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| June 23, 2004 |
Kate Dwyer: 202-226-7326
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Faith-based Community
Solutions Caucus Launched, Ryan Joins New Bipartisan Group
WASHINGTON –
Wisconsin’s First District Congressman Paul Ryan has joined the
Community Solutions and Initiatives Coalition, a new bipartisan Congressional
caucus unveiled today. This
coalition is dedicated to improving the working relationship between government
and community and faith-based organizations.
“Government should do a
better job of learning from the great successes of faith-based and community
groups,” Ryan said. “These organizations and their dedicated leaders and
volunteers bring help directly to those who need it and touch their lives in
positive ways that federal programs can’t.
Washington should encourage responsible, community-based efforts and work
to remove bureaucratic barriers that hinder them.
We can all agree to work together on this and improve cooperation between
government and faith-based and community groups.
That’s the aim of our coalition, and I’m looking forward to working
with my colleagues to achieve this.”
Below is a list of the members
of the Community Solutions and Initiatives Coalition:
Rep. Mark Green, R-Wis.
(co-chair)
Rep. Harold Ford, D-Tenn. (co-chair)
Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis.
Rep. Tom Petri, R-Wis.
Rep. Jim Cooper, D-Tenn.
Rep. Melissa Hart, R-Pa.
Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio
Rep. Mike McIntyre, D-N.C.
Rep. Jim Ryun, R-Kan.
Rep. Mark Souder, R-Ind.
Rep. Dave Weldon, R-Fla.
Rep. Joe Pitts, R-Pa.
Rep. Lamar Smith, R-Texas
Rep. John Boehner, R-Ohio
Rep. Mark Kennedy, R-Minn.
Rep. John Sullivan, R-Okla.
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