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.
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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 »
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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 »
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The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) issued a sharp rebuke of President Trump’s decision to fire Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden, accusing the administration of waging a war on truth.
Rep. Yvette Clarke (D-N.Y.), chair of the caucus, said Hayden’s firing was “callous” and should not be taken lightly.
“This decision is… Read more »
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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., and Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., hosted hundreds of supporters at the Capitol on Sunday, sitting on the steps in protest of Republicans’ upcoming push to pass a budget reconciliation bill they hope will cut $1.5 trillion in federal spending.
“That bill, we believe, presents one of the… Read more »
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Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) made history with the longest speech ever delivered on the Senate floor, speaking for 25 hours and 5 minutes. His marathon speech, which began at 7 p.m. on Monday and stretched into Tuesday night, shattered the previous record of 24 hours and 18 minutes, set by Strom Thurmond in 1957, a segregationist who filibustered… Read more »
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José Díaz-Balart sat down with three congressional caucus chairs, chair of the Asian Pacific American caucus Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY), chair of the Hispanic caucus Rep. Adriano Espaillat (D-NY) and chair of the Black caucus Rep. Yvette Clarke (D-NY) to discuss the state of the U.S. economy, the future of the Democratic Party, and more.
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The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) has sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Commerce demanding Secretary Howard Lutnick protect the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) from President Trump’s latest executive order.
“For years, the MBDA has provided critical resources for Black-owned businesses across the nation,” the CBC’s… Read more »
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President Donald Trump issued a long-expected executive order Thursday to abolish the Department of Education, following through on a campaign promise and a long-time right-wing goal. Although it is unlikely that the president can unilaterally abolish the department outright, he can continue to make changes that undermine or eliminate the… Read more »
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To the Editor:
Few printed words have evoked the brutality of Jim Crow more concisely than Roy Reed’s March 8, 1965, report on the front page of The New York Times: “Alabama state troopers and volunteer officers of the Dallas County sheriff’s office tore through a column of Negro demonstrators with tear gas, nightsticks, and whips here today to… Read more »
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Members of the Congressional Black Caucus have condemned the House-passed spending bill and vowed to vote against it when it comes up in the Senate, even as other Democrats say they’ll support it to avert a government shutdown.
Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) accused Republicans of passing “draconian” policies, and… Read more »
