In 1994, the California Assembly Office of Research conducted a study that found that women pay a “gender tax” of $1,351/year for the same services as men. I subsequently sponsored the “Repeal the Gender Tax Act” in the California Assembly, which passed
in 1996 and required that prices for services like dry cleaning and haircuts be determined by the amount of time needed to do the job, not by gender.
We are reintroducing the Student Loan Refinancing Act, a bill which would remove the current restrictions on refinancing and allow anyone with a subsidized or unsubsidized federal Stafford loan, or a federal direct PLUS loan, to refinance
their student loans whenever borrowing rates are reduced.
Manufactured homes – traditionally referred to as mobile homes – are a vital aspect of our nation’s affordable housing stock for many working families, as well as the elderly and rural Americans.
In fact, more than 17 million Americans live in manufactured homes across the country and are typically located in communities commonly known as mobile home parks.
I write to seek your support for legislation that I will soon introduce that would improve the procedures used by the Social Security Administration (SSA) to close or relocate field offices, including requiring public and congressional notification at least
180 days prior to the closure or relocation of a Field Office.
We write to invite you to become a cosponsor of the Horse Transportation Safety Act.
I invite you to join me in sending a letter to Postmaster General Brennan to urge her to implement postal banking pilot programs. Under its existing authority, the United States Postal Service can provide affordable financial services, including ATMs, pay-check
cashing, bill payment and electronic money transfers. This is crucial for both rural and urban communities that face limited banking options. There is a Post Office in every part of this country and they can be critical in providing much needed financial services
for communities that are underserved by financial institutions.
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We write to ask for your support of the bipartisan Responsible Additions and Increases to Sustain Employee (RAISE) Health Benefits Act,
HR 1366.
Black banks have long
served low- and moderate-income neighborhoods by providing mortgages, opportunities to build credit, and welcoming places to deposit earnings, but they are now in danger of disappearing. The
New Market Tax Credit (NMTC), a venture capital program intended to attract investment to these lower income neighborhoods which need it the most, has instead put money in the pockets of a few wealthy developers. Additionally, the Great Recession hit black
banks hard. Creative Investment Research, a firm that monitors minority-owned financial institutions, found that nearly a quarter have gone out of business, and predicts there will only be seven left in the entire country by 2028 if the status quo does not
change.
In 1994, the California Assembly Office of Research conducted a study that found that women pay a “gender tax” of $1,351/year for the same services as men. I subsequently sponsored the “Repeal the Gender Tax Act” in the California Assembly, which passed
in 1996 and required that prices for services like dry cleaning and haircuts be determined by the amount of time needed to do the job, not by gender.