Today, Congressional Black Caucus Chairman Steven Horsford (NV-04) and members of the Congressional Black Caucus issued the following statement to mark the 30th anniversary of the founding of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC): “Today, the Congressional Black Caucus celebrates the 30th anniversary of the founding of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus. For three decades, CAPAC has been fighting tirelessly to address inequality and promote the well-being of the As...
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Senior Airman Roger Fortson’s funeral will take place Friday, May 17 in Stonecrest, Georgia Today, Congressional Black Caucus Chairman Steven Horsford (NV-04) and members of the Congressional Black Caucus issued the following statement regarding the fatal police shooting of U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Roger Fortson: “The Congressional Black Caucus sends our sincerest condolences to the family and loved ones of U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Roger Fortson. There are no words that can adequately ex...
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Today, Congressional Black Caucus Chairman Steven Horsford (NV-04) and members of the Congressional Black Caucus issued the following statement applauding President Biden’s nomination of U.S. Magistrate Judge Embry Kidd’s nomination to the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals: “The Congressional Black Caucus applauds President Biden's nomination of U.S. Magistrate Judge Embry Kidd to the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Judge Kidd is an immensely qualified candidate with more than a decade of e...
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[PHOTOS] On Wednesday, May 8, 2024, Congressional Black Caucus Chairman Steven Horsford (NV-04) and House Haiti Caucus Co-Chairs Congresswomen Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (FL-20), and Yvette Clarke (NY-09) convened a roundtable discussion in partnership with the Haitian Bridge Alliance to discuss the urgent need for federal action to address the growing humanitarian crisis in Haiti. The convening allowed members to discuss with various stakeholders additional actions that...
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Today, the House of Representatives will vote on H.R. 7109, the Equal Representation Act, which would (1) require a question on the citizenship status of each member of a household as part of the decennial census, and (2) change the requirement in the U.S. Constitution’s Fourteenth Amendment to exclude non-citizens from the national head count used to apportion congressional seats in the House. Chairs of the Tri-Caucus, including the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), Congressi...
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Today, the Chairs of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus(CHC), Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), and Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) led a letter to President Biden, calling for the swift release of the final “Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing” (AFFH) rule proposed by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The Tri-Caucus Chairs emphasize that the rule has the power to accelerate America’s mission to fulfill its promise of fair housing access and opportu...
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Today, Congressional Black Caucus Chairman Steven Horsford will join Vice President Kamala Harris in Atlanta, Georgia for the kickoff event of the White House’s nationwide Economic Opportunity Tour. The kickoff event will include a panel discussion moderated by Chairman Horsford with Biden-Harris Administration officials regarding actions federal agencies are taking for minority-owned businesses, as well as efforts by the Biden-Harris Administration and Congressional Democrats to build wealth i...
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Today, Congressional Black Caucus Chairman Steven Horsford (NV-04) and members of the Congressional Black Caucus issued the following statement on the passing of Representative Donald M. Payne, Jr. (NJ-10): “Today, the Congressional Black Caucus mourns the loss of our dear colleague and friend, Representative Donald M. Payne, Jr., and we are holding his family and loved ones in our hearts during this difficult time. “Representative Payne served the people of New Jersey and our country honorably ...
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The Chairs of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), and Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), and Rep. Barbara Lee (CA-12) led a letter Friday with over 40 House Democrats to the Small Business Administration urging Administrator Isabel Guzman to publish a complete version of federal contracting spending data broken down by race and ethnicity. The Biden-Harris Administration published this kind of data for the first time in December 2021, but t...
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Yesterday, the Chairs of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), and Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) wrote to Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (NY-08), House Administration Ranking Member Joe Morelle (NY-25), and House Appropriations Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) on restoring the full independence of the Office of Diversity and Inclusion (ODI) and strengthening its work in future Congresses. “As Chairs of the Congressional Tri-Caucus...
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