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“The Catholic bishops and Jubilee USA are urging both short-term solutions to resolve the current crisis and long-term solutions to prevent the next one,” said Eric LeCompte, executive director of the Jubilee USA Network.

5 Min Read WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Thursday threw her support behind a new allocation of the IMF’s own currency, or Special Drawing Rights, but said broad parameters were needed to boost transparency on how the reserves are used and traded. FILE PHOTO: Federal Reserve Chairman Janet Yellen speaks during a news conference after a two-day Federal Open Markets Committee (FOMC) policy meeting, in Washington, U.S., September 20, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts R...

Catholic Bishops and Jubilee USA Network Ask Biden for Global COVID Aid and Debt Relief Catholic Bishops and Jubilee USA Network Ask Biden for Global COVID Aid and Debt Relief February 23, 2021 $3 Trillion in Global Reserve Funds Should be Released to Support Developing Countries, Encourage Faith Leaders Washington DC – The Biden Administration should support the release of $3 trillion in global reserve funds to support developing countries confront the COVID pandemic, say the US Catholic Bi...

Two religious leaders, including the chairman of a U.S. bishops' committee, urged the Biden administration to support the release of $3 trillion in global reserve funds to help developing countries respond to the coronavirus pandemic.

Luis Miranda (Courtesy of HBO) New York — Lin-Manuel Miranda, creator of the smash hit musical "Hamilton," is practically a household name. And as a theater enthusiast who has long admired his work, Ive had a peripheral knowledge of his father, Luis. Its hard to watch any interview with Lin without detecting his fathers influence on him and, very often, Luis is seen in the background cheering on his son. Now, the release of a new HBO documentary, "Siempre, Luis," puts the f...

Puerto Rico and US Religious Leaders Urge Biden on Jobs, Disaster Aid and SSI Puerto Rico and US Religious Leaders Urge Biden on Jobs, Disaster Aid and SSI February 16, 2021 Administration Legal Move Could Release $2.3 Billion for Vulnerable Puerto Ricans Say Faith Leaders Washington DC – In a letter sent to President Biden, 20 major Puerto Rico and US religious leaders urged actions on disaster relief, job creation and a legal move to aid people on the heavily indebted island. "Please immedi...

Devex Consults Eric LeCompte on G7 Global Agenda Devex Consults Eric LeCompte on G7 Global Agenda February 12, 2021 Devex consults Eric LeCompte on the G7s first meeting and its global agenda after Joe Biden became the U.S. president. Read an excerpt below, and click here for the full story. In Brief: US urges G-7 to go big on COVID-19 response By Adva Saldinger U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, who participated in the meeting, said that “the time to go big is now” and that the G-7...

<div class="at-above-post addthis_tool" data-url="https://www.metro.us/biden-urged-to-end/"></div>WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Top faith leaders from across the United States on Tuesday urged President Joe Biden to immediately withdraw a lawsuit filed by his predecessor to block $2.3 billion in supplemental income payments to some 300,000 aged, blind and disabled Puerto Ricans. Catholic Archbishop Roberto Gonzalez of San Juan, the head of Catholic Charities [&hell...

Biden urged to end Trump lawsuit blocking payments to Puerto Ricans By Reuters Share WASHINGTON - Top faith leaders from across the United States on Tuesday urged President Joe Biden to immediately withdraw a lawsuit filed by his predecessor to block $2.3 billion in supplemental income payments to some 300,000 aged, blind and disabled Puerto Ricans. Catholic Archbishop Roberto Gonzalez of San Juan, the head of Catholic Charities USA, and leaders from other churches also called on Biden to use e...

U.S. tells G7 that it is back at the table to help with global recovery U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration told allies it was re-engaging with them to help steer the global economy out of its worst slump since the Great Depression, a contrast with the go-it-alone approach of Donald Trump. U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told her peers from the Group of Seven rich democracies that Washington was committed to multilateralism and “places a high priority on deepening our internation...