From the “Camp” website (“Kansas City’s Voice for the LGBT and Allied Communities”) By Jamie Tyroler This is a column that I would prefer not to write, but I feel that I must. The House of Representatives is considering the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA). Representatives who are in favor of having legal protections in the […]

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“And here’s an bizarre solution suggested: members of the Congressional Black Caucus have called on the House leadership to address the disparity. Rep. William Lacy Clay of St. Louis and Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D-Mo.) of Kansas City suggest expanding the House Appropriations Committee by two members, with both seats going to black reps.”  Read more… […]

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Rep. Clay sure believes in passing around the wealth, especially when it comes taxpayer’s dollars and his relatives. Last week, Clay was complaining that earmarks disproportionately go to districts represented by his white colleagues. Citizen’s for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington reported that the campaign of Rep. William Lacy Clay (D-Mo.) paid his sister’s law firm more than […]

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This has to be a record for the backbencher from Missouri’s first district! As usual, whining, with his hand out, crying discrimination. Good grief! By Jonathan Allen African-American lawmakers are exploring ways to get more appropriations earmarks, which disproportionately go to districts represented by their white colleagues. Rep. William Lacy Clay, D-Mo., broached the idea of expanding […]

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While the Democrat controlled U.S. Senate is passing resolutions against Rush Limbaugh, their cousins in the House are jeopardizing the accuracy of the 2010 census by not completing work on any of the dozen spending bills appropriating money for the day-to-day operations of 15 Cabinet departments. A way to get a few extra million democratic voters on the rolls […]

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By Jarrett Bell WASHINGTON — Everson Walls never imagined when he broke into the NFL with the Dallas Cowboys in 1981 that the road would lead to Capitol Hill. But the former defensive back, who donated a kidney to former teammate Ron Springs in February, was among a half-dozen expert witnesses testifying Tuesday before a […]

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The Financial Services Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit, chaired by Rep. Carolyn Maloney, holds a hearing: “Subprime and Predatory Mortgage Lending: New Regulatory Guidance, Current Market Conditions and Effects on Regulated Financial Institutions.” Here Rep. Lacy Clay questions the discrepancy in rates between races. [kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/O-Sf9n5sGeM” width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /]

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Statement from Congressman William Lacy Clay: “The loss of a portion of a national park, even for a worthy public purpose, is a serious matter that will require extensive public discussion and community engagement.” From the Mayor’s Desk: I have heard or read a couple of things about the new Danforth Report on the St. […]

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“Thus far, efforts by Rep. William Lacy Clay, D-Mo., and others who have backed the exemption have fallen short.” Backbencher extraordinaire Lacy Clay is lending his clout (don’t laugh) to a longshot effort to keep the fabled steamship operating – even though the Coast Guard considers the all wooden ship a floating fire trap. Congress […]

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And you thought St.Louis residents called him Lazy Clay for nothing. Not only did Lacy Clay miss the last votes before Congress adjourned, he also was too lazy to issue a reason why.

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