Today, Congressional Black Caucus Chair Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09) and members of the Congressional Black Caucus issued the following statement: “Today, our country is facing a crisis entirely of the Republican Party’s making and, unfortunately, Black communities will be forced to bear the brunt of their political games. Make no mistake: President Trump and the Republican majority in Congress own this shutdown. Instead of coming to the negotiating table to find a bipartisan solution to ...