HOUSTON – Congressman Kevin Brady,(R) 8th Congressional District, said the bill he's pushing in Congress right now could make a big difference to the retirement accounts of several very special groups of people.
"Why don't we treat teachers, police and firefighters just like everyone else," he said. "Why don't they get equal treatment and fairness in Social Security. When you apply that principal, good things happen," he said.
Brady, the Chair of the House Ways and Means Committee, told Khambrel Marshall the details of the bill he said has bi-partisan support in the House.
African-American women continue to die of breast cancer at a significantly higher rate than other ethnicities. Karen Jackson, founder & CEO of the Sisters Network, told Marshall the challenge is to educate the African-American community.
"Early detection can save your life and give you a better quality of life should you be diagnosed so that's what we try to make sure our community understands," she said. "It's up to us to find the disease early."
Jackson talks about efforts to change the dire outcomes being seen today and the upcoming Sisters Network 5K Walk/Run to raise awareness.
The weekend of April 23 and 24, downtown Houston will be taken over by the McDonald's Houston Children's Festival, the largest of its kind in the United States. The festival, in its 28th year, benefits Child Advocates which represents children who have been abused or neglected.
Beth Harp, whose mother started the festival and Suzanne Ronne with Child Advocates provide the details of the very affordable festival and how anyone can
Houston Newsmakers with Khambrel Marshall, every Sunday morning at 10 a.m. right after Meet the Press on KPRC 2.
More Information:
- U.S. Rep Kevin Brady (R),8th Congressional District , 936-441-5700 kevinbrady.house.gov
- Karen Jackson Founder, CEO The Sister’s Network, 713-781-0255, sistersnetworkonc.org
- Beth Harp, McDonald’s Houston Children’s Festival 713-529-1396 childadvocates.org
- Suzanne Ronne, Child Advocates, 713-529-1396, childadvocates.org