Open Congress : News Articles for Rep. Marcia L. Fudge [D, OH-11]

Angela Glover Blackwell: Food for Thought

2013-05-21T01:00:00Z

...families and children, creates jobs, and stimulates local economic development in low-income communities. We should commend Rep. Marcia Fudge (D-OH), the House amendment's author, and many other members of Congress for their efforts. After hearing from

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Lawmakers introduce bill to extend pregnant workers' protections, cite nursing home case

2013-05-20T01:00:00Z

...Bob Casey (D-PA) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Reps. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), Jackie Speier (D-CA), Susan Davis (D-CA) and Marcia Fudge (D-OH). The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has revised the provider certification manual for hospitals, givi

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Rep. Marcia Fudge will meet with constituents in Broadview Heights May 28

2013-05-20T01:00:00Z

...set to . You can change this setting at any time. Due to recent congressional redistricting that took effect in January, Rep. Marcia Fudge’s 11th District now includes the cities of Seven Hills and Broadview Heights, as well as a portion of Summit Cou

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Latest Conservative Atrocity: Farm Bill That Leaves Americans Starving

2013-05-16T01:00:00Z

...go to bed hungry in her district. “If you think this is the right path, you don’t live in the same America I do!” said Rep. Marcia Fudge, D-Ohio. Aside from the moral imperative, the SNAP program helps our economy and is fiscally responsible. In 2

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Programming notes

2013-05-14T01:00:00Z

...Tuesday’s “The Daily Rundown” line-up : Congressional Black Caucus Chair Marcia Fudge (D-OH) on class concerns and the kidnapping that happened in her Cleveland district... NBC's Pete Williams with more on the DOJ and AP... NBC's Ali Arouzi with a

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WATCH: Petrol Station Karaoke

2013-05-13T01:00:00Z

...Tonight Show' recovered in spectacular fashion to become internet karaoke superstars. Will Simms was at a... WASHINGTON -- Rep. Marcia Fudge (D-Ohio) wrote a letter last month asking a federal judge to go easy on former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. when... In

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Rep. Marcia Fudge still trying to spring Triple-J.

2013-05-12T01:00:00Z

#1 "Warrensville Heights Democratic Rep. Marcia Fudge wants a federal judge to consider Jesse Jackson Jr.'s karaoke skills -- as well as his career in public service -- when the former congressman is sentenced for improperly using $750,000 in campaign ca

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Quotes of the week

2013-05-11T01:00:00Z

...daunting situation with a bad joke or a one-man skit. Jesse was the highlight of our karaoke nights." — Letter from Rep. Marcia Fudge, D-Ohio, chairwoman of the Congressional Black Caucus, to a federal judge, in which she sought mercy for former Rep.

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Marcia Fudge Likes Jesse Jackson Jr.'s Karaoke Skills

2013-05-09T01:00:00Z

...Marcia Fudge, a local Democrat, is coming to the aid of embattled ex-congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. To be clear, she wants it known that Jackson "was the highlight of our karaoke nights," presumably up on the Hill. We can only imagine. Jackson faces sent

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Rep. Marcia Fudge cites karaoke skills in seeking lenience for ex-Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr.

2013-05-09T01:00:00Z

...Fudge at a rally outside the Cleveland Clinic.THE PLAIN DEALER/LONNIE TIMMONS III Warrensville Heights Democratic Rep. Marcia Fudge wants a federal judge to consider Jesse Jackson, Jr.'s karaoke skills - as well as his career in public service - when th

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Congresswoman Wants Jackson's 'Karaoke Nights' Considered In Sentencing

2013-05-08T01:00:00Z

...into the record this week in Washington D.C. federal court. Among the letters in support of Jackson is one from Rep. Marcia Fudge (D-OH), chair of the Congressional Black Caucus. “Although some members of Congress and I saw Jesse exhibit what we now k

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Karaoke And The Criminal Justice System We Deserve

2013-05-08T01:00:00Z

...They've submitted letters from people who know and like him talking about dozens of topics. A single colleague — Rep. Marcia Fudge (D-OH) — mentioned that he was an enthusiastic participant at karaoke nights. She did so in passing in the context of

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Lynn Sweet: Black Caucus chair asks for lenient sentence for Jesse Jackson Jr.

2013-05-08T01:00:00Z

...them shown no special mercy. Eight of the letters argued for a break. The most prominent advocate for Jesse Jackson was Rep. Marcia Fudge (D-Ohio), chair of the Congressional Black Caucus. Fudge wrote that even though she and some congressional colleagu

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'Jesse is worth saving,' Ohio lawmaker writes to judge

2013-05-08T01:00:00Z

...calling Jackson intelligent, charming and entertaining — the "highlight of our karaoke nights." The correspondence from Rep. Marcia Fudge, D-Ohio, was among 14 letters in the case made public Tuesday as Jackson and his wife, former Chicago Ald. Sandi

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Jesse Jackson's Sentencing "Advocacy"

2013-05-07T01:00:00Z

...of course his lawyers and his friends want no such thing. There is now a report that one of his buddies from Congress, Rep. Marcia Fudge (D-Ohio), wrote the judge a letter in "mitigation": "Not only is he highly intelligent, he is charming and entertain

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Congressional Black Caucus chair asks judge for leniency in Jesse Jackson Jr. sentence

2013-05-07T01:00:00Z

...Marcia Fudge (D-Ohio), the chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, is seeking a sentencing break for former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-Ill.)--asking a federal judge to take into account his work as a "tireless advocate for the poor and underserved," as

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Ohio lawmaker urges mercy for Jackson Jr., cites karaoke skills

2013-05-07T01:00:00Z

...calling Jackson intelligent, charming and entertaining – the "highlight of our karaoke nights." The correspondence from Rep. Marcia Fudge, D-Ohio, who chairs the caucus, was among 14 letters made public today as Jackson and his wife, former Chicago Al

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Obama Cabinet pick could dull diversity criticism

2013-04-29T01:00:00Z

...his most loyal constituency,'' Thompson said while delivering the Congressional Black Caucus' weekly radio address. Rep. Marcia Fudge, D-Ohio, chairwoman of the Congressional Black Caucus, also complained in a letter to Obama last month that his recent

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Obama to name Charlotte mayor Anthony Foxx as transportation chief

2013-04-28T01:00:00Z

...“The people you have chosen to appoint in this new term have hardly been reflective of this country’s diversity,” Rep. Marcia Fudge, D-Ohio, wrote in March. The lack of diversity served as one of the most pointed punch lines at the White House Cor

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Cuyahoga County officials may cut inmate phone rates by refusing share of the profits

2013-04-27T01:00:00Z

...are less likely to relapse into crime if they have strong ties to their families. The Congressional Black Caucus, led by Rep. Marcia Fudge, a Warrensville Heights Democrat, asked the Federal Communications Commission on Wednesday to reduce the rates. La

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