Since its establishment in 1971, 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.
Today, Congressional Black Caucus Chair Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09) and members of the Congressional Black Caucus issued the following statement: “The deadly insurrection of January 6, 2021 was not merely an attack on a building, but a direct assault on members of Congress, law enforcement, staff, and the foundations of democracy itself. Today, we honor the extraordinary bravery of the U.S. Capitol P... Read More »
Today, Congressional Black Caucus Chair Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09) and members of the Congressional Black Caucus issued the following statement: “President Trump’s decision to bypass Congress and conduct a military operation to capture Nicolás Maduro and bring him to the United States to stand trial is a grave and illegal abuse of power. It is also indefensible that President Trump would choose to f... Read More »
Today, Congressional Black Caucus Chair Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09) and members of the Congressional Black Caucus issued the following statement: “The Congressional Black Caucus stands in full support of Chair Emerita Congresswoman Joyce Beatty for her courage and integrity in speaking out after her voice was deliberately silenced during the controversial Kennedy Center renaming process. As an ex off... Read More »
Today, Congressional Black Caucus Chair Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09), alongside Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), wrote a letter to Chairman Jerome Powell of the Federal Reserve inquiring into the concerning rise in Black unemployment rates across the country. Congressional Black Caucus Chair Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09) and members of the Congressional Black Caucus issued the following statement: “B... Read More »
A letter from Congressional Black Caucus Chair Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09) and Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) to Chairman Jerome Powell of the Federal Reserve inquiring into the concerning rise in Black unemployment rates across the country. Read More »
Today, Congressional Black Caucus Chair Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09) and members of the Congressional Black Caucus issued the following statement: “Since day one of this administration, President Trump has targeted Black federal employees across all levels of government. This includes removing Black leaders and principals from a number of independent agencies. Among these leaders are Vice Chair Alvin ... Read More »
Today, Congressional Black Caucus Chair Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09) and members of the Congressional Black Caucus issued the following statement: “As we enter the holiday season and take stock of the year behind us, the Congressional Black Caucus is mindful of the real pain and challenges Black families and communities have had to endure—particularly as decisions and policies from the Trump administr... Read More »
Today, Congressional Black Caucus Chair Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09) and members of the Congressional Black Caucus issued the following statement: “For 111 years, the Commonwealth of Virginia was represented in the U.S. Capitol by Confederate General Robert E. Lee, who took up arms against the United States to preserve the brutal institution of slavery. Today, the Commonwealth, and the nation, is cele... Read More »
Today, Congressional Black Caucus Chair Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09) and members of the Congressional Black Caucus issued the following statement: “On behalf of the Congressional Black Caucus, I extend our gratitude and highest respect and honor to Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman for her remarkable, barrier-breaking career spanning more than 50 years of public service to the State of New Jersey an... Read More »
Congressman Morgan McGarvey (KY-03), Senators Rand Paul (R-KY) and Cory Booker (D-NJ), and Reps. Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09) and Jasmine Crockett (TX-30) reintroduced legislation to ban no-knock warrants, the Justice for Breonna Taylor Act. Today, Congressional Black Caucus Chair Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09) and members of the Congressional Black Caucus issued the following statement: “On March 13, 2020,... Read More »
Today, Congressional Black Caucus Chair Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09) and members of the Congressional Black Caucus issued the following statement: “The right-wing supermajority on the Supreme Court has dealt a blow to our democracy by shamefully rubber-stamping President Trump and Governor Abbott’s coordinated political scheme to stack the deck ahead of the midterms with a racially gerrymandered map t... Read More »
Today, Congressional Black Caucus Chair Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09) and members of the Congressional Black Caucus issued the following statement: “Time and again, the Trump Administration has singled out Haiti with harmful and unjust policies. After spreading misinformation and using dehumanizing, racist rhetoric about Haitian communities, the Administration is now moving to terminate Temporary Prote... Read More »
Today, Congressional Black Caucus Chair Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09) and members of the Congressional Black Caucus issued the following statement: “Between falling asleep in his own Cabinet meeting, President Trump somehow finds the time to launch hateful attacks against Congresswoman Ilhan Omar and Somali immigrants in Minnesota. If only President Trump put half as much energy into governing as he do... Read More »
Today, Congressional Black Caucus Chair Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09) and members of the Congressional Black Caucus issued the following statement: “We can all agree that college athletes need stronger protections. Unfortunately, the SCORE Act doesn’t provide them. It would permanently strip college athletes of labor and employment rights, including the right to unionize; prevent them from challenging ... Read More »
Today, Tuesday, November 25, Democratic Women’s Caucus Chair Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-03), Congressional Equality Caucus Chair Mark Takano (CA-39), Congressional Hispanic Caucus Chair Andriano Espaillat (NY-13), Congressional Black Caucus Chair Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09), and Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus Chair Grace Meng (NY-06) led 74 House Democrats in a letter to the U.S. Equal E... Read More »
