Vice President Kamala Harris, Chairman Steven Horsford, and SBA Administrator Isabel Guzman toured the Chef Jeff Project, a Black-owned non-profit founded by entrepreneur Jeff Henderson Photos Available for Media Use This past Saturday, Vice President Kamala Harris joined Congressional Black Caucus Chairman Steven Horsford and Small Business Administrator Isabel Guzman in North Las Vegas to announce a new SBA rule change to improve pathways to entrepreneurship for formerly incarcerated individua...
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Today, Congressional Black Caucus Chairman Steven Horsford (NV-04) and members of the Congressional Black Caucus issued the following statement regarding the three U.S. Army Reserve soldiers killed in Jordan: “The Congressional Black Caucus is saddened by the news of the deadly attack in Jordan that killed three U.S. Army Reservists. We are holding the families and loved ones of Sgt. William Jerome Rivers, Spc. Breonna Alexsondria Moffett, and Spc. Kennedy Ladon Sanders in our thoughts, and we a...
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Today, Congressional Black Caucus Chairman Steven Horsford (NV-04) and members of the Congressional Black Caucus issued the following statement regarding the new second majority-Black district in Louisiana: “In a win for Black voters, the Louisiana State Legislature approved a new congressional map which will create a second majority-Black district in the state. This decision is the result of a years-long legal fight following a federal court ruling that Louisiana's congressional map drawn with ...
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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 Mr. Dexter Scott King: “Today, the Congressional Black Caucus mourns the loss of Mr. Dexter Scott King, a leader and civil rights icon. We express our sincerest condolences to his wife, Mrs. Leah Weber King, his siblings Martin Luther King III and Bernice King, and the entire King family, and we are keeping them in our thoughts during t...
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Today, Congressional Black Caucus Chairman Steven Horsford (NV-04) and members of the Congressional Black Caucus issued the following statement regarding Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin III: “Secretary Austin has served our nation honorably in and out of uniform for more than 41 years, including during his tenure leading the Department of Defense. He has restored a sense of calmness to the DoD that has been crucial during turbulent times, and he has been and continues to be a dedicated public ser...
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Today marks three years since the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. The Chairs of the Congressional Tri-Caucus—Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) Chair Rep. Judy Chu (CA-28), Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Chair Rep. Steven Horsford (NV-4), and Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Chair Rep. Nanette Diaz Barragán (CA-44)— released the following joint statement: “America deserves a democracy that works for everyone, including communities of color, but throughout our h...
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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 former Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson: “Today, the Congressional Black Caucus mourns the loss of our beloved Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson, and we are holding her family in our hearts during this difficult time. “A former chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, the first registered nurse elected to Congress, the first Black ...
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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 new clemencies and marijuana pardons by President Biden: “The CBC applauds President Biden and the Department of Justice for today granting clemency under new DOJ sentencing guidelines to 11 individuals who have been unfairly criminalized for non-violent drug offenses. The new DOJ guidelines are a positive step forward in addressing long-stand...
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Today, Congressional Black Caucus Chairman Steven Horsford (NV-04) and members of the Congressional Black Caucus issued an open letter to many major corporations and their associations who made pledges to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and racial equity following the murder of George Floyd in 2020. Since the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvardended affirmative action on college campuses, attacks on corporate DEI initiatives have become more concerted. T...
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As Americans face a nationwide housing crisis, the Chairs of leading congressional caucuses are calling for federal action to protect people’s rights and stop rent price-gouging. Chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) Rep. Judy Chu (CA-28), Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Rep. Steven Horsford (NV-04), Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Rep. Nanette Barragán (CA-44), and Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) Rep. Pramila Jayapal ...
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