Open Congress : News Articles for Rep. Melvin Watt [D, NC-12]2008-10-15T00:00:00Zopencongress.orgtag:opencongress.org,2007:/person/news/400424Justices Hear Voting Rights Casetag:opencongress.org,2008-10-15:/commentary/30238562008-10-15T00:00:00ZThe Washington Post
...and most courts have found that such cases can be brought only when minorities constitute a majority. In an interview, Rep. Melvin Watt (D-N.C.), a black congressman who has been reelected with white support, said the Supreme Court should side with Nort<br /><br /><a href="http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/world/index_xml/~3/ftSeaz4M8Ns/AR2008101402813.html">Go to article</a> Congress clears hotly contested bailout biltag:opencongress.org,2008-10-03:/commentary/29777062008-10-03T00:00:00ZWRAL.com, NC
Melvin Watt, 12th district, and Bob Etheridge, 2nd district, voted for the measure. Prior to the vote, Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-5th district, told WRAL News ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.wral.com/news/political/story/3667930/">Go to article</a> Hit & Run Archivestag:opencongress.org,2008-09-29:/commentary/29777072008-09-29T00:00:00ZReason Online, CA
... nothing-to-see-here quotes from the now-chair of the House Financial Services Committee Barney Frank (D-Mass) and committee member Rep. Melvin Watt (DN. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://reason.com/blog/show/129096.html">Go to article</a> Neither Party Happy With Bailout Billtag:opencongress.org,2008-09-29:/commentary/29777052008-09-29T00:00:00ZNews Channel 7, SC
Rep. Melvin Watt, (D) North Carolina said, “If we don’t do something today, we will regret it for a long, long time to come.†Rep. Jeb Hensarling, (R) Texas ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.wspa.com/spa/news/local/article/neither_party_happy_with_bailout_bill/9105/">Go to article</a> LAMBRO: Subprime mortgage suspectstag:opencongress.org,2008-09-29:/commentary/29214732008-09-29T00:00:00ZWashington Times
...more pressure there is on these companies and the less we will see in terms of affordable housing." Mr. Frank's ally, Rep. Melvin Watt, North Carolina Democrat, saw the Bush regulation as a sinister move to tighten control of the lending giants. "I don'<br /><br /><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Commentary-TheWashingtonTimesAmericasNewspaper/~3/406086742/">Go to article</a> Saddest Thing About This Mess: Congress Had Chance To Stop Ittag:opencongress.org,2008-09-27:/commentary/28970312008-09-27T00:00:00ZInvestor's Business Daily
...kind of financial crisis," said Rep. Frank, then-ranking Democrat on the Financial Services Committee. North Carolina Democrat Melvin Watt accused the White House of "weakening the bargaining power of poorer families and their ability to get affordable<br /><br /><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/InvestorsBusinessDailyNews/~3/KNx3duJFDRg/IBDArticles.asp">Go to article</a> Saddest Thing About This Mess: Congress Had Chance To Stop Ittag:opencongress.org,2008-09-26:/commentary/29058882008-09-26T00:00:00ZInvestor's Business Daily (subscription)
North Carolina Democrat Melvin Watt accused the White House of "weakening the bargaining power of poorer families and their ability to get affordable ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.investors.com/editorial/IBDArticles.asp?artsec=16&artnum=1&issue=20080926">Go to article</a> House agrees to flood insurance extensiontag:opencongress.org,2008-09-24:/commentary/29058892008-09-24T00:00:00ZPress-Register - al.com, AL
"It is important to homeowners and business owners so they can have easy access to flood insurance," said Rep. Melvin Watt, DN.C. The bill, which passed on ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.al.com/politics/mobileregister/index.ssf?/base/news/1222247709109040.xml&coll=3">Go to article</a> House agrees to flood insurance extensiontag:opencongress.org,2008-09-24:/commentary/28819992008-09-24T00:00:00ZEverything Alabama
...other storms. "It is important to homeowners and business owners so they can have easy access to flood insurance," said Rep. Melvin Watt, D-N.C. The bill, which passed on a voice vote, would keep the program fully up and running until the end of April.<br /><br /><a href="http://blog.al.com/live/2008/09/house_agrees_to_flood_insuranc.html">Go to article</a> House Approves Limited Offshore Drilling / Democrats Back Bill As ...tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-20:/commentary/29058912008-09-20T00:00:00ZRedOrbit, TX
Melvin Watt, DN.C., who voted for the bill. "It's a sham and a hoax," said Rep. Virginia Foxx, RN.C., who voted against the bill. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.redorbit.com/news/business/1562011/house_approves_limited_offshore_drilling__democrats_back_bill_as/">Go to article</a> “Speaking of stinking fish….â€tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-18:/commentary/29058902008-09-18T00:00:00ZCanada Free Press, Canada
Rep Melvin Watt, D-NC, agreed, ‘’I don’t see much other than a shell game going on here, moving something from one agency to another and in the process ...<br /><br /><a href="http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/5092">Go to article</a> Hearing on Bush presidency was a feeble protest by the Democratstag:opencongress.org,2008-08-01:/commentary/26322472008-08-01T00:00:00ZPhiladelphia Inquirer, PA
Democratic Rep. Melvin Watt of North Carolina called on "the American people to impeach the president in November," presumably by electing a Democrat as his ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.philly.com/inquirer/opinion/20080801_Hearing_on_Bush_presidency_was_a_feeble_protest_by_the_Democrats.html">Go to article</a> Jesse Helms Recalled as Waging the 'Good Fight'tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-08:/commentary/25371232008-07-08T00:00:00ZWashington Post, United States
"He was a symbol of a part of our past, so maybe we're turning a page here," said Rep. Melvin Watt (DN.C.), who managed the 1990 Senate campaign of a black ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/08/AR2008070802137.html?hpid=moreheadlines">Go to article</a> Rep. Melvin Watt Visits HPU Campustag:opencongress.org,2008-06-16:/commentary/23354562008-06-16T00:00:00ZHigh Point University, NC
HIGH POINT, NC, June 16, 2008 - High Point University hosted the 12th Congressional District Grant Conference on June 16. The event, sponsored by the Office ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.highpoint.edu/news_events/article.cfm?ArticleID=1055&viewall=false">Go to article</a> CNN's Blitzer, on-screen text misled on cost of housing billtag:opencongress.org,2008-05-09:/commentary/21823802008-05-09T00:00:00ZMedia Matters for America, DC
During debate on the issue, Rep. Melvin Watt (D-NC) stated, "The bill explicitly says that this is limited to homeowners, not people who have been ...<br /><br /><a href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200805090003?f=h_latest">Go to article</a> CQ Politics Forecasts a Slim Obama Victory in NC Delegatestag:opencongress.org,2008-05-06:/commentary/21648522008-05-06T00:00:00ZCQPolitics.com, DC
... population in North Carolina; 45 percent of the district’s residents are black and the district’s congressman, Rep. Melvin Watt , has endorsed Obama. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docid=news-000002716639">Go to article</a> Rep. Butterfield campaigns for Obama in New Berntag:opencongress.org,2008-05-05:/commentary/21611722008-05-05T00:00:00ZNew Bern Sun Journal, NC
Brayboy, chief of staff for US Rep. Melvin Watt for the past 14 years, thanked supporters for their work and said the crowd would be bigger but many were at ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.newbernsj.com/news/obama_39344___article.html/new_bern.html">Go to article</a> CQ Politics Forecasts a Slim Obama Victory in NC Delegatestag:opencongress.org,2008-05-05:/commentary/21611732008-05-05T00:00:00ZCQPolitics.com, DC
... population in North Carolina; 45 percent of the district’s residents are black and the district’s congressman, Rep. Melvin Watt , has endorsed Obama. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?parm1=5&docID=news-000002716639">Go to article</a> House Panel Approves Two Housing Bills; FHA Reform on the Floortag:opencongress.org,2008-04-24:/commentary/21062082008-04-24T00:00:00ZHousing Wire
“These people are at the mercy of the lender and servicers in this case,†said Rep. Melvin Watt (D-NC). “They don’t have the legal background that the ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.housingwire.com/2008/04/24/house-panel-approves-two-housing-bills-fha-reform-on-the-floor/">Go to article</a> Edwards stays quiet as Democratic race plays outtag:opencongress.org,2008-04-18:/commentary/20961182008-04-18T00:00:00ZBaltimore Sun, United States
Rep. Melvin Watt, one of North Carolina's superdelegates to the Democratic National Convention and the former chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus, ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/nation/bal-te.edwards18apr18,0,1481014.story">Go to article</a>