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Support H.R. 200 / H.R. 1106 / S. 61, which allows bankruptcy judges to require loan modifications on primarty residence mortgages.", "foreign_entity_issues": "", "lobbyists": [{"lobbyist": {"id": 44987, "prefix": "mr", "prefix_display": "MR.", "first_name": "HILARY", "nickname": null, "middle_name": "OTIS", "last_name": "SHELTON", "suffix": null, "suffix_display": null}, "covered_position": null, "new": false}], "government_entities": [{"id": 23, "name": "Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)"}, {"id": 134, "name": "Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)"}, {"id": 24, "name": "Commerce, Dept of (DOC)"}, {"id": 25, "name": "Defense, Dept of (DOD)"}, {"id": 32, "name": "Education, Dept of"}, {"id": 49, "name": "Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)"}, {"id": 50, "name": "Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)"}, {"id": 150, "name": "Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)"}, {"id": 53, "name": "Federal Communications Commission (FCC)"}, {"id": 56, "name": "Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)"}, {"id": 62, "name": "Federal Reserve System"}, {"id": 64, "name": "Federal Trade Commission (FTC)"}, {"id": 34, "name": "Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)"}, {"id": 201, "name": "Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)"}, {"id": 2, "name": "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"}, {"id": 35, "name": "Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD)"}, {"id": 36, "name": "Interior, Dept of (DOI)"}, {"id": 37, "name": "Justice, Dept of (DOJ)"}, {"id": 38, "name": "Labor, Dept of (DOL)"}, {"id": 81, "name": "Office of Personnel Management (OPM)"}, {"id": 1, "name": "SENATE"}, {"id": 90, "name": "Small Business Administration (SBA)"}, {"id": 91, "name": "Social Security Administration (SSA)"}, {"id": 39, "name": "State, Dept of (DOS)"}, {"id": 40, "name": "Transportation, Dept of (DOT)"}, {"id": 41, "name": "Treasury, Dept of"}, {"id": 95, "name": "U.S. Commission on Civil Rights"}, {"id": 22, "name": "U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)"}, {"id": 252, "name": "Voice of America"}, {"id": 12, "name": "White House Office"}]}, {"general_issue_code": "REL", "general_issue_code_display": "Religion", "description": "Oppose so-called \"Charitable Choice\" or \"Faith Based\" initiatives.\nMaintain clear seperation of House of Worship and Partisan Politics.", "foreign_entity_issues": "", "lobbyists": [{"lobbyist": {"id": 44987, "prefix": "mr", "prefix_display": "MR.", "first_name": "HILARY", "nickname": null, "middle_name": "OTIS", "last_name": "SHELTON", "suffix": null, "suffix_display": null}, "covered_position": null, "new": false}], "government_entities": [{"id": 23, "name": "Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)"}, {"id": 134, "name": "Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)"}, {"id": 24, "name": "Commerce, Dept of (DOC)"}, {"id": 25, "name": "Defense, Dept of (DOD)"}, {"id": 32, "name": "Education, Dept of"}, {"id": 49, "name": "Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)"}, {"id": 50, "name": "Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)"}, {"id": 150, "name": "Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)"}, {"id": 53, "name": "Federal Communications Commission (FCC)"}, {"id": 56, "name": "Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)"}, {"id": 62, "name": "Federal Reserve System"}, {"id": 64, "name": "Federal Trade Commission (FTC)"}, {"id": 34, "name": "Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)"}, {"id": 201, "name": "Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)"}, {"id": 2, "name": "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"}, {"id": 35, "name": "Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD)"}, {"id": 36, "name": "Interior, Dept of (DOI)"}, {"id": 37, "name": "Justice, Dept of (DOJ)"}, {"id": 38, "name": "Labor, Dept of (DOL)"}, {"id": 81, "name": "Office of Personnel Management (OPM)"}, {"id": 1, "name": "SENATE"}, {"id": 90, "name": "Small Business Administration (SBA)"}, {"id": 91, "name": "Social Security Administration (SSA)"}, {"id": 39, "name": "State, Dept of (DOS)"}, {"id": 40, "name": "Transportation, Dept of (DOT)"}, {"id": 41, "name": "Treasury, Dept of"}, {"id": 95, "name": "U.S. Commission on Civil Rights"}, {"id": 22, "name": "U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)"}, {"id": 252, "name": "Voice of America"}, {"id": 12, "name": "White House Office"}]}, {"general_issue_code": "COM", "general_issue_code_display": "Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV", "description": "Ensuring equal access for minority-owned television and radio stations. Oppose \"A La Carte\" pricing. Spread the word about the Digital TV transition. Ensure that the Arbitron rating system is not harmful to radio stations owned by racial and ethnic minorities. Support for racial- and ethnic-owned media outlets. Support a delay of the Digital TV transition (S. 352).", "foreign_entity_issues": "", "lobbyists": [{"lobbyist": {"id": 44987, "prefix": "mr", "prefix_display": "MR.", "first_name": "HILARY", "nickname": null, "middle_name": "OTIS", "last_name": "SHELTON", "suffix": null, "suffix_display": null}, "covered_position": null, "new": false}], "government_entities": [{"id": 23, "name": "Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)"}, {"id": 134, "name": "Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)"}, {"id": 24, "name": "Commerce, Dept of (DOC)"}, {"id": 25, "name": "Defense, Dept of (DOD)"}, {"id": 32, "name": "Education, Dept of"}, {"id": 49, "name": "Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)"}, {"id": 50, "name": "Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)"}, {"id": 150, "name": "Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)"}, {"id": 53, "name": "Federal Communications Commission (FCC)"}, {"id": 56, "name": "Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)"}, {"id": 62, "name": "Federal Reserve System"}, {"id": 64, "name": "Federal Trade Commission (FTC)"}, {"id": 34, "name": "Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)"}, {"id": 201, "name": "Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)"}, {"id": 2, "name": "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"}, {"id": 35, "name": "Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD)"}, {"id": 36, "name": "Interior, Dept of (DOI)"}, {"id": 37, "name": "Justice, Dept of (DOJ)"}, {"id": 38, "name": "Labor, Dept of (DOL)"}, {"id": 81, "name": "Office of Personnel Management (OPM)"}, {"id": 1, "name": "SENATE"}, {"id": 90, "name": "Small Business Administration (SBA)"}, {"id": 91, "name": "Social Security Administration (SSA)"}, {"id": 39, "name": "State, Dept of (DOS)"}, {"id": 40, "name": "Transportation, Dept of (DOT)"}, {"id": 41, "name": "Treasury, Dept of"}, {"id": 95, "name": "U.S. Commission on Civil Rights"}, {"id": 22, "name": "U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)"}, {"id": 252, "name": "Voice of America"}, {"id": 12, "name": "White House Office"}]}, {"general_issue_code": "DEF", "general_issue_code_display": "Defense", "description": "Fair and Equal treatment of members of the Armed Services who are racial and ethnic minority Amercans; equal access to DoD contracts by minority contractors. Aloow observant Sikhs to serve in the US military.", "foreign_entity_issues": "", "lobbyists": [{"lobbyist": {"id": 44987, "prefix": "mr", "prefix_display": "MR.", "first_name": "HILARY", "nickname": null, "middle_name": "OTIS", "last_name": "SHELTON", "suffix": null, "suffix_display": null}, "covered_position": null, "new": false}], "government_entities": [{"id": 23, "name": "Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)"}, {"id": 134, "name": "Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)"}, {"id": 24, "name": "Commerce, Dept of (DOC)"}, {"id": 25, "name": "Defense, Dept of (DOD)"}, {"id": 32, "name": "Education, Dept of"}, {"id": 49, "name": "Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)"}, {"id": 50, "name": "Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)"}, {"id": 150, "name": "Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)"}, {"id": 53, "name": "Federal Communications Commission (FCC)"}, {"id": 56, "name": "Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)"}, {"id": 62, "name": "Federal Reserve System"}, {"id": 64, "name": "Federal Trade Commission (FTC)"}, {"id": 34, "name": "Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)"}, {"id": 201, "name": "Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)"}, {"id": 2, "name": "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"}, {"id": 35, "name": "Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD)"}, {"id": 36, "name": "Interior, Dept of (DOI)"}, {"id": 37, "name": "Justice, Dept of (DOJ)"}, {"id": 38, "name": "Labor, Dept of (DOL)"}, {"id": 81, "name": "Office of Personnel Management (OPM)"}, {"id": 1, "name": "SENATE"}, {"id": 90, "name": "Small Business Administration (SBA)"}, {"id": 91, "name": "Social Security Administration (SSA)"}, {"id": 39, "name": "State, Dept of (DOS)"}, {"id": 40, "name": "Transportation, Dept of (DOT)"}, {"id": 41, "name": "Treasury, Dept of"}, {"id": 95, "name": "U.S. Commission on Civil Rights"}, {"id": 22, "name": "U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)"}, {"id": 252, "name": "Voice of America"}, {"id": 12, "name": "White House Office"}]}, {"general_issue_code": "ROD", "general_issue_code_display": "Roads/Highway", "description": "Protecting equal opportunity programs in contracting. Encourage federal transportation and infrastructure programs that result in job creation.", "foreign_entity_issues": "", "lobbyists": [{"lobbyist": {"id": 44987, "prefix": "mr", "prefix_display": "MR.", "first_name": "HILARY", "nickname": null, "middle_name": "OTIS", "last_name": "SHELTON", "suffix": null, "suffix_display": null}, "covered_position": null, "new": false}], "government_entities": [{"id": 23, "name": "Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)"}, {"id": 134, "name": "Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)"}, {"id": 24, "name": "Commerce, Dept of (DOC)"}, {"id": 25, "name": "Defense, Dept of (DOD)"}, {"id": 32, "name": "Education, Dept of"}, {"id": 49, "name": "Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)"}, {"id": 50, "name": "Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)"}, {"id": 150, "name": "Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)"}, {"id": 53, "name": "Federal Communications Commission (FCC)"}, {"id": 56, "name": "Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)"}, {"id": 62, "name": "Federal Reserve System"}, {"id": 64, "name": "Federal Trade Commission (FTC)"}, {"id": 34, "name": "Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)"}, {"id": 201, "name": "Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)"}, {"id": 2, "name": "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"}, {"id": 35, "name": "Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD)"}, {"id": 36, "name": "Interior, Dept of (DOI)"}, {"id": 37, "name": "Justice, Dept of (DOJ)"}, {"id": 38, "name": "Labor, Dept of (DOL)"}, {"id": 81, "name": "Office of Personnel Management (OPM)"}, {"id": 1, "name": "SENATE"}, {"id": 90, "name": "Small Business Administration (SBA)"}, {"id": 91, "name": "Social Security Administration (SSA)"}, {"id": 39, "name": "State, Dept of (DOS)"}, {"id": 40, "name": "Transportation, Dept of (DOT)"}, {"id": 41, "name": "Treasury, Dept of"}, {"id": 95, "name": "U.S. Commission on Civil Rights"}, {"id": 22, "name": "U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)"}, {"id": 252, "name": "Voice of America"}, {"id": 12, "name": "White House Office"}]}, {"general_issue_code": "SMB", "general_issue_code_display": "Small Business", "description": "Protecting small and minority business programs. Help small busineeses hurt by Hurricane Katrina.", "foreign_entity_issues": "", "lobbyists": [{"lobbyist": {"id": 44987, "prefix": "mr", "prefix_display": "MR.", "first_name": "HILARY", "nickname": null, "middle_name": "OTIS", "last_name": "SHELTON", "suffix": null, "suffix_display": null}, "covered_position": null, "new": false}], "government_entities": [{"id": 23, "name": "Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)"}, {"id": 134, "name": "Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)"}, {"id": 24, "name": "Commerce, Dept of (DOC)"}, {"id": 25, "name": "Defense, Dept of (DOD)"}, {"id": 32, "name": "Education, Dept of"}, {"id": 49, "name": "Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)"}, {"id": 50, "name": "Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)"}, {"id": 150, "name": "Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)"}, {"id": 53, "name": "Federal Communications Commission (FCC)"}, {"id": 56, "name": "Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)"}, {"id": 62, "name": "Federal Reserve System"}, {"id": 64, "name": "Federal Trade Commission (FTC)"}, {"id": 34, "name": "Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)"}, {"id": 201, "name": "Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)"}, {"id": 2, "name": "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"}, {"id": 35, "name": "Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD)"}, {"id": 36, "name": "Interior, Dept of (DOI)"}, {"id": 37, "name": "Justice, Dept of (DOJ)"}, {"id": 38, "name": "Labor, Dept of (DOL)"}, {"id": 81, "name": "Office of Personnel Management (OPM)"}, {"id": 1, "name": "SENATE"}, {"id": 90, "name": "Small Business Administration (SBA)"}, {"id": 91, "name": "Social Security Administration (SSA)"}, {"id": 39, "name": "State, Dept of (DOS)"}, {"id": 40, "name": "Transportation, Dept of (DOT)"}, {"id": 41, "name": "Treasury, Dept of"}, {"id": 95, "name": "U.S. Commission on Civil Rights"}, {"id": 22, "name": "U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)"}, {"id": 252, "name": "Voice of America"}, {"id": 12, "name": "White House Office"}]}, {"general_issue_code": "MMM", "general_issue_code_display": "Medicare/Medicaid", "description": "Oppose reduction in Medicare and Medicaid, especially those tat would hurt low income, senior, racial or ehtnic minority Americans. Support reauthorization and expansion of S-CHIP.", "foreign_entity_issues": "", "lobbyists": [{"lobbyist": {"id": 44987, "prefix": "mr", "prefix_display": "MR.", "first_name": "HILARY", "nickname": null, "middle_name": "OTIS", "last_name": "SHELTON", "suffix": null, "suffix_display": null}, "covered_position": null, "new": false}], "government_entities": [{"id": 23, "name": "Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)"}, {"id": 134, "name": "Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)"}, {"id": 24, "name": "Commerce, Dept of (DOC)"}, {"id": 25, "name": "Defense, Dept of (DOD)"}, {"id": 32, "name": "Education, Dept of"}, {"id": 49, "name": "Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)"}, {"id": 50, "name": "Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)"}, {"id": 150, "name": "Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)"}, {"id": 53, "name": "Federal Communications Commission (FCC)"}, {"id": 56, "name": "Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)"}, {"id": 62, "name": "Federal Reserve System"}, {"id": 64, "name": "Federal Trade Commission (FTC)"}, {"id": 34, "name": "Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)"}, {"id": 201, "name": "Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)"}, {"id": 2, "name": "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"}, {"id": 35, "name": "Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD)"}, {"id": 36, "name": "Interior, Dept of (DOI)"}, {"id": 37, "name": "Justice, Dept of (DOJ)"}, {"id": 38, "name": "Labor, Dept of (DOL)"}, {"id": 81, "name": "Office of Personnel Management (OPM)"}, {"id": 1, "name": "SENATE"}, {"id": 90, "name": "Small Business Administration (SBA)"}, {"id": 91, "name": "Social Security Administration (SSA)"}, {"id": 39, "name": "State, Dept of (DOS)"}, {"id": 40, "name": "Transportation, Dept of (DOT)"}, {"id": 41, "name": "Treasury, Dept of"}, {"id": 95, "name": "U.S. Commission on Civil Rights"}, {"id": 22, "name": "U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)"}, {"id": 252, "name": "Voice of America"}, {"id": 12, "name": "White House Office"}]}, {"general_issue_code": "ENV", "general_issue_code_display": "Environment/Superfund", "description": "Support Environemntal Justice. Support inclusion of African Americans and other racial and ethnic minority Americans in the creation of Green Jobs.", "foreign_entity_issues": "", "lobbyists": [{"lobbyist": {"id": 44987, "prefix": "mr", "prefix_display": "MR.", "first_name": "HILARY", "nickname": null, "middle_name": "OTIS", "last_name": "SHELTON", "suffix": null, "suffix_display": null}, "covered_position": null, "new": false}], "government_entities": [{"id": 23, "name": "Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)"}, {"id": 134, "name": "Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)"}, {"id": 24, "name": "Commerce, Dept of (DOC)"}, {"id": 25, "name": "Defense, Dept of (DOD)"}, {"id": 32, "name": "Education, Dept of"}, {"id": 49, "name": "Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)"}, {"id": 50, "name": "Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)"}, {"id": 150, "name": "Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)"}, {"id": 53, "name": "Federal Communications Commission (FCC)"}, {"id": 56, "name": "Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)"}, {"id": 62, "name": "Federal Reserve System"}, {"id": 64, "name": "Federal Trade Commission (FTC)"}, {"id": 34, "name": "Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)"}, {"id": 201, "name": "Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)"}, {"id": 2, "name": "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"}, {"id": 35, "name": "Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD)"}, {"id": 36, "name": "Interior, Dept of (DOI)"}, {"id": 37, "name": "Justice, Dept of (DOJ)"}, {"id": 38, "name": "Labor, Dept of (DOL)"}, {"id": 81, "name": "Office of Personnel Management (OPM)"}, {"id": 1, "name": "SENATE"}, {"id": 90, "name": "Small Business Administration (SBA)"}, {"id": 91, "name": "Social Security Administration (SSA)"}, {"id": 39, "name": "State, Dept of (DOS)"}, {"id": 40, "name": "Transportation, Dept of (DOT)"}, {"id": 41, "name": "Treasury, Dept of"}, {"id": 95, "name": "U.S. Commission on Civil Rights"}, {"id": 22, "name": "U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)"}, {"id": 252, "name": "Voice of America"}, {"id": 12, "name": "White House Office"}]}, {"general_issue_code": "IMM", "general_issue_code_display": "Immigration", "description": "Ensure a humane immigration policy. Support of reform of treatment of immigrant children. Support Temporary Protected Status for Haitians. and Liberians currently in the United States. Support H.R. 144.", "foreign_entity_issues": "", "lobbyists": [{"lobbyist": {"id": 44987, "prefix": "mr", "prefix_display": "MR.", "first_name": "HILARY", "nickname": null, "middle_name": "OTIS", "last_name": "SHELTON", "suffix": null, "suffix_display": null}, "covered_position": null, "new": false}], "government_entities": [{"id": 23, "name": "Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)"}, {"id": 134, "name": "Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)"}, {"id": 24, "name": "Commerce, Dept of (DOC)"}, {"id": 25, "name": "Defense, Dept of (DOD)"}, {"id": 32, "name": "Education, Dept of"}, {"id": 49, "name": "Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)"}, {"id": 50, "name": "Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)"}, {"id": 150, "name": "Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)"}, {"id": 53, "name": "Federal Communications Commission (FCC)"}, {"id": 56, "name": "Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)"}, {"id": 62, "name": "Federal Reserve System"}, {"id": 64, "name": "Federal Trade Commission (FTC)"}, {"id": 34, "name": "Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)"}, {"id": 201, "name": "Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)"}, {"id": 2, "name": "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"}, {"id": 35, "name": "Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD)"}, {"id": 36, "name": "Interior, Dept of (DOI)"}, {"id": 37, "name": "Justice, Dept of (DOJ)"}, {"id": 38, "name": "Labor, Dept of (DOL)"}, {"id": 81, "name": "Office of Personnel Management (OPM)"}, {"id": 1, "name": "SENATE"}, {"id": 90, "name": "Small Business Administration (SBA)"}, {"id": 91, "name": "Social Security Administration (SSA)"}, {"id": 39, "name": "State, Dept of (DOS)"}, {"id": 40, "name": "Transportation, Dept of (DOT)"}, {"id": 41, "name": "Treasury, Dept of"}, {"id": 95, "name": "U.S. Commission on Civil Rights"}, {"id": 22, "name": "U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)"}, {"id": 252, "name": "Voice of America"}, {"id": 12, "name": "White House Office"}]}, {"general_issue_code": "APP", "general_issue_code_display": "Apparel/Clothing Industry/Textiles", "description": "Ensuring union rights for employees, retention of jobs in the U.S., fair labor standards for industries outside the U.S.", "foreign_entity_issues": "", "lobbyists": [{"lobbyist": {"id": 44987, "prefix": "mr", "prefix_display": "MR.", "first_name": "HILARY", "nickname": null, "middle_name": "OTIS", "last_name": "SHELTON", "suffix": null, "suffix_display": null}, "covered_position": null, "new": false}], "government_entities": [{"id": 23, "name": "Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)"}, {"id": 134, "name": "Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)"}, {"id": 24, "name": "Commerce, Dept of (DOC)"}, {"id": 25, "name": "Defense, Dept of (DOD)"}, {"id": 32, "name": "Education, Dept of"}, {"id": 49, "name": "Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)"}, {"id": 50, "name": "Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)"}, {"id": 150, "name": "Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)"}, {"id": 53, "name": "Federal Communications Commission (FCC)"}, {"id": 56, "name": "Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)"}, {"id": 62, "name": "Federal Reserve System"}, {"id": 64, "name": "Federal Trade Commission (FTC)"}, {"id": 34, "name": "Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)"}, {"id": 201, "name": "Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)"}, {"id": 2, "name": "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"}, {"id": 35, "name": "Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD)"}, {"id": 36, "name": "Interior, Dept of (DOI)"}, {"id": 37, "name": "Justice, Dept of (DOJ)"}, {"id": 38, "name": "Labor, Dept of (DOL)"}, {"id": 81, "name": "Office of Personnel Management (OPM)"}, {"id": 1, "name": "SENATE"}, {"id": 90, "name": "Small Business Administration (SBA)"}, {"id": 91, "name": "Social Security Administration (SSA)"}, {"id": 39, "name": "State, Dept of (DOS)"}, {"id": 40, "name": "Transportation, Dept of (DOT)"}, {"id": 41, "name": "Treasury, Dept of"}, {"id": 95, "name": "U.S. Commission on Civil Rights"}, {"id": 22, "name": "U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)"}, {"id": 252, "name": "Voice of America"}, {"id": 12, "name": "White House Office"}]}, {"general_issue_code": "LBR", "general_issue_code_display": "Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace", "description": "Ensure fair and non-discriminatory labor practices in the federal workplace as well as in private industry. Protect job training programs. Support temporary loans to American automobile industry. Support the Employee Free Choice Act (S. 560 / H.R. 1409). Support the Lily Ledbetter Fair Pay Restoration Act (H.R. 11 / S. 181). Support pay equity (support H.R. 12). Support a \"living wage\" across the U.S. Support the Employment Non Discrimination Act.", "foreign_entity_issues": "", "lobbyists": [{"lobbyist": {"id": 44987, "prefix": "mr", "prefix_display": "MR.", "first_name": "HILARY", "nickname": null, "middle_name": "OTIS", "last_name": "SHELTON", "suffix": null, "suffix_display": null}, "covered_position": null, "new": false}], "government_entities": [{"id": 23, "name": "Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)"}, {"id": 134, "name": "Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)"}, {"id": 24, "name": "Commerce, Dept of (DOC)"}, {"id": 25, "name": "Defense, Dept of (DOD)"}, {"id": 32, "name": "Education, Dept of"}, {"id": 49, "name": "Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)"}, {"id": 50, "name": "Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)"}, {"id": 150, "name": "Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)"}, {"id": 53, "name": "Federal Communications Commission (FCC)"}, {"id": 56, "name": "Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)"}, {"id": 62, "name": "Federal Reserve System"}, {"id": 64, "name": "Federal Trade Commission (FTC)"}, {"id": 34, "name": "Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)"}, {"id": 201, "name": "Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)"}, {"id": 2, "name": "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"}, {"id": 35, "name": "Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD)"}, {"id": 36, "name": "Interior, Dept of (DOI)"}, {"id": 37, "name": "Justice, Dept of (DOJ)"}, {"id": 38, "name": "Labor, Dept of (DOL)"}, {"id": 81, "name": "Office of Personnel Management (OPM)"}, {"id": 1, "name": "SENATE"}, {"id": 90, "name": "Small Business Administration (SBA)"}, {"id": 91, "name": "Social Security Administration (SSA)"}, {"id": 39, "name": "State, Dept of (DOS)"}, {"id": 40, "name": "Transportation, Dept of (DOT)"}, {"id": 41, "name": "Treasury, Dept of"}, {"id": 95, "name": "U.S. Commission on Civil Rights"}, {"id": 22, "name": "U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)"}, {"id": 252, "name": "Voice of America"}, {"id": 12, "name": "White House Office"}]}, {"general_issue_code": "CAW", "general_issue_code_display": "Clean Air and Water (quality)", "description": "Support Environmental Justice. Support including African Americans and other racial and ethnic minority Americans in Green Job creation.", "foreign_entity_issues": "", "lobbyists": [{"lobbyist": {"id": 44987, "prefix": "mr", "prefix_display": "MR.", "first_name": "HILARY", "nickname": null, "middle_name": "OTIS", "last_name": "SHELTON", "suffix": null, "suffix_display": null}, "covered_position": null, "new": false}], "government_entities": [{"id": 23, "name": "Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)"}, {"id": 134, "name": "Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)"}, {"id": 24, "name": "Commerce, Dept of (DOC)"}, {"id": 25, "name": "Defense, Dept of (DOD)"}, {"id": 32, "name": "Education, Dept of"}, {"id": 49, "name": "Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)"}, {"id": 50, "name": "Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)"}, {"id": 150, "name": "Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)"}, {"id": 53, "name": "Federal Communications Commission (FCC)"}, {"id": 56, "name": "Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)"}, {"id": 62, "name": "Federal Reserve System"}, {"id": 64, "name": "Federal Trade Commission (FTC)"}, {"id": 34, "name": "Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)"}, {"id": 201, "name": "Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)"}, {"id": 2, "name": "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"}, {"id": 35, "name": "Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD)"}, {"id": 36, "name": "Interior, Dept of (DOI)"}, {"id": 37, "name": "Justice, Dept of (DOJ)"}, {"id": 38, "name": "Labor, Dept of (DOL)"}, {"id": 81, "name": "Office of Personnel Management (OPM)"}, {"id": 1, "name": "SENATE"}, {"id": 90, "name": "Small Business Administration (SBA)"}, {"id": 91, "name": "Social Security Administration (SSA)"}, {"id": 39, "name": "State, Dept of (DOS)"}, {"id": 40, "name": "Transportation, Dept of (DOT)"}, {"id": 41, "name": "Treasury, Dept of"}, {"id": 95, "name": "U.S. Commission on Civil Rights"}, {"id": 22, "name": "U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)"}, {"id": 252, "name": "Voice of America"}, {"id": 12, "name": "White House Office"}]}, {"general_issue_code": "TRD", "general_issue_code_display": "Trade (domestic/foreign)", "description": "Support for developmentally sound trade policies, especailly as they relate to human rights, the environment, and labor policies, between the US and Africa and the Caribbean. Support free trade with Cuba. 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Eliminate disparities in credit reporting. Ease home mortgage foreclosure crisis. Eliminate pay day lending (concerns about H.R. 1214). Support capping all interest rates at 36% APR (support H.R. 1608 / S. 500). Support a foreclosure moratorium (H.R. 527 / S. 241). Reform the mortgage servicers industry so that more loans are modified and fewer homes are foreclosed upon. Try to ensure that homeowner facing foreclosure are not forgotten in the Wall Street bailout. Try to stop abusive credit card practices (support H.R. 627 / S. 414). Support H.R. 200 / H.R. 1106 / S. 61, which allows bankruptcy judges to require loan modifications on primarty residence mortgages.", "foreign_entity_issues": "", "lobbyists": [{"lobbyist": {"id": 44987, "prefix": "mr", "prefix_display": "MR.", "first_name": "HILARY", "nickname": null, "middle_name": "OTIS", "last_name": "SHELTON", "suffix": null, "suffix_display": null}, "covered_position": null, "new": false}], "government_entities": [{"id": 23, "name": "Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)"}, {"id": 134, "name": "Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)"}, {"id": 24, "name": "Commerce, Dept of (DOC)"}, {"id": 25, "name": "Defense, Dept of (DOD)"}, {"id": 32, "name": "Education, Dept of"}, {"id": 49, "name": "Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)"}, {"id": 50, "name": "Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)"}, {"id": 150, "name": "Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)"}, {"id": 53, "name": "Federal Communications Commission (FCC)"}, {"id": 56, "name": "Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)"}, {"id": 62, "name": "Federal Reserve System"}, {"id": 64, "name": "Federal Trade Commission (FTC)"}, {"id": 34, "name": "Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)"}, {"id": 201, "name": "Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)"}, {"id": 2, "name": "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"}, {"id": 35, "name": "Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD)"}, {"id": 36, "name": "Interior, Dept of (DOI)"}, {"id": 37, "name": "Justice, Dept of (DOJ)"}, {"id": 38, "name": "Labor, Dept of (DOL)"}, {"id": 81, "name": "Office of Personnel Management (OPM)"}, {"id": 1, "name": "SENATE"}, {"id": 90, "name": "Small Business Administration (SBA)"}, {"id": 91, "name": "Social Security Administration (SSA)"}, {"id": 39, "name": "State, Dept of (DOS)"}, {"id": 40, "name": "Transportation, Dept of (DOT)"}, {"id": 41, "name": "Treasury, Dept of"}, {"id": 95, "name": "U.S. Commission on Civil Rights"}, {"id": 22, "name": "U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)"}, {"id": 252, "name": "Voice of America"}, {"id": 12, "name": "White House Office"}]}, {"general_issue_code": "ALC", "general_issue_code_display": "Alcohol and Drug Abuse", "description": "Eliminate racial disparities in criminal justice system, ensure adequate funding for treatmernt, establishment of and adequate funding for programs to address substance abuse programs for ex-offenders. Supported elimination of the crack v. powder cocaine sentencing disparities. Supported H.R. 265 and H.R. 1459. Supported repeal of the provison in the HEA that delays or denies student aid for minor drug convictions. Support full funding for the Second Chance Act. Support the nomination of Seattle Police Chief Gil Kerlikowske, President Obamas nominee to be the new Drug Czar .", "foreign_entity_issues": "", "lobbyists": [{"lobbyist": {"id": 44987, "prefix": "mr", "prefix_display": "MR.", "first_name": "HILARY", "nickname": null, "middle_name": "OTIS", "last_name": "SHELTON", "suffix": null, "suffix_display": null}, "covered_position": null, "new": false}], "government_entities": [{"id": 23, "name": "Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)"}, {"id": 134, "name": "Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)"}, {"id": 24, "name": "Commerce, Dept of (DOC)"}, {"id": 25, "name": "Defense, Dept of (DOD)"}, {"id": 32, "name": "Education, Dept of"}, {"id": 49, "name": "Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)"}, {"id": 50, "name": "Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)"}, {"id": 150, "name": "Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)"}, {"id": 53, "name": "Federal Communications Commission (FCC)"}, {"id": 56, "name": "Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)"}, {"id": 62, "name": "Federal Reserve System"}, {"id": 64, "name": "Federal Trade Commission (FTC)"}, {"id": 34, "name": "Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)"}, {"id": 201, "name": "Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)"}, {"id": 2, "name": "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"}, {"id": 35, "name": "Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD)"}, {"id": 36, "name": "Interior, Dept of (DOI)"}, {"id": 37, "name": "Justice, Dept of (DOJ)"}, {"id": 38, "name": "Labor, Dept of (DOL)"}, {"id": 81, "name": "Office of Personnel Management (OPM)"}, {"id": 1, "name": "SENATE"}, {"id": 90, "name": "Small Business Administration (SBA)"}, {"id": 91, "name": "Social Security Administration (SSA)"}, {"id": 39, "name": "State, Dept of (DOS)"}, {"id": 40, "name": "Transportation, Dept of (DOT)"}, {"id": 41, "name": "Treasury, Dept of"}, {"id": 95, "name": "U.S. Commission on Civil Rights"}, {"id": 22, "name": "U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)"}, {"id": 252, "name": "Voice of America"}, {"id": 12, "name": "White House Office"}]}, {"general_issue_code": "CIV", "general_issue_code_display": "Civil Rights/Civil Liberties", "description": "Preserve all Equal Opportunity programs, including Affirmative Action. Eliminate potential discrimination in \"faith based\" initiaves. Eliminate racial disparities. Ensure equal voting rights for all Americans, and equal access to sufficient, working voting equipment. End deceptive and intimidating practices in federal elections. Oppose requiring a photo ID to vote. Support reparations for decendants of slavery. Support the Employment Non-Discrimination Act. Support Law Enforcement Trust and Integrity legislation, and the Justice Integrity Act. Support H.R. 40, H.R. 105, H.R. 97, H.R. 1412 / S. 752, H.R. 476. Support the nominations of Eric Holder, Tony West and Tom Perez at the US Department of Justice, and the nomination of Joe Leonard at the USDA.", "foreign_entity_issues": "", "lobbyists": [{"lobbyist": {"id": 44987, "prefix": "mr", "prefix_display": "MR.", "first_name": "HILARY", "nickname": null, "middle_name": "OTIS", "last_name": "SHELTON", "suffix": null, "suffix_display": null}, "covered_position": null, "new": false}], "government_entities": [{"id": 23, "name": "Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)"}, {"id": 134, "name": "Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)"}, {"id": 24, "name": "Commerce, Dept of (DOC)"}, {"id": 25, "name": "Defense, Dept of (DOD)"}, {"id": 32, "name": "Education, Dept of"}, {"id": 49, "name": "Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)"}, {"id": 50, "name": "Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)"}, {"id": 150, "name": "Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)"}, {"id": 53, "name": "Federal Communications Commission (FCC)"}, {"id": 56, "name": "Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)"}, {"id": 62, "name": "Federal Reserve System"}, {"id": 64, "name": "Federal Trade Commission (FTC)"}, {"id": 34, "name": "Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)"}, {"id": 201, "name": "Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)"}, {"id": 2, "name": "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"}, {"id": 35, "name": "Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD)"}, {"id": 36, "name": "Interior, Dept of (DOI)"}, {"id": 37, "name": "Justice, Dept of (DOJ)"}, {"id": 38, "name": "Labor, Dept of (DOL)"}, {"id": 81, "name": "Office of Personnel Management (OPM)"}, {"id": 1, "name": "SENATE"}, {"id": 90, "name": "Small Business Administration (SBA)"}, {"id": 91, "name": "Social Security Administration (SSA)"}, {"id": 39, "name": "State, Dept of (DOS)"}, {"id": 40, "name": "Transportation, Dept of (DOT)"}, {"id": 41, "name": "Treasury, Dept of"}, {"id": 95, "name": "U.S. Commission on Civil Rights"}, {"id": 22, "name": "U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)"}, {"id": 252, "name": "Voice of America"}, {"id": 12, "name": "White House Office"}]}, {"general_issue_code": "URB", "general_issue_code_display": "Urban Development/Municipalities", "description": "Promote Urban Development. Promote the fair and equitable re-building of New Orleans. Support municipalities most hurt by foreclosures.", "foreign_entity_issues": "", "lobbyists": [{"lobbyist": {"id": 44987, "prefix": "mr", "prefix_display": "MR.", "first_name": "HILARY", "nickname": null, "middle_name": "OTIS", "last_name": "SHELTON", "suffix": null, "suffix_display": null}, "covered_position": null, "new": false}], "government_entities": [{"id": 23, "name": "Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)"}, {"id": 134, "name": "Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)"}, {"id": 24, "name": "Commerce, Dept of (DOC)"}, {"id": 25, "name": "Defense, Dept of (DOD)"}, {"id": 32, "name": "Education, Dept of"}, {"id": 49, "name": "Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)"}, {"id": 50, "name": "Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)"}, {"id": 150, "name": "Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)"}, {"id": 53, "name": "Federal Communications Commission (FCC)"}, {"id": 56, "name": "Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)"}, {"id": 62, "name": "Federal Reserve System"}, {"id": 64, "name": "Federal Trade Commission (FTC)"}, {"id": 34, "name": "Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)"}, {"id": 201, "name": "Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)"}, {"id": 2, "name": "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"}, {"id": 35, "name": "Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD)"}, {"id": 36, "name": "Interior, Dept of (DOI)"}, {"id": 37, "name": "Justice, Dept of (DOJ)"}, {"id": 38, "name": "Labor, Dept of (DOL)"}, {"id": 81, "name": "Office of Personnel Management (OPM)"}, {"id": 1, "name": "SENATE"}, {"id": 90, "name": "Small Business Administration (SBA)"}, {"id": 91, "name": "Social Security Administration (SSA)"}, {"id": 39, "name": "State, Dept of (DOS)"}, {"id": 40, "name": "Transportation, Dept of (DOT)"}, {"id": 41, "name": "Treasury, Dept of"}, {"id": 95, "name": "U.S. Commission on Civil Rights"}, {"id": 22, "name": "U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)"}, {"id": 252, "name": "Voice of America"}, {"id": 12, "name": "White House Office"}]}, {"general_issue_code": "AGR", "general_issue_code_display": "Agriculture", "description": "Support for African American and small racial and ethnic minority farmers who have traditionally been discriminated against by the USDA. Support small minority farmers hoping to do business with Cuba. Supported H.R. 332 and H.R. 1530. Support Joe Leonard to serve as Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights at the USDA", "foreign_entity_issues": "", "lobbyists": [{"lobbyist": {"id": 44987, "prefix": "mr", "prefix_display": "MR.", "first_name": "HILARY", "nickname": null, "middle_name": "OTIS", "last_name": "SHELTON", "suffix": null, "suffix_display": null}, "covered_position": null, "new": false}], "government_entities": [{"id": 23, "name": "Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)"}, {"id": 134, "name": "Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)"}, {"id": 24, "name": "Commerce, Dept of (DOC)"}, {"id": 25, "name": "Defense, Dept of (DOD)"}, {"id": 32, "name": "Education, Dept of"}, {"id": 49, "name": "Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)"}, {"id": 50, "name": "Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)"}, {"id": 150, "name": "Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)"}, {"id": 53, "name": "Federal Communications Commission (FCC)"}, {"id": 56, "name": "Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)"}, {"id": 62, "name": "Federal Reserve System"}, {"id": 64, "name": "Federal Trade Commission (FTC)"}, {"id": 34, "name": "Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)"}, {"id": 201, "name": "Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)"}, {"id": 2, "name": "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"}, {"id": 35, "name": "Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD)"}, {"id": 36, "name": "Interior, Dept of (DOI)"}, {"id": 37, "name": "Justice, Dept of (DOJ)"}, {"id": 38, "name": "Labor, Dept of (DOL)"}, {"id": 81, "name": "Office of Personnel Management (OPM)"}, {"id": 1, "name": "SENATE"}, {"id": 90, "name": "Small Business Administration (SBA)"}, {"id": 91, "name": "Social Security Administration (SSA)"}, {"id": 39, "name": "State, Dept of (DOS)"}, {"id": 40, "name": "Transportation, Dept of (DOT)"}, {"id": 41, "name": "Treasury, Dept of"}, {"id": 95, "name": "U.S. Commission on Civil Rights"}, {"id": 22, "name": "U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)"}, {"id": 252, "name": "Voice of America"}, {"id": 12, "name": "White House Office"}]}, {"general_issue_code": "RET", "general_issue_code_display": "Retirement", "description": "Protecting Social Security benefits for all Americans, especially low-income Americans. Oppose the privitization of Social Security.", "foreign_entity_issues": "", "lobbyists": [{"lobbyist": {"id": 44987, "prefix": "mr", "prefix_display": "MR.", "first_name": "HILARY", "nickname": null, "middle_name": "OTIS", "last_name": "SHELTON", "suffix": null, "suffix_display": null}, "covered_position": null, "new": false}], "government_entities": [{"id": 23, "name": "Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)"}, {"id": 134, "name": "Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)"}, {"id": 24, "name": "Commerce, Dept of (DOC)"}, {"id": 25, "name": "Defense, Dept of (DOD)"}, {"id": 32, "name": "Education, Dept of"}, {"id": 49, "name": "Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)"}, {"id": 50, "name": "Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)"}, {"id": 150, "name": "Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)"}, {"id": 53, "name": "Federal Communications Commission (FCC)"}, {"id": 56, "name": "Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)"}, {"id": 62, "name": "Federal Reserve System"}, {"id": 64, "name": "Federal Trade Commission (FTC)"}, {"id": 34, "name": "Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)"}, {"id": 201, "name": "Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)"}, {"id": 2, "name": "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"}, {"id": 35, "name": "Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD)"}, {"id": 36, "name": "Interior, Dept of (DOI)"}, {"id": 37, "name": "Justice, Dept of (DOJ)"}, {"id": 38, "name": "Labor, Dept of (DOL)"}, {"id": 81, "name": "Office of Personnel Management (OPM)"}, {"id": 1, "name": "SENATE"}, {"id": 90, "name": "Small Business Administration (SBA)"}, {"id": 91, "name": "Social Security Administration (SSA)"}, {"id": 39, "name": "State, Dept of (DOS)"}, {"id": 40, "name": "Transportation, Dept of (DOT)"}, {"id": 41, "name": "Treasury, Dept of"}, {"id": 95, "name": "U.S. Commission on Civil Rights"}, {"id": 22, "name": "U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)"}, {"id": 252, "name": "Voice of America"}, {"id": 12, "name": "White House Office"}]}, {"general_issue_code": "TEC", "general_issue_code_display": "Telecommunications", "description": "Ensure access for small and minority-owned telecommunications businesses.", "foreign_entity_issues": "", "lobbyists": [{"lobbyist": {"id": 44987, "prefix": "mr", "prefix_display": "MR.", "first_name": "HILARY", "nickname": null, "middle_name": "OTIS", "last_name": "SHELTON", "suffix": null, "suffix_display": null}, "covered_position": null, "new": false}], "government_entities": [{"id": 23, "name": "Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)"}, {"id": 134, "name": "Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)"}, {"id": 24, "name": "Commerce, Dept of (DOC)"}, {"id": 25, "name": "Defense, Dept of (DOD)"}, {"id": 32, "name": "Education, Dept of"}, {"id": 49, "name": "Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)"}, {"id": 50, "name": "Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)"}, {"id": 150, "name": "Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)"}, {"id": 53, "name": "Federal Communications Commission (FCC)"}, {"id": 56, "name": "Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)"}, {"id": 62, "name": "Federal Reserve System"}, {"id": 64, "name": "Federal Trade Commission (FTC)"}, {"id": 34, "name": "Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)"}, {"id": 201, "name": "Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)"}, {"id": 2, "name": "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"}, {"id": 35, "name": "Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD)"}, {"id": 36, "name": "Interior, Dept of (DOI)"}, {"id": 37, "name": "Justice, Dept of (DOJ)"}, {"id": 38, "name": "Labor, Dept of (DOL)"}, {"id": 81, "name": "Office of Personnel Management (OPM)"}, {"id": 1, "name": "SENATE"}, {"id": 90, "name": "Small Business Administration (SBA)"}, {"id": 91, "name": "Social Security Administration (SSA)"}, {"id": 39, "name": "State, Dept of (DOS)"}, {"id": 40, "name": "Transportation, Dept of (DOT)"}, {"id": 41, "name": "Treasury, Dept of"}, {"id": 95, "name": "U.S. Commission on Civil Rights"}, {"id": 22, "name": "U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)"}, {"id": 252, "name": "Voice of America"}, {"id": 12, "name": "White House Office"}]}, {"general_issue_code": "ECN", "general_issue_code_display": "Economics/Economic Development", "description": "Equal access to wealth for all Americans; fair and equal economic development for the areas and people most in need. Rebuilding of Gulf Coast after Hurricane Katrina. Supported putting conditions on the second half of the TARP funds to ensure more foreclosure mitigation. Supported full funding for the Housing Trust Fund; supported the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (H.R. 1). Support Tim Geithner as Secretary of the Treasury.", "foreign_entity_issues": "", "lobbyists": [{"lobbyist": {"id": 44987, "prefix": "mr", "prefix_display": "MR.", "first_name": "HILARY", "nickname": null, "middle_name": "OTIS", "last_name": "SHELTON", "suffix": null, "suffix_display": null}, "covered_position": null, "new": false}], "government_entities": [{"id": 23, "name": "Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)"}, {"id": 134, "name": "Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)"}, {"id": 24, "name": "Commerce, Dept of (DOC)"}, {"id": 25, "name": "Defense, Dept of (DOD)"}, {"id": 32, "name": "Education, Dept of"}, {"id": 49, "name": "Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)"}, {"id": 50, "name": "Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)"}, {"id": 150, "name": "Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)"}, {"id": 53, "name": "Federal Communications Commission (FCC)"}, {"id": 56, "name": "Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)"}, {"id": 62, "name": "Federal Reserve System"}, {"id": 64, "name": "Federal Trade Commission (FTC)"}, {"id": 34, "name": "Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)"}, {"id": 201, "name": "Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)"}, {"id": 2, "name": "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"}, {"id": 35, "name": "Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD)"}, {"id": 36, "name": "Interior, Dept of (DOI)"}, {"id": 37, "name": "Justice, Dept of (DOJ)"}, {"id": 38, "name": "Labor, Dept of (DOL)"}, {"id": 81, "name": "Office of Personnel Management (OPM)"}, {"id": 1, "name": "SENATE"}, {"id": 90, "name": "Small Business Administration (SBA)"}, {"id": 91, "name": "Social Security Administration (SSA)"}, {"id": 39, "name": "State, Dept of (DOS)"}, {"id": 40, "name": "Transportation, Dept of (DOT)"}, {"id": 41, "name": "Treasury, Dept of"}, {"id": 95, "name": "U.S. Commission on Civil Rights"}, {"id": 22, "name": "U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)"}, {"id": 252, "name": "Voice of America"}, {"id": 12, "name": "White House Office"}]}, {"general_issue_code": "HCR", "general_issue_code_display": "Health Issues", "description": "Support ending health care disparities among racial and ethnic minorities, support hearing into the extent of the problem as well as potnetial solutions . Support Patient Bill of Rights. Support Universal Health Care (H.R. 676). Support Minority AIDS initiative. Support needle exchange programs (support H.R. 179). Support the reauthorization and expansion of SCHIP (support H.R. 2). Support ensuring that all children receive adequate, affordable care in any national health care proposal. support tom Daschle as Secretary of US Department of Health and Human Services.", "foreign_entity_issues": "", "lobbyists": [{"lobbyist": {"id": 44987, "prefix": "mr", "prefix_display": "MR.", "first_name": "HILARY", "nickname": null, "middle_name": "OTIS", "last_name": "SHELTON", "suffix": null, "suffix_display": null}, "covered_position": null, "new": false}], "government_entities": [{"id": 23, "name": "Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)"}, {"id": 134, "name": "Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)"}, {"id": 24, "name": "Commerce, Dept of (DOC)"}, {"id": 25, "name": "Defense, Dept of (DOD)"}, {"id": 32, "name": "Education, Dept of"}, {"id": 49, "name": "Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)"}, {"id": 50, "name": "Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)"}, {"id": 150, "name": "Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)"}, {"id": 53, "name": "Federal Communications Commission (FCC)"}, {"id": 56, "name": "Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)"}, {"id": 62, "name": "Federal Reserve System"}, {"id": 64, "name": "Federal Trade Commission (FTC)"}, {"id": 34, "name": "Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)"}, {"id": 201, "name": "Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)"}, {"id": 2, "name": "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"}, {"id": 35, "name": "Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD)"}, {"id": 36, "name": "Interior, Dept of (DOI)"}, {"id": 37, "name": "Justice, Dept of (DOJ)"}, {"id": 38, "name": "Labor, Dept of (DOL)"}, {"id": 81, "name": "Office of Personnel Management (OPM)"}, {"id": 1, "name": "SENATE"}, {"id": 90, "name": "Small Business Administration (SBA)"}, {"id": 91, "name": "Social Security Administration (SSA)"}, {"id": 39, "name": "State, Dept of (DOS)"}, {"id": 40, "name": "Transportation, Dept of (DOT)"}, {"id": 41, "name": "Treasury, Dept of"}, {"id": 95, "name": "U.S. Commission on Civil Rights"}, {"id": 22, "name": "U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)"}, {"id": 252, "name": "Voice of America"}, {"id": 12, "name": "White House Office"}]}, {"general_issue_code": "FOR", "general_issue_code_display": "Foreign Relations", "description": "Support free and fair trade and sound development policies, especially as they pertain to Africa and the Caribbean. Promote US action to help the people of Darfur, Sudan. Support U.S. engagement in the United Nations' World Conference Against Racism, to be held in Copenhagan in May 2009. Support debt relief for poor nations, the Jubilee Act. Support initiaves to fight global disease and end extreme poverty. Support lifting the US embargo on Cuba (support H.R. 332 / H.R. 1530). Support increased divestment in Sudan. Oppose \"Vulture Funds\". Support increasing aid, trade and development assistance to Haiti and Africa. Support the reduction of small arms and light munitions in Africa. Support sustainable African development by building human resource capacity and expanding quality education. Reestablish American role in multilateralism. Support Hillary Rodham Clinton to serve as Secretary of State.", "foreign_entity_issues": "", "lobbyists": [{"lobbyist": {"id": 44987, "prefix": "mr", "prefix_display": "MR.", "first_name": "HILARY", "nickname": null, "middle_name": "OTIS", "last_name": "SHELTON", "suffix": null, "suffix_display": null}, "covered_position": null, "new": false}], "government_entities": [{"id": 23, "name": "Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)"}, {"id": 134, "name": "Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)"}, {"id": 24, "name": "Commerce, Dept of (DOC)"}, {"id": 25, "name": "Defense, Dept of (DOD)"}, {"id": 32, "name": "Education, Dept of"}, {"id": 49, "name": "Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)"}, {"id": 50, "name": "Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)"}, {"id": 150, "name": "Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)"}, {"id": 53, "name": "Federal Communications Commission (FCC)"}, {"id": 56, "name": "Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)"}, {"id": 62, "name": "Federal Reserve System"}, {"id": 64, "name": "Federal Trade Commission (FTC)"}, {"id": 34, "name": "Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)"}, {"id": 201, "name": "Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)"}, {"id": 2, "name": "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"}, {"id": 35, "name": "Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD)"}, {"id": 36, "name": "Interior, Dept of (DOI)"}, {"id": 37, "name": "Justice, Dept of (DOJ)"}, {"id": 38, "name": "Labor, Dept of (DOL)"}, {"id": 81, "name": "Office of Personnel Management (OPM)"}, {"id": 1, "name": "SENATE"}, {"id": 90, "name": "Small Business Administration (SBA)"}, {"id": 91, "name": "Social Security Administration (SSA)"}, {"id": 39, "name": "State, Dept of (DOS)"}, {"id": 40, "name": "Transportation, Dept of (DOT)"}, {"id": 41, "name": "Treasury, Dept of"}, {"id": 95, "name": "U.S. Commission on Civil Rights"}, {"id": 22, "name": "U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)"}, {"id": 252, "name": "Voice of America"}, {"id": 12, "name": "White House Office"}]}, {"general_issue_code": "HOU", "general_issue_code_display": "Housing", "description": "Continued and strengthened enforcement of Fair Housing Laws; equal access to adequate and affordable housing for all Americans. End homelessness. Support full funding for the Affordable Housing Trust Fund . Ensure adequate housing for low-income people displaced by Hurricane Katrina. End the mortgage foreclosure crisis. Enusre adequate housing for low-income veterans. Support H.R. 476 and H.R. 403. Support Shaun Donovan as Secretary of HUD.", "foreign_entity_issues": "", "lobbyists": [{"lobbyist": {"id": 44987, "prefix": "mr", "prefix_display": "MR.", "first_name": "HILARY", "nickname": null, "middle_name": "OTIS", "last_name": "SHELTON", "suffix": null, "suffix_display": null}, "covered_position": null, "new": false}], "government_entities": [{"id": 23, "name": "Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)"}, {"id": 134, "name": "Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)"}, {"id": 24, "name": "Commerce, Dept of (DOC)"}, {"id": 25, "name": "Defense, Dept of (DOD)"}, {"id": 32, "name": "Education, Dept of"}, {"id": 49, "name": "Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)"}, {"id": 50, "name": "Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)"}, {"id": 150, "name": "Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)"}, {"id": 53, "name": "Federal Communications Commission (FCC)"}, {"id": 56, "name": "Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)"}, {"id": 62, "name": "Federal Reserve System"}, {"id": 64, "name": "Federal Trade Commission (FTC)"}, {"id": 34, "name": "Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)"}, {"id": 201, "name": "Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)"}, {"id": 2, "name": "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"}, {"id": 35, "name": "Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD)"}, {"id": 36, "name": "Interior, Dept of (DOI)"}, {"id": 37, "name": "Justice, Dept of (DOJ)"}, {"id": 38, "name": "Labor, Dept of (DOL)"}, {"id": 81, "name": "Office of Personnel Management (OPM)"}, {"id": 1, "name": "SENATE"}, {"id": 90, "name": "Small Business Administration (SBA)"}, {"id": 91, "name": "Social Security Administration (SSA)"}, {"id": 39, "name": "State, Dept of (DOS)"}, {"id": 40, "name": "Transportation, Dept of (DOT)"}, {"id": 41, "name": "Treasury, Dept of"}, {"id": 95, "name": "U.S. Commission on Civil Rights"}, {"id": 22, "name": "U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)"}, {"id": 252, "name": "Voice of America"}, {"id": 12, "name": "White House Office"}]}, {"general_issue_code": "BUD", "general_issue_code_display": "Budget/Appropriations", "description": "Ensuring that the federal budget reflects the needs and priorities of the NAACP; ensuring adequate funding for NAACP priorities. Work to see that low-income needs are met in the fiscal year 2009 Continuing Resolution. Specific support for National Housing Trust Fund, Second Chance Act, student loans and grants for higher education and against school vouchers. Supported the Congressional Black Caucus alternative budget proposal for fiscal year 2010.", "foreign_entity_issues": "", "lobbyists": [{"lobbyist": {"id": 44987, "prefix": "mr", "prefix_display": "MR.", "first_name": "HILARY", "nickname": null, "middle_name": "OTIS", "last_name": "SHELTON", "suffix": null, "suffix_display": null}, "covered_position": null, "new": false}], "government_entities": [{"id": 23, "name": "Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)"}, {"id": 134, "name": "Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)"}, {"id": 24, "name": "Commerce, Dept of (DOC)"}, {"id": 25, "name": "Defense, Dept of (DOD)"}, {"id": 32, "name": "Education, Dept of"}, {"id": 49, "name": "Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)"}, {"id": 50, "name": "Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)"}, {"id": 150, "name": "Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)"}, {"id": 53, "name": "Federal Communications Commission (FCC)"}, {"id": 56, "name": "Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)"}, {"id": 62, "name": "Federal Reserve System"}, {"id": 64, "name": "Federal Trade Commission (FTC)"}, {"id": 34, "name": "Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)"}, {"id": 201, "name": "Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)"}, {"id": 2, "name": "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"}, {"id": 35, "name": "Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD)"}, {"id": 36, "name": "Interior, Dept of (DOI)"}, {"id": 37, "name": "Justice, Dept of (DOJ)"}, {"id": 38, "name": "Labor, Dept of (DOL)"}, {"id": 81, "name": "Office of Personnel Management (OPM)"}, {"id": 1, "name": "SENATE"}, {"id": 90, "name": "Small Business Administration (SBA)"}, {"id": 91, "name": "Social Security Administration (SSA)"}, {"id": 39, "name": "State, Dept of (DOS)"}, {"id": 40, "name": "Transportation, Dept of (DOT)"}, {"id": 41, "name": "Treasury, Dept of"}, {"id": 95, "name": "U.S. Commission on Civil Rights"}, {"id": 22, "name": "U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)"}, {"id": 252, "name": "Voice of America"}, {"id": 12, "name": "White House Office"}]}, {"general_issue_code": "DOC", "general_issue_code_display": "District of Columbia", "description": "Congressional representation for the residents of the District of Columbia. Support H.R. 157 / S. 160\nEnsuring that local laws are not overridden by Congress.\nSupport for needle exchange programs in the District of Columbia.\nSupport sane, safe & sensible anti-gun violence laws in light of the Heller v. District of Columbia lawsuit. Work to ensure that DC City Council is allowed to make it's own gun lawws to comply with Heller and not have laws imposed on them. Support H.R. 157 without any gun provisions. Oppose continued federal funding for school vouchers in D.C.", "foreign_entity_issues": "", "lobbyists": [{"lobbyist": {"id": 44987, "prefix": "mr", "prefix_display": "MR.", "first_name": "HILARY", "nickname": null, "middle_name": "OTIS", "last_name": "SHELTON", "suffix": null, "suffix_display": null}, "covered_position": null, "new": false}], "government_entities": [{"id": 23, "name": "Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)"}, {"id": 134, "name": "Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)"}, {"id": 24, "name": "Commerce, Dept of (DOC)"}, {"id": 25, "name": "Defense, Dept of (DOD)"}, {"id": 32, "name": "Education, Dept of"}, {"id": 49, "name": "Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)"}, {"id": 50, "name": "Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)"}, {"id": 150, "name": "Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)"}, {"id": 53, "name": "Federal Communications Commission (FCC)"}, {"id": 56, "name": "Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)"}, {"id": 62, "name": "Federal Reserve System"}, {"id": 64, "name": "Federal Trade Commission (FTC)"}, {"id": 34, "name": "Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)"}, {"id": 201, "name": "Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)"}, {"id": 2, "name": "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"}, {"id": 35, "name": "Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD)"}, {"id": 36, "name": "Interior, Dept of (DOI)"}, {"id": 37, "name": "Justice, Dept of (DOJ)"}, {"id": 38, "name": "Labor, Dept of (DOL)"}, {"id": 81, "name": "Office of Personnel Management (OPM)"}, {"id": 1, "name": "SENATE"}, {"id": 90, "name": "Small Business Administration (SBA)"}, {"id": 91, "name": "Social Security Administration (SSA)"}, {"id": 39, "name": "State, Dept of (DOS)"}, {"id": 40, "name": "Transportation, Dept of (DOT)"}, {"id": 41, "name": "Treasury, Dept of"}, {"id": 95, "name": "U.S. Commission on Civil Rights"}, {"id": 22, "name": "U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)"}, {"id": 252, "name": "Voice of America"}, {"id": 12, "name": "White House Office"}]}, {"general_issue_code": "EDU", "general_issue_code_display": "Education", "description": "Promote quality and equitable public educational opportunities for all Americans, from pre-school through advanced degrees. Support the improvement and uniformalization of high school drop out / retention rates. Support H.R. 1569 / S. 618. Support repeal of provision in HEA delaying or denying financial aid to students convicted of minor drug offenses.\nEnsure that access to college loans is not affected by the credit crunch. Support the President's budget as it relates to higher education and making college for affordable / acccessible to low- and middle-income Americans. Support educational equity between public elementary schools. Support public school construction bonds. 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Ensuring homeland security is available to all Americans; ensure continued response to Americans displaced by Hurricane Katrina. End Racial Profiling. Protect Americans' privacy rights. Provide for uniform screening by the Transportation Security Agency, and ensure that they do not violate religious customs.", "foreign_entity_issues": "", "lobbyists": [{"lobbyist": {"id": 44987, "prefix": "mr", "prefix_display": "MR.", "first_name": "HILARY", "nickname": null, "middle_name": "OTIS", "last_name": "SHELTON", "suffix": null, "suffix_display": null}, "covered_position": null, "new": false}], "government_entities": [{"id": 23, "name": "Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)"}, {"id": 134, "name": "Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)"}, {"id": 24, "name": "Commerce, Dept of (DOC)"}, {"id": 25, "name": "Defense, Dept of (DOD)"}, {"id": 32, "name": "Education, Dept of"}, {"id": 49, "name": "Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)"}, {"id": 50, "name": "Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)"}, {"id": 150, "name": "Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)"}, {"id": 53, "name": "Federal Communications Commission (FCC)"}, {"id": 56, "name": "Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)"}, {"id": 62, "name": "Federal Reserve System"}, {"id": 64, "name": "Federal Trade Commission (FTC)"}, {"id": 34, "name": "Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)"}, {"id": 201, "name": "Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)"}, {"id": 2, "name": "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"}, {"id": 35, "name": "Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD)"}, {"id": 36, "name": "Interior, Dept of (DOI)"}, {"id": 37, "name": "Justice, Dept of (DOJ)"}, {"id": 38, "name": "Labor, Dept of (DOL)"}, {"id": 81, "name": "Office of Personnel Management (OPM)"}, {"id": 1, "name": "SENATE"}, {"id": 90, "name": "Small Business Administration (SBA)"}, {"id": 91, "name": "Social Security Administration (SSA)"}, {"id": 39, "name": "State, Dept of (DOS)"}, {"id": 40, "name": "Transportation, Dept of (DOT)"}, {"id": 41, "name": "Treasury, Dept of"}, {"id": 95, "name": "U.S. Commission on Civil Rights"}, {"id": 22, "name": "U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)"}, {"id": 252, "name": "Voice of America"}, {"id": 12, "name": "White House Office"}]}, {"general_issue_code": "MED", "general_issue_code_display": "Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs", "description": "Reduce health care disparities in service and in research. Support the Minority AIDS initiative. 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Support Cherokee Freedmen. Support Native Hawaiians.", "foreign_entity_issues": "", "lobbyists": [{"lobbyist": {"id": 44987, "prefix": "mr", "prefix_display": "MR.", "first_name": "HILARY", "nickname": null, "middle_name": "OTIS", "last_name": "SHELTON", "suffix": null, "suffix_display": null}, "covered_position": null, "new": false}], "government_entities": [{"id": 23, "name": "Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)"}, {"id": 134, "name": "Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)"}, {"id": 24, "name": "Commerce, Dept of (DOC)"}, {"id": 25, "name": "Defense, Dept of (DOD)"}, {"id": 32, "name": "Education, Dept of"}, {"id": 49, "name": "Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)"}, {"id": 50, "name": "Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)"}, {"id": 150, "name": "Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)"}, {"id": 53, "name": "Federal Communications Commission (FCC)"}, {"id": 56, "name": "Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)"}, {"id": 62, "name": "Federal Reserve System"}, {"id": 64, "name": "Federal Trade Commission (FTC)"}, {"id": 34, "name": "Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)"}, {"id": 201, "name": "Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)"}, {"id": 2, "name": "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"}, {"id": 35, "name": "Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD)"}, {"id": 36, "name": "Interior, Dept of (DOI)"}, {"id": 37, "name": "Justice, Dept of (DOJ)"}, {"id": 38, "name": "Labor, Dept of (DOL)"}, {"id": 81, "name": "Office of Personnel Management (OPM)"}, {"id": 1, "name": "SENATE"}, {"id": 90, "name": "Small Business Administration (SBA)"}, {"id": 91, "name": "Social Security Administration (SSA)"}, {"id": 39, "name": "State, Dept of (DOS)"}, {"id": 40, "name": "Transportation, Dept of (DOT)"}, {"id": 41, "name": "Treasury, Dept of"}, {"id": 95, "name": "U.S. Commission on Civil Rights"}, {"id": 22, "name": "U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)"}, {"id": 252, "name": "Voice of America"}, {"id": 12, "name": "White House Office"}]}, {"general_issue_code": "WEL", "general_issue_code_display": "Welfare", "description": "Oppose plans to further reduce benefits of welfare recipients. Allow ex-offenders to apply for and receive food stamps. Support H.R. 329.", "foreign_entity_issues": "", "lobbyists": [{"lobbyist": {"id": 44987, "prefix": "mr", "prefix_display": "MR.", "first_name": "HILARY", "nickname": null, "middle_name": "OTIS", "last_name": "SHELTON", "suffix": null, "suffix_display": null}, "covered_position": null, "new": false}], "government_entities": [{"id": 23, "name": "Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)"}, {"id": 134, "name": "Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)"}, {"id": 24, "name": "Commerce, Dept of (DOC)"}, {"id": 25, "name": "Defense, Dept of (DOD)"}, {"id": 32, "name": "Education, Dept of"}, {"id": 49, "name": "Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)"}, {"id": 50, "name": "Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)"}, {"id": 150, "name": "Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)"}, {"id": 53, "name": "Federal Communications Commission (FCC)"}, {"id": 56, "name": "Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)"}, {"id": 62, "name": "Federal Reserve System"}, {"id": 64, "name": "Federal Trade Commission (FTC)"}, {"id": 34, "name": "Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)"}, {"id": 201, "name": "Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)"}, {"id": 2, "name": "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"}, {"id": 35, "name": "Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD)"}, {"id": 36, "name": "Interior, Dept of (DOI)"}, {"id": 37, "name": "Justice, Dept of (DOJ)"}, {"id": 38, "name": "Labor, Dept of (DOL)"}, {"id": 81, "name": "Office of Personnel Management (OPM)"}, {"id": 1, "name": "SENATE"}, {"id": 90, "name": "Small Business Administration (SBA)"}, {"id": 91, "name": "Social Security Administration (SSA)"}, {"id": 39, "name": "State, Dept of (DOS)"}, {"id": 40, "name": "Transportation, Dept of (DOT)"}, {"id": 41, "name": "Treasury, Dept of"}, {"id": 95, "name": "U.S. Commission on Civil Rights"}, {"id": 22, "name": "U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)"}, {"id": 252, "name": "Voice of America"}, {"id": 12, "name": "White House Office"}]}, {"general_issue_code": "LAW", "general_issue_code_display": "Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice", "description": "To eliminate racial disparities in state, local and federal law enforcement. End racial profiling. Enhance Hate Crime enforcement (support H.R. 1913). Support the establishement of a commission to study problems surrounding the Death Penalty. Eliminate Crack Cocaine / Powder cocaine sentencing disparities (support H.R. 265 and H.R. 1459). Eliminate mandatory minimum sentences (support H.R. 1466). Support continued funding for COPS program. Support full funding for ex-felony offender programs (the Second Chance Act). Support the abolition of and a moratorium on the federal death penalty. Support prisoner literacy, education and rehabilitation. Support law enforcement trust & integrity. Support increased enforcement activities by the US DoJ, Civil Rights Division. Support legislation to help youth stay away from gangs (support H.R. 1064 / S. 435). Support a review of prosecutorial decisions, and any racial implications therein (support the Justice Integrity Act, S. 495 / H.R. 1412). Support nomination of Eric Holder to be Attorney General. Support the nominations of Tony West and Tom Perez at the US Department of Justice. Support the nomination of Seattle Police Chief Gil Kerlikowske, President Obamas nominee to be the new Drug Czar. 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