Keith Ellison

Type: Person

Name: Keith Ellison

Title: US Congressman

Date of Birth: 04/08/1963

Place of Birth: Detroit, Wayne County, Mich

Nationality: United States

Fact Sheet: Biography for Keith Ellison

First reported 16 hours ago - Updated 16 hours ago - 1 reports

Congressional Progressive Caucus

CPC Co-Chairs: Why Are Republicans Trying to Make It More Costly to Attend College?

Press Contacts: Adam Sarvana (Grijalva) - (202) 225-2435Jeremy Slevin (Ellison) - (202) 225-4755Washington, D.C. - Congressional Progressive Caucus Co-Chairs Reps. Raul M. Grijalva (D-AZ) and Keith Ellison (D-MN) released the following statement today ... [Published TradingCharts.com - 16 hours ago]

Entities: Raúl Grijalva, Keith Ellison, Education, Congressional Progressive Caucus

First reported 23 hours ago - Updated 23 hours ago - 1 reports

McDonald's Corporation

QSR worker protests spread to DC, shareholders' meetings

Earlier this week, hundreds of workers walked off the job in protest of low wages and working conditions in the Capital City. The Washington D.C. strike featured federal workers, including those in foodservice, and was facilitated by Good Jobs Nation. ... [Published QSR Web - 23 hours ago]

Entities: Workers, protest, McDonald's Corporation

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

Rep. Ellison Stands Against Endangering Our Environment to F. . .

Rep. Ellison Stands Against Endangering Our Environment to Fill Big Oil's PocketsTargeted News ServiceWASHINGTON, May 22 -- Rep. Keith Ellison, D-Minn. (5th CD), has issued the following news release:Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN), Co-Chair of the Progressive ... [Published Equities.com - May 23 2013]

Entities: Keith Ellison, Environment, Construction, James Hansen

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

Hundreds of low-wage workers go on strike in D.C.

Hundreds of low-wage employees of federal contractors walked off the job on Tuesday morning, demanding that President Obama sign legislation or an executive order requiring federal contractors to pay higher wages. The Washington, D.C., strike is led by ... [Published Newsvine - May 21 2013]

Entities: Jonathan Ross, Workers, Fast Food

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

US Department of Justice

Ellison Backs Protestors Against Justice Department

Rep. Keith Ellison is adding his voice to those of protestors demonstrating outside the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington, DC.The protestors—organized, in part, by Occupy Our Homes —argue that bankers haven’t been held accountable for financial ... [Published Hopkins Patch - May 21 2013]

Entities: Keith Ellison, Protesters, US Department of Justice, Foreclosure, Washington DC

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

Richard Nixon

Letter to a Young Scandalmonger

If you want to harm an administration, don’t mention Watergate.Richard Nixon (left); Barack Obama (right)Left photo by APF/; Right photo by Jonathan Ernst/ReutersMy Dear Protégé:I note in your most recent correspondence that you have used the term “Watergate” ... [Published Slate Magazine - May 20 2013]

Entities: Richard Nixon, Lewis Libby, Jonathan Ernst, Keith Ellison

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

Keith Ellison

Ellison: Oil Speculation Rules, Cutting Oil Subsidies Would Lower Gas Prices

Gas PricesRep. Keith Ellison argued last week that tougher rules on oil speculation and an end to subsidies for oil companies would help curb the recent hike in gas prices.The 5 th District congressman last year introduced the “End Polluter Welfare Act," ... [Published Hopkins Patch - May 20 2013]

Entities: Keith Ellison, Speculations, Herbicide, Atrazine

First reported May 19 2013 - Updated May 19 2013 - 1 reports

Groups say US Visa Waiver for Israelis should be Reciprocal

(WAFA) – Over 50 American organizations signed a letter asking US senators to oppose the United States-Israel Strategic Partnership Act on the ground Israel mistreats US citizens travelling to its country, the US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation ... [Published Palestine News Agency - May 19 2013]

Entities: Israel, Waiver, Friends Committee on National Legislation, Religion, American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee

First reported May 19 2013 - Updated May 19 2013 - 1 reports

Open Thread with C&L's Saturday Night Podcast Round Up

Happy Saturday night, folks! It's Blue Gal from The Professional Left Podcast , bringing you this week's podcast round up. Be aware that these podcasts are also available on i-Tunes, and may not be safe for work. CNN / The Big Three (new podcast): ... [Published Crooks and Liars - May 19 2013]

Entities: Keith Ellison, Public Broadcasting Service, Republican Party (US)

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Are Republicans Wasting Time on Obamacare Votes?

On Thursday, 5 th District Rep. Keith Ellison cast his 37 th vote ( depending on how you count ) against a proposal to repeal the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare. The legislation has no chance of passing since the Senate will likely ignore ... [Published Edina Patch - May 17 2013]

Entities: Obamacare, Health Care, Affordable Care Act, Keith Ellison

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Opinion: Will scandals stall Obama agenda?

Editor's note: John Avlon, a CNN contributor and senior political columnist for Newsweek and The Daily Beast, is the author of "Independent Nation" and "Wingnuts." He won the National Society of Newspaper Columnists' award for best online column in 2 ... [Published CNN - May 17 2013]

Entities: John Avlon, Keith Ellison, Double Mastectomy, Angelina Jolie

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Rally demands strong Homeowners’ Bill of Rights

) —More than 200 Minnesotans filled the rotunda of the State Capitol urging legislators to bring a strong Homeowners’ Bill of Rights to the floors of the House and Senate for a vote before the end of the session. Community leaders from throughout Minnesota ... [Published Insight News - May 17 2013]

Entities: Foreclosure, Keith Ellison, John Lesch, Melissa Hortman, Maple Grove (United States)

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Rep. Keith Ellison on the Two Year Anniversary ... [Published Rep. Keith Ellison - YouTube Channel - May 22 2013]
Inspiring Each Other Forward [Published Crooks and Liars - May 22 2013]
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Mike Lux: Inspiring Each Other Forward [Published Huffington Post - May 21 2013]
Hundreds of low-wage workers go on strike in D.C. [Published Newsvine - May 21 2013]
Letter to a Young Scandalmonger [Published Slate Magazine - May 20 2013]
Ellison: Oil Speculation Rules, Cutting Oil Sub... [Published Hopkins Patch - May 20 2013]
Groups say US Visa Waiver for Israelis should b... [Published Palestine News Agency - May 19 2013]
Open Thread with C&L's Saturday Night Podcast R... [Published Crooks and Liars - May 19 2013]
Groups insist on symmetry to asymmetric situati... [Published Independent Media Review Analysis - May 19 2013]
Rose McGee wins fight to stay in her home [Published Insight News - May 18 2013]
Opinion: Will scandals stall Obama agenda? [Published CNN - May 17 2013]
Joint letter sent to PM [Published The New Nation - May 17 2013]
8 Reasons Allen West Is The Perfect Fox News Co... [Published Media Matters for America - May 17 2013]
Rally demands strong Homeowners’ Bill of Rights [Published Insight News - May 17 2013]
Are Republicans Wasting Time on Obamacare Votes? [Published Edina Patch - May 17 2013]
Why did GOP try repealing 'Obamacare' again? [Published MinnPost - May 17 2013]
Klobuchar amendment to keep Asian carp out of M... [Published Hometown Source - May 16 2013]
Programming notes [Published First Read - May 16 2013]
Pocan and Ellison Announce Right to Vote Amendment [Published HighBeam Research - May 16 2013]

Blogs

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Inspiring Each Other Forward [Published Crooks and Liars - May 22 2013] When I was writing my book on the history of American political debate and change - The Progressive Revolution: How The Best In America Came To Be - in 2008, I was doing some research on the sequence of events in the 1960s, I was struck by the fact ...
Open Thread with C&L's Saturday Night Podcast R... [Published Crooks and Liars - May 19 2013] Happy Saturday night, folks! It's Blue Gal from The Professional Left Podcast , bringing you this week's podcast round up. Be aware that these podcasts are also available on i-Tunes, and may not be safe for work. CNN / The Big Three (new podcast): ...
Programming notes [Published First Read - May 16 2013] *** Thursday’s “Jansing & Co.” line-up : MSNBC’s Chris Jansing interviews Rep. Charles Boustany (R-LA), Attorney Jami Floyd, USA Today's Susan Page, Time's Michael Crowley, Huffington Post's Dave Jamieson, Republican strategist and MSNBC contributor ...
Do We Need A Constitutional Right To Vote? [Published Irregular Times - May 15 2013] The Constitution prohibits the government from preventing people from voting on the basis of race or gender. Poll taxes that prevent poor people from voting are also unconstitutional. A constitutional amendment has established that the age at which ...
Getting the Fix: Lawmakers' Targeted Favors for... [Published Capital Eye - May 14 2013] Last year, Sen. Kay Hagan (D-N.C.) took an unusual legislative interest in beauty products: She sponsored three different bills asking for a reduction in tariffs on certain eyelash curlers , pedicure and manicure sets and nail clippers . According ...

Audio/Video

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Rep. Keith Ellison on the Two Year Anniversary ... [Published Rep. Keith Ellison - YouTube Channel - May 22 2013]
Keith Ellison: Why Cutting Social Security is S... [Published Rep. Keith Ellison - YouTube Channel - Apr 30 2013]
Rep. Keith Ellison Discusses Counterterrorism i... [Published Rep. Keith Ellison - YouTube Channel - Apr 22 2013]
Rep. Keith Ellison Discusses Protecting Social ... [Published Rep. Keith Ellison - YouTube Channel - Apr 10 2013]
Rep. Ellison Responds to Bill O'Reilly: The Ame... [Published Rep. Keith Ellison - YouTube Channel - Mar 20 2013]

Press Releases

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Physician-Patient Alliance for Health & Safety ... [Published PR Newswire: Policy & Public Interest - Apr 25 2013]