Keith Ellison
Representing the Fifth District of Minnesota
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Country:
United States

Current Office

Office:
House
State:
Minnesota
District:
5
Party:
Democratic Party

Keith Ellison

 
Keith Ellison
Source: ellison.house.gov
Who is afraid of Richard Goldstone? No one should be. Not even the U.S. Congress — yet it is poised on Tuesday to condemn the United Nations Human Rights Council’s Goldstone report on violations of international law related to the Gaza war of late 2008.
Erik Esse
Erik Esse
Thank you, Keith. Your commitment to impartial truth and the defending of the innocent is why we elected you.
November 3 at 9:05am
Imran Maskatia
November 3 at 11:07am
Mohammed
Mohammed
good job... we need more standup people like u
November 6 at 12:41am
Keith Ellison

Keith Ellison
Washington, D.C. -- Congressman Keith Ellison (D-Minneapolis) will host a Town Hall Forum this Saturday, October 24th, 2009 on the Consumer Financial Protection Agency (CFPA) currently being debated in Congress.

“One cause of the financial collapse (there were many) was the failure of our system of consumer financial ...protection. No one was there to review transactions or provide adequate protection to consumers. President Obama’s proposed Consumer Financial Protection Agency makes available the lifeline that consumers need,” Ellison said.

The most abusive and predatory lenders were not federally regulated. More than 50 percent of the subprime mortgage loans made in 2005 and 2006 were originated by lenders not subject to federal supervision. Mortgage brokers, finance companies and payday lenders made toxic home and consumer loans with few limits -- loans with little or no documentation -- commonly known as "liar loans."

The CFPA would strengthen regulatory standards and subject all institutions engaged in consumer credit transactions to the same rules and supervision. The proposed agency would not simply protect consumers; it would also help community banks and other responsible actors by relieving them of duplicative regulatory burdens.

“We have gathered together a very distinguished panel of consumer rights advocates who will discuss consumer protections from unfair, deceptive and abusive practices. We will also talk about ways to increase transparency and fairness for financial products and services,” the 5th District Congressman stated.
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Congressman Keith Ellison will host a Town Hall Forum this Saturday on the Consumer Financial Protection Agency (CFPA) currently being debated in Congress
Time:2:00PM Saturday, October 24th
Location:Eastside Neighborhood Services - Senior Dining Room
Keith Ellison

Keith Ellison Check out my op-ed in The Hill about increasing sanctions on Iran

Source: thehill.com
Fifteen years of sanctions on Iran have taught us one important lesson: They have not produced the intended results. More sanctions are unlikely to produce results now.
Seemein Gull Khan
Seemein Gull Khan
Change is happening from the inside.Lets continue the Bush goverment policies of helping and aiding the oppostion inside Iran.That is our best bet.
Persians were an empire in 500 BC.They have done diplomacy since then.They are not naive people.
Thank You for trying Con.Ellison.
November 1 at 4:14pm
Shereen
Shereen
The best POLICY is RESPECT and compassion.
Treat them as you would treat self
The most beautiful City I have seen is The City Of Isfahan in Iran & the FOOD.. the tastiest.
November 4 at 12:56pm
Keith Ellison

Keith Ellison Check out my Star Tribune Op-Ed about creating a Consumer Financial Protection Agency

Source: ellison.house.gov
A proposed federal agency would have consumer protection in mind. As the financial tsunami of 2008-09 hit titans like Merrill Lynch, Lehman Brothers and Bear Stearns, millions of middle-class Americans were dragged out in the tide with no bailout. For these folks, the American dream of home ownersh...
Valerie Fitzgerald
Valerie Fitzgerald
Your piece is very articulate, and you continue to be a source of pride for the people of Minneapolis. Go get 'em, indeed :)
October 19 at 8:05pm
Craig
Craig
Keith, ever thought of relocating to Australia!!!!
October 19 at 8:19pm
Keith Ellison
Source: www.youtube.com
Congressman Keith Ellison talks about the Public Option and how proposed health insurance co-ops will not serve the same role to create real choice for Americans without health insurance.
Kirsten A.S. Mebust
Kirsten A.S. Mebust
Thank you for supporting the public option, Congressman. I can't see why we'd trust insurance companies to be more efficient and competitive when everyone has to buy insurance than they are now. The public option is needed to help them see the light.
September 23 at 3:48pm
Richard
Richard
@ Christine Brown - We don't have to be "tied to whatever plan our employers offer" if they would change the stupid laws. Allow interstate competition to end the "bizarre monopoly." Allow everyone to pay for their healthcare with pre-tax dollars regardless of whether it is purchased through the employer or not. Reform the Tort process to bring ... Read Morecosts down. This would be REAL reform. It's not that I am concerned for the "poor companies" (who contributed over $2 Million to Obama's campaign! http://www.opensecrets.org/pres08/select.php?ind=F09), I'm against government interference in markets. This country was founded on the Declaration of Independence, not the Declaration of Entitlement. There is no Constitutional right to healthcare, and there's no Constitutional authority for the goverment to make me pay for someone else's health care at gunpoint.
September 29 at 11:07am
Keith Ellison
Source: smartglobalhealth.org
Global health may seem a distant problem from Minneapolis, Minnesota, and my constituents, but I assure you it is not. Quite the contrary.
Keith Ellison
Source: www.youtube.com
Congressman Keith Ellison talks about the need for Congress to pass the Healthy Families Act, which would give most workers at least 7 paid sick days per year. This paid time off can be used to recover ...
Marc Forman
Marc Forman
I think that this sounds nice, but is it really your employers obligation to pay you if you are sick? I am afraid that it would just lower the rate of pay to even out the companies expenses. If you ask your grandma I am sure they just used to save money for their hard times and sick days. It is hard to do for many, but if you live modestly most Americans can get through their hard times with ought the federal government making your employer pay through your hard times.
June 8 at 11:11am
Sanjana
Sanjana
May peace be upon you for your efforts
July 2 at 12:58am
Keith Ellison

Keith Ellison Tune into CSPAN now to watch the Progressive Message. We're talking about DC Voting Rights.

March 12 at 1:28pm
Ronald Perry
Ronald Perry
hey keith you might not remember me, Im Gail Perry-Masons brother Ronnie, just saying hello
April 17 at 1:12pm
Toure Lawrence Muhammad
Toure Lawrence Muhammad
I support you and your stand on Dafur. Keep up the good work and representation.
April 29 at 6:23am
Keith Ellison
Source: www.youtube.com
Congressman Keith Ellison talked with Basil Okoor about the importance of a free and open press in the Middle East and in Jordan specifically. Basil writes for Ammon News in Jordan.
Larry Cavanagh
Larry Cavanagh
you should be more worried about cnn msnbc! propaganda and brainwashing just another dumbass progressive!!!!
April 24 at 5:49am