[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::

[Man50D]

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,

Elements of S.1639 may very well return buried in other bills. We need to stay aggressive by continuing to pressure our politicians to strictly enforce the existing immigration laws including, deporting all illegal aliens, building the fence and prosecuting any company that does business with illegal aliens.

[Vincent 567]

please add me.

[ears_to_hear]

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[ears_to_hear]

We need to force them to fund the fence and stop with the games, pas a bill for votes then never fund it.

We want the fence and we want it now and we want it extended in length.

I am sick of the political maneuvers .

They have money for bridges to no where and frog studies, there IS money to protect our borders and ports NOW

[EdReform]

BTTT

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[EdReform]

Ping

[jboot]

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[The Blitherer]

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[Quix]

Add me, for sure, please.

[RightField]

Please add me to your ping list ... and thanks for doing this!

[TDA2]

Thanks for your willingness to do this great service!!

[bcsco]

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[kas2591]

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[greeneyes]

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[jemckay19]

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[tazannie]

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[Diana in Wisconsin]

Excellent idea. We need to keep their feet to the fire on EVERYTHING from here on out. Congress acts like irresponsible teens, and it’s time to take away the whiskey and the car keys!

Please add me to your Ping List, too.

[Columbine]

Great idea!

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[Brad’s Gramma]

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