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Page 10 The Skanner October 18, 2017 News World News Briefs Republican Says He’ll Push Health Deal, Trump Keeps Distance WASHINGTON (AP) — The authors of a bipartisan plan to calm health insurance markets said Wednes- day they’ll push the proposal forward, even as Pres- ident Donald Trump’s stance ricocheted from sup- portive to disdainful to arm’s-length and the plan’s fate teetered. “If something can happen, that’s fine,” Trump told reporters at the White House. “But I won’t do anything to enrich the insurance companies because right now the insurance companies are being enriched. They’ve Adams cont’d from pg 9 odist ministers in Mississippi who later followed their work to Georgia, Abrams’ family struggled to fight off poverty, relying at times on govern- ment assistance.” As a student at Avondale High School, Abrams was hired as a typist for a congressional campaign in high school, where her tweaks to a cam- paign speech she was typing up were deemed so good she ended up being hired as a speechwriter at 17, The Guardian reported. And, as she seeks to become the first female Black governor in history, Abrams has already accomplished a series of firsts including being the first person in her immediate family to buy a house and the first to become a lawyer. She also earned the distinc- tion of being the youngest deputy city attorney in Atlanta’s history. When she ascended to the position of house minority leader, it was the first time that a person of color or a woman had held that job in more than 200 years, according to The Guardian. Incidentally, her sister, Leslie Abrams, is the first Black woman to become a federal judge in Georgia. “Georgia is a fast-changing state been enriched by Obamacare like nothing anybody has ever seen before.” The agreement by Sens. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., and Patty Murray, D-Wash., on a two-year extension of the federal subsidies to insurers that Trump has blocked gained an important new foe on Wednes- day. The anti-abortion National Right to Life said it opposed the measure because it lacked language barring people from using their federally subsidized coverage to buy policies covering abortion, said Jen- nifer Popik, the group’s top lobbyist. Corporations to Keep Tax Break Lost by Millions of Americans WASHINGTON (AP) — Millions of Americans with demographic parity,” Abrams said. “But, I’m running to be the gov- ernor of all Georgians, because all Americans deserve leaders who care about them and who don’t work only for the privileged, but for justice.” That’s important, because “Poor doesn’t care what color you are,” Abrams said. With vast experience in the public, private and nonprofit sector, Abrams said she’s poised to lead her state. Abrams said that she has created sev- eral small businesses, published eight novels and, one of her latest ventures, was to make sure Black-owned small businesses had access to capital. Her campaign is based, in part, on a vision that every Georgia resident deserves the freedom and opportuni- ty to thrive, but Abrams said that too many people are being left behind or left out. Abrams has also pledged to expand pre-kindergarten programs and make technical college education free. Her vision for Georgia is one she said fosters prosperity where every- one has the opportunity to succeed, not just survive. “We have the ability to build a stron- ger, brighter Georgia,” Abrams said. “It is time for transformative leader- ship, powered by all of us.” would lose a prized tax break under President Don- ald Trump’s sweeping revamp of the tax code, but corporations would get to keep it. The Republican proposal would eliminate the fed- eral deduction for state and local taxes, a widely pop- ular break used by some 44 million Americans, espe- cially in high-tax, Democratic-leaning states like New York, New Jersey, California and Illinois. But corporations, which pay billions in local prop- erty levies and state income taxes, wouldn’t be affect- ed. Republicans are determined to overhaul the na- tion’s tax system by year’s end, offering a plan that lowers the corporate tax rate from 36 percent to 20 percent and reduces the number of tax brackets. Trump and the GOP cast the plan as a boon to the mid- dle class. OBITUARY: LaFarrest Cleophus Gay December 23, 1952 - September 27, 2017 L aFarrest Cleophus Gay was born to Q.T. and Ella Mae Gay on December 23, 1952 in Tullahasse, Oklaho- ma. He was the 9th child born to Q.T. and Ella in a family of 13. LaFar- rest attended Carter G. Woodson grade school in Tullahasse until 1965 when the family moved to Portland, Oregon. La- Farrest attended Benson High School where he played basketball. He had a mean jumper -- ask any- one. He graduated from Benson with honors and was heavily recruited to work for Xerox, where he stayed for a number of years. LA met Diahanna Roach in 1969. In 1971 they had their first child DeMika Gay, and 14 years later they had their son, D’Wan Gay. LA was raised by a mother who loved and served the Lord. The house motto was “As long as you live un- der my roof, attending church is mandatory.” LA attended Pinkard Chapel C.M.E. Church in Okla- homa, where he sang in the church choir, which consisted of all his sis- ters and brothers. The family united with Allen LaFarrest Cleophus Gay Temple C.M.E. Church in Portland, Oregon. He later became a member of Bethel A.M.E. Church, Portland, Oregon, where he proudly served as head usher. We all affectionately called him LA. He was a loveable and giving person, people gravitat- ed toward him. LA had a protective spirit. He protected those he loved with his life. He once went to his daughters’ school to defend her hon- or, how admirable. LA started a new ca- reer later in life as an over the road truck driv- er, and bought his own truck. He drove for many years before he retired. LA was an avid fisher- man, he could find spots to fish where there were none. He was also a pool shark, domino wizard and an exceptional cook. LA lost his life doing what he loved-fishing. LA leaves to celebrate his life: mother Ella Mae Gay, Portland, Or.; daugh- ter DeMika Gay; son D’Wan Gay; grandson Ricardo Elie, and moth- er of his children, Diah- anna Gay, all in Atlanta, GA. His sisters were Viv- ian Snoddy (Bill), Tulsa, Oklahoma;Gloria Buggs (Q.L. deceased), Portland, Oregon; Glenda Johnson (Mark), Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Beverly Sails, Portland, Oregon; Torsha McKinney (Leon- ard), Seattle, Wash- ington; Marina Butler (Raymond), Tacoma, Washington; Sonja Free- man, Portland, Oregon; Wende Gay, Portland, Oregon; Latanya Jenkins; Portland, Oregon. His brothers were Calvin Gay (Shara, fiancé), Port- land, Oregon; Nehoma Gay, Portland, Oregon; Lionel Gay, Portland, Oregon; L.C. Gay (Bev), Portland, Oregon. He is also survived by Lexoni Downing, who affection- ately called him “dad,” and a host of nieces and nephews. A memorial service was held 11 a.m. Oct. 14, at Bethel AME, 5828 NE 8th.
