Press Releases

Today, Congressional Black Caucus Chair Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09) and members of the Congressional Black Caucus issued the following statement: “Instead of expanding opportunity and access to higher education, the Trump administration is proposing to use the federal tax code to threaten the tax-exempt status of private schools and colleges that provide scholarships,… Read more »

Today, Congressional Black Caucus Chair Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09) and members of the Congressional Black Caucus issued the following statement: “Doris “Dorie” Miller was a U.S. Navy sailor who served as a mess attendant aboard the USS West Virginia, helping carry wounded sailors to safety during the attack on Pearl Harbor. For his valiant efforts and extraordinary courage,… Read more »

Today, Congressional Black Caucus Chair Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09) and members of the Congressional Black Caucus issued the following statement: “The John Roberts Supreme Court has once again turned its back on the American people, clearing the way for the Trump Administration’s corrupt, anti-democratic scheme to restrict mail-in voting ahead of the elections this… Read more »

Today, Chair Yvette D. Clarke and members of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) issued a letter to U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche and FBI Director Kash Patel urging the U.S. Department of Justice to immediately launch an independent federal review of the circumstances surrounding the disappearance and death of 18-year-old Nolan Xavier Wells. “Accordingly, the… 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 cannot support advancing the Protect College Sports Act in its current form. “The Congressional Black Caucus is clear that this debate is about much more than college athletics. It is about an… 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 condemns the Trump Administration's decision to abandon decades of civil rights enforcement by eliminating the longstanding disparateimpact standard under Title VI of the Civil Rights… Read more »

Yesterday, the Congressional Black Caucus and the Vera Institute of Justice hosted a virtual roundtable and Q&A to discuss how local and federal leaders are contributing to historic crime declines, and present a proactive vision of public safety. The conversation was moderated by Vera President Insha Rahman and featured U.S. Rep. Summer Lee (PA-12), U.S. Rep. Shontel Brown (OH-11),… 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 strongly condemns the Trump Administration's decision to eliminate the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's long-standing requirement that employers submit workforce demographic data. For… 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 applauds Congressman Cleo Fields for his distinguished tenure in the U.S. Congress. For more than three decades in public service, Congressman Fields has been a champion for education, economic… Read more »

The Chairs of the Congressional Tri-Caucus—Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Chair Rep. Yvette Clarke (NY-09), Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) Chair Rep. Grace Meng (NY-06), and Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Chair Rep. Adriano Espaillat (NY-13)—along with House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Whip Katherine Clark, and Caucus Chair… Read more »