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The jobs bill on its way to the president’s desk will not help the black community, Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) said today.

The $18 billion legislation, which the Senate passed this morning, consists mainly of tax breaks for small businesses.

“The problem in the African-American community I don’t think will be helped a lot by that bill,” Cummings, a member of the Congressional Black Caucus, told MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell.

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The Maryland Democrat said that while he supports the tax credits, the Black Caucus will also be pushing for legislation sponsored by Rep. George Miller (D-Calif.), chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee, that focuses on impoverished communities and helps retrain workers.

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    well at least small business get a something if that’s the case good for them.

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    well i work for the Michigan House of Rep. and a little info i want to add t this is that…the job of a representative is not to only help one race out but to help the whole community, and to make decissions that will progress for now and until.

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    I guess he’s saying small businesses can’t be owned by Blacks. I’m sure this is shocking news to most people but evidently we’ve learned something new today.

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    you can,t treat everyone on the same level, if i,m doing good in my life and another person is suffering you should pay more attention to the man thats suffering the most because, like i said i,m doing good so, you have to look out for the people who are suffering the most, i get tired of hearing that lame crap from the most hated and discriminated people on earth that, you just can,t just help blacks you have to help the whole community,you need the help the one who hurting the most first, if someone go the emergency room with a cut finger and somebody else come in with a gun shot wound, who you think they are going to take care of first.

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    finally black represenatives are realizing that in impoverished black communities there arent ALOT of businesses that employ large segmants of the community. not to mention there isnt a influx of businessess that want to open in crime ridden communities.

    the only answer is retraining, which comes down to EDUCATION,EDUCATING yourself in another field.

    WE AS BLACK PEOPLE GO AROUND IN CIRCLES JUST TO GET TO THE ANSWER EVER OTHER ETHNIC GROUP HAS KNOWN BUT WE FORGOT.

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    While I agree with most of the commentary, you have too many people not realizing that the Black community has it’s own businesses, but they just don’t stay open all that long with the lack of support from the community itself.

    How do you expect the Black owned businesses to stay open unless you have the clientele to support them?

    It really is sad to see that money that could be spent in our own communities is going to other stores because often times we’re caught up on “hating” or “crab bucket” syndrome in relation to supporting our own.

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