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Lawmakers Hopeful of
Agreement That Would
Prevent Shutdown
WASHINGTON (AP) — Capitol Hill
negotiators are hopeful of an agree-
ment as they officially kick off talks on
a homeland security spending bill that
is trapped in a stalemate over Presi-
dent Donald Trump’s long-stalled bor-
der wall.
Left on their own, the seasoned House
and Senate lawmakers say they could
easily reach a border security deal as
they have for two years in a row. But
whether Trump would sign it is anoth-
er matter altogether.
Trump has grown impatient and his
demands on his U.S.-Mexico border
wall have become more insistent even
though Democrats took back the House
last fall. Democrats remain united
against Trump’s vision for a massive
wall project, yet some are signaling a
willingness to deal in the wake of the
35-day partial government shutdown.
“We’ve consistently said that we do
“
When the president
stays out of the ne-
gotiations we almost
always succeed
not support a medieval border wall
from sea to shining sea,” said Rep.
Hakim Jeffries of New York, the No.
4 House Democrat. “However, we are
able to support fencing where is makes
sense, but it should be done in an evi-
dence-based fashion.”
“We’ve come to big agreements be-
fore,” said the Senate’s top Democrat,
Chuck Schumer of New York. “What
was the common theme? When the
president stays out of the negotiations
we almost always succeed. When he
mixes in, it’s a formula for failure. So,
I’d ask President Trump, ‘Let Congress
deal with it on its own.’”
For US-China Trade
Talks, Hopes Are High,
Expectations Low
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. and Chi-
nese negotiators start two days of
high-level talks Wednesday aimed at
settling a six-month trade war that has
weakened both sides, shaken financial flamed out. And this time President
markets and clouded the outlook for Donald Trump might be inclined to
the global economy.
drive an especially hard bargain after
Yet the odds seem stacked against any being forced to cave in a dispute with
substantive resolution this week to the congressional Democrats that partial-
standoff between the world’s two big- ly shut the federal government for 35
gest economies. Perhaps the best that days.
might be hoped for, an-
alysts say, is for the two
sides to agree to keep
talking.
Feb 27, 1951 – Jan 17, 2019
The differences be-
ics after grad-
Anna
B.
tween
Beijing
and
uating
from
Black,
MSW
Washington are vast.
Oregon
State
passed
away
The United States is
University
and
on
Jan.
17,
essentially demanding
Portland
State
2019
in
her
that China downsize its
University. She
home
city
economic
aspiration
had a heart for
of
Portland,
to become a supreme
helping women
Ore. She was
world leader in such
and children.
surrounded
fields as robotics and
She is sur-
by
family
and
Anna
B.
Black
electric cars.
vived
by her
close
friends.
“A
comprehensive
daughters
Eno
Akpan
Anna
grew
up
in
deal that fundamental-
and
Bridgette
Barney
as
Sheldon,
SC
with
her
ly changes their system
well
as
her
grandchil-
late
parents
Susie
Jones
— I don’t think that’s
Black and Daniel Lee dren Joshua Crawford
possible,” said Christo-
Black, along with sib- and Ebony Crawford.
pher Adams, a former
A small gathering
lings Daniel Black Jr,
U.S. trade official spe-
of
family and friends
Gladys
Walker,
and
cializing in China and
was
held Jan. 25, 2019
Rebecca
B.
Rivers.
She
now a senior adviser at
from
11am - 1pm at
spent
her
career
as
a
the law firm Covington.
Crown
Memorial in Tu-
Social
Worker
for
sev-
Earlier negotiations
eral hospitals and clin- alatin, Ore.
Obituary: Anna B. Black, MSW
Obituary: Joseph H. McHenry
Sept. 24, 1943 1943 - Jan. 2, 2019
All-State Hon-
Joseph
H.
orable Mention
McHenry de-
for
football,
parted
this
and All-State in
life surround-
basketball. He
ed by love on
was also on the
We d n e s d a y,
Brophy Debate
Jan. 2, 2019 in
team.
Arizona.
J o s e p h
Joseph
was
Joseph H. McHenry earned
his
born in Phoe-
Bachelors
of
nix, Ariz. in
1943 to Pearl Nolen and Science degree from
Lawrence McHenry, Sr. Portland State Univer-
Joseph was the first Af- sity. He was initiated
rican American student through Alpha Theta
to attend and graduate Chapter of Omega Psi Phi
from the Jesuit high Fraternity, Inc. at Arizo-
school of Brophy College na State University. His
Preparatory in Phoenix, pursuit of continuous
Ariz. While a student at learning led him to take
Brophy, Joseph received classes toward the Wine
many accolades and hon- Making degree at Cheme-
ors including the Ari- keta Community College.
Joe volunteered for
zona Boys Club - Young
Man of the Year award, service in the U.S. Army
in 1962, attended U.S.
Army Primary Helicop-
ter School at Fort Wolt-
ers in Mineral Wells,
Texas and completed
advanced training at
the U.S. Army Aviation
Center in Ft. Rucker, Al-
abama. He achieved one
of his dreams by becom-
ing a pilot.
Upon graduating in
the top of his class in
1965, he was assigned
to support a number of
operations in the Viet-
nam Conflict with Com-
pany A, 82nd Aviation
Brigade, 173rd Airborne
Brigade. Among many of
his recognitions, Joseph
was awarded the Purple
Heart and the Air Medal
with 17th Oak Leaf Clus-
ter. This Chief Warrant
Officer’s service to our
country is chronicled
in the Veterans History
Project in the Library of
Congress. He complet-
ed his career with the
Oregon Army National
Guard.
Joseph lived in Port-
land, Oregon for many
years and was a founding
member of the Portland
Chapter of The Nation-
al Association for Black
Veterans, Inc. (NAB-
VETS).
He taught at POIC
Rosemary
Anderson
School, owned his own
spice and coffee shop,
taught computer and
culinary classes. He
worked in the pharma-
ceutical industry and
for Polaroid. He believed
in education, supported
various scholarship pro-
grams and encouraged
all youth he encountered
to aspire to be lifelong
learners.
Joseph met his devot-
ed wife Michele while
in Oregon and together
they traveled the world.
Above all, he lived his
life devoted to civic duty
with the responsibility to
improve his community
and was an activist for
positive change.
Joseph was preceded in
death by daughter Jen-
dayi and son Jelani. He
leaves behind his wife
Michele, daughters Co-
lette, Celise (husband
Sean Granberry), Denise
(husband Antoine Rat-
liff ), Donna (wife Shar-
icka McHenry), and son
David all of Arizona,
brothers Lawrence (wife
Valerie) of Texas and Mi-
chael of Arizona, a host
of grandkids, cousins,
family and many won-
derful friends.
There was a public cel-
ebration of life held Jan.
27, 2019 at the Billy Webb
Elks Lodge in Portland
hosted by NABVETS
PDX, the Combat Veter-
ans Support Group and
the Elks.