Pelosi Remarks at Budget Committee Hearing with Poor People’s Campaign

Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi delivered remarks at the Budget Committee Hearing, “Poverty In America: Economic Realities of Struggling Families,” which also featured testimony from Reverend Dr. William Barber, Reverend Dr. Liz Theoharris, and leaders of the...

A Review of the State of and Barriers to Minority Homeownership

Prior to the passage of the Fair Housing Act in 1968, federal, state, and local governments actively and explicitly enforced policies that discriminated against racial minorities seeking homeownership opportunities, making it harder for them to purchase homes in...

House Delegation Introduces Religious Freedom Bill

In response to political rhetoric vilifying select religious groups and increasingly hostile rhetoric toward religious freedom in the immigration system, a House delegation, including Reps. Don Beyer (VA),  Eleanor Holmes Norton (DC), Keith Ellison (MN), Joe Crowley...