Fudge (D-11), also chair-elect of the Congressional Black Caucus. Fudge argues that vulnerable communities, including the poor, the elderly and minorities communities, must not be victimized by concessions by Congressional House lawmakers working to avert the fiscal cliff By Kathy Wray Coleman, Publisher, Editor-n-Chief, Cleveland Urban News. Com and The Cleveland Urban News.Com Blog, Ohio's Most Read Online Black Newspaper ( www.clevelandurbannews.com ) WASHINGTON, D.C.-Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives scolded their own leader on Friday, rejecting a proposed compromise by House Speaker John Boehner (R-8) of Ohio for an agreement for the wealthiest Americans to give up the current tax cut on the rich in order to tame negotiations with Presiden