Black lawmakers gain unprecedented clout in new Congress
The 110th Congress will feature four black committee chairs and 17 black subcommittee leaders. Sixty-one percent of Americans favor Democrats, and Rep. James Clyburn will be House majority whip, a historic milestone as Conyers, Rangel, Thompson, and Millender-McDonald take influential panel roles. The Congressional Black Caucus nears a record 43 members, reflecting years of service and policy expertise.
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South Carolina
House
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Pennsylvania
Clyburn
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D-Mich
House Judiciary Committee
Charles Rangel
D-N.y
Ways and Means Committee
Conyers
Rangel
Ed Patry
National Republican Congressional Committee
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Trade policy to focus on U.S. jobs and workers
The new Democratic majority aims U.S. trade policy at protecting American workers over corporate interests. They seek fairer free trade with enforcement, expand trade-adjustment aid to include services, and use WTO action to curb cheap imports, notably pressuring China in complaints.
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Virginia
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World Trade Organization
Pelosi targets oil industry tax breaks for quick repeal
House Democrats plan to repeal multibillion dollar oil company tax breaks in the opening weeks of the next Congress. An broader energy bill to boost renewables may be delayed, with heated topics like windfall profits taxes unlikely to advance amid slim majorities. Pelosi aims to roll back subsidies as part of energy independence efforts, though aides indicate the initial plan is less ambitious than public rhetoric.
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Lumps on the soles of feet root from mobility limits and bone misalignment
The text explains several causes of lumps on the foot sole including joint immobility at the big toe, extra bone or cartilage, misaligned metatarsals causing pressure and protrusions, calluses, plantar warts, and benign cysts.
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