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The Los Angeles congresswoman stands up even to Obama. Her persistence helped get loans for unemployed homeowners and money to restore foreclosed properties into Wall Street regulatory legislation.
By Richard Simon
By Michael D. Shear and Perry Bacon Jr.
Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, December 9, 2009 10:06 PM
Some black lawmakers sought this week to move past a dispute with the White House, saying they are satisfied that President Obama is seeking to provide greater economic assistance to African American communities.
But the members of the Congressional Black Caucus continued to insist that the administration's efforts do not go far enough, even as other African American leaders defended the nation's first black president.
TARP would provide funds; House to vote this week on financial regulation
By Brady Dennis and Renae Merle
Washington Post Staff Writers
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
House Democrats are seeking to tap the government's massive bailout fund to help homeowners who have lost their jobs and are struggling to make their mortgage payments.
Despite falling unemployment rates overall, African-Americans face the biggest uphill battle in their search for employment
By David Goldman, CNNMoney.com staff writer
Last Updated: December 4, 2009: 3:17 PM ET
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- While the overall unemployment rate for Americans fell in November, the jobless gap between African-Americans and all other races actually rose, continuing a disturbing trend that has many lawmakers up in arms.