Brooke Kramer

Brooke Kramer serves as the Team Coordinator for the Washington, D.C., office. She assists with scheduling, event planning, office coordination, and project management. Brooke graduated from John Brown University with a B.S. in Political Science and Intercultural Studies.

Predatory Lending Article

ERLC applauds the U.S. House of Representatives for repealing the ‘True Lender’ rule

by Brooke Kramer

Last week, the House of Representatives voted 218-208 to repeal the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s (OCC) 2017 ‘True Lender’ rule. Republican Rep. Glenn Grothman (WI-06) voted to pass this bipartisan Congressional Review Act (CRA) aimed at the OCC’s misguided rule. The bill now heads to President Biden’s desk for his signature or …
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Predatory Lending Article

Explainer: ERLC applauds the Senate for repealing the 2017 OCC ‘True Lender’ rule

by Brooke Kramer

Last night, the Senate voted 52-47 to repeal the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s (OCC) 2017 ‘True Lender’ rule. Republican Sens. Lummis (WY), Collins (ME), and Rubio (FL) voted to pass this bipartisan Congressional Review Act (CRA) aimed at the OCC’s misguided rule. The bill now heads to the House of Representatives for …
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Predatory Lending Capitol Conversations Episode

National Latino Evangelical Coalition’s Gabriel Salguero on the payday lending debt trap

by Brooke Kramer, Jeff Pickering

Jeff Pickering and Brooke Kramer are joined by the Rev. Dr. Gabriel Salguero to discuss why Christians should care about ending the payday debt trap and how the Faith for Just Lending (FJL) coalition is advocating against payday lending. Salguero is the pastor at The Gathering Place, a Latino-led multi-ethnic Assemblies of God congregation in …
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Human Rights Article

How is the world responding to China’s ongoing human rights abuses?

by Brooke Kramer, Chelsea Sobolik

This week, the United States, the United Kingdom, the European Union, and Canada announced multilateral sanctions against Chinese government officials for their manifold human rights violations against Uyghur muslims. The sanctions were imposed against two Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leaders uniquely responsible for these atrocities: Wang Junzheng, the secretary of the Party Committee of the …
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Abortion Article

What you should know about the Hyde Amendment

by Brooke Kramer, Jeff Pickering

Preceding the Biden presidency and the 117th Congress, conversation grew about the future of a policy known as the Hyde Amendment. While Hyde is one of many similar legal provisions that aim to prevent the abortion industry from accessing federal taxpayer dollars, such as the Dornan, Helms, and Siljander Amendments, its history and purpose is …
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Internship Capitol Conversations Episode

Fall 2020 reflections with the D.C. interns

by Brooke Kramer, Jeff Pickering

This was a unique year for the ERLC interns as the program moved online. Rather than working together in the Leland House, the ERLC’s Capitol Hill office, students joined the policy team from all over the country. For this week’s episode after Thanksgiving, the interns joined Jeff Pickering and Brooke Kramer to reflect on their …
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Faith Article

6 ways we can pray for our country during the pandemic

by Brooke Kramer

This year, hundreds of thousands of families will have an empty seat at the dinner table because of losing a loved one to COVID-19. Our country is going through one of the worst mass casualty events in our history. Our citizens are profoundly hurting—whether through a physical illness, an economic loss, social isolation, or the …
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Ministry Article

How my church has ministered to me during quarantine

by Brooke Kramer

Despite the tremendous challenges of this year, the local church has remained strong. It’s partly why this Pastor Appreciation Month deserves special celebration. I want to intentionally take time to celebrate and extol the kind and humble leadership demonstrated by my pastor and church leadership. I have been a member of my church for just …
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Education Capitol Conversations Episode

Summer reflections with the 2020 D.C. interns

by Brooke Kramer, Jeff Pickering

This was a unique summer for the ERLC interns as the program moved online. The students who would have been in the Washington office but interned with us from all over the country, join Jeff Pickering and Brooke Kramer to reflect on their experience. The group discusses their favorite projects, memorable meetings through Zoom, and …
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Race Article

How COVID-19 disproportionately affects minorities

by Brooke Kramer

With the recent deaths of Ahmaud Arbury, Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, and too many others, conversations of racial reconciliation, systemic racism, and police reform have dominated our country’s headlines. These are vitally important conversations. But in the midst of them, we shouldn’t forget about the ongoing effects of COVID-19, particularly its impact on communities of …
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