Today we begin our celebration of Black History Month, a month where our country sets aside time to honor African Americans and their contributions to the fabric of American life and culture. We must not forget how far our country has come within such a short amount of time. Less than 60 years ago African Americans were relegated to segregated bathrooms and second-class citizenship by force of law. Now African Americans are an integral part of and participate in the leadership ranks of our most esteemed private and public sector institutions.
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A powerful earthquake shook the island nation of Haiti yesterday, destroying most of the capital city of Port-au-Prince. The Red Cross estimates that about 3 million people -- one-third of Haiti's population -- were affected by the quake. Find out how you can help.
read moreThis morning, the Senate voted 60-39 to pass the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, after overcoming a series of procedural hurdles and delay tactics by Republicans that were designed to stop the bill from ever reaching the Senate floor for a vote on final passage. DNC Chairman Tim Kaine called the historic vote "a victory for the American people."
In this week's address the President pledges to rein the deficit, citing three specific steps to this end. He praises the Senate for restoring the pay-as-you-go law, discusses his proposal for a freeze in discretionary spending, and calls for a bipartisan Fiscal Commission to hammer out further concrete deficit reduction proposals.
Democratic delegate David Marsden narrowly defeated Republican Steve Hunt Tuesday in a special election to fill the state Senate seat in Fairfax County, a district that had been in Republican hands for nearly two decades.
Today President Obama signed the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act into law, legislation that will extend new federal protections to people who are victims of violent crime because of their gender, sexual orientation or identity, or disability.
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