Showing articles 1 - 20 of 80 (sorted by date).
| 1 |  | 2008-09-16: Witnessing the Destruction in Haiti by Rep. Donna F. Edwards |  |
| I witnessed the destruction-- bridges and roads destroyed, water, sewer, and power infrastructure destroyed, virtually all of the rice and food crop under water, animal carcasses scattered across the countryside, hundreds dead and thousands homeless. | Rating: 3 |
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| 2 |  | 2008-06-20: Next Steps for Haiti Act by Rep. Alcee Hastings et al. | |
| The bill pays Haitian Americans to return to Haiti and help the country recover and grow in key fields and industries. | Rating: 3 |
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| 3 | | 2008-06-11: U.S. Legislative Responses to the Crisis by Clare Ribando Seelke and Jeff Hornbeck, Congressional Research Service | |
| Haiti faces several interrelated crises, the most imminent being a deepening food crisis. | Rating: 3 |
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| 4 | | 2007-06-15: Legislative Forum on Caribbean by Institute of Caribbean Studies | |
| Parallel with the official Caribbean Conference is this legislative forum on June 19 | Rating: 3 |
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| 5 | | 2007-05-16: Briefing House Foreign Affairs Committee by webmaster | |
| When the Western Hemisphere subcommittee staff asked for a briefing by Haiti Democracy Project election observers, they got an earful. Slide show of our visit March 26. | Rating: 5 |
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| 6 | | 2007-03-08: Haiti is the Star at Western Hemisphere Subcommittee Hearing by webmaster | |
| On March 13 the subcommittee held its first country-specific hearing of the year--on Haiti. Wyclef Jean and AID Latin America administrator Adolfo Franco testified to great effect. | Rating: 3 |
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| 7 | | 2007-03-05: Statement on Haiti by Rep. Eliot L. Engel | |
| It’s important that we let Haitians know that the U.S. will stand by them for the long haul this time. | Rating: 3 |
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| 8 |  | 2006-11-16: Haitian and Haitian-American Delegations Converge on Hill for HOPE by Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald | |
| A delegation of Haitians and Haitian Americans hopes to push Congress to approve the so-called HOPE bill during the session that began Monday. "While we've been diddling, a terrible economy has gotten worse," said former Florida Sen. Bob Graham.
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| 9 | | 2006-11-12: Let's Pass HOPE by Rep. Charles B. Rangel (D-N.Y.) | |
| Rangel says that House majority leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) believes the HOPE bill can be considered during the lame-duck session, which begins November 13. | Rating: 5 |
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| 10 | | 2006-09-29: Haitian Hemispheric Opportunity through Partnership Encouragement Act of 2006 (HOPE) by Rep. Bill Thomas (R-Calif.) | |
| Full text of HOPE act allowing apparel made in Haiti to be imported duty-free into the United States under certain conditions. Pdf file | Rating: 3 |
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| 11 | | 2006-09-29: Administration Pressed for Its Lack of Support for HOPE by House International Relations Committee | |
| Read the testimony of witnesses at Haiti hearing. In the question period, Rep. Kendrick B. Meek (D-Fla.) criticized the administration's ambivalence on HOPE. | Rating: 3 |
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| 12 | | 2006-09-29: Rep. Mark Foley (R-Fla.) Resigns by news media | |
| A top Haiti supporter in the Ways and Means Committee, HOPE supporter and author of bill to transfer Diaspora skills to Haiti, resigns over e-mails to Capitol pages. | Rating: 3 |
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| 13 |  | 2006-09-27: Pulling of HOPE the Latest in Shameful Record of Neglect by Rep. Kendrick B. Meek (D-Fla.) | |
| After four years of lip service and no action, the HOPE Act was finally scheduled, then pulled. House Republicans refused even to consider the HERO bill. | Rating: 5 |
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| 14 |  | 2006-09-26: Our Haitian-American Delegation Helps Get HOPE on the Agenda by webmaster | |
| Our delegation of Haitian-American leaders on Sept. 7-8 persuaded Reps. Shaw and Rangel among others to turn the Hopeless bill into the Hopeful bill. The congressmen introduced the bill on Sept. 21. | Rating: 5 |
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| 15 |  | 2006-09-25: HOPE Bill Is Pulled at Request of GOP House Members with Textile Constituencies by Inside U.S. Trade | |
| Representative Rangel would like to reintroduce the bill since he believes there are enough votes to pass H.R. 6142 even without textile support. Republican leadership may not wish to do so since it could embarrass Republicans. | Rating: 5 |
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| 16 | | 2006-09-22: Congress Introduces HOPE Legislation by House Ways and Means Committee | |
| Following the eloquent plea of our Haitian-American delegation, legislation to generate 20,000 Haitian jobs is introduced. | Rating: 5 |
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| 17 | | 2006-06-13: $40 Million Supplemental Urged by HaitiAction.net | |
| Twenty-two members of Black Caucus urged no cuts to Haiti and Liberia. Webmaster's note: $17.5 million was passed. | Rating: 3 |
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| 18 |  | 2006-03-29: Jeunes Progressistes Meet With Senator Nelson by webmaster | |
| Wilby Louis and Paul Pumphrey meet with Sen. Bill Nelson to discuss legislation for Haiti. | Rating: 3 |
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| 19 | | 2005-10-31: HERO Is Reintroduced in Senate by Sen. Mike DeWine and co-sponsors | |
| The jobs this bill would create left America long ago. Preference could create up to 30,000 life-giving jobs, sustaining ten times that many people. Would help Haiti compete on even terms with China and Central America. | Rating: 5 |
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| 20 | | 2005-10-25: Administration Supports, Democrats Assail Preparations for Haiti Election by webmaster | |
| At October 19 hearing of House subcommittee, the administration found the glass half full while the out-of-power party found it empty. In this same hearing room ten years ago, when roles were reversed, the glass levels were the same. | Rating: 3 |
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