I have been calling for years now to make sure that we fund it.
this budget proposes to cut $20,000,000 out of REACH.
We need to really recognize that and try to understand the fact that this allocation at this level continues to really h...
There were fewer African-American males enrolled in medical school now than in 1978.
Programs like AmeriCorps VISTA, I mean, the taxpayer gets a heck of a lot for our investment.
It is still mind-boggling to think we have a literacy problem in America.
I, too, believe we need to increase the budget, flat funding, fine, but for what you do and for what these volunteers do...
I think we need more resources for this, but I know in my district, again, in the city of Oakland, we care much about en...
You are cutting $6,700,000 from the minority AIDS program.
I hope that you had a chance to read this article, New York Times article, 'When Addiction Has a White Face.'
I see cuts that are going to impact communities of color, which have been disadvantaged and disproportionately hit.
I think you request a $16,100,000 cut to the criminal justice activities.
you can't cut from the substance abuse account and put it into the mental health account, and then cut the criminal just...
the budget of this subcommittee is woefully, way, way, way too low to meet the needs of your agency and to meet the need...
for the life of me, I can't figure out why you would rob Peter to pay Paul because that is what it is doing.
I am pleased, though, to see the increase for Job Corps funding for $27,000,000.
I have had conversations with folks at PG&E. You know, the utility industry is undergoing a remarkable transformation.
I am also concerned, consistently concerned that the African-American unemployment rate continues to be more than double...