L ast Friday, Ohio Congresswoman Marcia Fudge made a most demagogic debut as the newly elected Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus. The letter urges Earp, who awaits Senate confirmation as Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, to address USDA’s past, present and future relationship with black farmers and other farmers of color.Pointing to the continued decline in the number of black farmers reflected in the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Fudge wrote, “This downward trend is alarming as it reflects the residual impact of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) long history of discrimination against black farmers… This prejudice has resulted in loss of land, delays or rejection in farm credit loans, and lack of access to technical assistance for farm programs.”Fudge went on in the letter to call on Earp to “make helping this shrinking population of farmers a top priority,” and pressed the nominee to outline the plans of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights to address both the USDA’s past civil rights issues, as well as how the Department will improve its relationships with farmers of color in the future.Javascript must be enabled for the correct page display Ms. Jenkins will collaborate with the Congresswoman's Communications Director, Belinda Prinz, who continues her work in the Warrensville Heights office coordinating communication needs with media, community organizations and constituent outreach based in the district.
Fudge went on to attack the program for its dollar-for-dollar tax credit, saying she’s “never been aware” of such a credit.“A 100 percent credit. Rep. Marcia Fudge (D-OH-11) grilled Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos during a recent hearing before the House Education and Labor Committee over her new “Education Freedom Scholarships” incentive.
WARRENSVILLE HEIGHTS, OH- Congresswoman Marcia L. Fudge (OH-11) is pleased to announce the appointment of LeMia Beatrice Jenkins as her Press Secretary, effective today.LeMia is based in the Congresswoman's Washington, D.C. office and will, among other duties, coordinate media inquiries and outreach regarding legislative matters and national policy issues, as well as new media outreach. Simmons was a policy and research assistant to Tennessee State House Speaker Pro Tempore Lois DeBerry. Enthusiastic and hardworking, LeMia is a welcome addition to my staff," said Congresswoman Fudge. The Department of Education describes the program as a dollar-for-dollar tax credit for individuals and businesses that donate to state-identified Scholarship Granting Organizations (SGOs).“A private donation isn’t a public resource. Kellogg Foundation, and CVS Caremark. In a … Introduced: Sponsor: Rep. Marcia Fudge [D-OH11] This bill was referred to the House Committee on Armed Services, House Committee on Education and Labor, and 2 other committees which will consider it before sending it to the House floor for consideration. Rep. Marcia Fudge (D-OH-11) grilled Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos during a recent hearing before the House Education and Labor Committee over her new “Education Freedom Scholarships” incentive.The scholarship program was included in the Trump administration’s federal education budget, but there has been much debate about how exactly the program will work. Is a donation to a non-profit that you claim on your taxes a public resource?” the Department of Education said on Twitter in response to claims that the new program will use public resources to expand school choice.A private donation isn’t a public resource.
Freshman U.S. Rep. Marcia Fudge (D-OH) has hired Aketa Marie Simmons as Press Secretary. Moreover, we are concerned these proposed changes move the program dangerously close to the Administration’s flawed ‘Harvest Box’ proposal, which faced bipartisan opposition and never received Congressional authorization.”Fudge, DeLauro, and Bustos Urge USDA Secretary to Stop Proposed Changes to Farmers to Families Food Box Program Rep. Marcia Fudge (D-OH) on Wednesday blasted Education Secretary Betsy DeVos for allegedly using the U.S. education system to disproportionately favor wealthy and Christian children. “We are once again picking winners and losers, which is something that my colleagues complained for years and years about Democrats. WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Marcia L. Fudge (OH-11) will host a listening session with public school superintendents in her district on Friday, April 19, 2013. . Sec.
Marcia Louise Fudge (born October 29, 1952) is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for Ohio's 11th congressional district since 2008. If you give a one-to-one tax credit, it’s going to create a $5 billion a year hole in the federal treasury, so that’s $5 billion that could be spent on education and other things.”When DeVos attempted to explain that “these are voluntary contributions,” Fudge interrupted and reclaimed her time.“I just wish that at some point we would just be honest with what we are doing and we would just tell the American people that what we are doing with this is creating a shell game to fund private and religious schools, and their providers, using the taxpayers as the middle man,” Fudge concluded her remarks.