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Support Cherokee Freedmen. Support Native Hawaiians. 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Supported elimination of the crack v. powder cocaine sentencing disparities. Supported H.R. 1593, H.R. 460, H.R. 4545, H.R. 3602 S. 1060 & S. 1711. 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Ease the home forclosure crisis. Support H.R. 1427; support H.Con.Res. 140 Support S. 2452; support strengthening amendments to H.R. 3915. Support a moratorium on foreclosures, support H.R. 6076; support H.R. 5830. Oppose \"vulture funds\". Support debt relief for poor nations, a.k.a. the Jubilee Act, H.R. 2634 / S. 2166. Support expansion of FHA loans to ease the foreclosure crisis, H.R. 3221 / H.R. 5830, support increasing funds for states and local communities to deal with foreclosed homes, support H.R. 5818.", "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 H.R. 40, H.R. 1381, S. 804, H.R. 1281, S. 453, H.R. 4611, S. 2481, H.R. 1592, S. 1105, H.R. 4545, S. 1711, H.R. 1905, S. 1257. Oppose H.R. 481, H.R. 879. Support the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (H.R. 2015 / H.R. 3685). Support and work for an effective national apology for slavery that begins a national discussion.", "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. 558. Tried to ensure fair treatment of minority farmers in the Farm Bill", "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 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"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": "HCR", "general_issue_code_display": "Health Issues", "description": "Ending health care disparities among racial and ethnic minorities, support H.R. 3014 and H.R. 333 / S. 1576. Support Patient Bill of Rights (H.R. 979). Support Universal Health Care (H.R. 676). Support Minority AIDS initiative. Support needle exchange programs. Support the reauthorization and expansion of SCHIP; support Medicare Advantage", "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. 1905, S. 1257\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.", "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 legislation to take the African National Congress off the terrorist watch list (H.R. 5690). Support H.R. 180. Support debt relief for poor nations, the Jubilee Act, H.R. 2634 / S. 2166. Support initiaves to fight global disease and end extreme poverty. Support lifting the US embargo on Cuba. Support S. 2271, enabling divestment in Sudan. Oppose \"Vulture Funds\"; support Haitians who move to the Dominican Republic. Support reforming the Temporary Protected Status to make it easier for Haitians to enter the US.", "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. Support H.R. 1332, H.R. 1361, S. 163 & S. 1256", "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": "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. Support Medicare Advantage.", "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 an Affordable Housing Trust Fund (H.R. 2895 / in Senate version of H.R. 3221). Ensure adequate housing for low-income people displaced by Hurricane Katrina. End the mortgage foreclosure crisis. Support H.R. 1427, H.R. 1227, H.R. 840, H.Res. 526, H.R. 1851, H.R. 2895, S. 2452, H.R. 3915 with strengthening amendments. Support H.R. 5830. Support H.R. 3221 in the Senate, H.R. 5818.", "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": "BNK", "general_issue_code_display": "Bankruptcy", "description": "Ensure that bankrupcy laws are modified to allow homeowners to refinance and try to keep their homes. Support H.R. 3609", "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 (oppose S. 178)", "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 S. 844). Support Temporary Protected Status for Haitians.", "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": "EDU", "general_issue_code_display": "Education", "description": "Promote quality and equitable public educational opportunities for all Americans, from pre-school through advanced degrees. Support H.R. 5, H.R. 2372, H.R. 2470, H.R. 1429, H.R. 2669, S. 912, S. 359, S. 2189, H.R. 5157 Support repeal of provision in HEA delaying or denying financial aid to students convicted of minor drug offenses.\nSupport continued access to federal student loans, support HR 5715. Oppose legislation placing a moratorium on NCLB enforcement actions until full funding is achieved.", "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. Increase the minimum wage (support H.R. 2). Support workers' right to form a union (support H.R. 800). Support the Lily Ledbetter Fair Pay Restoration Act (H.R. 2831). Support the extension of unemployment benefits.", "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": "HOM", "general_issue_code_display": "Homeland Security", "description": "Ensuring homeland security doesn't override Americans' civil liberties. Ensuring homeland security is available to all Americans; ensure continued response to Americans displaced by Hurricane Katrina. End Racial Profiling. Protect Americans' privacy rights. Support H.R. 1227, H.R. 2481; S. 4611. Secure Temporary Protected Status for Haitians trying to enter the United States.", "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 (support S. 1576). Support the Minority AIDS initiative (H.Con. 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