Showing articles 21 - 40 of 82 (sorted by date).
| 21 |  | 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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| 22 | | 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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| 23 |  | 2005-09-29: Sen. Nelson Questions Administration on Haiti by webmaster | |
| Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) asks what was being done to strengthen police and to enhance prospects of private-sector job-creation through measures such as HERO/HOPE. Consulted with Haiti Democracy Project. | Rating: 5 |
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| 24 | | 2005-08-05: Senate Requires Game Plan from Administration by Sen. Bill Nelson et al. | |
| Senate passes $116 million for Haiti, with elections aid conditional on administration producing game plan for stabilization. On submission of plan, $3 million more for DDR. | Rating: 5 |
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| 25 |  | 2005-07-28: Despite Fresh Start, Haiti Situation Bleak by Stephen C. Johnson, Heritage Foundation, congressional testimony | |
| In 2004, when Aristide's thugs joined with other thugs and turned against him, the Bush administration decided to let him go. A year and a half later, though, follow-through has been spotty and the situation is bleak. | Rating: 3 |
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| 26 | | 2005-06-30: A Bill for Economic and Infrastructure Development of Haiti by Reps. Mark Foley, Charles Rangel, and Clay Shaw | |
| The details of the bill which calls for aid to the economy and infrastructure of Haiti. | Rating: 3 |
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| 27 |  | 2005-06-19: The Strange Letter of the Ten Congressmen by Jean-Claude Bajeux, Ecumenical Commission on Human Rights |  |
| Letter marked by ignorance of facts and principles; seems to align with the former dictator whom the Haitian people ousted last year. Comes at a time when the country is under terrorist attack and the U.N. is at last countering it. | Rating: 5 |
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| 28 | | 2005-06-16: Fire Justice Minister and Take Over the Courts by Rep. William Delahunt (D-Mass.) | |
| Cites Neptune case and recent supreme-court decision in calling for U.N. to take over the Haitian judiciary. | Rating: 3 |
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| 29 |  | 2005-05-04: More Peacekeeping Dollars for Haiti by Cable News Network | |
| Appropriations supplemental voted by Senate has $680 million for peacekeeping in Sudan, Haiti, and elsewhere. | Rating: 3 |
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| 30 | | 2005-04-21: Senate Mulls $31 Million Extra for Haiti by Congressional Record | |
| $10 million in elections aid, $10 million for immediate job-creation is added to appropriations bill. | Rating: 3 |
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| 31 | | 2005-04-14: Designating Temporarily Protected Status for Haiti by Rep. Eliot L. Engel (D-N.Y.) et al. | |
| Haiti is temporarily unable to handle the return of nationals.
Granting TPS would allow Haitians already in the U.S. to live in peace and security while Haiti recovers. | Rating: 3 |
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| 32 | | 2005-04-06: Recruitment of Haitian-Americans to Rebuild Haiti by Reps. Mark Foley (R-Fla.) and Charles Rangel (D-N.Y.) | |
| H.R. 611 would create a reconstruction program using Haitian-Americans to spur investment and staff schools and health centers. | Rating: 5 |
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| 33 | | 2005-01-25: Understanding Haiti's Burden by James Morrell, executive director of the project | |
| During the entire four years of Bush's first term, apart from a protocol kickoff meeting, the Congressional Black Caucus met with him only one time--to demand Marines be sent to save Aristide. | Rating: 5 |
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| 34 | | 2005-01-19: Sen. Nelson Urges Greater Effort on Haiti by news sources | |
| Senator called on administration to support a Republican bill, HERO. "We go in and fix a problem, then we turn around and leave it, and then Haiti just goes back into chaos." | Rating: 5 |
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| 35 | | 2004-10-31: Support Haiti's Transition Process by Dumas M. Siméus | |
| Some thugs have even used copycat tactics termed "Operation Baghdad" in which the heads of policemen have been severed. I urge the Black Caucus to help Haiti, support the interim government, and send delegation to confer with prime minister. | Rating: 5 |
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| 36 | | 2004-10-29: Calling for Release of Top Aristide Aides Suspected of Violence by Rep. Maxine Waters | |
| Calling them political prisoners, Congresswoman Waters and others call for release of Aristide lieutenants arrested by interim regime for suspected involvement in beheading of police. | Rating: 1 |
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| 37 | | 2004-09-28: Without H.E.R.O., Haitian Apparel Imports Will Be Displaced by Chinese by United States Association of Textiles and Apparel | |
| Given the extraordinary disadvantages Haiti currently faces, it is unlikely that U.S. importers and retailers will include Haiti in their future business plans, unless significant additional incentives are provided. | Rating: 3 |
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| 38 | | 2004-09-27: Calling for Disarmament and Elections by U.S. Senate | |
| Resolution passed unanimously calls on U.N. peacekeepers to establish stable environment for elections next year which should be inclusive of all parties. | Rating: 5 |
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| 39 | | 2004-09-27: Haiti Democracy Project Helps Haiti Toward Extra $90 Million Appropriation by webmaster | |
| By carefully briefing a fact-finding mission of the Senate Appropriations Committee, the project helped make the case for an additional $90 million for Haiti, voted September 22, 2004. | Rating: 5 |
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| 40 | | 2004-09-23: Teach a Man How to Fish by Raymond Joseph, Haiti's ambassador to the United States | |
| "Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man how to fish and you feed him for a lifetime." As the Ways and Means Committee meets on the Haitian Economic Recovery Opportunity Act, I would appeal to you to make its passage a reality. | Rating: 5 |
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