Today, Congressional Black Caucus Chair Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09) and members of the Congressional Black Caucus issued the following statement: “This week, the Supreme Court began hearing arguments in Louisiana v. Callais — a case that puts Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, and the right to fair representation, on the chopping block. This is a dangerous attempt to dismantle one of the last remaining protections against racial discrimination in our electoral system, with potentially...| Congressional Black Caucus RSS Articles
Today, Congressional Black Caucus Chair Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09) and members of the Congressional Black Caucus issued the following statement: “The unfounded indictment of New York Attorney General Letitia James is yet another example of Donald Trump’s corrupt misuse of the criminal justice system to target those who have worked to hold him accountable. President Trump has made clear through his own public comments against Attorney General James that the goal of this indictment is sim...| Congressional Black Caucus RSS Articles
Today, Rep. Grace Meng, Chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, Representatives Jerrold Nadler and Brad Schneider, Co-Chairs of the Congressional Jewish Caucus, and Rep. Yvette Clarke, Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, issued the following joint statement in response to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s comments regarding grooming and uniform standards within the U.S. military: “We are deeply concerned about Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s comments declari...| Congressional Black Caucus RSS Articles
Today, Congressional Black Caucus Chair Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09) and members of the Congressional Black Caucus issued the following statement: “It is with deep respect and profound sadness that we learn of the passing of our former colleague and former Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, Rep. Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick. Our membership extends our deepest condolences to her beloved children, Ayanna and Kwame Kilpatrick, as well as the entire Kilpatrick family on this sorrowf...| Congressional Black Caucus RSS Articles
On Tuesday, Sept. 30 the Chairs of the Congressional Tri-Caucus – including the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), and the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) – together with leaders of the Democratic Women's Coalition (DWC), the New Democrat Coalition, the Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) and the Congressional Equality Caucus (CEC) held a press conference to highlight how Republicans are shutting down the government to safegu...| Congressional Black Caucus RSS Articles
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 ...| Congressional Black Caucus RSS Articles
Today, Congressional Black Caucus Chair Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09) and members of the Congressional Black Caucus issued the following statement: “Violence has no place in our politics, whether it is the murder of Minnesota State Representative Melissa Hortman, the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol, or the killing of Charlie Kirk. We must unequivocally reject violence in all its forms. Too many times in our nation's history, political differences have turned to violence – violence t...| Congressional Black Caucus RSS Articles
Today, Congressional Black Caucus Chair Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09) and members of the Congressional Black Caucus issued the following statement: “The censure resolution filed by Rep. Nancy Mace against Rep. Ilhan Omar was a sham built on a false accusation about comments Rep. Omar simply never made. “The Congressional Black Caucus stands in support of Rep. Omar, who, since coming to Congress, has repeatedly used her platform to condemn hate and denounce political violence — regardless...| Congressional Black Caucus RSS Articles
Today, Congressional Black Caucus Chair Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09) and members of the Congressional Black Caucus issued the following statement: “The threats made against several Historically Black Colleges and Universities are not only vile—they are a chilling reminder of the relentless racism and extremism that continues to target and terrorize Black communities in this country. “These terroristic threats, designed to intimidate and foment hatred against everyday Americans—in this...| Congressional Black Caucus RSS Articles
The Chairs of the Congressional Tri-Caucus—Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Chair Rep. Adriano Espaillat (NY-13), Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) Chair Rep. Grace Meng (NY-06), and Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Chair Rep. Yvette Clarke (NY-09)—released the following joint statement today in response to reports that the Trump administration is terminating grants for hundreds of colleges and universities that serve large minority student populations. These Mi...| Congressional Black Caucus RSS Articles
The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) has been committed to using the full Constitutional power, statutory authority, and financial resources of the federal government to ensure that African Americans and other marginalized communities in the United States have the opportunity to achieve the American Dream.| cbc.house.gov
The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) has been committed to using the full Constitutional power, statutory authority, and financial resources of the federal government to ensure that African Americans and other marginalized communities in the United States have the opportunity to achieve the American Dream.| cbc.house.gov
The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) has been committed to using the full Constitutional power, statutory authority, and financial resources of the federal government to ensure that African Americans and other marginalized communities in the United States have the opportunity to achieve the American Dream.| Congressional Black Caucus
