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Debt Ceiling Deal: Unpopular, But Passes in the House of Representatives

Date: 
Aug 02, 2011 (All day)
Publication: 
Patch.com

Congressman Edolphus Towns of the 10th District, which includes all of Bedford-Stuyvesant, voted against the plan which he says includes cuts to vital domestic programs that will have a devastating impact on an already fragile economy.

“I am deeply dismayed that the compromise reached to raise the debt ceiling included no revenue raising provisions, but instead was laced with trillions of dollars in cuts to vital domestic programs,” said Towns. “I have long maintained that we should either raise the debt ceiling in a clean vote with no additional policy provisions, or if cuts are deemed necessary, then revenue must be raised to balance the deal.

FEDERAL PROJECTS FOR DISTRICT - Electric Light & Power

Date: 
Jun 21, 2011 (All day)
Publication: 
States News Service

Congressman Towns works hard each year to bring vital federal dollars back home to Brooklyn to spur economic development, improve health services and ...

The U.S. needs the Urban Jobs Act

Date: 
Jun 17, 2011 (All day)
Publication: 
St. Louis American

The Urban Jobs Act, sponsored by US Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and US Rep. Edolphus Towns, both Democrats from New York, will provide federal grant funding to non-profit organizations to offer job training, education and other support services for ...

Rep. Towns Leads Initiative To Fight Prostate Cancer During Men’s Health Week

Date: 
Jun 16, 2011 (All day)
Publication: 
Canarsie Courier

Congressman Edolphus “Ed” Towns (D-Brooklyn), along with Congressman Paul Broun (R-GA) today introduced H.R. 2159, the Prostate Research, Outreach, ...

Brookdale Hospital Workers Protest Loss of Benefits

Date: 
Jun 15, 2011 (All day)
Publication: 
The Epoch Times

Many state and city elected officials, including Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz, Rep. Edolphus Towns, state Sen. Eric Adams, and state Assembly members Inez Barron and Nick Perry, attended a June 10 rally in support of the union's efforts.

Thanks to our Advocates, NASW Advocacy Days Were a Success

Date: 
Jun 13, 2011 (All day)
Publication: 
naswdc

During the National Urban League’s Policy Conference, Representative Edolphus Towns (D-N.Y.) was honored with its Congressional Leadership Award.  Rep. Towns is a social work Member of Congress and the lead House sponsor for the Dr. Dorothy I. Height and Whitney M. Young, Jr. Social Work Reinvestment Act and Chair of the Congressional Social Work Caucus.