[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::

[television is just wrong]

financial assistance granted to a group called la raza, THE RACE.....

LA RAZA = THE RACE. HOWEVER, THEY ARE NNNNNNOOOOOTTTTTTRACIST?

[jaredt112]

Please add me to this list, thanks!

[kjhm]

Please add me to the list. Thank you

[Marv from Wi]

I’m all for it. Be sure to include me.

[flat]

PLEASE ADD ME!

THANK YOU

[Nam Vet]

Go ahead......I can take the abuse of another ping list. heh heh

Nam Vet

[FReepapalooza]

Please add me to your ping list. These critters need watching!

[Guenevere]

Thank-you for doing this....add me!!

[Greg F]

Put me on your ping list.

[WinOne4TheGipper]

I don’t know how much I’ll be calling my Critters. My Rep is a reliable D and there’s not much I can do about him due to the district and my Senators are usually reliable R’s (the junior moreso than the senior), but please ping me anyways.

[momf]

Please add me...I’m retired, can’t travel far, but I’m good for emailing, phoning, etc. And I’m P Oed at Austin and D.C.

[Virginia Ridgerunner]

Please add me to your list. I’m all for holding Congress critters’ feet to the fire.