Garland Texas Branch NAACP

PRESIDENT BUSH VETOS NAACP-SUPPORTED CHILDREN’S HEALTH CARE BILL

On October 3, 2007, President Bush vetoed legislation expanding the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (S-CHIP) by $35 billion over the next five years. This expansion, which enjoyed bi-partisan support in both the House and the Senate, as well as among groups as diverse as the NAACP and industry groups representing insurers (the American Health Insurance Plans, or AHIP) and doctors (the American Medical Association) would have covered not only the 6 million children already enrolled in S-CHIP, but would have allowed almost 6 million more American children to benefit from the program.

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NAACP FILES LANDMARK LAWSUIT AGAINST MAJOR HOME MORTGAGE COMPANIES FOR DISCRIMINATORY LENDING

July 11, 2007
The NAACP filed suit in Los Angeles federal court against 14 of the country’s largest lenders, alleging systematic, institutionalized racism in sub-prime home mortgage lending. This is the first known lawsuit that challenges such lending practices on a broad scale.

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NAACP LENDS ITS SUPPORT TO 'JENA 6,' ENLISTS ALL IN THE FIGHT AGAINST AN UNJUST SYSTEM

July 20, 2007
The NAACP and its partners are providing considerable resources in defense of six Louisiana teens, who in the last several months, have faced overly aggressive prosecution and extended incarceration for fighting with whites in their community.

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