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Smith-Parker says incumbent Edolphus Towns is a name without a face in this district, part of which has the highest murder rate in New York City. The eldest of seven children and a former single parent, she founded her own loan-brokerage firm and has twice run for Congress. A friend to tax breaks for the middle class and small businesses, Smith-Parker also says child care and senior care are paramount if socioeconomic conditions are to improve...
...EDOLPHUS TOWNS (D) District...
...from chicken, the debate has grown over who is responsible for ensuring that poultry is safe. According to a report by the General Accounting Office, "The inspection system is only marginally better than it was 87 years ago when it was first put in place." And yet, says Representative Edolphus Towns, who chairs the House Human Resources subcommittee, the USDA blithely continues "to stamp every piece of inspected poultry with a seal of approval even if the product is crawling with deadly bacteria...
...Capitol Hill will have plenty of new welcome mats nonetheless. The notable number of black and Hispanic representatives is in large part a reflection of a strengthened Voting Rights Act, which scissored congressional districts to reflect more accurately America's complexion. The shift prompted Congressional Black Caucus chairman Edolphus Towns to declare this an "unprecedented moment in American history." In fact, a number of Southern states will send black members to the House for the first time since the turn of the century. Among the new faces: North Carolina Democrat Melvin Watt, a civil rights attorney, and Alcee Hastings...
Last week's federal action was prompted largely by the concerns of national civil rights leaders. Attorney General Thornburgh's decision to review claims of police brutality came after a meeting with Democratic Congressmen John Conyers Jr. of Michigan and Edolphus Towns of New York, members of the Congressional Black Caucus. Said Benjamin Hooks, head of the N.A.A.C.P. : "Police brutality is one of the recurring, persistent questions that has never died down because it exists all over the nation...
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