Press Releases

Today, nearly 6.5 million people rely on SNAP. Proposed GOP budget cuts to SNAP would exacerbate racial disparities in food insecurity. Today, the Chairs of the Congressional Tri-Caucus — Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Chair Rep. Steven Horsford (NV-04), Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Chair Rep. Nanette Diaz Barragán (CA-44),… Read more »

Today, Congressional Black Caucus Chairman Steven Horsford (NV-04) and members of the Congressional Black Caucus issued the following statement regarding the grand jury decision to not bring charges against the eight officers involved in the fatal shooting of Jayland Walker in Akron,… Read more »

Today, Congressional Black Caucus Chairman Steven Horsford (NV-04) and members of the Congressional Black Caucus issued the following statement regarding the reappointment of State Representative Justin Pearson and the recent efforts across the country to call out the overreach of the Tennessee State Legislature.   “In… Read more »

Today, Congressional Black Caucus Chairman Steven Horsford (NV-04) and members of the Congressional Black Caucus issued the following statement regarding the reappointment of State Representative Justin Jones to the Tennessee Legislature following being unjustly expelled for protesting gun violence.  “In the past several days,… Read more »

Today, Congressional Black Caucus Chairman Steven Horsford (NV-04) and members of the Congressional Black Caucus issued the following statement regarding the Republican-led Tennessee State Legislature’s vote to expel two Black Democratic Legislators for protesting gun violence in the wake of the Covenant School shooting. “In the days following the tragic mass shooting at the Covenant… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Today, Congressional Black Caucus Chairman Steven Horsford (NV-04) and members of the Congressional Black Caucus issued the following statement regarding the criminal indictment of Donald J. Trump, the 45th president of the United States. “Today, for the first time in history, a… Read more »

Today, Congressional Black Caucus Chairman Steven Horsford (NV-04) and members of the Congressional Black Caucus issued the following statement regarding the White House's commitment to veto the DC Disapproval Resolution if it comes to President Biden's desk.  “The Congressional Black Caucus urged President Biden to state… Read more »

Today, Congressional Black Caucus Chairman Steven Horsford (NV-04) and members of the Congressional Black Caucus issued the following statement regarding newly released surveillance footage of the death of Irvo Otieno. “The Congressional Black Caucus offers our prayers and deepest condolences to the family of Irvo Otieno. The shockingly inhumane treatment and murder of Irvo Otieno at the… Read more »

Today, the Chairs of the Congressional Tri-Caucus–the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), and the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) led more than 60 of their Tri-Caucus colleagues in a letter to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra to preserve Medicaid coverage and protect access to… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressional Black Caucus Chairwoman Joyce Beatty, and members of the Congressional Black Caucus issued the following statement regarding the police shooting of Patrick Lyoya, an unarmed Black man:  “This horrific fatality reiterates a glaring and systemic issue that continues to plague our nation. Police brutality can not continue to go unchecked. Have we… Read more »