African-American lawmakers blast budget plan as step back for civil rights - The Hill's Floor Action

READ MORE: African-American lawmakers blast budget plan as step back for civil rights - The Hill's Floor Action: "'It's really especially poignant that this year during Black History Month, the Republican leadership has proposed a budget for fiscal year 2011 that will fall most heavily, mind you, on the backs of the most vulnerable in our society: African Americans, Latinos, and poor, those who have been shut of the American dream,' said Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.), who described the cuts as ill-timed and destructive. "