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May 23, 2011
This weekend, Rep. Doggett was pleased to join AmeriCorps volunteers and alumni to help celebrate the good work AmeriCorps does in the Austin community every day. From teach some of our youngest students how to read to helping train Austinites for "green jobs" in the future, in Austin, the impact AmeriCorps has had on the community speaks volumes about the integrity of this program and those who participate in it. "In Austin, every week is AmeriCorps week," said Rep. Doggett.
Last Tuesday, Austin-based American YouthWorks (AYW) was awarded almost $1.1 million in federal support for Casa Verde Builders (CVB), a YouthBuild education and jobs training program. The offices of US Congressman Lloyd Doggett and US Senator John Cornyn notified and congratulated the non-profit after Labor Secretary Hilda L. Solis announced the awards that morning.
Last Tuesday, Austin-based American YouthWorks (AYW) was awarded almost $1.1 million in federal support for Casa Verde Builders (CVB), a YouthBuild education and jobs training program. The offices of US Congressman Lloyd Doggett and US Senator John Cornyn notified and congratulated the non-profit after Labor Secretary Hilda L. Solis announced the awards that morning.
May 18, 2011
"American YouthWorks builds a stronger Austin by builder stronger citizens," said Congressman Doggett. "I have crawled through the attics with their trainees and seen their pride and accomplishment. You can see their work firsthand in the Hill Country trails they have landscaped, in the homes they have weatherized, and even more importantly, in the young lives changed and new opportunities opened. This is the kind of work that should be recognized, rewarded, and copied across the country.
The corporations have united under a campaign called "WinAmerica," and evidently they are having some effect. Yesterday, Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX) unveiled a bill that would let corporations repatriate their money at a tax rate of 5.25 percent (instead of the usual 35 percent).