[Politicalmom]

Jim said "Go for it!!" when I asked him if he thought this was a good idea, and now that the amnesty bill is (fingers crossed) dead, I figured we should keep up the pressure. I expect we will all be calling to get some action on enforcing our laws and borders, so you can add a second topic in when you call.

I don't anticipate this will be a frequent ping, a few times a month at most, barring another debacle like the amnesty bill.

So to start out, my first choice of legislation that needs to be killed:

Hope Fund Act of 2007 (Introduced in House)

HR 1999 IH

110th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 1999

To authorize appropriations for assistance for the National Council of La Raza and the Raza Development Fund.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

April 23, 2007

Mr. HINOJOSA (for himself and Mr. RENZI) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services

A BILL

To authorize appropriations for assistance for the National Council of La Raza and the Raza Development Fund.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the `Hope Fund Act of 2007'.

SEC. 2. ASSISTANCE FOR NATIONAL COUNCIL OF LA RAZA AND RAZA DEVELOPMENT FUND.

(a) Use- The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall, to the extent amounts are made available pursuant to subsection (b), make a grant to the National Council of La Raza for the purpose of providing technical and financial assistance to local non-profit organizations to undertake community development and affordable housing projects and programs serving low- and moderate-income households, particularly through organizations located in neighborhoods with substantial populations of income-disadvantaged households of Hispanic origin. Assistance provided by the Secretary under this section may be used by the National Council of La Raza or the Raza Development Fund to--

(1) provide technical and financial assistance for site acquisition and development, construction financing, and short- and long-term financing for housing, community facilities, and economic development;

(2) leverage capital from private entities, including private financial institutions, insurance companies, and private philanthropic organizations;

(3) provide technical assistance, training, support, and advice to develop the management, financial, and administrative capabilities of housing development organizations serving low-income households, including Hispanic households; and

(4) conduct such other activities as may be determined by the Secretary and the National Council of La Raza .

(b) Authorization of Appropriations- There is authorized to be appropriated for grants under this section--

(1) $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; and

(2) $10,000,000 for each fiscal year thereafter.

http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/D?c110:1:./temp/~c110f1CnJp::

[Politicalmom]

And you get the first: PING!!

[Spiff]

Rep. Renzi has been a pretty good, somewhat conservative congressman from Arizona. This bill is bizarre and comes out of the blue. I can’t understand what the heck he’s doing supporting it.

[i_dont_chat]

Add me to the ping list.

Good idea and good job.

[Southside_Chicago_Republican]

And excellent idea and an excellent way for a lot of us to find out about things we might not always know about otherwise. Please add me to your list.

[JoanneSD]

please add me

[netmilsmom]

Somehow I knew this was run by you when I saw the great graphic!

[Cicero]

Good idea. Especially these obscure bills that no one hears about. Subsidize La Raza? Might as well subsidize the KGB. They are our declared enemies.

I presume you’ll also keep an eye out on LOST.

[InsensitiveConservative]

Ping me, please.

[ncpatriot]

please add me to your ping list

[darkwing104]

Add me please...

[Clara Lou]

I’ve asked to be put on your ping list. I hesitated to do it, only because I’m not sure that I can stand the aggravation I feel when I read things like this bill.

[rockinqsranch]

This appears to be misappropriation of tax dollars to an extreme.

Please place me on your Ping list.

I would imagine it will be an active list as we are going to have to micromanage our Congress for some time to come after this Immigration adventure. It’s not over yet. Don’t anyone even think it’s over. We’ll have to watch every bill going through either the Senate, or the House, and we must be able to read between the lines on each of them.

[Truth29]

Please add me. Thx.

[cardinal4]

Add me please..

[mpackard]

I’m in

[VOA]

bump

[AuntB]

please add me to your ping list

[Man50D]

Put me on the list!

[Wandaroos]

Please add me to your list. Thank-You!

[Cuchulain]

Please add me. Thank you.