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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 mourn the passing of former Congressman Charles B. Rangel of New York. On behalf of the 61 members of the Congressional Black Caucus, I extend our deepest condolences to his… Read more »

Read article here.  Former Rep. Charles B. Rangel, a New York Democrat who helped found the Congressional Black Caucus and went on to a storied four-decade-plus career in the House, died on Monday. He was 94. The news, announced by his family and subsequently by the City College of New York and media outlets, did not specify a cause of death. Rangel served 23 terms… Read more »

Watch interview here.  Clarke is chairwoman of the Congressional Black Caucus, which Rangel was a founding member of. Read more »

Read article here. During a session with reporters on May 15, six members of the Congressional Black Caucus discussed their battle to push back on massive cuts to health care and messaging strategy.Chairwoman Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Rep. Troy Carter (D-LA), Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-WA), Rep. Robin Kelly (D-IL), Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) and Rep. Jennifer McClellan (D-VA) attended… Read more »

Yesterday, the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), joined by members of the Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) and the Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC), held a joint press conference to denounce the politically motivated and baseless criminal charges filed against Rep. LaMonica McIver (NJ-10) by the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey.  Watch the full press conference… Read more »

A letter from the Congressional Black Caucus expressing support for the Healthy Start program, the federal government’s signature initiative focused on reducing infant mortality and ensuring that infants in families marginalized by inequities survive infancy and live longer, more productive lives. Read more »

Read article here.  The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) decried the assault charges filed against member Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-N.J.), announced Monday by New Jersey’s top federal prosecutor following an altercation between the congresswoman and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials at a detention center in… Read more »

Read article here.  Democratic lawmakers rallied outside the U.S. Capitol May 20 to support New Jersey Rep. LaMonica McIver, a colleague charged by the Justice Department with assaulting a law enforcement officer during a recent encounter outside an immigration center. “If they come for LaMonica today, they’ll come for any of us tomorrow,” said New York Rep. Yvette… Read more »

Today, Congressional Black Caucus Chair Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09) and members of the Congressional Black Caucus issued the following statement:  "Rep. LaMonica McIver has the full and unwavering support of the members of our Caucus. The criminal charges filed today by the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey against Rep. McIver are shameful and entirely… Read more »

Watch full interview here.  The Supreme Court barred the deportation of Venezuelan migrants in a 7-2 ruling Friday. Two House Democrats, Rep. Yvette Clarke and Rep. Adriano Espaillat, joined Rev. Al Sharpton to discuss Trump's deportation policy, the Supreme Court's birthright citizenship hearing and more. Read more »